FPCN39 CWLW 021442 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 2 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 02-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 46/FAIR 29 805 56/GOOD 28 264 23/POOR 25 334 KAMLOOPS 42/FAIR 29 790 67/GOOD 39 490 11/POOR 33 356 OKANAGAN 61/GOOD 35 815 64/GOOD 30 906 11/POOR 27 468 CASTLEGAR 30/POOR 21 689 59/GOOD 25 845 12/POOR 19 522 CRANBROOK 22/POOR 18 1078 64/GOOD 28 1044 14/POOR 27 976 REVELSTOKE 45/FAIR 21 813 61/GOOD 21 555 13/POOR 16 486 GOLDEN 34/FAIR 19 1047 56/GOOD 23 842 13/POOR 26 815 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 S 76 SW 107 CRANBROOK SW 54 W 91 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 61/GOOD 33 1322 59/GOOD 37 597 14/POOR 27 577 100 MILE 56/GOOD 38 1427 61/GOOD 42 996 13/POOR 29 963 WILLIAMS LAKE 57/GOOD 33 1475 57/GOOD 40 977 12/POOR 26 959 PUNTZI MTN 36/FAIR 30 1291 60/GOOD 44 959 14/POOR 34 936 PRINCE GEORGE 37/FAIR 30 1384 65/GOOD 39 719 13/POOR 28 716 BURNS LAKE 38/FAIR 25 1257 58/GOOD 36 738 13/POOR 32 739 SMITHERS 33/POOR 21 757 62/GOOD 16 552 12/POOR 31 542 MCBRIDE 46/FAIR 24 1059 59/GOOD 30 864 12/POOR 23 750 CLEARWATER 53/FAIR 26 784 61/GOOD 28 478 11/POOR 19 416 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 41 S 31 SMITHERS S 17 SW 26 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 17/POOR 22 448 11/POOR 17 401 13/POOR 3 625 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 27 717 11/POOR 17 711 9/POOR 6 702 WHITEHORSE 9/POOR 7 714 9/POOR 4 711 12/POOR 30 722 DAWSON 10/POOR 19 382 10/POOR 22 382 16/POOR 36 407 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 8 706 10/POOR 9 711 11/POOR 24 703 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 44 SW 57 WATSON LAKE SW 37 SW 33 WHITEHORSE SW 41 SW 41 MAYO S 13 SW 39 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 42/FAIR 66 1107 10/GOOD 31 10 10/POOR 37 7 FRASER VALLEY 34/FAIR 44 1274 11/GOOD 24 70 11/POOR 35 70 SQUAMISH 42/FAIR 32 1270 64/GOOD 25 85 11/POOR 24 69 SRN VAN ISLD 36/FAIR 48 1132 61/GOOD 24 27 11/POOR 35 28 CNTRL VAN ISLD 46/FAIR 44 1205 62/GOOD 30 40 12/POOR 33 38 NRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 48 149 60/GOOD 42 27 10/POOR 30 29 TERRACE 13/POOR 16 1257 60/GOOD 11 240 13/POOR 27 243 STEWART 13/POOR 17 154 43/FAIR 24 37 15/POOR 27 47 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 83 SW 122 SW 124 SANDSPIT S 70 S 72 SW 94 PORT HARDY S 9 0 0 SW 9 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/GF