FPCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-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 22/POOR 13 422 52/FAIR 13 581 64/GOOD 18 649 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 13 382 54/FAIR 11 802 81/GOOD 28 787 OKANAGAN 23/POOR 8 793 60/GOOD 14 920 97/GOOD 28 1119 CASTLEGAR 33/POOR 11 933 49/FAIR 8 980 82/GOOD 19 1167 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 3 1014 69/GOOD 10 1810 62/GOOD 11 1564 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 11 547 53/FAIR 8 1047 74/GOOD 19 988 GOLDEN 16/POOR 10 916 51/FAIR 8 1332 61/GOOD 13 1301 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 37 W 17 CRANBROOK 0 0 SW 24 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 17/POOR 21 620 59/GOOD 19 751 37/FAIR 30 592 100 MILE 17/POOR 20 1017 61/GOOD 21 1260 79/GOOD 34 1286 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 15 1004 52/FAIR 21 1156 60/GOOD 29 1166 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 7 940 32/POOR 4 1066 62/GOOD 29 1148 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 15 719 36/FAIR 6 909 35/FAIR 23 738 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 9 839 35/FAIR 7 867 40/FAIR 26 797 SMITHERS 26/POOR 14 762 46/FAIR 12 792 61/GOOD 23 811 MCBRIDE 18/POOR 17 827 56/GOOD 12 1184 59/GOOD 20 1036 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 9 599 50/FAIR 10 805 53/FAIR 24 593 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 9 SW 15 SMITHERS SW 22 SW 26 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 10/POOR 22 392 9/POOR 10 390 9/POOR 5 392 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 22 724 15/POOR 16 767 11/POOR 6 740 WHITEHORSE 27/POOR 25 839 12/POOR 21 725 9/POOR 8 707 DAWSON 18/POOR 15 477 10/POOR 25 379 12/POOR 11 413 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 5 702 10/POOR 8 704 9/POOR 3 705 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 39 SW 39 WATSON LAKE W 22 SW 22 WHITEHORSE S 63 S 44 MAYO S 26 S 31 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 34/FAIR 22 230 47/FAIR 22 158 42/FAIR 39 67 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 17 157 37/FAIR 16 153 31/POOR 29 73 SQUAMISH 22/POOR 13 245 42/FAIR 9 316 32/POOR 23 75 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 14 113 61/GOOD 22 322 50/FAIR 43 113 CNTRL VAN ISLD 16/POOR 13 128 65/GOOD 21 388 42/FAIR 39 85 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 16 56 40/FAIR 34 85 33/POOR 46 39 TERRACE 18/POOR 15 327 42/FAIR 13 399 42/FAIR 20 340 STEWART 31/POOR 19 234 32/POOR 15 39 33/POOR 28 29 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 15 SW 19 SW 20 SANDSPIT S 24 SW 19 SW 19 PORT HARDY NW 24 W 20 W 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/LEC