FPCN39 CWLW 031330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 03-October-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 25/POOR 15 428 56/GOOD 9 1429 55/GOOD 15 935 KAMLOOPS 43/FAIR 21 689 88/GOOD 19 1634 60/GOOD 14 1215 OKANAGAN 48/FAIR 21 861 67/GOOD 14 1489 64/GOOD 12 1586 CASTLEGAR 29/POOR 13 792 45/FAIR 7 1595 71/GOOD 12 1859 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 15 1066 52/FAIR 8 2139 96/GOOD 15 2867 REVELSTOKE 30/POOR 13 768 60/GOOD 10 1668 68/GOOD 11 1791 GOLDEN 30/POOR 17 1032 61/GOOD 10 2035 85/GOOD 14 2409 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 57 NW 39 CRANBROOK W 30 NW 43 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 33/POOR 21 778 74/GOOD 14 1782 56/GOOD 17 1097 100 MILE 42/FAIR 20 1283 84/GOOD 19 2123 55/GOOD 12 1561 WILLIAMS LAKE 40/FAIR 22 1238 75/GOOD 14 2212 55/GOOD 13 1447 PUNTZI MTN 37/FAIR 17 1252 63/GOOD 11 2091 63/GOOD 26 1410 PRINCE GEORGE 25/POOR 18 860 77/GOOD 15 1946 56/GOOD 22 1191 BURNS LAKE 23/POOR 19 857 82/GOOD 16 2034 72/GOOD 33 1215 SMITHERS 15/POOR 12 618 77/GOOD 16 1684 63/GOOD 38 873 MCBRIDE 26/POOR 8 1136 71/GOOD 13 1986 75/GOOD 16 1835 CLEARWATER 39/FAIR 16 784 84/GOOD 17 1689 54/FAIR 10 1415 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE N 17 NW 43 SMITHERS N 13 NW 35 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 11/POOR 14 405 54/FAIR 11 1321 50/FAIR 13 1083 FT ST JOHN 31/POOR 25 870 37/FAIR 5 1845 84/GOOD 21 1752 WHITEHORSE 33/POOR 19 960 67/GOOD 11 2016 77/GOOD 21 1592 DAWSON 23/POOR 24 483 61/GOOD 11 1490 64/GOOD 15 1268 WATSON LAKE 30/POOR 22 875 99/GOOD 29 2315 18/POOR 5 1008 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 24 W 31 WATSON LAKE W 28 NW 19 WHITEHORSE NW 28 NW 35 MAYO NW 24 NW 35 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 33/POOR 20 239 50/FAIR 26 352 29/POOR 10 402 FRASER VALLEY 50/FAIR 27 396 44/FAIR 11 731 37/FAIR 13 492 SQUAMISH 23/POOR 9 350 36/FAIR 5 1167 36/FAIR 9 657 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 32 97 44/FAIR 15 519 44/FAIR 15 519 CNTRL VAN ISLD 25/POOR 26 142 50/FAIR 18 524 30/POOR 9 474 NRN VAN ISLD 46/FAIR 25 345 72/GOOD 33 522 23/POOR 15 194 TERRACE 16/POOR 13 317 45/FAIR 8 1196 28/POOR 25 367 STEWART 13/POOR 13 61 47/FAIR 12 704 13/POOR 31 29 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 28 NW 37 W 57 SANDSPIT N 31 NW 33 NW 31 PORT HARDY N 30 NW 30 NW 35 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MW