FPCN39 CWLW 161430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 16-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 30/POOR 16 493 57/GOOD 14 1021 60/GOOD 13 1168 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 17 446 76/GOOD 15 1554 87/GOOD 18 1671 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 16 577 76/GOOD 16 1606 78/GOOD 17 1585 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 9 610 30/POOR 11 868 37/FAIR 12 979 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 8 1006 24/POOR 12 1184 77/GOOD 20 1866 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 8 586 22/POOR 8 762 35/FAIR 11 923 GOLDEN 11/POOR 6 850 40/FAIR 9 1500 65/GOOD 15 1716 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 28 SW 46 CRANBROOK SW 39 W 63 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 19/POOR 17 658 23/POOR 7 914 23/POOR 20 677 100 MILE 25/POOR 25 1060 68/GOOD 18 1773 87/GOOD 21 2071 WILLIAMS LAKE 21/POOR 21 1052 62/GOOD 12 1995 37/FAIR 19 1244 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 16 980 66/GOOD 12 2110 99/GOOD 30 2276 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 5 875 15/POOR 6 878 29/POOR 29 828 BURNS LAKE 26/POOR 21 875 25/POOR 12 974 45/FAIR 24 1040 SMITHERS 33/POOR 19 775 26/POOR 13 781 91/GOOD 26 1540 MCBRIDE 18/POOR 14 843 47/FAIR 9 1638 68/GOOD 18 1563 CLEARWATER 27/POOR 18 595 27/POOR 9 776 71/GOOD 13 1638 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 15 SW 24 SMITHERS SW 39 SW 43 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 33/POOR 9 919 34/FAIR 8 1000 26/POOR 6 933 FT ST JOHN 29/POOR 11 1055 31/POOR 8 1246 14/POOR 11 780 WHITEHORSE 37/FAIR 14 1107 28/POOR 10 1081 40/FAIR 12 1247 DAWSON 23/POOR 20 505 39/FAIR 16 765 15/POOR 6 566 WATSON LAKE 53/FAIR 17 1284 49/FAIR 16 1240 22/POOR 6 1092 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 30 SW 48 WATSON LAKE E 22 S 15 WHITEHORSE E 17 0 0 MAYO E 28 E 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 21/POOR 26 89 19/POOR 21 89 22/POOR 11 221 FRASER VALLEY 23/POOR 21 184 17/POOR 11 184 14/POOR 2 493 SQUAMISH 15/POOR 17 122 20/POOR 10 260 23/POOR 5 603 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 20 76 13/POOR 20 57 41/FAIR 13 534 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 22 113 44/FAIR 16 489 44/FAIR 12 646 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 32 38 11/POOR 30 32 21/POOR 18 144 TERRACE 32/POOR 19 454 15/POOR 12 308 36/FAIR 15 579 STEWART 17/POOR 19 87 22/POOR 18 145 20/POOR 21 107 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 41 SW 44 S 41 SANDSPIT S 39 S 19 S 24 PORT HARDY S 44 S 43 S 46 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/ret