FPCN39 CWLW 131430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 13-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 9/POOR 3 255 11/POOR 1 605 60/GOOD 17 945 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 16 427 17/POOR 4 698 60/GOOD 15 1150 OKANAGAN 21/POOR 22 559 23/POOR 5 973 49/FAIR 14 1095 CASTLEGAR 20/POOR 18 607 23/POOR 5 1032 27/POOR 8 929 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 5 963 19/POOR 4 1394 11/POOR 9 983 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 17 523 21/POOR 5 882 25/POOR 9 786 GOLDEN 11/POOR 10 827 16/POOR 3 1199 12/POOR 8 847 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 33 S 17 CRANBROOK S 11 SW 20 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 24/POOR 27 652 24/POOR 7 957 13/POOR 2 879 100 MILE 30/POOR 25 1108 19/POOR 5 1303 17/POOR 8 1115 WILLIAMS LAKE 23/POOR 21 1065 16/POOR 3 1346 15/POOR 4 1201 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 17 950 21/POOR 7 1233 21/POOR 6 1285 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 20 739 28/POOR 10 1064 21/POOR 5 1147 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 4 870 42/FAIR 16 1152 34/FAIR 12 1139 SMITHERS 13/POOR 5 653 36/FAIR 13 942 37/FAIR 15 898 MCBRIDE 23/POOR 20 860 21/POOR 5 1169 20/POOR 5 1145 CLEARWATER 22/POOR 21 516 18/POOR 6 660 23/POOR 8 728 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 13 W 19 SMITHERS W 9 W 30 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 48/FAIR 13 1035 21/POOR 12 563 40/FAIR 14 844 FT ST JOHN 20/POOR 23 788 53/FAIR 17 1282 47/FAIR 18 1154 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 27 740 13/POOR 8 799 25/POOR 11 986 DAWSON 25/POOR 18 543 18/POOR 8 585 14/POOR 15 427 WATSON LAKE 19/POOR 4 1176 14/POOR 20 733 24/POOR 7 1110 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE N 15 N 17 WATSON LAKE NW 17 NW 37 WHITEHORSE W 44 W 13 MAYO SW 17 W 17 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 17/POOR 26 56 13/POOR 3 251 27/POOR 16 219 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 18 150 32/POOR 8 626 13/POOR 5 214 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 15 118 17/POOR 3 533 26/POOR 7 533 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 15 67 11/POOR 3 146 11/POOR 10 62 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 16 51 13/POOR 2 352 41/FAIR 13 538 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 13 55 10/POOR 2 75 14/POOR 22 61 TERRACE 14/POOR 10 308 29/POOR 12 535 20/POOR 13 370 STEWART 15/POOR 21 63 11/POOR 21 22 17/POOR 20 81 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 17 SE 20 SE 15 SANDSPIT SE 19 SE 19 SE 19 PORT HARDY NE 22 0 0 SW 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/