FPCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 17 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-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 13 290 66/GOOD 15 766 35/FAIR 3 598 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 21 376 57/GOOD 15 736 50/GOOD 13 668 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 13 570 75/GOOD 21 953 63/GOOD 15 945 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 9 537 68/GOOD 11 1271 58/GOOD 12 1000 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 22 992 69/GOOD 13 1627 65/GOOD 10 1718 REVELSTOKE 33/POOR 16 747 55/GOOD 11 924 57/GOOD 9 1088 GOLDEN 17/POOR 21 853 37/FAIR 10 929 60/GOOD 8 1604 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 30 W 43 CRANBROOK W 37 W 50 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 15/POOR 20 596 43/FAIR 11 789 49/FAIR 21 728 100 MILE 16/POOR 20 1004 44/FAIR 13 1160 58/GOOD 19 259 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 17 991 39/FAIR 10 1117 50/FAIR 18 1165 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 18 932 48/FAIR 12 1214 33/POOR 8 1002 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 21 735 49/FAIR 16 932 44/FAIR 19 837 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 23 750 44/FAIR 19 867 34/POOR 7 836 SMITHERS 13/POOR 16 572 40/FAIR 16 647 32/POOR 7 589 MCBRIDE 12/POOR 14 772 46/FAIR 12 996 59/GOOD 12 1252 CLEARWATER 22/POOR 16 546 52/FAIR 15 706 54/FAIR 10 889 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 33 W 30 SMITHERS SW 48 SW 35 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 23/POOR 22 499 31/POOR 18 402 30/POOR 27 388 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 29 723 32/POOR 36 709 34/POOR 25 731 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 19 842 32/POOR 22 724 31/POOR 23 715 DAWSON 10/POOR 11 392 30/POOR 19 379 32/POOR 12 421 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 17 724 29/POOR 8 700 30/POOR 14 701 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 43 W 43 WATSON LAKE S 22 SE 31 WHITEHORSE S 31 S 31 MAYO SE 30 SE 46 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 31/POOR 22 196 37/FAIR 21 69 34/POOR 8 107 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 23 113 33/POOR 16 108 32/POOR 10 107 SQUAMISH 16/POOR 11 161 40/FAIR 14 199 35/FAIR 3 395 SRN VAN ISLD 44/FAIR 24 327 63/GOOD 19 401 31/POOR 4 113 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 17 171 62/GOOD 22 345 40/FAIR 8 281 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 17 47 31/POOR 11 56 37/FAIR 20 100 TERRACE 18/POOR 16 325 43/FAIR 15 395 35/FAIR 4 470 STEWART 12/POOR 18 40 30/POOR 17 16 32/POOR 6 106 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 SW 22 SW 30 SANDSPIT SW 31 SW 22 SW 24 PORT HARDY SW 43 SW 39 SW 37 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/