FPCN39 CWLW 231430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 23 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-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 11/POOR 10 269 38/FAIR 11 779 41/FAIR 15 679 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 11 396 48/FAIR 14 946 41/FAIR 15 796 OKANAGAN 11/POOR 5 532 43/FAIR 12 1056 53/FAIR 20 956 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 12 561 20/POOR 6 845 25/POOR 10 795 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 21 994 22/POOR 8 1239 20/POOR 5 1339 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 4 517 25/POOR 12 693 38/FAIR 17 793 GOLDEN 10/POOR 7 804 12/POOR 2 1035 25/POOR 9 1135 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 CRANBROOK N 11 N 17 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 38/FAIR 27 766 30/POOR 27 701 42/FAIR 33 757 100 MILE 31/POOR 26 1111 50/FAIR 26 1286 43/FAIR 29 1192 WILLIAMS LAKE 31/POOR 22 1138 48/FAIR 28 1249 39/FAIR 30 1151 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 8 946 33/POOR 16 1210 37/FAIR 23 1160 PRINCE GEORGE 27/POOR 27 819 53/FAIR 20 1191 58/GOOD 23 1191 BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 23 783 38/FAIR 24 965 49/FAIR 22 1115 SMITHERS 14/POOR 22 561 34/FAIR 24 673 38/FAIR 17 873 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 19 854 41/FAIR 17 1130 37/FAIR 23 980 CLEARWATER 21/POOR 14 562 35/FAIR 13 809 36/FAIR 20 672 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 28 W 26 SMITHERS S 81 SW 85 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 11/POOR 11 417 13/POOR 20 421 10/POOR 24 390 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 29 731 13/POOR 28 720 10/POOR 22 707 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 30 726 10/POOR 27 710 12/POOR 23 729 DAWSON 13/POOR 41 389 10/POOR 32 377 11/POOR 18 386 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 21 752 12/POOR 28 709 10/POOR 32 696 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 83 SW 109 WATSON LAKE SW 69 SW 85 WHITEHORSE S 61 S 76 MAYO S 76 S 61 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 32/POOR 27 175 55/GOOD 15 702 56/GOOD 37 296 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 19 142 48/FAIR 14 658 42/FAIR 20 186 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 14 165 40/FAIR 16 452 38/FAIR 21 282 SRN VAN ISLD 32/POOR 20 248 55/GOOD 15 719 53/FAIR 34 309 CNTRL VAN ISLD 38/FAIR 20 328 50/FAIR 18 524 60/GOOD 33 388 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 41 42 87/GOOD 30 822 82/GOOD 35 622 TERRACE 11/POOR 25 232 38/FAIR 24 467 38/FAIR 15 617 STEWART 12/POOR 30 25 42/FAIR 28 257 36/FAIR 11 307 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 24 S 15 0 0 SANDSPIT S 63 S 50 SW 46 PORT HARDY S 98 SW 80 S 78 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/mtnwc