FPCN39 CWLW 051430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 05-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 15/POOR 9 345 14/POOR 4 449 16/POOR 8 401 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 11 497 18/POOR 10 520 19/POOR 7 603 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 15 555 24/POOR 9 766 21/POOR 9 706 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 8 563 19/POOR 5 867 22/POOR 8 810 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 17 977 22/POOR 10 1178 13/POOR 3 1175 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 4 483 17/POOR 5 752 19/POOR 6 745 GOLDEN 11/POOR 14 809 23/POOR 10 1051 30/POOR 13 1095 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 19 W 19 CRANBROOK W 19 W 24 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 26/POOR 25 676 17/POOR 19 622 17/POOR 11 673 100 MILE 24/POOR 23 1069 27/POOR 19 1122 20/POOR 13 1095 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 20 1018 14/POOR 16 994 16/POOR 8 1093 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 4 983 10/POOR 3 994 10/POOR 6 951 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 28 726 11/POOR 14 712 10/POOR 3 761 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 5 746 10/POOR 5 754 12/POOR 13 758 SMITHERS 12/POOR 11 571 10/POOR 5 571 13/POOR 14 571 MCBRIDE 19/POOR 21 819 14/POOR 18 785 24/POOR 11 988 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 15 515 23/POOR 11 637 15/POOR 7 551 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 24 W 33 SMITHERS SW 26 SW 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 11/POOR 30 391 10/POOR 15 389 9/POOR 7 392 FT ST JOHN 18/POOR 42 736 21/POOR 31 766 13/POOR 7 803 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 21 718 10/POOR 16 713 11/POOR 22 721 DAWSON 12/POOR 15 402 12/POOR 8 434 10/POOR 13 382 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 13 700 10/POOR 20 700 10/POOR 6 716 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 15 W 22 WATSON LAKE NW 35 W 41 WHITEHORSE W 26 W 35 MAYO W 33 W 43 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 19/POOR 27 72 16/POOR 18 70 10/POOR 3 66 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 15 155 17/POOR 14 159 11/POOR 5 133 SQUAMISH 19/POOR 13 194 27/POOR 13 315 19/POOR 15 171 SRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 21 104 10/POOR 16 28 14/POOR 12 95 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 22 72 11/POOR 15 44 12/POOR 4 148 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 32 36 10/POOR 36 25 9/POOR 17 26 TERRACE 11/POOR 9 260 10/POOR 7 254 11/POOR 12 245 STEWART 12/POOR 11 52 10/POOR 12 28 11/POOR 18 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 24 S 20 SW 24 SANDSPIT SE 54 S 30 SW 35 PORT HARDY SE 31 SE 22 S 28 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC