FPCN39 CWLW 231430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 23 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-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 32/POOR 35 361 33/POOR 24 429 56/GOOD 22 729 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 36 368 36/FAIR 27 546 60/GOOD 30 746 OKANAGAN 32/POOR 34 594 36/FAIR 22 706 57/GOOD 28 856 CASTLEGAR 28/POOR 25 640 31/POOR 21 705 29/POOR 18 707 CRANBROOK 18/POOR 21 1022 37/FAIR 29 1139 41/FAIR 25 1207 REVELSTOKE 23/POOR 21 566 26/POOR 22 593 16/POOR 22 504 GOLDEN 19/POOR 25 862 34/FAIR 25 985 34/FAIR 22 1010 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 SW 69 SW 102 CRANBROOK SW 72 W 78 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 21/POOR 32 613 21/POOR 15 695 18/POOR 8 745 100 MILE 13/POOR 37 961 28/POOR 24 1090 30/POOR 21 1140 WILLIAMS LAKE 15/POOR 35 969 28/POOR 24 1090 20/POOR 10 1140 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 22 948 38/FAIR 20 1210 48/FAIR 28 1210 PRINCE GEORGE 24/POOR 13 905 11/POOR 4 791 19/POOR 12 841 BURNS LAKE 39/FAIR 23 987 15/POOR 11 815 26/POOR 19 888 SMITHERS 42/FAIR 21 860 20/POOR 14 673 28/POOR 19 714 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 26 766 22/POOR 24 830 19/POOR 14 869 CLEARWATER 22/POOR 27 487 21/POOR 22 496 32/POOR 21 611 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 56 SW 67 SMITHERS S 65 SW 76 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 16/POOR 11 503 18/POOR 17 482 15/POOR 7 551 FT ST JOHN 53/FAIR 18 1252 23/POOR 18 845 18/POOR 11 845 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 20 721 12/POOR 14 738 12/POOR 27 723 DAWSON 10/POOR 24 380 9/POOR 18 374 10/POOR 25 374 WATSON LAKE 14/POOR 21 734 16/POOR 4 1002 11/POOR 23 703 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 63 E 30 WATSON LAKE SE 48 SE 30 WHITEHORSE E 43 NE 54 MAYO E 33 NE 56 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 12/POOR 48 15 71/GOOD 23 702 55/GOOD 21 502 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 36 78 60/GOOD 20 658 53/FAIR 25 458 SQUAMISH 21/POOR 29 132 20/POOR 14 202 33/POOR 16 352 SRN VAN ISLD 21/POOR 48 65 60/GOOD 20 619 58/GOOD 23 519 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 41 53 53/FAIR 20 524 46/FAIR 20 424 NRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 53 70 73/GOOD 34 522 56/GOOD 27 422 TERRACE 42/FAIR 19 577 24/POOR 28 317 30/POOR 21 417 STEWART 38/FAIR 26 235 21/POOR 22 107 27/POOR 17 207 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 85 W 85 SW 74 SANDSPIT SW 54 SW 46 SW 43 PORT HARDY W 26 W 35 W 31 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC