FPCN39 CWLW 261430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 26 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 26-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 13/POOR 20 265 57/GOOD 14 1029 46/FAIR 16 729 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 28 420 74/GOOD 22 1138 53/FAIR 20 846 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 29 496 69/GOOD 18 1311 45/FAIR 13 1056 CASTLEGAR 26/POOR 23 642 47/FAIR 14 1090 44/FAIR 15 995 CRANBROOK 30/POOR 25 1103 50/FAIR 22 1347 27/POOR 7 1439 REVELSTOKE 17/POOR 21 515 35/FAIR 15 793 35/FAIR 15 793 GOLDEN 16/POOR 23 840 41/FAIR 19 1135 30/POOR 14 1085 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 S 59 SW 80 CRANBROOK SW 52 SW 85 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 22/POOR 28 630 70/GOOD 24 1195 35/FAIR 15 895 100 MILE 17/POOR 28 996 80/GOOD 25 1740 43/FAIR 18 1340 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 26 988 80/GOOD 20 1940 40/FAIR 16 1340 PUNTZI MTN 16/POOR 36 946 71/GOOD 23 1610 33/POOR 12 1310 PRINCE GEORGE 22/POOR 28 781 45/FAIR 26 991 17/POOR 5 976 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 22 751 47/FAIR 26 1029 15/POOR 4 995 SMITHERS 12/POOR 16 553 41/FAIR 22 823 25/POOR 11 803 MCBRIDE 38/FAIR 18 1063 32/POOR 18 980 18/POOR 6 994 CLEARWATER 30/POOR 24 570 33/POOR 19 646 34/FAIR 16 708 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 63 SW 59 SMITHERS SW 59 W 43 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 19 397 11/POOR 22 398 15/POOR 15 459 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 29 719 13/POOR 34 715 11/POOR 18 714 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 14 719 10/POOR 4 769 10/POOR 20 709 DAWSON 9/POOR 7 382 9/POOR 5 387 12/POOR 25 393 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 5 725 11/POOR 18 710 11/POOR 14 718 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 54 SW 52 WATSON LAKE W 24 SW 31 WHITEHORSE W 17 SW 28 MAYO NE 39 E 44 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 24 192 50/FAIR 10 902 58/GOOD 23 502 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 23 107 66/GOOD 18 858 42/FAIR 14 558 SQUAMISH 15/POOR 15 123 30/POOR 6 752 47/FAIR 15 602 SRN VAN ISLD 27/POOR 28 140 60/GOOD 15 819 65/GOOD 28 519 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 23 133 42/FAIR 10 724 57/GOOD 25 474 NRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 27 85 64/GOOD 17 822 69/GOOD 31 522 TERRACE 15/POOR 16 290 36/FAIR 18 517 36/FAIR 13 634 STEWART 16/POOR 15 88 12/POOR 2 307 33/POOR 12 407 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 41 W 43 W 43 SANDSPIT W 57 W 50 W 46 PORT HARDY W 48 W 43 W 39 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MW