FPCN39 CWLW 201330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 20-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 50/FAIR 19 707 72/GOOD 10 1907 51/FAIR 8 1402 KAMLOOPS 77/GOOD 26 1068 78/GOOD 14 1729 50/FAIR 6 1843 OKANAGAN 59/GOOD 20 1047 81/GOOD 14 1925 25/POOR 2 2000 CASTLEGAR 68/GOOD 18 1335 89/GOOD 16 2062 58/GOOD 7 2156 CRANBROOK 79/GOOD 21 1879 99/GOOD 22 2796 81/GOOD 13 2547 REVELSTOKE 61/GOOD 17 1171 61/GOOD 13 1407 43/FAIR 6 1626 GOLDEN 67/GOOD 22 1453 75/GOOD 17 1844 61/GOOD 10 2032 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 37 NW 52 CRANBROOK NW 37 NW 67 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 80/GOOD 25 1361 75/GOOD 15 1737 75/GOOD 16 1651 100 MILE 87/GOOD 27 1828 76/GOOD 15 2175 74/GOOD 13 2286 WILLIAMS LAKE 84/GOOD 24 1862 70/GOOD 11 2368 73/GOOD 13 2255 PUNTZI MTN 78/GOOD 20 1862 76/GOOD 13 2314 41/FAIR 11 1520 PRINCE GEORGE 74/GOOD 29 1290 98/GOOD 21 2132 80/GOOD 19 1763 BURNS LAKE 77/GOOD 27 1404 88/GOOD 19 1994 24/POOR 24 836 SMITHERS 61/GOOD 24 1041 63/GOOD 14 1471 11/POOR 23 535 MCBRIDE 52/FAIR 20 1214 57/GOOD 17 1390 59/GOOD 12 1724 CLEARWATER 66/GOOD 23 1008 70/GOOD 16 1385 62/GOOD 9 1817 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 61 NW 43 SMITHERS W 48 W 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 20/POOR 21 481 64/GOOD 13 1431 60/GOOD 15 1201 FT ST JOHN 76/GOOD 26 1403 89/GOOD 17 2174 99/GOOD 19 2577 WHITEHORSE 16/POOR 15 795 79/GOOD 18 1793 66/GOOD 17 1534 DAWSON 26/POOR 22 522 64/GOOD 9 1873 78/GOOD 14 1744 WATSON LAKE 56/GOOD 24 1148 92/GOOD 13 2764 55/GOOD 13 1502 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 41 W 19 WATSON LAKE NW 33 NW 41 WHITEHORSE 0 0 SW 17 MAYO 0 0 0 0 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 38/FAIR 20 303 60/GOOD 15 804 22/POOR 6 415 FRASER VALLEY 21/POOR 14 216 53/FAIR 9 1167 31/POOR 5 917 SQUAMISH 29/POOR 21 235 35/FAIR 5 1106 19/POOR 2 1022 SRN VAN ISLD 58/GOOD 29 417 32/POOR 9 518 17/POOR 7 222 CNTRL VAN ISLD 61/GOOD 30 437 43/FAIR 11 688 23/POOR 5 570 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 12 67 58/GOOD 15 790 16/POOR 13 119 TERRACE 34/FAIR 15 550 45/FAIR 13 817 11/POOR 26 232 STEWART 12/POOR 18 36 28/POOR 15 257 12/POOR 28 27 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 20 NW 31 NW 50 SANDSPIT NW 22 NW 35 NW 56 PORT HARDY W 30 W 30 W 43 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/