FPCN39 CWLW 221430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 22 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 22-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 15/POOR 14 306 30/POOR 4 1279 44/FAIR 10 979 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 11 398 50/FAIR 9 1346 46/FAIR 10 1146 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 12 573 34/FAIR 5 1456 46/FAIR 10 1256 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 16 579 30/POOR 6 1195 12/POOR 2 795 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 20 998 38/FAIR 14 1368 20/POOR 7 1239 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 5 464 22/POOR 6 846 27/POOR 10 793 GOLDEN 11/POOR 12 822 40/FAIR 12 1324 20/POOR 6 1135 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 13 NW 26 CRANBROOK N 19 NW 20 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 19 622 33/POOR 24 745 36/FAIR 32 714 100 MILE 11/POOR 9 971 32/POOR 18 1190 41/FAIR 28 1180 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 12 993 27/POOR 17 1140 38/FAIR 30 1140 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 14 932 32/POOR 15 1210 32/POOR 23 1110 PRINCE GEORGE 18/POOR 22 770 46/FAIR 27 991 39/FAIR 31 891 BURNS LAKE 18/POOR 22 794 42/FAIR 23 1015 31/POOR 29 865 SMITHERS 25/POOR 21 668 42/FAIR 23 823 24/POOR 29 623 MCBRIDE 12/POOR 11 777 26/POOR 13 980 28/POOR 17 944 CLEARWATER 9/POOR 1 422 21/POOR 11 596 24/POOR 14 595 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 20 SW 24 SMITHERS SW 69 SW 56 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 5 393 9/POOR 7 394 14/POOR 28 412 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 23 726 11/POOR 19 713 11/POOR 30 709 WHITEHORSE 34/FAIR 26 895 28/POOR 37 805 12/POOR 29 721 DAWSON 24/POOR 31 465 28/POOR 40 464 12/POOR 27 389 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 11 716 10/POOR 14 702 10/POOR 15 700 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 59 SW 52 WATSON LAKE SW 37 SW 41 WHITEHORSE S 54 S 41 MAYO S 30 S 35 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 18/POOR 18 93 44/FAIR 15 502 50/FAIR 20 452 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 11 140 23/POOR 6 508 24/POOR 7 458 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 9 145 24/POOR 7 452 27/POOR 14 302 SRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 8 48 38/FAIR 12 519 45/FAIR 22 369 CNTRL VAN ISLD 10/POOR 3 70 41/FAIR 15 474 45/FAIR 22 374 NRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 30 75 39/FAIR 31 222 44/FAIR 49 172 TERRACE 30/POOR 21 418 28/POOR 24 367 31/POOR 29 367 STEWART 30/POOR 20 218 29/POOR 26 157 33/POOR 32 157 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 11 NW 19 SANDSPIT S 26 SW 22 W 35 PORT HARDY S 54 SW 52 SW 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/mtnwc