FPCN39 CWLW 191335 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 19-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 46/FAIR 27 529 61/GOOD 20 849 25/POOR 2 1818 KAMLOOPS 47/FAIR 30 619 80/GOOD 20 1343 80/GOOD 14 1792 OKANAGAN 69/GOOD 21 1185 99/GOOD 32 1702 80/GOOD 13 1990 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 13 687 99/GOOD 26 1940 84/GOOD 14 2085 CRANBROOK 29/POOR 14 1218 99/GOOD 36 2292 99/GOOD 24 2521 REVELSTOKE 51/FAIR 17 999 46/FAIR 21 825 51/FAIR 14 1114 GOLDEN 57/GOOD 20 1346 63/GOOD 22 1381 67/GOOD 18 1603 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 48 W 70 CRANBROOK W 30 W 44 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 76/GOOD 32 1124 12/POOR 36 562 67/GOOD 17 1406 100 MILE 95/GOOD 35 1754 78/GOOD 35 1491 80/GOOD 17 2138 WILLIAMS LAKE 99/GOOD 33 2046 13/POOR 34 960 77/GOOD 14 2276 PUNTZI MTN 99/GOOD 47 1680 46/FAIR 41 1105 74/GOOD 14 2142 PRINCE GEORGE 66/GOOD 24 1278 30/POOR 38 802 95/GOOD 22 1984 BURNS LAKE 32/POOR 25 897 96/GOOD 37 1507 80/GOOD 18 1826 SMITHERS 14/POOR 23 565 81/GOOD 31 1195 55/GOOD 14 1281 MCBRIDE 82/GOOD 34 1357 14/POOR 24 771 52/FAIR 18 1264 CLEARWATER 83/GOOD 26 1224 49/FAIR 19 854 67/GOOD 17 1251 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 89 W 120 SMITHERS W 74 W 78 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 19/POOR 35 437 99/GOOD 24 1834 86/GOOD 18 1691 FT ST JOHN 99/GOOD 39 1767 99/GOOD 41 2668 84/GOOD 18 1944 WHITEHORSE 52/FAIR 25 1087 76/GOOD 18 1720 65/GOOD 14 1704 DAWSON 15/POOR 13 460 41/FAIR 4 2037 48/FAIR 6 1814 WATSON LAKE 80/GOOD 29 1391 99/GOOD 31 2095 68/GOOD 9 2334 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 59 W 70 WATSON LAKE W 74 W 54 WHITEHORSE N 44 N 50 MAYO NE 50 N 28 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 34/FAIR 15 332 25/POOR 42 74 57/GOOD 14 802 FRASER VALLEY 23/POOR 18 202 32/POOR 27 228 57/GOOD 10 1160 SQUAMISH 30/POOR 15 329 35/FAIR 16 388 37/FAIR 5 1189 SRN VAN ISLD 38/FAIR 20 313 15/POOR 24 64 30/POOR 8 542 CNTRL VAN ISLD 40/FAIR 16 434 42/FAIR 29 265 42/FAIR 10 714 NRN VAN ISLD 78/GOOD 42 477 14/POOR 31 51 40/FAIR 10 659 TERRACE 40/FAIR 21 522 40/FAIR 17 600 34/FAIR 11 671 STEWART 25/POOR 20 156 18/POOR 24 73 18/POOR 12 139 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 17 W 41 W 69 SANDSPIT SW 67 W 70 W 87 PORT HARDY W 63 W 65 W 67 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/