FPCN39 CWLW 271430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 27 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 27-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 27/POOR 19 412 26/POOR 11 529 22/POOR 6 623 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 23 434 38/FAIR 26 578 33/POOR 8 946 OKANAGAN 37/FAIR 25 683 69/GOOD 31 956 53/FAIR 10 1456 CASTLEGAR 41/FAIR 23 786 50/FAIR 27 834 39/FAIR 10 1113 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 11 1044 58/GOOD 37 1252 24/POOR 6 1422 REVELSTOKE 30/POOR 17 687 44/FAIR 24 759 35/FAIR 11 914 GOLDEN 16/POOR 12 890 29/POOR 16 1035 26/POOR 6 1317 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 37 S 30 CRANBROOK E 11 SW 33 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 11/POOR 13 577 23/POOR 22 667 42/FAIR 16 972 100 MILE 16/POOR 17 1012 52/FAIR 28 1281 27/POOR 11 1260 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 10 981 45/FAIR 26 1240 34/FAIR 11 1390 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 7 941 32/POOR 15 1210 11/POOR 2 1090 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 11 733 22/POOR 16 841 41/FAIR 20 1025 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 12 736 18/POOR 8 915 18/POOR 19 808 SMITHERS 12/POOR 17 559 60/GOOD 10 1723 38/FAIR 15 923 MCBRIDE 13/POOR 13 780 27/POOR 15 968 26/POOR 10 1052 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 17 509 43/FAIR 19 775 23/POOR 10 672 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 24 SW 30 SMITHERS W 39 W 33 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 4 399 15/POOR 15 454 12/POOR 10 443 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 30 711 12/POOR 19 727 13/POOR 18 739 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 15 712 10/POOR 17 712 10/POOR 15 710 DAWSON 10/POOR 9 384 11/POOR 25 383 11/POOR 20 390 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 16 711 9/POOR 11 695 10/POOR 8 719 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 19 W 30 WATSON LAKE W 26 W 33 WHITEHORSE W 28 SW 30 MAYO E 15 SE 17 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 54/FAIR 43 237 85/GOOD 25 902 64/GOOD 17 802 FRASER VALLEY 49/FAIR 29 360 76/GOOD 23 858 48/FAIR 12 758 SQUAMISH 19/POOR 25 128 55/GOOD 15 752 36/FAIR 12 507 SRN VAN ISLD 66/GOOD 30 496 84/GOOD 32 719 69/GOOD 19 819 CNTRL VAN ISLD 58/GOOD 29 425 66/GOOD 24 624 47/FAIR 17 514 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 17 78 82/GOOD 30 722 64/GOOD 15 922 TERRACE 16/POOR 11 342 66/GOOD 12 1417 62/GOOD 16 1017 STEWART 12/POOR 13 47 50/FAIR 10 907 57/GOOD 14 807 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 30 E 39 SE 28 SANDSPIT E 17 0 0 0 0 PORT HARDY SW 15 SW 19 SW 24 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC