FPCN39 CWLW 101430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 10-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 24/POOR 21 363 60/GOOD 12 1229 69/GOOD 19 1029 KAMLOOPS 42/FAIR 26 610 75/GOOD 20 1246 80/GOOD 29 1046 OKANAGAN 42/FAIR 28 700 78/GOOD 24 1256 74/GOOD 29 1056 CASTLEGAR 20/POOR 16 621 36/FAIR 14 895 41/FAIR 15 945 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 7 972 13/POOR 16 982 51/FAIR 18 1462 REVELSTOKE 25/POOR 16 630 15/POOR 14 520 43/FAIR 16 901 GOLDEN 21/POOR 13 953 22/POOR 15 953 46/FAIR 14 1359 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 59 S 59 CRANBROOK SW 30 W 39 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 43/FAIR 34 758 36/FAIR 27 745 53/FAIR 40 795 100 MILE 46/FAIR 36 1161 44/FAIR 25 1240 59/GOOD 39 1240 WILLIAMS LAKE 35/FAIR 34 1092 43/FAIR 24 1240 61/GOOD 36 1290 PUNTZI MTN 20/POOR 32 974 41/FAIR 27 1160 42/FAIR 23 1210 PRINCE GEORGE 18/POOR 32 746 41/FAIR 34 891 56/GOOD 36 991 BURNS LAKE 26/POOR 26 840 52/FAIR 32 1015 50/FAIR 30 1015 SMITHERS 27/POOR 22 686 44/FAIR 25 823 61/GOOD 25 1023 MCBRIDE 19/POOR 19 830 30/POOR 19 944 37/FAIR 23 980 CLEARWATER 34/FAIR 22 627 28/POOR 19 596 44/FAIR 25 697 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 48 SW 41 SMITHERS S 52 S 46 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 10 397 10/POOR 3 423 12/POOR 10 437 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 23 713 25/POOR 21 845 39/FAIR 18 1045 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 20 737 10/POOR 17 711 10/POOR 16 712 DAWSON 15/POOR 28 406 10/POOR 19 383 10/POOR 22 380 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 8 699 9/POOR 10 694 10/POOR 13 700 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 30 S 26 WATSON LAKE S 11 S 28 WHITEHORSE S 35 S 33 MAYO SE 22 S 30 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 51/FAIR 54 174 71/GOOD 16 1002 44/FAIR 37 202 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 39 99 84/GOOD 32 758 40/FAIR 32 258 SQUAMISH 19/POOR 26 123 42/FAIR 10 752 29/POOR 20 252 SRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 34 129 93/GOOD 39 719 30/POOR 28 169 CNTRL VAN ISLD 43/FAIR 28 278 77/GOOD 27 724 21/POOR 22 124 NRN VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 40 190 87/GOOD 24 1022 54/FAIR 34 322 TERRACE 17/POOR 21 284 94/GOOD 28 1217 63/GOOD 22 817 STEWART 12/POOR 21 34 73/GOOD 24 707 55/GOOD 21 507 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 85 SW 76 SW 61 SANDSPIT SW 50 SW 59 SW 48 PORT HARDY SE 70 SE 59 SE 57 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/mtnwc