FPCN39 CWLW 051330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 05-September-2002 SOUTHERN INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FRASER CANYON 38/FAIR 17 574 89/GOOD 15 1895 72/GOOD 12 1618 KAMLOOPS 38/FAIR 19 663 85/GOOD 9 2873 76/GOOD 8 2653 OKANAGAN 16/POOR 6 670 99/GOOD 15 3445 71/GOOD 7 2756 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 5 607 76/GOOD 10 2325 68/GOOD 6 3006 CRANBROOK 26/POOR 14 1174 81/GOOD 13 2539 57/GOOD 6 2794 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 8 541 99/GOOD 12 3205 78/GOOD 12 2043 GOLDEN 15/POOR 8 933 82/GOOD 13 2426 55/GOOD 7 2285 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 E 13 S 19 CRANBROOK S 26 W 11 CENTRAL INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M QUESNEL 22/POOR 8 865 83/GOOD 12 2355 77/GOOD 8 2894 100 MILE 30/POOR 17 1183 83/GOOD 9 3330 84/GOOD 9 3422 WILLIAMS LAKE 38/FAIR 18 1269 86/GOOD 10 3269 86/GOOD 9 3520 PUNTZI MTN 56/GOOD 13 1734 69/GOOD 8 2831 80/GOOD 8 3443 PRINCE GEORGE 29/POOR 14 970 81/GOOD 12 2425 62/GOOD 6 2812 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 13 816 80/GOOD 10 2755 91/GOOD 10 3341 SMITHERS 10/POOR 4 555 83/GOOD 10 2686 95/GOOD 11 3095 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 6 1118 63/GOOD 6 2897 77/GOOD 8 3073 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 5 553 62/GOOD 5 2989 80/GOOD 9 2633 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE E 11 E 9 SMITHERS E 22 NE 35 NORTHERN BC/YUKON TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FORT NELSON 11/POOR 10 415 83/GOOD 11 2352 99/GOOD 19 2057 FT ST JOHN 9/POOR 2 718 58/GOOD 7 2345 74/GOOD 12 2161 WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 13 812 59/GOOD 8 2191 80/GOOD 20 1713 DAWSON 13/POOR 13 431 56/GOOD 15 1104 59/GOOD 14 1223 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 6 772 67/GOOD 7 2788 88/GOOD 14 2415 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 0 N 9 WATSON LAKE SW 11 W 13 WHITEHORSE 0 0 NW 17 MAYO W 30 W 31 COAST TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M VANCOUVER 19/POOR 16 119 73/GOOD 22 773 53/FAIR 12 841 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 9 174 90/GOOD 16 1656 76/GOOD 13 1467 SQUAMISH 33/POOR 19 307 50/FAIR 5 1857 58/GOOD 7 1702 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 8 152 57/GOOD 14 819 52/FAIR 12 819 CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 13 93 66/GOOD 13 1114 65/GOOD 12 1187 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 6 60 60/GOOD 15 822 57/GOOD 14 822 TERRACE 17/POOR 13 336 75/GOOD 8 2457 93/GOOD 11 2701 STEWART 10/POOR 8 32 51/FAIR 12 780 50/FAIR 13 709 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 0 0 SE 11 SANDSPIT N 11 E 9 E 17 PORT HARDY NE 19 NE 28 NE 39 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/