FPCN39 CWLW 041453 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 4 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 04-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 34/FAIR 23 443 62/GOOD 25 745 13/POOR 22 265 KAMLOOPS 31/POOR 28 502 65/GOOD 27 864 35/FAIR 23 574 OKANAGAN 29/POOR 29 589 55/GOOD 20 976 51/FAIR 19 955 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 18 630 48/FAIR 16 1026 41/FAIR 11 1107 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 7 1009 45/FAIR 14 1488 50/FAIR 15 1537 REVELSTOKE 34/FAIR 19 707 48/FAIR 18 917 27/POOR 11 768 GOLDEN 32/POOR 15 1095 47/FAIR 18 1244 36/FAIR 12 1234 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 56 SW 65 CRANBROOK S 33 SW 65 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 58/GOOD 41 827 50/FAIR 29 855 14/POOR 43 567 100 MILE 50/FAIR 39 1173 68/GOOD 29 1459 29/POOR 38 1046 WILLIAMS LAKE 41/FAIR 39 1114 65/GOOD 27 1453 15/POOR 38 968 PUNTZI MTN 51/FAIR 29 1237 86/GOOD 39 1509 15/POOR 36 938 PRINCE GEORGE 48/FAIR 38 917 74/GOOD 34 1204 12/POOR 46 703 BURNS LAKE 28/POOR 35 818 82/GOOD 41 1227 11/POOR 30 730 SMITHERS 33/POOR 30 681 76/GOOD 35 1041 13/POOR 36 541 MCBRIDE 54/FAIR 26 1120 46/FAIR 23 1079 33/POOR 27 908 CLEARWATER 48/FAIR 25 735 41/FAIR 20 729 34/FAIR 21 632 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 78 SW 80 SMITHERS S 91 S 122 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 21/POOR 18 504 33/POOR 28 550 20/POOR 35 441 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 21 732 23/POOR 23 814 10/POOR 27 703 WHITEHORSE 67/GOOD 37 1102 33/POOR 37 833 11/POOR 33 712 DAWSON 63/GOOD 41 693 56/GOOD 40 645 9/POOR 14 376 WATSON LAKE 25/POOR 37 773 30/POOR 32 818 12/POOR 34 704 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 81 S 122 WATSON LAKE S 70 S 67 WHITEHORSE SE 83 S 89 MAYO S 52 S 61 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 55 61 87/GOOD 30 802 11/POOR 33 12 FRASER VALLEY 38/FAIR 37 221 83/GOOD 24 958 10/POOR 17 66 SQUAMISH 44/FAIR 29 312 56/GOOD 18 652 10/POOR 19 62 SRN VAN ISLD 39/FAIR 52 140 97/GOOD 33 919 13/POOR 27 47 CNTRL VAN ISLD 55/GOOD 44 262 81/GOOD 23 924 20/POOR 27 99 NRN VAN ISLD 30/POOR 55 99 99/GOOD 38 922 12/POOR 57 30 TERRACE 31/POOR 28 370 73/GOOD 34 717 13/POOR 34 236 STEWART 26/POOR 31 110 52/FAIR 31 319 12/POOR 33 26 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 78 S 85 SW 94 SANDSPIT S 96 S 119 S 113 PORT HARDY S 117 S 124 S 126 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/