FPCN39 CWLW 201330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 20-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 24/POOR 16 403 34/FAIR 4 1497 59/GOOD 9 1529 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 16 411 29/POOR 4 1346 80/GOOD 17 1546 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 13 532 42/FAIR 7 1456 70/GOOD 13 1656 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 19 644 51/FAIR 10 1433 52/FAIR 11 1373 CRANBROOK 25/POOR 21 1082 64/GOOD 11 2168 49/FAIR 8 2039 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 5 468 37/FAIR 8 1170 50/FAIR 10 1363 GOLDEN 14/POOR 14 855 62/GOOD 12 1848 68/GOOD 11 2144 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 31 NW 26 CRANBROOK N 33 NW 30 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 12/POOR 9 602 48/FAIR 14 1145 29/POOR 6 1203 100 MILE 13/POOR 16 980 57/GOOD 14 1740 49/FAIR 13 1626 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 12 983 50/FAIR 12 1697 44/FAIR 10 1698 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 19 940 30/POOR 7 1510 31/POOR 7 1523 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 15 758 43/FAIR 12 1291 21/POOR 3 1414 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 22 814 52/FAIR 13 1466 49/FAIR 14 1354 SMITHERS 16/POOR 18 598 42/FAIR 11 1145 37/FAIR 15 904 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 12 763 40/FAIR 13 1230 27/POOR 7 1242 CLEARWATER 10/POOR 8 423 19/POOR 6 718 51/FAIR 12 1174 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 19 W 24 SMITHERS W 48 W 31 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 15 468 20/POOR 7 663 24/POOR 23 508 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 13 746 13/POOR 2 1086 37/FAIR 20 982 WHITEHORSE 36/FAIR 26 914 26/POOR 31 810 18/POOR 16 805 DAWSON 15/POOR 36 400 12/POOR 37 385 12/POOR 25 390 WATSON LAKE 14/POOR 15 751 21/POOR 10 915 12/POOR 18 718 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 44 SW 37 WATSON LAKE SW 30 S 28 WHITEHORSE S 56 S 70 MAYO S 65 SW 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 9/POOR 3 30 24/POOR 9 312 44/FAIR 22 347 FRASER VALLEY 10/POOR 2 126 34/FAIR 8 673 38/FAIR 9 734 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 3 172 27/POOR 5 734 33/POOR 5 1006 SRN VAN ISLD 9/POOR 3 38 11/POOR 2 171 21/POOR 13 193 CNTRL VAN ISLD 10/POOR 6 54 18/POOR 5 362 32/POOR 13 383 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 21 53 9/POOR 3 38 11/POOR 3 160 TERRACE 15/POOR 17 285 29/POOR 10 616 30/POOR 10 640 STEWART 10/POOR 17 16 14/POOR 11 89 10/POOR 17 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 20 W 31 SANDSPIT W 24 W 22 W 31 PORT HARDY SW 37 SW 35 SW 35 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/mw