FPCN39 CWLW 311431 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 31-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 15/POOR 7 392 29/POOR 18 446 24/POOR 22 359 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 11 496 40/FAIR 16 744 19/POOR 26 420 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 10 560 33/POOR 12 854 18/POOR 33 508 CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 13 604 44/FAIR 18 912 25/POOR 21 638 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 11 1018 24/POOR 20 1078 22/POOR 15 1104 REVELSTOKE 20/POOR 16 569 32/POOR 13 801 14/POOR 19 489 GOLDEN 16/POOR 15 872 31/POOR 15 1070 12/POOR 17 818 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 24 W 19 CRANBROOK W 22 W 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 25/POOR 26 661 33/POOR 27 725 14/POOR 35 569 100 MILE 13/POOR 17 986 34/FAIR 20 1186 17/POOR 37 982 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 21 972 22/POOR 22 1051 13/POOR 34 963 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 17 944 19/POOR 30 974 14/POOR 39 935 PRINCE GEORGE 28/POOR 32 805 28/POOR 34 800 14/POOR 39 713 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 27 760 14/POOR 35 740 13/POOR 35 738 SMITHERS 16/POOR 22 584 13/POOR 30 549 13/POOR 28 546 MCBRIDE 19/POOR 18 831 30/POOR 16 987 12/POOR 26 750 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 13 447 26/POOR 9 750 19/POOR 26 471 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 52 SW 37 SMITHERS SW 54 SW 52 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 19 401 10/POOR 29 391 11/POOR 33 392 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 25 717 12/POOR 33 710 11/POOR 27 707 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 27 729 10/POOR 24 712 10/POOR 20 709 DAWSON 13/POOR 11 432 10/POOR 14 384 16/POOR 6 582 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 4 735 9/POOR 6 702 10/POOR 9 700 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 59 SW 61 WATSON LAKE SW 59 SW 44 WHITEHORSE SW 63 SW 54 MAYO SW 28 SW 43 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 17/POOR 21 68 25/POOR 20 154 11/POOR 36 11 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 18 115 26/POOR 15 281 10/POOR 29 65 SQUAMISH 15/POOR 15 124 18/POOR 13 187 11/POOR 18 68 SRN VAN ISLD 21/POOR 14 183 26/POOR 18 201 10/POOR 22 29 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 6 84 39/FAIR 18 268 10/POOR 21 35 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 23 64 39/FAIR 31 39 10/POOR 26 28 TERRACE 27/POOR 21 388 13/POOR 28 246 10/POOR 29 224 STEWART 28/POOR 23 172 13/POOR 31 30 10/POOR 15 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 24 SW 26 W 26 SANDSPIT SW 31 SW 31 SW 41 PORT HARDY S 85 S 85 SW 85 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/