FPCN39 CWLW 011430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 01-February-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 26/POOR 18 415 76/GOOD 11 1879 68/GOOD 10 1729 KAMLOOPS 19/POOR 24 421 85/GOOD 15 1846 66/GOOD 9 1946 OKANAGAN 38/FAIR 17 807 83/GOOD 15 1906 52/FAIR 7 1856 CASTLEGAR 23/POOR 11 738 73/GOOD 13 1795 77/GOOD 11 2195 CRANBROOK 37/FAIR 18 1264 84/GOOD 20 2039 70/GOOD 13 2139 REVELSTOKE 29/POOR 16 693 86/GOOD 13 2243 69/GOOD 9 2143 GOLDEN 24/POOR 20 931 90/GOOD 16 2385 68/GOOD 10 2285 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 35 NW 37 CRANBROOK W 35 W 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 32/POOR 16 825 73/GOOD 12 1945 61/GOOD 14 1445 100 MILE 18/POOR 20 1020 64/GOOD 17 1740 31/POOR 12 1306 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 19 1021 79/GOOD 14 2340 29/POOR 8 1440 PUNTZI MTN 16/POOR 22 968 86/GOOD 21 2010 29/POOR 10 1310 PRINCE GEORGE 53/FAIR 18 1250 64/GOOD 15 1591 42/FAIR 10 1391 BURNS LAKE 34/FAIR 17 1009 66/GOOD 16 1615 49/FAIR 22 1115 SMITHERS 29/POOR 16 765 76/GOOD 16 1673 60/GOOD 20 1123 MCBRIDE 57/GOOD 15 1485 73/GOOD 14 1930 46/FAIR 9 1630 CLEARWATER 29/POOR 20 588 87/GOOD 17 1796 52/FAIR 8 1596 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 43 W 48 SMITHERS NW 41 NW 48 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 10 475 11/POOR 3 496 14/POOR 16 434 FT ST JOHN 37/FAIR 17 1034 21/POOR 8 984 24/POOR 18 857 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 15 765 30/POOR 21 903 37/FAIR 26 923 DAWSON 18/POOR 17 472 11/POOR 18 390 29/POOR 20 570 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 7 728 12/POOR 15 723 23/POOR 18 840 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 28 NW 35 WATSON LAKE NW 22 NW 33 WHITEHORSE SW 22 SW 31 MAYO W 35 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 23/POOR 30 91 36/FAIR 10 552 23/POOR 6 452 FRASER VALLEY 25/POOR 25 177 48/FAIR 7 1258 50/FAIR 13 758 SQUAMISH 22/POOR 14 223 65/GOOD 10 1452 48/FAIR 7 1252 SRN VAN ISLD 29/POOR 23 188 67/GOOD 10 1469 36/FAIR 7 819 CNTRL VAN ISLD 21/POOR 21 135 73/GOOD 13 1324 25/POOR 5 624 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 6 122 80/GOOD 24 872 69/GOOD 31 522 TERRACE 20/POOR 6 553 52/FAIR 7 1617 65/GOOD 20 917 STEWART 10/POOR 11 24 64/GOOD 9 1507 75/GOOD 20 907 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 35 W 24 NW 17 SANDSPIT NW 22 NW 19 N 33 PORT HARDY NW 39 NW 33 W 41 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/