FPCN39 CWLW 041330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 04-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 11/POOR 8 283 63/GOOD 12 1329 60/GOOD 12 1229 KAMLOOPS 19/POOR 16 467 55/GOOD 8 1646 55/GOOD 11 1296 OKANAGAN 13/POOR 14 507 64/GOOD 11 1675 58/GOOD 12 1406 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 21 631 79/GOOD 13 2018 55/GOOD 14 1257 CRANBROOK 32/POOR 21 1159 96/GOOD 17 2648 93/GOOD 23 2116 REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 16 547 64/GOOD 10 1785 49/FAIR 13 1129 GOLDEN 33/POOR 19 1034 83/GOOD 13 2436 69/GOOD 16 1745 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 44 NW 61 CRANBROOK NW 41 NW 48 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 22/POOR 17 684 51/FAIR 7 1895 44/FAIR 15 1045 100 MILE 15/POOR 13 1027 57/GOOD 9 2190 45/FAIR 13 1540 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 9 1075 55/GOOD 8 2240 36/FAIR 9 1540 PUNTZI MTN 27/POOR 18 1102 71/GOOD 13 2144 93/GOOD 35 1696 PRINCE GEORGE 17/POOR 14 798 59/GOOD 9 1991 48/FAIR 21 1091 BURNS LAKE 20/POOR 15 850 71/GOOD 13 1965 57/GOOD 37 1015 SMITHERS 12/POOR 7 593 60/GOOD 11 1623 57/GOOD 37 823 MCBRIDE 35/FAIR 10 1267 55/GOOD 10 1770 46/FAIR 16 1230 CLEARWATER 17/POOR 15 495 63/GOOD 10 1705 34/FAIR 10 896 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 11 NW 28 SMITHERS W 17 NW 43 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 23/POOR 29 477 46/FAIR 7 1510 58/GOOD 19 983 FT ST JOHN 17/POOR 19 772 45/FAIR 5 2262 96/GOOD 23 1957 WHITEHORSE 25/POOR 17 878 79/GOOD 15 2028 17/POOR 33 749 DAWSON 10/POOR 8 401 65/GOOD 13 1434 54/FAIR 17 969 WATSON LAKE 19/POOR 17 799 30/POOR 7 1266 35/FAIR 24 909 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 13 W 26 WATSON LAKE W 15 W 35 WHITEHORSE SW 31 SW 22 MAYO SW 19 W 22 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 10/POOR 4 59 29/POOR 6 652 36/FAIR 14 402 FRASER VALLEY 10/POOR 5 81 43/FAIR 12 658 38/FAIR 15 458 SQUAMISH 10/POOR 2 129 25/POOR 6 552 34/FAIR 10 546 SRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 15 76 38/FAIR 10 619 36/FAIR 14 419 CNTRL VAN ISLD 18/POOR 20 103 28/POOR 6 624 20/POOR 5 424 NRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 20 146 33/POOR 8 622 33/POOR 16 322 TERRACE 11/POOR 5 276 52/FAIR 8 1417 38/FAIR 24 467 STEWART 11/POOR 8 51 33/POOR 6 807 43/FAIR 31 237 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 NW 19 NW 50 SANDSPIT N 24 NW 35 NW 44 PORT HARDY W 20 SW 24 W 70 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/mw