FPCN39 CWLW 151446 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 15 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 15-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 10/POOR 9 248 17/POOR 8 409 19/POOR 9 442 KAMLOOPS 9/POOR 2 381 33/POOR 14 694 16/POOR 7 542 OKANAGAN 13/POOR 3 683 28/POOR 9 873 21/POOR 7 780 CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 18 579 14/POOR 3 815 8/POOR 10 745 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 24 1016 26/POOR 9 1299 12/POOR 5 1032 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 8 539 13/POOR 2 821 20/POOR 6 774 GOLDEN 15/POOR 15 859 25/POOR 9 1127 19/POOR 10 979 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 19 NW 22 CRANBROOK N 43 N 44 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 9/POOR 3 574 28/POOR 24 695 25/POOR 18 712 100 MILE 10/POOR 8 962 38/FAIR 22 1216 25/POOR 12 1189 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 7 978 19/POOR 24 1019 24/POOR 13 1162 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 7 935 12/POOR 16 945 15/POOR 8 1048 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 7 753 25/POOR 21 842 12/POOR 18 719 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 13 769 23/POOR 23 830 14/POOR 9 825 SMITHERS 14/POOR 18 571 21/POOR 22 622 12/POOR 10 585 MCBRIDE 17/POOR 10 877 33/POOR 11 1159 24/POOR 12 976 CLEARWATER 10/POOR 5 425 35/FAIR 12 825 19/POOR 8 631 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 W 24 SMITHERS S 37 S 26 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 10/POOR 8 397 10/POOR 14 396 12/POOR 32 397 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 22 721 15/POOR 23 746 21/POOR 36 757 WHITEHORSE 16/POOR 24 757 13/POOR 28 729 15/POOR 27 742 DAWSON 11/POOR 20 385 10/POOR 19 378 10/POOR 19 378 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 9 707 10/POOR 6 709 11/POOR 32 702 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 44 S 37 WATSON LAKE W 33 SW 33 WHITEHORSE SW 54 SW 43 MAYO SW 37 SW 57 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 24/POOR 20 146 41/FAIR 27 252 11/POOR 22 16 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 15 129 26/POOR 16 258 11/POOR 10 92 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 14 114 32/POOR 18 302 10/POOR 9 76 SRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 7 243 22/POOR 12 219 13/POOR 13 81 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 10 201 29/POOR 16 274 10/POOR 13 43 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 32 38 60/GOOD 41 322 10/POOR 36 28 TERRACE 12/POOR 18 244 41/FAIR 19 567 10/POOR 13 228 STEWART 12/POOR 18 42 48/FAIR 24 357 10/POOR 12 27 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 20 0 0 W 19 SANDSPIT S 54 S 37 S 44 PORT HARDY S 83 S 83 S 78 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/