FPCN39 CWLW 211330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 21-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 14/POOR 9 339 59/GOOD 8 1686 38/FAIR 4 1708 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 13 442 51/FAIR 6 1899 53/FAIR 11 1260 OKANAGAN 13/POOR 12 519 38/FAIR 4 1941 59/GOOD 11 1519 CASTLEGAR 50/FAIR 19 976 56/GOOD 6 2320 76/GOOD 12 2028 CRANBROOK 54/FAIR 20 1457 87/GOOD 11 3124 95/GOOD 18 2521 REVELSTOKE 17/POOR 14 543 42/FAIR 5 1838 42/FAIR 9 1212 GOLDEN 37/FAIR 15 1165 69/GOOD 9 2503 54/FAIR 12 1634 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 26 NW 31 CRANBROOK N 37 N 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 18/POOR 14 666 73/GOOD 13 1847 12/POOR 4 677 100 MILE 15/POOR 12 1026 70/GOOD 11 2369 15/POOR 18 1000 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 13 1038 70/GOOD 10 2503 21/POOR 11 1141 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 3 1063 87/GOOD 16 2398 73/GOOD 21 1729 PRINCE GEORGE 24/POOR 15 888 57/GOOD 9 1928 14/POOR 8 816 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 10 753 50/FAIR 13 1421 10/POOR 6 745 SMITHERS 9/POOR 2 544 24/POOR 13 749 11/POOR 9 566 MCBRIDE 30/POOR 12 1067 57/GOOD 9 1983 15/POOR 7 887 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 13 476 53/FAIR 7 1834 42/FAIR 14 890 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 15 NW 26 SMITHERS 0 0 W 19 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 9/POOR 3 409 67/GOOD 13 1511 28/POOR 3 1603 FT ST JOHN 17/POOR 17 779 75/GOOD 10 2477 54/FAIR 8 1959 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 9 755 75/GOOD 13 2066 57/GOOD 9 1935 DAWSON 22/POOR 18 504 53/FAIR 9 1481 20/POOR 2 1429 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 5 727 34/FAIR 6 1519 37/FAIR 5 1825 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 39 SW 20 WATSON LAKE W 13 SW 19 WHITEHORSE SW 11 W 9 MAYO NW 9 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 27/POOR 20 174 31/POOR 9 479 50/FAIR 25 370 FRASER VALLEY 25/POOR 22 198 49/FAIR 8 1163 40/FAIR 10 701 SQUAMISH 25/POOR 20 203 33/POOR 4 1247 35/FAIR 6 946 SRN VAN ISLD 26/POOR 16 225 17/POOR 9 186 17/POOR 7 234 CNTRL VAN ISLD 25/POOR 13 263 24/POOR 6 510 53/FAIR 21 499 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 7 63 16/POOR 6 251 10/POOR 8 44 TERRACE 11/POOR 13 247 11/POOR 19 238 23/POOR 17 368 STEWART 18/POOR 13 141 12/POOR 18 38 9/POOR 10 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 22 0 0 NW 28 SANDSPIT N 13 NW 11 W 24 PORT HARDY S 28 SW 33 W 39 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/