FPCN39 CWLW 081430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 08-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 12/POOR 10 276 26/POOR 25 360 25/POOR 19 388 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 9 461 12/POOR 14 381 18/POOR 19 432 OKANAGAN 20/POOR 23 549 35/FAIR 24 674 19/POOR 25 529 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 5 553 20/POOR 10 706 39/FAIR 15 903 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 9 966 17/POOR 8 1133 25/POOR 13 1183 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 12 485 28/POOR 17 655 29/POOR 16 691 GOLDEN 10/POOR 9 808 16/POOR 11 903 19/POOR 17 893 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 19 W 24 CRANBROOK W 9 W 26 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 34/FAIR 26 742 27/POOR 28 667 15/POOR 29 586 100 MILE 27/POOR 25 1078 37/FAIR 26 1160 17/POOR 29 991 WILLIAMS LAKE 26/POOR 20 1108 32/POOR 26 1119 12/POOR 28 962 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 6 932 11/POOR 15 930 10/POOR 17 925 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 28 760 13/POOR 28 718 12/POOR 28 709 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 14 772 13/POOR 28 741 13/POOR 23 746 SMITHERS 17/POOR 20 600 16/POOR 25 571 12/POOR 18 553 MCBRIDE 17/POOR 20 808 28/POOR 20 915 18/POOR 19 821 CLEARWATER 18/POOR 20 480 33/POOR 20 640 12/POOR 20 426 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 22 SW 33 SMITHERS SW 54 SW 50 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 26 395 11/POOR 23 396 9/POOR 9 386 FT ST JOHN 18/POOR 37 739 13/POOR 29 723 14/POOR 29 726 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 22 726 11/POOR 27 719 10/POOR 20 713 DAWSON 17/POOR 18 454 16/POOR 29 416 19/POOR 26 444 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 7 713 11/POOR 22 710 10/POOR 12 712 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 50 SW 59 WATSON LAKE W 56 W 61 WHITEHORSE SW 57 SW 67 MAYO W 50 W 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 19/POOR 27 69 14/POOR 23 44 12/POOR 36 15 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 14 128 13/POOR 10 127 11/POOR 30 68 SQUAMISH 16/POOR 16 135 26/POOR 17 247 11/POOR 19 71 SRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 20 114 14/POOR 20 68 12/POOR 27 37 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 23 109 21/POOR 18 145 11/POOR 22 41 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 40 41 10/POOR 35 28 9/POOR 28 25 TERRACE 12/POOR 22 244 11/POOR 27 229 10/POOR 19 224 STEWART 12/POOR 21 37 10/POOR 28 15 10/POOR 16 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 28 S 28 SW 35 SANDSPIT S 56 S 52 S 56 PORT HARDY S 78 S 69 S 74 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/