FPCN39 CWLW 231330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-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 13/POOR 10 310 35/FAIR 7 971 15/POOR 2 823 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 10 439 28/POOR 6 957 15/POOR 2 867 OKANAGAN 18/POOR 16 556 43/FAIR 10 1170 31/POOR 7 1094 CASTLEGAR 38/FAIR 19 808 44/FAIR 10 1253 18/POOR 2 1317 CRANBROOK 21/POOR 14 1102 39/FAIR 9 1633 25/POOR 4 1723 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 13 542 27/POOR 5 1152 30/POOR 7 1032 GOLDEN 10/POOR 5 815 19/POOR 3 1426 26/POOR 5 1425 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 E 19 E 33 CRANBROOK E 28 E 33 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 13/POOR 14 600 31/POOR 10 975 17/POOR 3 1050 100 MILE 21/POOR 19 1055 27/POOR 7 1437 12/POOR 1 1431 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 16 1037 28/POOR 8 1414 17/POOR 3 1414 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 2 958 25/POOR 9 1259 14/POOR 2 1412 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 7 827 22/POOR 6 1118 20/POOR 5 1097 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 14 803 22/POOR 9 991 15/POOR 3 1090 SMITHERS 20/POOR 18 640 21/POOR 9 784 22/POOR 8 823 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 8 766 20/POOR 5 1133 35/FAIR 8 1387 CLEARWATER 20/POOR 17 515 17/POOR 3 877 24/POOR 6 859 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 9 0 0 SMITHERS S 19 S 24 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 15/POOR 31 415 47/FAIR 16 897 33/POOR 10 865 FT ST JOHN 20/POOR 21 789 29/POOR 12 1030 31/POOR 9 1171 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 14 746 49/FAIR 21 1129 26/POOR 15 926 DAWSON 25/POOR 27 482 42/FAIR 32 585 47/FAIR 30 641 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 3 718 18/POOR 5 1038 36/FAIR 17 1007 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 9 SW 13 WATSON LAKE W 19 W 24 WHITEHORSE S 19 SW 19 MAYO SE 17 SE 13 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 20/POOR 25 88 25/POOR 10 301 24/POOR 9 325 FRASER VALLEY 23/POOR 19 197 27/POOR 6 641 30/POOR 8 588 SQUAMISH 24/POOR 18 207 19/POOR 2 1024 27/POOR 5 764 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 15 73 13/POOR 6 155 15/POOR 4 274 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 16 73 18/POOR 5 355 21/POOR 5 479 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 17 79 20/POOR 10 231 12/POOR 3 229 TERRACE 13/POOR 11 288 18/POOR 5 563 30/POOR 6 919 STEWART 17/POOR 16 98 10/POOR 12 25 12/POOR 13 48 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 20 NE 15 NE 28 SANDSPIT SE 22 SE 19 SE 15 PORT HARDY S 31 S 28 S 31 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/