FPCN39 CWLW 141330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 14-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 11/POOR 11 268 82/GOOD 12 1994 75/GOOD 17 1291 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 7 429 93/GOOD 14 2306 99/GOOD 17 2320 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 22 545 99/GOOD 13 3137 99/GOOD 24 2146 CASTLEGAR 18/POOR 17 594 80/GOOD 9 2722 50/FAIR 7 1775 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 7 1065 88/GOOD 13 2798 71/GOOD 14 2083 REVELSTOKE 19/POOR 17 557 99/GOOD 13 3107 82/GOOD 17 1697 GOLDEN 11/POOR 8 828 99/GOOD 16 3586 76/GOOD 11 2449 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 22 SW 24 CRANBROOK S 9 W 22 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 10/POOR 2 630 55/GOOD 14 1289 42/FAIR 14 1033 100 MILE 14/POOR 8 1065 75/GOOD 10 2705 64/GOOD 13 1981 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 8 1095 64/GOOD 12 2059 57/GOOD 13 1806 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 11 1006 99/GOOD 17 2967 59/GOOD 15 1704 PRINCE GEORGE 13/POOR 10 755 60/GOOD 14 1559 73/GOOD 21 1509 BURNS LAKE 36/FAIR 20 986 85/GOOD 20 1858 87/GOOD 20 1903 SMITHERS 16/POOR 14 611 68/GOOD 19 1317 58/GOOD 17 1195 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 21 839 81/GOOD 13 2332 59/GOOD 15 1511 CLEARWATER 22/POOR 19 524 76/GOOD 11 2040 55/GOOD 16 1048 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 26 SW 39 SMITHERS SW 52 SW 54 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 14/POOR 20 428 83/GOOD 10 2530 96/GOOD 13 2643 FT ST JOHN 18/POOR 18 789 99/GOOD 29 2454 99/GOOD 21 2472 WHITEHORSE 25/POOR 20 852 99/GOOD 25 2158 83/GOOD 29 1449 DAWSON 12/POOR 9 434 87/GOOD 20 1559 67/GOOD 16 1282 WATSON LAKE 20/POOR 15 825 96/GOOD 14 2765 99/GOOD 20 2408 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 33 SW 41 WATSON LAKE SW 20 SW 30 WHITEHORSE S 46 SW 35 MAYO SW 35 SW 39 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 11/POOR 7 48 20/POOR 12 168 56/GOOD 21 518 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 10 133 35/FAIR 11 541 66/GOOD 12 1233 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 9 87 37/FAIR 7 857 59/GOOD 14 892 SRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 12 48 16/POOR 8 176 27/POOR 12 318 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 15 77 22/POOR 9 295 44/FAIR 16 493 NRN VAN ISLD 9/POOR 4 42 14/POOR 10 119 41/FAIR 19 376 TERRACE 20/POOR 13 379 24/POOR 18 378 15/POOR 17 285 STEWART 19/POOR 14 145 28/POOR 14 272 17/POOR 17 90 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 S 9 S 19 SANDSPIT S 9 SW 20 SW 39 PORT HARDY SW 19 SW 37 SW 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/