FPCN39 CWLW 081330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 08-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 29/POOR 15 494 74/GOOD 14 1460 88/GOOD 19 1503 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 13 510 75/GOOD 11 1963 99/GOOD 30 2245 OKANAGAN 24/POOR 11 716 82/GOOD 16 1764 99/GOOD 28 1811 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 13 590 88/GOOD 14 2255 95/GOOD 19 2002 CRANBROOK 21/POOR 14 1107 98/GOOD 18 2642 99/GOOD 26 2377 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 11 468 66/GOOD 12 1629 55/GOOD 15 1153 GOLDEN 15/POOR 16 851 65/GOOD 15 1716 67/GOOD 15 1750 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 15 W 30 CRANBROOK NW 11 W 20 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 12 685 72/GOOD 15 1656 68/GOOD 25 1148 100 MILE 15/POOR 12 1028 81/GOOD 14 2434 99/GOOD 29 3095 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 10 1024 84/GOOD 13 2629 99/GOOD 25 2511 PUNTZI MTN 24/POOR 17 1078 99/GOOD 24 2543 99/GOOD 33 2250 PRINCE GEORGE 27/POOR 18 884 45/FAIR 21 1065 32/POOR 30 846 BURNS LAKE 60/GOOD 22 1261 96/GOOD 27 1791 99/GOOD 34 1885 SMITHERS 41/FAIR 23 819 45/FAIR 24 846 20/POOR 27 598 MCBRIDE 28/POOR 14 993 47/FAIR 16 1247 35/FAIR 20 995 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 12 446 74/GOOD 14 1645 99/GOOD 21 2406 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 30 W 50 SMITHERS W 59 W 69 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 16/POOR 31 423 99/GOOD 35 2581 99/GOOD 33 2078 FT ST JOHN 68/GOOD 34 1134 99/GOOD 38 2080 99/GOOD 28 2226 WHITEHORSE 37/FAIR 34 870 99/GOOD 27 2210 99/GOOD 26 2602 DAWSON 79/GOOD 22 1272 25/POOR 27 482 99/GOOD 30 1489 WATSON LAKE 17/POOR 32 736 99/GOOD 34 1942 54/FAIR 31 1016 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 61 W 78 WATSON LAKE W 80 W 78 WHITEHORSE W 72 W 93 MAYO W 54 W 57 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 14/POOR 9 109 15/POOR 7 172 57/GOOD 26 432 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 9 161 24/POOR 10 347 39/FAIR 20 369 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 6 319 28/POOR 8 511 64/GOOD 18 795 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 7 117 16/POOR 8 182 30/POOR 24 195 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 7 79 21/POOR 4 588 79/GOOD 24 854 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 13 82 21/POOR 14 177 18/POOR 31 78 TERRACE 24/POOR 16 396 27/POOR 15 452 20/POOR 17 343 STEWART 19/POOR 24 82 18/POOR 20 87 32/POOR 22 218 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 26 W 37 SANDSPIT SW 11 W 37 W 43 PORT HARDY W 41 W 43 W 52 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/LM