FPCN39 CWLW 291430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 29 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 29-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 25/POOR 17 406 75/GOOD 20 1129 45/FAIR 14 779 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 11 498 71/GOOD 18 1246 31/POOR 8 896 OKANAGAN 27/POOR 26 592 80/GOOD 20 1456 54/FAIR 17 1056 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 10 681 45/FAIR 11 1195 43/FAIR 18 895 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 7 1060 36/FAIR 11 1439 41/FAIR 17 1339 REVELSTOKE 20/POOR 10 641 33/POOR 12 843 17/POOR 5 743 GOLDEN 17/POOR 11 913 38/FAIR 10 1385 28/POOR 8 1235 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 37 W 28 CRANBROOK W 24 W 37 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 30/POOR 27 697 30/POOR 27 695 24/POOR 12 782 100 MILE 25/POOR 27 1055 36/FAIR 27 1140 20/POOR 8 1190 WILLIAMS LAKE 21/POOR 21 1050 35/FAIR 26 1140 17/POOR 6 1190 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 16 960 36/FAIR 28 1110 22/POOR 10 1160 PRINCE GEORGE 23/POOR 27 789 58/GOOD 29 1091 33/POOR 16 991 BURNS LAKE 25/POOR 21 866 52/FAIR 24 1115 41/FAIR 14 1185 SMITHERS 29/POOR 23 692 30/POOR 21 723 20/POOR 10 723 MCBRIDE 30/POOR 18 958 36/FAIR 18 1030 38/FAIR 10 1320 CLEARWATER 24/POOR 17 560 31/POOR 17 646 15/POOR 4 681 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 35 SW 37 SMITHERS S 74 SW 67 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 7 397 11/POOR 8 427 20/POOR 8 635 FT ST JOHN 19/POOR 34 752 19/POOR 25 773 16/POOR 30 737 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 24 796 12/POOR 19 732 16/POOR 30 745 DAWSON 12/POOR 19 398 10/POOR 16 380 10/POOR 11 385 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 6 742 9/POOR 3 709 10/POOR 19 699 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 48 S 44 WATSON LAKE W 33 W 39 WHITEHORSE SW 30 SW 28 MAYO S 22 W 24 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 24 119 44/FAIR 25 302 26/POOR 11 302 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 20 127 44/FAIR 25 358 34/FAIR 17 358 SQUAMISH 22/POOR 16 209 32/POOR 18 302 17/POOR 6 302 SRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 15 133 48/FAIR 28 319 30/POOR 14 319 CNTRL VAN ISLD 33/POOR 17 302 45/FAIR 26 324 25/POOR 12 274 NRN VAN ISLD 29/POOR 37 126 44/FAIR 30 272 26/POOR 11 322 TERRACE 14/POOR 22 256 28/POOR 19 417 20/POOR 10 417 STEWART 13/POOR 25 33 29/POOR 20 207 23/POOR 13 207 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 24 S 33 S 54 SANDSPIT S 74 S 81 S 69 PORT HARDY S 61 S 67 SW 57 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC