FPCN39 CWLW 181330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-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 12/POOR 10 288 41/FAIR 11 829 53/FAIR 9 1329 KAMLOOPS 9/POOR 1 418 21/POOR 7 664 29/POOR 3 1679 OKANAGAN 11/POOR 9 504 38/FAIR 7 1315 37/FAIR 6 1396 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 15 578 48/FAIR 9 1437 16/POOR 4 825 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 16 1031 52/FAIR 12 1739 36/FAIR 7 1723 REVELSTOKE 9/POOR 1 480 29/POOR 5 1229 19/POOR 5 823 GOLDEN 11/POOR 10 827 46/FAIR 10 1585 44/FAIR 10 1542 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 19 NW 20 CRANBROOK N 30 NW 44 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 9/POOR 2 571 36/FAIR 14 934 47/FAIR 12 1223 100 MILE 10/POOR 4 974 33/POOR 9 1477 31/POOR 4 2014 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 3 983 22/POOR 7 1295 39/FAIR 7 1835 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 1 946 12/POOR 1 1422 50/FAIR 9 1919 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 6 763 27/POOR 8 1117 33/POOR 9 1234 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 12 758 15/POOR 9 846 27/POOR 14 963 SMITHERS 16/POOR 19 590 18/POOR 9 710 50/FAIR 14 1173 MCBRIDE 12/POOR 12 780 29/POOR 6 1368 46/FAIR 8 1719 CLEARWATER 10/POOR 4 420 36/FAIR 9 995 17/POOR 4 763 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 NW 33 SMITHERS S 20 S 19 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 29/POOR 17 613 12/POOR 13 420 29/POOR 15 645 FT ST JOHN 31/POOR 11 1099 11/POOR 11 734 47/FAIR 10 1509 WHITEHORSE 22/POOR 23 807 26/POOR 20 870 15/POOR 28 745 DAWSON 29/POOR 19 572 13/POOR 17 412 15/POOR 35 402 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 12 741 16/POOR 14 788 32/POOR 19 927 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 24 W 30 WATSON LAKE W 37 W 52 WHITEHORSE SW 48 SW 48 MAYO SW 28 W 41 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 13/POOR 15 46 19/POOR 7 266 14/POOR 3 302 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 11 131 30/POOR 7 638 24/POOR 5 650 SQUAMISH 9/POOR 2 92 29/POOR 5 855 30/POOR 5 878 SRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 5 65 13/POOR 5 158 11/POOR 3 149 CNTRL VAN ISLD 10/POOR 3 59 19/POOR 6 320 23/POOR 7 394 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 21 60 11/POOR 22 36 12/POOR 30 41 TERRACE 15/POOR 15 294 43/FAIR 15 696 40/FAIR 17 592 STEWART 15/POOR 20 66 13/POOR 12 69 12/POOR 21 36 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 9 0 0 SW 9 SANDSPIT S 17 S 24 S 28 PORT HARDY S 31 S 35 S 39 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/