FPCN39 CWLW 051430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 5 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 05-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 12/POOR 18 259 60/GOOD 30 629 15/POOR 28 269 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 25 392 50/FAIR 20 801 14/POOR 23 389 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 21 480 57/GOOD 19 1044 40/FAIR 29 676 CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 17 580 56/GOOD 19 1062 22/POOR 9 775 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 25 971 41/FAIR 15 1389 25/POOR 13 1168 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 13 485 40/FAIR 19 788 25/POOR 19 607 GOLDEN 12/POOR 17 814 29/POOR 10 1179 25/POOR 21 932 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 44 NW 31 CRANBROOK NW 43 NW 50 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 18/POOR 23 621 75/GOOD 36 1045 11/POOR 33 554 100 MILE 14/POOR 22 985 64/GOOD 34 1340 14/POOR 37 964 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 21 999 71/GOOD 32 1440 13/POOR 32 965 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 23 950 73/GOOD 34 1410 13/POOR 45 926 PRINCE GEORGE 27/POOR 27 818 76/GOOD 37 1191 10/POOR 29 698 BURNS LAKE 35/FAIR 25 923 61/GOOD 31 1115 10/POOR 28 723 SMITHERS 25/POOR 23 654 62/GOOD 32 923 11/POOR 26 536 MCBRIDE 29/POOR 17 956 50/FAIR 23 1130 11/POOR 30 742 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 15 438 45/FAIR 19 796 12/POOR 27 417 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 44 W 59 SMITHERS SW 65 SW 69 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 13/POOR 22 414 16/POOR 32 420 11/POOR 36 390 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 40 724 50/FAIR 30 995 12/POOR 41 710 WHITEHORSE 44/FAIR 25 998 12/POOR 36 716 10/POOR 32 711 DAWSON 14/POOR 33 396 12/POOR 36 386 29/POOR 15 629 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 29 706 10/POOR 30 697 11/POOR 39 697 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 61 SW 87 WATSON LAKE W 65 W 94 WHITEHORSE SW 63 SW 87 MAYO W 87 W 100 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 14/POOR 13 78 10/POOR 25 11 10/POOR 23 9 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 16 160 10/POOR 11 73 11/POOR 20 73 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 14 78 10/POOR 12 73 11/POOR 21 71 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 14 96 16/POOR 21 79 11/POOR 17 35 CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 17 81 27/POOR 19 212 13/POOR 17 64 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 32 50 13/POOR 54 34 10/POOR 39 25 TERRACE 20/POOR 23 305 11/POOR 33 227 11/POOR 23 230 STEWART 38/FAIR 23 267 12/POOR 33 24 10/POOR 32 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 20 SW 15 W 28 SANDSPIT S 57 S 52 SW 52 PORT HARDY S 76 S 80 S 87 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC