FPCN39 CWLW 011430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 1 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 01-January-2003 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 19/POOR 12 390 37/FAIR 20 511 42/FAIR 46 379 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 24 403 30/POOR 28 496 28/POOR 37 446 OKANAGAN 18/POOR 20 544 33/POOR 32 606 49/FAIR 35 706 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 17 531 22/POOR 19 627 30/POOR 23 675 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 9 981 16/POOR 16 1019 31/POOR 27 1099 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 8 483 25/POOR 15 643 38/FAIR 20 743 GOLDEN 17/POOR 14 891 35/FAIR 16 1113 29/POOR 24 945 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 41 SW 50 CRANBROOK W 20 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 28/POOR 29 676 14/POOR 39 568 29/POOR 39 645 100 MILE 16/POOR 33 980 26/POOR 40 1020 26/POOR 40 1020 WILLIAMS LAKE 18/POOR 31 996 85/GOOD 38 1540 20/POOR 35 1000 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 20 937 15/POOR 23 960 21/POOR 45 960 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 33 710 27/POOR 38 781 39/FAIR 41 841 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 25 745 17/POOR 30 765 48/FAIR 34 965 SMITHERS 13/POOR 20 563 20/POOR 25 603 48/FAIR 28 823 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 23 828 37/FAIR 26 952 17/POOR 31 780 CLEARWATER 14/POOR 22 439 30/POOR 26 558 36/FAIR 35 556 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 78 W 61 SMITHERS SW 78 SW 93 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 25 400 12/POOR 25 402 11/POOR 7 432 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 25 715 17/POOR 35 735 33/POOR 47 795 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 16 721 12/POOR 25 723 11/POOR 10 731 DAWSON 10/POOR 5 404 12/POOR 8 437 10/POOR 23 380 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 20 703 11/POOR 25 705 10/POOR 8 704 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 59 SW 87 WATSON LAKE W 70 W 69 WHITEHORSE SW 72 SW 91 MAYO W 61 SW 50 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 40 115 42/FAIR 150 48 22/POOR 31 82 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 29 80 33/POOR 34 198 18/POOR 22 138 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 21 128 26/POOR 25 182 27/POOR 23 202 SRN VAN ISLD 40/FAIR 28 246 25/POOR 40 97 19/POOR 24 99 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 27 64 44/FAIR 35 239 19/POOR 24 104 NRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 41 57 20/POOR 42 72 21/POOR 28 102 TERRACE 13/POOR 15 271 18/POOR 22 297 23/POOR 18 367 STEWART 14/POOR 22 52 16/POOR 25 57 12/POOR 12 47 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 41 SW 52 SW 46 SANDSPIT S 76 S 81 SW 67 PORT HARDY S 100 S 117 S 98 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/WJW