FPCN39 CWLW 071430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 7 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 07-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 17/POOR 27 282 61/GOOD 21 829 36/FAIR 16 566 KAMLOOPS 37/FAIR 23 614 54/FAIR 17 946 25/POOR 13 581 OKANAGAN 31/POOR 12 352 73/GOOD 21 1256 36/FAIR 15 816 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 19 556 38/FAIR 10 1095 30/POOR 17 740 CRANBROOK 9/POOR 2 967 27/POOR 14 1195 29/POOR 17 1169 REVELSTOKE 17/POOR 23 511 37/FAIR 15 822 34/FAIR 14 798 GOLDEN 13/POOR 17 832 26/POOR 13 1045 16/POOR 10 908 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 59 SW 52 CRANBROOK SW 30 SW 59 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 32/POOR 38 664 69/GOOD 22 1245 27/POOR 9 940 100 MILE 99/GOOD 37 2040 76/GOOD 26 1640 22/POOR 11 1163 WILLIAMS LAKE 99/GOOD 35 2140 71/GOOD 20 1740 27/POOR 12 1228 PUNTZI MTN 20/POOR 44 955 74/GOOD 30 1485 56/GOOD 19 1474 PRINCE GEORGE 99/GOOD 42 1791 64/GOOD 27 1191 19/POOR 6 989 BURNS LAKE 99/GOOD 47 1517 63/GOOD 33 1115 27/POOR 20 885 SMITHERS 63/GOOD 38 869 33/POOR 24 723 30/POOR 22 713 MCBRIDE 86/GOOD 29 1530 78/GOOD 24 1530 39/FAIR 9 1417 CLEARWATER 71/GOOD 27 996 34/FAIR 21 639 22/POOR 15 565 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 85 SW 119 SMITHERS SW 94 SW 98 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 27 408 11/POOR 36 391 12/POOR 17 414 FT ST JOHN 26/POOR 40 779 93/GOOD 46 1295 25/POOR 15 899 WHITEHORSE 22/POOR 18 839 42/FAIR 32 924 10/POOR 23 712 DAWSON 11/POOR 15 390 11/POOR 12 404 16/POOR 28 414 WATSON LAKE 71/GOOD 18 1596 83/GOOD 40 1234 9/POOR 9 697 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 54 SW 52 WATSON LAKE SW 50 W 31 WHITEHORSE NW 30 W 28 MAYO W 39 W 52 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 11/POOR 25 17 29/POOR 13 302 11/POOR 43 12 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 25 82 20/POOR 7 358 20/POOR 33 123 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 22 81 22/POOR 11 267 12/POOR 27 74 SRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 20 38 30/POOR 12 369 18/POOR 23 95 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 19 43 24/POOR 8 374 30/POOR 24 200 NRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 33 105 9/POOR 15 27 10/POOR 29 31 TERRACE 66/GOOD 29 702 11/POOR 14 242 16/POOR 23 273 STEWART 79/GOOD 27 732 17/POOR 14 118 15/POOR 28 49 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 30 SW 33 SW 57 SANDSPIT S 65 S 83 SW 102 PORT HARDY SW 50 SW 50 SW 63 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/