FPCN39 CWLW 121431 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 12-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 48/FAIR 33 487 14/POOR 30 262 18/POOR 21 307 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 34 405 12/POOR 39 360 20/POOR 27 425 OKANAGAN 35/FAIR 31 625 64/GOOD 43 770 45/FAIR 28 732 CASTLEGAR 28/POOR 16 722 29/POOR 27 643 17/POOR 17 582 CRANBROOK 26/POOR 16 1138 29/POOR 27 1083 29/POOR 19 1147 REVELSTOKE 30/POOR 20 653 18/POOR 26 507 11/POOR 18 462 GOLDEN 31/POOR 19 1013 15/POOR 24 829 10/POOR 15 794 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 SW 61 SW 109 CRANBROOK SW 43 W 91 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 45/FAIR 41 736 19/POOR 40 594 24/POOR 35 625 100 MILE 22/POOR 39 1001 19/POOR 48 977 54/FAIR 37 1220 WILLIAMS LAKE 27/POOR 39 1028 18/POOR 42 980 33/POOR 33 1084 PUNTZI MTN 23/POOR 44 971 12/POOR 26 933 21/POOR 28 991 PRINCE GEORGE 42/FAIR 43 852 15/POOR 34 724 13/POOR 28 720 BURNS LAKE 39/FAIR 35 890 10/POOR 19 725 20/POOR 32 777 SMITHERS 24/POOR 29 622 11/POOR 18 540 15/POOR 28 559 MCBRIDE 45/FAIR 28 1002 30/POOR 29 873 13/POOR 20 763 CLEARWATER 29/POOR 26 543 15/POOR 33 432 52/FAIR 24 796 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 83 SW 91 SMITHERS S 83 SW 93 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 37/FAIR 36 539 15/POOR 27 421 11/POOR 26 395 FT ST JOHN 27/POOR 28 819 12/POOR 28 714 14/POOR 22 736 WHITEHORSE 78/GOOD 33 1290 23/POOR 30 789 13/POOR 23 735 DAWSON 32/POOR 30 522 11/POOR 32 383 20/POOR 15 507 WATSON LAKE 65/GOOD 38 1058 13/POOR 32 714 10/POOR 18 703 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 74 S 89 WATSON LAKE SE 52 SE 61 WHITEHORSE SE 70 SE 70 MAYO SE 59 SE 57 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 33/POOR 57 87 11/POOR 42 10 14/POOR 51 19 FRASER VALLEY 32/POOR 41 168 11/POOR 38 67 11/POOR 33 70 SQUAMISH 45/FAIR 31 303 18/POOR 28 112 13/POOR 26 82 SRN VAN ISLD 40/FAIR 43 169 10/POOR 41 25 12/POOR 44 31 CNTRL VAN ISLD 68/GOOD 41 391 12/POOR 37 39 12/POOR 40 39 NRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 49 99 10/POOR 23 31 12/POOR 46 33 TERRACE 54/FAIR 25 624 11/POOR 17 241 11/POOR 26 229 STEWART 54/FAIR 29 363 10/POOR 17 22 14/POOR 26 45 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 72 S 102 SW 94 SANDSPIT S 91 S 98 S 111 PORT HARDY S 87 S 83 S 81 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/ram