FPCN39 CWLW 241430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 24-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 14/POOR 12 308 23/POOR 12 452 22/POOR 20 357 KAMLOOPS 33/POOR 17 633 62/GOOD 17 1105 41/FAIR 29 581 OKANAGAN 31/POOR 22 651 59/GOOD 21 1023 70/GOOD 36 892 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 14 563 31/POOR 12 853 32/POOR 23 697 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 8 958 20/POOR 7 1241 25/POOR 20 1090 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 16 508 31/POOR 13 779 47/FAIR 22 824 GOLDEN 9/POOR 3 801 17/POOR 10 926 44/FAIR 21 1135 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 41 S 24 CRANBROOK 0 0 SW 9 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 51/FAIR 30 859 57/GOOD 31 905 68/GOOD 34 986 100 MILE 42/FAIR 26 1204 60/GOOD 29 1357 64/GOOD 33 1350 WILLIAMS LAKE 40/FAIR 27 1183 54/FAIR 29 1292 58/GOOD 32 1294 PUNTZI MTN 16/POOR 18 981 27/POOR 22 1069 30/POOR 30 1045 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 26 743 37/FAIR 25 922 52/FAIR 36 962 BURNS LAKE 31/POOR 21 919 23/POOR 24 830 53/FAIR 41 961 SMITHERS 34/FAIR 21 760 23/POOR 20 660 60/GOOD 33 888 MCBRIDE 27/POOR 22 887 27/POOR 21 901 49/FAIR 23 1108 CLEARWATER 29/POOR 17 628 32/POOR 17 669 52/FAIR 26 771 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 41 S 30 SMITHERS S 74 S 81 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 14 401 10/POOR 10 402 11/POOR 14 404 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 24 717 12/POOR 20 725 13/POOR 30 720 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 32 769 12/POOR 22 727 20/POOR 18 813 DAWSON 12/POOR 30 390 10/POOR 8 400 21/POOR 20 482 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 28 713 14/POOR 25 723 16/POOR 18 758 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 72 S 96 WATSON LAKE S 56 S 33 WHITEHORSE SE 39 S 65 MAYO S 20 S 24 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 33/POOR 38 128 55/GOOD 35 302 33/POOR 37 131 FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 26 136 25/POOR 17 240 29/POOR 37 162 SQUAMISH 19/POOR 21 145 36/FAIR 19 341 19/POOR 16 166 SRN VAN ISLD 30/POOR 31 152 45/FAIR 32 258 24/POOR 27 127 CNTRL VAN ISLD 25/POOR 32 119 35/FAIR 29 208 16/POOR 10 146 NRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 51 84 39/FAIR 54 135 29/POOR 35 132 TERRACE 16/POOR 22 273 16/POOR 12 325 25/POOR 26 338 STEWART 17/POOR 28 58 17/POOR 13 115 26/POOR 27 128 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 50 S 37 S 33 SANDSPIT SE 83 S 83 S 83 PORT HARDY W 28 SW 33 S 56 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/