FPCN39 CWLW 211430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 21-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 12/POOR 8 307 36/FAIR 7 1029 33/POOR 7 929 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 14 435 34/FAIR 6 1196 24/POOR 4 1046 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 15 492 42/FAIR 10 1156 27/POOR 5 1156 CASTLEGAR 30/POOR 23 671 40/FAIR 14 955 38/FAIR 12 995 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 13 1026 33/POOR 12 1345 35/FAIR 13 1339 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 15 532 25/POOR 6 943 24/POOR 7 843 GOLDEN 10/POOR 13 804 27/POOR 7 1285 26/POOR 8 1185 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 41 S 37 CRANBROOK E 37 SE 30 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 13/POOR 25 572 32/POOR 13 895 25/POOR 25 672 100 MILE 17/POOR 20 1014 20/POOR 7 1240 30/POOR 21 1140 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 22 977 17/POOR 7 1151 25/POOR 21 1090 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 12 946 17/POOR 6 1160 28/POOR 12 1210 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 23 712 32/POOR 11 1100 38/FAIR 20 991 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 9 753 29/POOR 10 1115 29/POOR 26 865 SMITHERS 10/POOR 6 542 54/FAIR 15 1200 21/POOR 23 623 MCBRIDE 15/POOR 17 794 29/POOR 11 1093 19/POOR 15 859 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 15 450 15/POOR 3 789 12/POOR 8 470 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 37 S 37 SMITHERS NW 11 W 17 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 9 397 10/POOR 8 411 13/POOR 24 413 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 8 711 10/POOR 2 748 12/POOR 26 714 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 14 720 11/POOR 26 719 15/POOR 32 737 DAWSON 10/POOR 20 378 10/POOR 29 374 17/POOR 33 413 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 4 697 9/POOR 6 695 11/POOR 20 705 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 13 SW 11 WATSON LAKE W 20 W 33 WHITEHORSE SW 11 W 13 MAYO SE 11 0 0 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 23/POOR 26 108 57/GOOD 17 652 43/FAIR 12 602 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 18 125 24/POOR 7 458 32/POOR 6 808 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 17 155 38/FAIR 12 552 29/POOR 8 552 SRN VAN ISLD 20/POOR 17 137 48/FAIR 13 669 30/POOR 7 619 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 13 107 46/FAIR 16 524 34/FAIR 11 474 NRN VAN ISLD 9/POOR 4 36 21/POOR 9 272 54/FAIR 34 322 TERRACE 12/POOR 9 283 52/FAIR 15 867 22/POOR 24 317 STEWART 13/POOR 13 60 42/FAIR 14 507 25/POOR 30 107 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 E 9 SE 9 SANDSPIT 0 0 NW 11 N 30 PORT HARDY NE 15 S 28 SW 26 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/