FPCN39 CWLW 111430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 11-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 42/FAIR 20 578 80/GOOD 20 1229 33/POOR 32 379 KAMLOOPS 30/POOR 26 502 89/GOOD 28 1246 48/FAIR 42 546 OKANAGAN 52/FAIR 25 847 91/GOOD 31 1306 48/FAIR 43 656 CASTLEGAR 20/POOR 18 614 39/FAIR 16 886 26/POOR 28 611 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 17 969 56/GOOD 18 1539 29/POOR 28 1078 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 10 517 37/FAIR 16 804 23/POOR 27 543 GOLDEN 12/POOR 13 833 38/FAIR 12 1273 22/POOR 25 885 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 48 W 61 CRANBROOK W 50 W 57 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 6 609 86/GOOD 39 1145 53/FAIR 40 795 100 MILE 21/POOR 12 1132 85/GOOD 38 1540 58/GOOD 46 1190 WILLIAMS LAKE 15/POOR 11 1045 79/GOOD 36 1490 52/FAIR 39 1190 PUNTZI MTN 17/POOR 22 981 55/GOOD 21 1410 31/POOR 17 1170 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 15 747 74/GOOD 35 1191 49/FAIR 35 941 BURNS LAKE 20/POOR 23 805 63/GOOD 26 1215 41/FAIR 22 1015 SMITHERS 29/POOR 19 732 58/GOOD 23 1023 34/FAIR 20 773 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 10 949 51/FAIR 23 1137 31/POOR 29 880 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 10 472 43/FAIR 24 696 34/FAIR 33 546 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 19 W 33 SMITHERS S 43 SW 48 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 5 436 17/POOR 18 461 27/POOR 35 482 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 34 715 29/POOR 20 895 24/POOR 24 815 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 23 822 17/POOR 28 757 24/POOR 32 793 DAWSON 19/POOR 27 441 30/POOR 30 507 18/POOR 18 460 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 19 716 11/POOR 29 702 28/POOR 41 780 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 56 SW 59 WATSON LAKE SW 54 SW 35 WHITEHORSE S 41 SE 46 MAYO S 22 S 22 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 13/POOR 15 49 57/GOOD 37 302 60/GOOD 48 252 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 18 132 58/GOOD 33 408 42/FAIR 35 258 SQUAMISH 20/POOR 9 290 39/FAIR 21 352 35/FAIR 29 232 SRN VAN ISLD 27/POOR 19 207 54/FAIR 37 299 53/FAIR 50 219 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 19 118 40/FAIR 23 304 49/FAIR 44 224 NRN VAN ISLD 37/FAIR 46 145 29/POOR 39 122 28/POOR 12 322 TERRACE 32/POOR 20 444 35/FAIR 21 467 33/POOR 19 467 STEWART 29/POOR 21 195 32/POOR 23 207 34/FAIR 25 207 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 20 SW 26 W 43 SANDSPIT S 72 S 67 S 44 PORT HARDY SE 102 S 111 S 87 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/mw