FPCN39 CWLW 081430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 8 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 08-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 36/FAIR 20 505 40/FAIR 16 629 33/POOR 14 579 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 24 402 50/FAIR 15 946 48/FAIR 14 946 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 14 517 62/GOOD 16 1256 45/FAIR 11 1156 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 6 534 46/FAIR 16 995 48/FAIR 19 951 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 12 969 34/FAIR 17 1233 38/FAIR 11 1491 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 7 472 32/POOR 12 817 32/POOR 16 725 GOLDEN 13/POOR 16 827 28/POOR 11 1118 20/POOR 8 1040 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 24 W 35 CRANBROOK NW 30 W 57 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 14/POOR 20 588 36/FAIR 11 1047 18/POOR 7 781 100 MILE 13/POOR 21 977 36/FAIR 15 1299 33/POOR 16 1243 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 20 973 38/FAIR 13 1404 28/POOR 11 1270 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 10 934 47/FAIR 15 1467 32/POOR 18 1168 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 20 788 25/POOR 7 1129 15/POOR 5 915 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 17 744 28/POOR 18 918 36/FAIR 22 970 SMITHERS 10/POOR 9 552 38/FAIR 20 823 36/FAIR 24 751 MCBRIDE 13/POOR 17 774 21/POOR 10 953 22/POOR 17 874 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 20 447 29/POOR 13 704 29/POOR 15 658 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE N 20 NW 44 SMITHERS NE 11 NW 31 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 14/POOR 36 405 12/POOR 24 402 17/POOR 13 493 FT ST JOHN 14/POOR 39 719 45/FAIR 21 1057 17/POOR 11 829 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 22 720 10/POOR 20 715 13/POOR 26 730 DAWSON 10/POOR 8 400 13/POOR 27 398 15/POOR 33 405 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 31 704 10/POOR 7 723 10/POOR 14 707 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 43 W 59 WATSON LAKE W 63 W 74 WHITEHORSE W 63 W 54 MAYO W 43 W 59 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 23 40 79/GOOD 49 402 12/POOR 39 15 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 25 89 79/GOOD 39 558 23/POOR 26 159 SQUAMISH 27/POOR 25 192 12/POOR 28 70 13/POOR 26 80 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 19 80 56/GOOD 36 319 19/POOR 21 109 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 15 72 25/POOR 27 137 34/FAIR 25 229 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 9 66 11/POOR 27 34 12/POOR 27 39 TERRACE 14/POOR 14 276 38/FAIR 20 517 13/POOR 21 248 STEWART 10/POOR 7 20 12/POOR 28 27 10/POOR 30 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 20 0 0 W 19 SANDSPIT E 24 E 9 W 13 PORT HARDY E 19 E 11 E 15 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/