FPCN39 CWLW 241330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 24-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 9/POOR 1 254 18/POOR 2 1021 13/POOR 1 894 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 5 384 16/POOR 2 993 29/POOR 7 917 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 4 480 29/POOR 5 1225 27/POOR 5 1168 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 5 525 38/FAIR 7 1355 42/FAIR 7 1476 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 20 994 23/POOR 4 1583 41/FAIR 8 1773 REVELSTOKE 9/POOR 2 466 41/FAIR 9 1175 31/POOR 5 1295 GOLDEN 9/POOR 3 814 30/POOR 7 1363 23/POOR 3 1676 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 NE 11 CRANBROOK N 15 NE 17 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 4 685 19/POOR 4 1020 18/POOR 3 1081 100 MILE 9/POOR 2 972 19/POOR 4 1427 22/POOR 5 1430 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 6 1063 17/POOR 3 1419 18/POOR 3 1472 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 3 1050 12/POOR 2 1208 20/POOR 6 1241 PRINCE GEORGE 18/POOR 5 1044 19/POOR 4 1174 29/POOR 6 1334 BURNS LAKE 24/POOR 10 1002 19/POOR 5 1096 32/POOR 10 1171 SMITHERS 25/POOR 12 783 19/POOR 7 799 36/FAIR 12 984 MCBRIDE 10/POOR 6 756 29/POOR 7 1280 25/POOR 4 1505 CLEARWATER 10/POOR 2 460 26/POOR 6 930 29/POOR 7 954 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 13 SW 13 SMITHERS S 20 S 28 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 13/POOR 14 439 44/FAIR 16 842 40/FAIR 12 913 FT ST JOHN 14/POOR 12 771 27/POOR 13 962 33/POOR 6 1491 WHITEHORSE 28/POOR 19 901 20/POOR 13 867 30/POOR 24 880 DAWSON 44/FAIR 32 600 17/POOR 28 426 45/FAIR 35 591 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 5 749 16/POOR 8 855 24/POOR 16 869 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 13 S 30 WATSON LAKE SE 20 S 15 WHITEHORSE S 35 S 39 MAYO S 31 SE 37 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 21/POOR 24 94 17/POOR 5 307 25/POOR 11 273 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 12 144 29/POOR 6 701 26/POOR 6 619 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 11 132 28/POOR 4 1000 28/POOR 4 974 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 10 90 13/POOR 5 161 17/POOR 5 325 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 14 75 11/POOR 1 394 26/POOR 7 503 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 17 82 18/POOR 7 270 12/POOR 3 194 TERRACE 17/POOR 12 342 14/POOR 3 545 15/POOR 10 331 STEWART 22/POOR 15 168 10/POOR 8 31 10/POOR 15 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 11 0 0 SE 11 SANDSPIT S 24 S 26 S 28 PORT HARDY S 35 S 41 S 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/LEC