FPCN39 CWLW 261330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 26-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 25/POOR 14 456 16/POOR 3 687 31/POOR 20 450 KAMLOOPS 28/POOR 18 548 15/POOR 2 879 43/FAIR 17 776 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 9 511 24/POOR 5 1017 50/FAIR 14 1106 CASTLEGAR 18/POOR 13 629 18/POOR 2 1311 44/FAIR 11 1175 CRANBROOK 24/POOR 16 1116 31/POOR 5 1817 46/FAIR 14 1513 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 10 533 36/FAIR 7 1224 40/FAIR 10 1085 GOLDEN 17/POOR 18 871 31/POOR 5 1640 38/FAIR 10 1372 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 11 W 17 CRANBROOK S 9 W 22 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 24/POOR 11 802 33/POOR 9 1078 13/POOR 19 579 100 MILE 31/POOR 14 1254 19/POOR 5 1315 23/POOR 19 1076 WILLIAMS LAKE 27/POOR 12 1225 24/POOR 6 1416 12/POOR 15 979 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 3 1198 20/POOR 10 1116 12/POOR 31 930 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 4 799 33/POOR 7 1381 27/POOR 19 874 BURNS LAKE 30/POOR 12 1066 22/POOR 14 884 13/POOR 24 742 SMITHERS 29/POOR 14 805 32/POOR 15 825 12/POOR 23 546 MCBRIDE 17/POOR 13 840 27/POOR 5 1442 39/FAIR 11 1305 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 9 519 21/POOR 4 940 34/FAIR 12 807 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 N 19 SMITHERS S 11 S 13 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 12/POOR 14 417 28/POOR 14 652 25/POOR 7 818 FT ST JOHN 16/POOR 13 800 59/GOOD 14 1539 39/FAIR 23 965 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 26 765 18/POOR 25 769 21/POOR 23 800 DAWSON 27/POOR 35 467 12/POOR 26 394 9/POOR 2 389 WATSON LAKE 18/POOR 10 850 15/POOR 15 763 14/POOR 14 756 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 19 SW 22 WATSON LAKE SW 19 SW 17 WHITEHORSE S 52 S 52 MAYO S 41 S 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 31/POOR 23 187 17/POOR 3 466 23/POOR 22 121 FRASER VALLEY 24/POOR 21 190 23/POOR 4 709 17/POOR 19 134 SQUAMISH 25/POOR 19 217 25/POOR 4 814 13/POOR 12 114 SRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 11 259 12/POOR 2 291 17/POOR 13 128 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 8 321 17/POOR 3 542 18/POOR 16 129 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 5 56 42/FAIR 19 383 36/FAIR 14 422 TERRACE 19/POOR 10 405 22/POOR 14 392 32/POOR 13 567 STEWART 26/POOR 18 187 12/POOR 20 33 9/POOR 8 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 NW 13 NW 13 SANDSPIT SE 9 S 9 0 0 PORT HARDY S 33 S 22 SW 24 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC