FPCN39 CWLW 131430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 13-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 17/POOR 21 297 22/POOR 15 387 17/POOR 32 277 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 27 383 58/GOOD 22 875 13/POOR 42 365 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 22 542 64/GOOD 22 1074 21/POOR 43 509 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 15 529 15/POOR 19 557 13/POOR 30 517 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 22 957 16/POOR 20 1004 15/POOR 29 980 REVELSTOKE 21/POOR 15 593 13/POOR 14 493 15/POOR 24 488 GOLDEN 18/POOR 15 897 10/POOR 15 794 15/POOR 24 827 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 46 W 61 CRANBROOK SW 43 W 70 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 18/POOR 22 617 36/FAIR 27 752 13/POOR 40 564 100 MILE 18/POOR 34 989 45/FAIR 33 1171 16/POOR 48 967 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 29 963 28/POOR 32 1054 14/POOR 38 962 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 24 934 19/POOR 25 987 11/POOR 27 925 PRINCE GEORGE 15/POOR 23 737 34/FAIR 26 885 10/POOR 29 700 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 26 763 22/POOR 28 802 12/POOR 29 732 SMITHERS 13/POOR 17 567 19/POOR 25 601 10/POOR 29 527 MCBRIDE 15/POOR 22 783 12/POOR 16 764 12/POOR 28 752 CLEARWATER 27/POOR 22 552 34/FAIR 19 657 15/POOR 34 428 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 50 W 59 SMITHERS SW 48 SW 52 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 12/POOR 22 404 10/POOR 27 388 10/POOR 6 410 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 35 713 16/POOR 23 751 17/POOR 30 745 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 28 729 10/POOR 26 713 11/POOR 24 720 DAWSON 16/POOR 24 424 10/POOR 23 381 11/POOR 21 391 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 27 701 10/POOR 21 701 12/POOR 24 715 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 50 SW 57 WATSON LAKE W 56 W 59 WHITEHORSE SW 76 SW 85 MAYO SW 61 SW 54 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 15/POOR 26 42 28/POOR 39 98 12/POOR 74 9 FRASER VALLEY 22/POOR 19 187 26/POOR 23 198 11/POOR 50 66 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 21 80 16/POOR 20 119 13/POOR 37 73 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 19 61 15/POOR 36 51 11/POOR 50 28 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 23 68 45/FAIR 34 251 12/POOR 43 37 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 22 53 12/POOR 55 32 11/POOR 39 29 TERRACE 24/POOR 17 387 15/POOR 19 271 10/POOR 24 223 STEWART 16/POOR 18 81 11/POOR 21 21 13/POOR 32 29 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 20 SW 30 SW 50 SANDSPIT SW 39 SW 44 SW 56 PORT HARDY SW 39 SW 39 SW 43 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/RAM