FPCN39 CWLW 151330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 15-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 26/POOR 19 402 87/GOOD 18 1554 57/GOOD 16 929 KAMLOOPS 30/POOR 21 548 99/GOOD 25 2313 99/GOOD 22 1764 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 11 552 99/GOOD 19 3122 69/GOOD 16 1423 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 9 531 99/GOOD 19 2539 77/GOOD 12 2053 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 8 1033 99/GOOD 20 3182 55/GOOD 18 1528 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 11 519 91/GOOD 16 2066 34/FAIR 12 868 GOLDEN 13/POOR 12 849 99/GOOD 17 2604 74/GOOD 15 1960 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 26 SW 37 CRANBROOK W 39 W 48 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 11/POOR 5 630 68/GOOD 9 2217 84/GOOD 14 2125 100 MILE 22/POOR 16 1098 99/GOOD 24 3201 61/GOOD 15 1777 WILLIAMS LAKE 20/POOR 17 1067 95/GOOD 12 3298 66/GOOD 8 2721 PUNTZI MTN 20/POOR 19 1020 99/GOOD 23 2451 99/GOOD 19 2545 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 6 736 72/GOOD 12 2066 76/GOOD 15 1900 BURNS LAKE 34/FAIR 23 930 99/GOOD 26 2219 99/GOOD 22 2117 SMITHERS 30/POOR 19 737 59/GOOD 20 1115 17/POOR 18 600 MCBRIDE 13/POOR 9 814 89/GOOD 15 2378 15/POOR 11 827 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 12 553 99/GOOD 19 2543 22/POOR 12 593 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 28 SW 46 SMITHERS SW 61 SW 83 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 16/POOR 17 455 96/GOOD 16 2212 70/GOOD 11 1809 FT ST JOHN 24/POOR 23 823 99/GOOD 19 2388 99/GOOD 31 2551 WHITEHORSE 64/GOOD 26 1222 80/GOOD 18 1831 62/GOOD 11 1857 DAWSON 27/POOR 25 512 82/GOOD 19 1484 57/GOOD 10 1486 WATSON LAKE 18/POOR 15 806 61/GOOD 13 1649 73/GOOD 11 2220 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 59 SW 50 WATSON LAKE SW 41 S 28 WHITEHORSE S 63 SW 59 MAYO S 39 S 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 20/POOR 11 198 48/FAIR 20 422 42/FAIR 21 335 FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 16 186 57/GOOD 15 800 40/FAIR 18 422 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 16 152 58/GOOD 11 1100 36/FAIR 16 393 SRN VAN ISLD 31/POOR 16 293 37/FAIR 17 363 36/FAIR 24 248 CNTRL VAN ISLD 24/POOR 11 279 44/FAIR 10 769 66/GOOD 21 696 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 19 59 55/GOOD 29 385 55/GOOD 18 611 TERRACE 21/POOR 20 330 13/POOR 17 261 17/POOR 15 310 STEWART 15/POOR 22 59 12/POOR 19 36 18/POOR 19 94 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 24 S 28 S 39 SANDSPIT S 19 S 24 SW 35 PORT HARDY SW 54 SW 59 SW 78 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/