FPCN39 CWLW 051330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 05-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 36/FAIR 19 515 99/GOOD 30 1329 71/GOOD 23 937 KAMLOOPS 45/FAIR 24 671 71/GOOD 13 1591 95/GOOD 28 1372 OKANAGAN 46/FAIR 22 825 60/GOOD 12 1456 89/GOOD 27 1372 CASTLEGAR 38/FAIR 21 783 86/GOOD 17 1870 86/GOOD 21 1614 CRANBROOK 47/FAIR 25 1271 99/GOOD 21 2552 99/GOOD 30 2078 REVELSTOKE 47/FAIR 20 855 55/GOOD 13 1243 60/GOOD 20 1043 GOLDEN 64/GOOD 22 1403 82/GOOD 15 2206 87/GOOD 25 1732 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 56 NW 67 CRANBROOK W 43 NW 74 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 68/GOOD 24 1177 40/FAIR 8 1345 77/GOOD 27 1245 100 MILE 65/GOOD 28 1440 56/GOOD 10 2040 83/GOOD 29 1690 WILLIAMS LAKE 68/GOOD 22 1617 56/GOOD 10 2040 83/GOOD 27 1740 PUNTZI MTN 18/POOR 21 991 48/FAIR 12 1610 99/GOOD 40 2192 PRINCE GEORGE 29/POOR 25 847 61/GOOD 12 1731 73/GOOD 34 1191 BURNS LAKE 20/POOR 20 819 36/FAIR 10 1265 85/GOOD 38 1315 SMITHERS 21/POOR 11 732 39/FAIR 14 973 87/GOOD 34 1223 MCBRIDE 65/GOOD 21 1385 61/GOOD 12 1756 61/GOOD 25 1230 CLEARWATER 65/GOOD 23 996 69/GOOD 14 1485 72/GOOD 24 1086 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 39 NW 57 SMITHERS NW 24 NW 59 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 56/GOOD 34 697 85/GOOD 14 2000 94/GOOD 19 1841 FT ST JOHN 33/POOR 27 871 53/FAIR 10 1690 35/FAIR 38 833 WHITEHORSE 9/POOR 1 763 46/FAIR 17 1178 52/FAIR 21 1158 DAWSON 13/POOR 10 448 39/FAIR 9 1062 19/POOR 4 860 WATSON LAKE 26/POOR 21 842 37/FAIR 7 1513 97/GOOD 31 1644 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE N 11 NW 28 WATSON LAKE NW 26 NW 43 WHITEHORSE NW 9 W 33 MAYO W 26 W 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 22/POOR 15 171 25/POOR 10 302 35/FAIR 13 402 FRASER VALLEY 28/POOR 14 316 32/POOR 15 370 36/FAIR 18 358 SQUAMISH 25/POOR 9 399 35/FAIR 11 526 36/FAIR 12 516 SRN VAN ISLD 36/FAIR 20 292 20/POOR 13 171 46/FAIR 23 369 CNTRL VAN ISLD 36/FAIR 20 294 38/FAIR 12 513 44/FAIR 15 530 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 15 70 41/FAIR 22 322 54/FAIR 34 322 TERRACE 14/POOR 9 318 29/POOR 16 467 46/FAIR 20 617 STEWART 10/POOR 15 24 24/POOR 14 207 52/FAIR 28 357 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 19 NW 48 NW 80 SANDSPIT NW 44 NW 70 NW 109 PORT HARDY NW 41 NW 74 NW 104 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/mw