FPCN39 CWLW 031431 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 3 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 03-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 32/POOR 30 381 58/GOOD 29 629 43/FAIR 24 529 KAMLOOPS 49/FAIR 38 800 99/GOOD 28 1546 37/FAIR 23 596 OKANAGAN 36/FAIR 33 624 88/GOOD 27 1356 37/FAIR 23 706 CASTLEGAR 44/FAIR 27 769 63/GOOD 19 1195 19/POOR 18 595 CRANBROOK 38/FAIR 27 1164 56/GOOD 22 1439 14/POOR 18 989 REVELSTOKE 54/FAIR 26 837 40/FAIR 16 843 22/POOR 16 593 GOLDEN 41/FAIR 21 1101 38/FAIR 20 1085 12/POOR 16 820 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 SW 63 SW 104 CRANBROOK SW 63 SW 115 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 17/POOR 37 585 62/GOOD 32 945 33/POOR 24 745 100 MILE 18/POOR 41 982 64/GOOD 34 1340 41/FAIR 22 1240 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 37 979 84/GOOD 32 1640 41/FAIR 22 1240 PUNTZI MTN 17/POOR 40 948 57/GOOD 28 1310 40/FAIR 32 1110 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 39 722 79/GOOD 28 1391 48/FAIR 28 991 BURNS LAKE 29/POOR 32 839 80/GOOD 34 1315 65/GOOD 35 1115 SMITHERS 26/POOR 27 643 48/FAIR 28 823 38/FAIR 30 723 MCBRIDE 19/POOR 26 799 32/POOR 23 930 12/POOR 16 768 CLEARWATER 26/POOR 29 511 32/POOR 23 596 25/POOR 15 596 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 91 SW 78 SMITHERS SE 65 S 57 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 7 446 13/POOR 4 543 16/POOR 29 424 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 20 754 45/FAIR 39 895 12/POOR 33 714 WHITEHORSE 32/POOR 22 913 13/POOR 30 728 33/POOR 32 853 DAWSON 29/POOR 37 477 19/POOR 36 424 11/POOR 32 382 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 12 719 10/POOR 19 703 14/POOR 34 718 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 35 S 41 WATSON LAKE SE 41 E 50 WHITEHORSE SE 61 SE 69 MAYO SE 43 S 44 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 26/POOR 49 68 99/GOOD 47 702 72/GOOD 33 502 FRASER VALLEY 31/POOR 35 182 70/GOOD 39 458 48/FAIR 28 358 SQUAMISH 28/POOR 29 178 45/FAIR 26 352 38/FAIR 20 352 SRN VAN ISLD 36/FAIR 45 142 65/GOOD 35 419 65/GOOD 35 419 CNTRL VAN ISLD 45/FAIR 39 221 65/GOOD 35 424 43/FAIR 24 324 NRN VAN ISLD 38/FAIR 56 130 79/GOOD 39 522 68/GOOD 30 522 TERRACE 17/POOR 24 280 33/POOR 24 417 45/FAIR 26 517 STEWART 11/POOR 30 18 25/POOR 31 107 43/FAIR 36 207 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 81 SW 96 SW 93 SANDSPIT S 109 SW 126 SW 94 PORT HARDY S 48 S 43 S 46 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/KAL