FPCN39 CWLW 151330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 15-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 15/POOR 15 297 48/FAIR 10 1095 48/FAIR 14 834 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 15 414 66/GOOD 15 1294 49/FAIR 15 924 OKANAGAN 11/POOR 11 485 50/FAIR 10 1353 25/POOR 6 980 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 19 649 62/GOOD 13 1481 51/FAIR 10 1428 CRANBROOK 23/POOR 20 1073 62/GOOD 12 2014 41/FAIR 7 1907 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 14 475 50/FAIR 10 1338 41/FAIR 9 1188 GOLDEN 24/POOR 22 911 64/GOOD 15 1683 45/FAIR 12 1434 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 24 N 46 CRANBROOK NW 17 N 41 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 16/POOR 4 855 47/FAIR 12 1244 28/POOR 12 845 100 MILE 18/POOR 22 1018 53/FAIR 15 1613 38/FAIR 12 1440 WILLIAMS LAKE 19/POOR 18 1046 44/FAIR 10 1687 31/POOR 10 1379 PUNTZI MTN 23/POOR 22 1030 53/FAIR 11 1813 25/POOR 7 1351 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 6 773 38/FAIR 12 1181 20/POOR 10 892 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 6 805 24/POOR 16 898 15/POOR 8 863 SMITHERS 14/POOR 6 677 41/FAIR 18 896 18/POOR 10 687 MCBRIDE 20/POOR 6 1060 44/FAIR 12 1343 35/FAIR 10 1250 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 6 448 55/GOOD 14 1159 36/FAIR 9 1000 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 31 NW 65 SMITHERS NW 43 NW 61 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 12/POOR 8 454 50/FAIR 8 1526 37/FAIR 29 582 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 8 782 67/GOOD 14 1730 84/GOOD 30 1433 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 8 744 19/POOR 18 810 80/GOOD 51 1102 DAWSON 11/POOR 10 411 23/POOR 10 627 12/POOR 23 393 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 6 743 51/FAIR 13 1409 44/FAIR 33 915 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 48 W 80 WATSON LAKE W 35 W 56 WHITEHORSE SW 59 W 81 MAYO SW 19 SW 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 11/POOR 5 77 29/POOR 19 204 23/POOR 22 119 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 5 175 36/FAIR 18 368 56/GOOD 23 533 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 6 155 43/FAIR 8 969 56/GOOD 16 726 SRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 6 122 20/POOR 18 138 23/POOR 20 151 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 8 96 24/POOR 10 303 25/POOR 9 365 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 6 58 19/POOR 22 107 14/POOR 15 82 TERRACE 13/POOR 4 382 30/POOR 9 667 21/POOR 8 502 STEWART 12/POOR 6 84 14/POOR 13 79 14/POOR 13 77 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NE 22 NE 35 NE 33 SANDSPIT N 30 N 43 N 31 PORT HARDY NW 11 W 19 NW 24 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/WJW