FPCN39 CWLW 161431 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 16 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 16-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 13/POOR 22 266 27/POOR 23 379 34/FAIR 20 479 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 25 389 43/FAIR 29 596 64/GOOD 22 967 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 23 499 63/GOOD 32 868 65/GOOD 28 956 CASTLEGAR 36/FAIR 24 728 55/GOOD 22 535 39/FAIR 21 795 CRANBROOK 47/FAIR 27 502 62/GOOD 35 1109 33/POOR 23 1149 REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 17 547 55/GOOD 20 485 28/POOR 20 633 GOLDEN 40/FAIR 19 380 43/FAIR 18 809 21/POOR 19 905 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 46 SW 59 CRANBROOK S 46 SW 78 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 20/POOR 32 607 58/GOOD 32 725 12/POOR 22 567 100 MILE 20/POOR 31 980 69/GOOD 35 1267 53/FAIR 29 1284 WILLIAMS LAKE 19/POOR 29 1004 58/GOOD 35 1125 13/POOR 23 971 PUNTZI MTN 17/POOR 39 947 60/GOOD 32 911 35/FAIR 23 921 BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 39 750 58/GOOD 26 895 43/FAIR 34 925 SMITHERS 20/POOR 36 580 55/GOOD 24 713 52/FAIR 30 843 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 19 852 62/GOOD 24 920 34/FAIR 20 980 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 19 432 45/FAIR 25 556 35/FAIR 23 626 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 80 SW 87 SMITHERS S 80 S 102 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 9/POOR 4 399 10/POOR 4 436 13/POOR 12 437 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 18 727 13/POOR 29 717 15/POOR 38 722 WHITEHORSE 35/FAIR 21 955 13/POOR 24 733 11/POOR 19 721 DAWSON 43/FAIR 20 731 11/POOR 19 391 10/POOR 13 377 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 11 746 10/POOR 24 697 12/POOR 23 714 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 52 S 44 WATSON LAKE SE 48 S 30 WHITEHORSE SE 57 E 46 MAYO SE 33 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 14/POOR 35 29 43/GOOD 25 252 39/FAIR 33 192 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 28 130 51/FAIR 28 238 38/FAIR 28 268 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 23 120 56/GOOD 29 352 30/POOR 20 262 SRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 30 250 58/GOOD 26 229 43/FAIR 40 199 CNTRL VAN ISLD 30/POOR 31 159 65/GOOD 50 304 38/FAIR 33 204 NRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 46 170 54/GOOD 54 212 35/FAIR 25 232 TERRACE 11/POOR 30 228 56/GOOD 20 467 30/POOR 22 407 STEWART 14/POOR 30 40 56/GOOD 27 407 29/POOR 17 237 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 52 SW 57 SW 59 SANDSPIT SW 93 SW 91 SW 87 PORT HARDY S 76 S 80 S 80 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/