FPCN39 CWLW 041430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 04-December-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 18/POOR 9 418 21/POOR 8 519 16/POOR 6 435 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 18 460 26/POOR 11 649 15/POOR 9 458 OKANAGAN 18/POOR 13 578 21/POOR 6 639 28/POOR 18 793 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 11 722 19/POOR 5 875 18/POOR 5 843 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 11 1056 24/POOR 11 1208 21/POOR 10 1173 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 14 525 18/POOR 8 642 23/POOR 11 681 GOLDEN 10/POOR 5 812 13/POOR 4 944 18/POOR 10 955 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 9 0 0 CRANBROOK E 15 0 0 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 11/POOR 6 607 17/POOR 8 723 26/POOR 19 718 100 MILE 18/POOR 10 1107 25/POOR 14 1167 26/POOR 20 1107 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 10 984 25/POOR 12 1202 24/POOR 17 1114 PUNTZI MTN 20/POOR 10 1108 36/FAIR 16 1248 12/POOR 7 995 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 8 726 11/POOR 6 743 13/POOR 13 746 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 17 758 18/POOR 14 841 12/POOR 8 786 SMITHERS 16/POOR 18 594 21/POOR 18 650 13/POOR 9 610 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 15 789 13/POOR 11 800 19/POOR 18 830 CLEARWATER 21/POOR 14 559 21/POOR 11 603 15/POOR 11 497 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SE 13 E 24 SMITHERS SE 43 E 43 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 10/POOR 16 392 10/POOR 9 403 10/POOR 29 390 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 17 734 15/POOR 20 748 19/POOR 32 754 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 18 721 18/POOR 17 803 11/POOR 11 732 DAWSON 14/POOR 22 409 15/POOR 11 464 10/POOR 11 390 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 2 699 9/POOR 7 695 10/POOR 16 704 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 30 SW 24 WATSON LAKE W 30 W 20 WHITEHORSE SW 26 S 28 MAYO SW 30 SW 33 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 12/POOR 10 57 16/POOR 28 50 14/POOR 22 43 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 18 93 10/POOR 17 72 12/POOR 13 97 SQUAMISH 23/POOR 18 201 29/POOR 16 301 28/POOR 15 303 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 10 138 12/POOR 27 36 14/POOR 20 64 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 22 52 12/POOR 28 42 23/POOR 21 149 NRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 33 65 16/POOR 38 57 10/POOR 45 25 TERRACE 22/POOR 21 330 21/POOR 17 349 12/POOR 11 261 STEWART 11/POOR 25 21 10/POOR 24 17 12/POOR 10 60 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 26 SE 28 SW 11 SANDSPIT SE 44 SE 41 SE 15 PORT HARDY SE 37 SE 37 E 33 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC