FPCN39 CWLW 281430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 28 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 28-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 10/POOR 10 253 32/POOR 9 739 34/FAIR 14 581 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 5 379 41/FAIR 13 857 37/FAIR 14 758 OKANAGAN 11/POOR 16 479 38/FAIR 9 1110 44/FAIR 15 957 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 8 642 38/FAIR 9 1153 57/GOOD 17 1145 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 17 966 30/POOR 8 1455 69/GOOD 24 1576 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 8 515 48/FAIR 10 1298 43/FAIR 11 1101 GOLDEN 13/POOR 16 832 29/POOR 6 1430 50/FAIR 14 1444 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 15 W 37 CRANBROOK W 24 W 54 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 14/POOR 6 682 12/POOR 1 1121 52/FAIR 20 1034 100 MILE 13/POOR 6 1051 34/FAIR 11 1388 43/FAIR 14 1455 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 1 1096 34/FAIR 10 1434 38/FAIR 15 1345 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 17 933 20/POOR 5 1313 25/POOR 19 1069 PRINCE GEORGE 25/POOR 10 995 19/POOR 3 1287 29/POOR 20 885 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 9 912 24/POOR 14 918 20/POOR 21 809 SMITHERS 12/POOR 8 592 22/POOR 18 655 12/POOR 21 546 MCBRIDE 19/POOR 10 909 23/POOR 6 1180 27/POOR 14 972 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 8 526 27/POOR 8 827 17/POOR 11 537 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 15 W 24 SMITHERS W 26 W 15 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 8 400 12/POOR 10 438 12/POOR 12 423 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 13 714 27/POOR 18 894 15/POOR 27 734 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 13 718 10/POOR 11 713 12/POOR 27 721 DAWSON 16/POOR 28 414 10/POOR 23 380 15/POOR 38 400 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 6 731 11/POOR 6 737 10/POOR 10 704 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 24 SW 24 WATSON LAKE W 17 W 22 WHITEHORSE SW 19 S 22 MAYO SE 30 S 22 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 12/POOR 11 46 29/POOR 17 230 54/FAIR 20 518 FRASER VALLEY 10/POOR 6 75 14/POOR 14 122 40/FAIR 13 558 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 8 102 25/POOR 12 306 52/FAIR 20 538 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 19 84 43/FAIR 24 322 57/GOOD 22 529 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 18 66 41/FAIR 20 355 61/GOOD 25 524 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 8 61 28/POOR 15 276 84/GOOD 45 510 TERRACE 21/POOR 13 384 57/GOOD 17 869 59/GOOD 25 502 STEWART 20/POOR 11 199 59/GOOD 18 665 60/GOOD 23 510 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 SW 19 SW 37 SANDSPIT N 19 NW 17 W 17 PORT HARDY W 26 SW 28 SW 28 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/