FPCN39 CWLW 231337 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-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 7 270 71/GOOD 8 2241 58/GOOD 7 1863 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 3 393 99/GOOD 22 1973 90/GOOD 19 1697 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 6 486 91/GOOD 13 2468 78/GOOD 14 1821 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 12 595 83/GOOD 12 2307 88/GOOD 14 2241 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 1 1108 94/GOOD 17 2594 92/GOOD 14 2829 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 11 466 47/FAIR 11 1186 60/GOOD 11 1550 GOLDEN 13/POOR 16 835 49/FAIR 15 1368 67/GOOD 13 1899 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 22 NW 31 CRANBROOK S 17 W 30 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 12/POOR 13 580 34/FAIR 11 993 35/FAIR 12 986 100 MILE 10/POOR 8 963 69/GOOD 17 1850 62/GOOD 17 1694 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 5 964 49/FAIR 11 1743 61/GOOD 13 1907 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 19 965 77/GOOD 15 2149 67/GOOD 12 2124 PRINCE GEORGE 15/POOR 11 787 43/FAIR 15 1168 67/GOOD 14 1743 BURNS LAKE 26/POOR 18 893 61/GOOD 19 1364 70/GOOD 17 1635 SMITHERS 23/POOR 18 670 32/POOR 16 815 57/GOOD 15 1270 MCBRIDE 19/POOR 15 860 13/POOR 15 775 35/FAIR 13 1132 CLEARWATER 10/POOR 9 419 45/FAIR 15 909 63/GOOD 15 1267 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 30 W 46 SMITHERS W 46 W 48 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 26/POOR 31 488 56/GOOD 9 1582 67/GOOD 15 1345 FT ST JOHN 37/FAIR 29 891 89/GOOD 16 2272 99/GOOD 19 2382 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 18 792 62/GOOD 10 1995 53/FAIR 7 2144 DAWSON 12/POOR 14 414 33/POOR 6 1183 57/GOOD 8 1771 WATSON LAKE 15/POOR 9 803 56/GOOD 9 1902 99/GOOD 20 2323 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 37 W 44 WATSON LAKE NW 17 W 39 WHITEHORSE W 24 W 35 MAYO 0 0 NW 15 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 12/POOR 8 73 29/POOR 16 244 59/GOOD 21 557 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 11 145 36/FAIR 10 616 73/GOOD 14 1259 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 9 140 54/FAIR 9 1202 48/FAIR 6 1487 SRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 22 102 15/POOR 5 221 20/POOR 8 283 CNTRL VAN ISLD 32/POOR 23 222 48/FAIR 17 518 40/FAIR 13 530 NRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 21 161 39/FAIR 25 271 52/FAIR 30 340 TERRACE 24/POOR 14 427 19/POOR 9 415 38/FAIR 7 1059 STEWART 13/POOR 13 58 19/POOR 12 159 24/POOR 10 297 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 NW 11 NW 28 SANDSPIT N 31 NW 37 NW 43 PORT HARDY W 28 W 30 W 41 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/LM