FPCN39 CWLW 121335 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 12-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 20/POOR 19 337 80/GOOD 12 1896 52/FAIR 6 1429 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 17 464 85/GOOD 11 2434 55/GOOD 10 1446 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 11 503 73/GOOD 8 2582 41/FAIR 6 1406 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 6 518 88/GOOD 10 2964 56/GOOD 4 2295 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 9 973 99/GOOD 14 3142 75/GOOD 10 2739 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 16 514 79/GOOD 10 2399 43/FAIR 6 1643 GOLDEN 13/POOR 12 838 95/GOOD 13 2976 71/GOOD 10 2385 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 11 SW 26 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 24 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 16/POOR 10 665 61/GOOD 8 2089 50/FAIR 10 1445 100 MILE 23/POOR 15 1117 67/GOOD 7 3022 56/GOOD 9 2140 WILLIAMS LAKE 23/POOR 12 1157 72/GOOD 8 2993 53/FAIR 9 2040 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 8 1014 99/GOOD 24 2597 85/GOOD 11 2996 PRINCE GEORGE 13/POOR 9 781 22/POOR 8 991 34/FAIR 8 1312 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 15 753 21/POOR 7 1032 43/FAIR 13 1265 SMITHERS 15/POOR 14 603 26/POOR 4 1330 25/POOR 15 723 MCBRIDE 15/POOR 7 889 71/GOOD 16 1730 41/FAIR 7 1680 CLEARWATER 20/POOR 16 529 70/GOOD 9 2142 19/POOR 2 1346 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 19 SW 39 SMITHERS S 17 SW 13 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 22/POOR 24 488 62/GOOD 5 2930 66/GOOD 12 1582 FT ST JOHN 17/POOR 18 776 47/FAIR 7 1859 85/GOOD 13 2445 WHITEHORSE 40/FAIR 25 961 96/GOOD 17 2408 88/GOOD 18 2049 DAWSON 12/POOR 5 484 91/GOOD 22 1570 44/FAIR 10 1107 WATSON LAKE 14/POOR 5 858 97/GOOD 13 2990 59/GOOD 13 1610 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 13 W 20 WATSON LAKE W 22 W 19 WHITEHORSE SW 48 SW 30 MAYO W 30 SW 43 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 10/POOR 6 31 33/POOR 14 347 32/POOR 17 273 FRASER VALLEY 10/POOR 4 97 45/FAIR 12 708 28/POOR 7 578 SQUAMISH 10/POOR 7 77 36/FAIR 8 752 28/POOR 4 972 SRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 14 64 16/POOR 5 278 15/POOR 7 169 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 16 90 29/POOR 7 584 26/POOR 11 329 NRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 19 158 14/POOR 16 74 10/POOR 3 59 TERRACE 12/POOR 8 294 28/POOR 6 848 14/POOR 17 269 STEWART 15/POOR 14 91 14/POOR 2 470 14/POOR 17 61 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 13 SW 20 SANDSPIT S 19 SW 30 SW 46 PORT HARDY E 11 NE 19 SW 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB