FPCN39 CWLW 251430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 25 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 25-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 16/POOR 30 270 15/POOR 22 279 44/FAIR 19 627 KAMLOOPS 34/FAIR 28 525 38/FAIR 28 561 51/FAIR 29 674 OKANAGAN 37/FAIR 31 642 42/FAIR 37 646 38/FAIR 22 731 CASTLEGAR 21/POOR 16 634 27/POOR 22 658 62/GOOD 20 1131 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 9 982 19/POOR 20 1037 74/GOOD 25 1644 REVELSTOKE 36/FAIR 18 745 48/FAIR 23 816 40/FAIR 21 756 GOLDEN 16/POOR 12 895 32/POOR 22 990 47/FAIR 21 1172 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 S 70 SW 74 CRANBROOK SW 30 W 44 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 62/GOOD 45 827 45/FAIR 28 819 23/POOR 19 682 100 MILE 61/GOOD 46 1208 46/FAIR 34 1174 35/FAIR 33 1098 WILLIAMS LAKE 53/FAIR 43 1170 51/FAIR 32 1233 29/POOR 26 1092 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 34 930 12/POOR 23 933 40/FAIR 31 1120 PRINCE GEORGE 40/FAIR 40 854 34/FAIR 32 847 25/POOR 17 872 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 31 776 18/POOR 35 762 26/POOR 23 857 SMITHERS 16/POOR 26 576 14/POOR 29 557 29/POOR 22 703 MCBRIDE 42/FAIR 28 975 40/FAIR 23 1011 21/POOR 17 858 CLEARWATER 48/FAIR 26 720 43/FAIR 25 683 23/POOR 24 505 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 111 S 109 SMITHERS S 63 S 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 13 403 12/POOR 22 403 12/POOR 27 402 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 16 712 14/POOR 36 718 12/POOR 34 712 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 13 717 15/POOR 18 759 30/POOR 19 917 DAWSON 20/POOR 20 473 26/POOR 21 526 16/POOR 9 504 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 7 724 11/POOR 23 709 26/POOR 27 815 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 61 S 56 WATSON LAKE E 19 S 31 WHITEHORSE SE 11 S 17 MAYO SW 28 SW 41 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 31/POOR 67 67 15/POOR 43 26 13/POOR 27 28 FRASER VALLEY 19/POOR 46 99 18/POOR 40 102 16/POOR 27 108 SQUAMISH 19/POOR 33 110 15/POOR 19 110 14/POOR 14 120 SRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 46 86 18/POOR 25 89 46/FAIR 22 377 CNTRL VAN ISLD 50/FAIR 41 244 24/POOR 13 247 44/FAIR 21 382 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 27 39 35/FAIR 25 234 33/POOR 16 325 TERRACE 19/POOR 25 288 18/POOR 20 305 20/POOR 14 363 STEWART 31/POOR 29 161 38/FAIR 27 229 20/POOR 18 119 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 85 SW 113 SW 106 SANDSPIT S 70 SW 76 SW 78 PORT HARDY S 67 S 65 S 67 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/