FPCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-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 12/POOR 12 275 62/GOOD 16 1032 44/FAIR 14 763 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 18 466 52/FAIR 10 1308 46/FAIR 16 846 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 10 569 48/FAIR 14 1056 46/FAIR 16 956 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 7 553 43/FAIR 12 1095 28/POOR 11 826 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 14 1011 61/GOOD 18 1639 48/FAIR 17 1439 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 9 494 39/FAIR 8 1225 28/POOR 12 743 GOLDEN 32/POOR 15 1095 46/FAIR 10 1585 43/FAIR 13 1345 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 20 SW 20 CRANBROOK W 26 W 41 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 28/POOR 21 726 41/FAIR 17 945 50/FAIR 15 1145 100 MILE 15/POOR 19 1002 41/FAIR 17 1340 45/FAIR 13 1540 WILLIAMS LAKE 21/POOR 18 1068 42/FAIR 14 1440 45/FAIR 13 1540 PUNTZI MTN 22/POOR 23 1019 70/GOOD 20 1706 60/GOOD 20 1510 PRINCE GEORGE 34/FAIR 26 888 30/POOR 18 919 30/POOR 14 991 BURNS LAKE 34/FAIR 24 929 45/FAIR 19 1115 48/FAIR 21 1115 SMITHERS 19/POOR 21 614 44/FAIR 15 1023 22/POOR 12 726 MCBRIDE 40/FAIR 17 1117 46/FAIR 16 1230 39/FAIR 14 1172 CLEARWATER 14/POOR 16 456 36/FAIR 11 896 22/POOR 11 619 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 37 W 31 SMITHERS SW 54 W 54 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 10 481 26/POOR 4 1182 50/FAIR 15 982 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 8 777 29/POOR 10 1095 33/POOR 19 946 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 9 735 30/POOR 10 1125 35/FAIR 12 1143 DAWSON 12/POOR 18 404 11/POOR 2 568 47/FAIR 16 894 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 4 768 24/POOR 7 1096 50/FAIR 15 1290 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 43 W 44 WATSON LAKE W 39 W 69 WHITEHORSE W 26 W 48 MAYO NE 15 NW 15 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 27/POOR 24 149 41/FAIR 17 401 13/POOR 28 27 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 15 157 42/FAIR 13 602 11/POOR 17 80 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 13 124 44/FAIR 10 804 28/POOR 13 341 SRN VAN ISLD 20/POOR 10 233 37/FAIR 13 459 26/POOR 29 135 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 14 103 54/FAIR 17 631 60/GOOD 24 523 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 18 87 54/FAIR 29 372 63/GOOD 33 422 TERRACE 16/POOR 16 303 25/POOR 20 367 23/POOR 13 417 STEWART 20/POOR 16 137 26/POOR 16 207 13/POOR 3 232 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 17 SE 11 0 0 SANDSPIT S 11 S 11 SW 17 PORT HARDY S 37 SW 37 SW 35 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC