FPCN39 CWLW 171330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-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 21/POOR 19 343 21/POOR 3 950 50/FAIR 15 829 KAMLOOPS 30/POOR 26 504 35/FAIR 8 1002 49/FAIR 14 978 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 21 525 32/POOR 6 1205 51/FAIR 10 1399 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 8 535 56/GOOD 12 1410 42/FAIR 7 1474 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 13 1040 75/GOOD 18 1935 52/FAIR 10 1893 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 12 478 48/FAIR 11 1213 30/POOR 5 1259 GOLDEN 22/POOR 22 700 45/FAIR 14 1598 48/FAIR 9 1723 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 17 NW 37 CRANBROOK NW 46 NW 61 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 17 617 16/POOR 4 859 39/FAIR 20 857 100 MILE 23/POOR 23 1060 31/POOR 9 1413 59/GOOD 23 1456 WILLIAMS LAKE 15/POOR 16 1009 14/POOR 2 1408 43/FAIR 18 1346 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 7 945 24/POOR 6 1391 22/POOR 5 1390 PRINCE GEORGE 25/POOR 21 836 29/POOR 13 996 46/FAIR 17 1162 BURNS LAKE 20/POOR 18 830 16/POOR 6 924 16/POOR 10 842 SMITHERS 21/POOR 15 676 19/POOR 6 818 24/POOR 10 809 MCBRIDE 36/FAIR 18 1041 41/FAIR 12 1296 43/FAIR 12 1330 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 19 493 40/FAIR 12 933 45/FAIR 14 942 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 37 NW 54 SMITHERS W 30 W 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 52/FAIR 23 808 32/POOR 15 682 36/FAIR 19 666 FT ST JOHN 29/POOR 32 819 73/GOOD 12 2100 43/FAIR 13 1242 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 22 733 12/POOR 11 757 17/POOR 21 778 DAWSON 10/POOR 3 446 23/POOR 10 628 26/POOR 15 586 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 24 715 14/POOR 4 918 12/POOR 14 734 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 61 W 96 WATSON LAKE W 39 W 63 WHITEHORSE W 26 W 46 MAYO W 48 W 50 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 10 46 15/POOR 7 168 24/POOR 11 266 FRASER VALLEY 11/POOR 7 116 22/POOR 5 548 43/FAIR 11 722 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 7 116 22/POOR 3 856 44/FAIR 9 894 SRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 6 42 11/POOR 2 158 18/POOR 12 157 CNTRL VAN ISLD 10/POOR 7 47 12/POOR 2 332 26/POOR 9 387 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 13 49 10/POOR 10 37 10/POOR 24 31 TERRACE 11/POOR 9 263 17/POOR 8 402 59/GOOD 16 946 STEWART 12/POOR 19 34 11/POOR 6 71 15/POOR 11 103 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 0 0 W 17 SANDSPIT S 11 SW 11 SW 17 PORT HARDY SE 28 S 15 SW 17 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC