FPCN39 CWLW 191430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 19-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 47/FAIR 20 641 58/GOOD 19 829 36/FAIR 27 429 KAMLOOPS 26/POOR 25 479 65/GOOD 22 979 42/FAIR 25 624 OKANAGAN 36/FAIR 21 714 67/GOOD 21 1145 51/FAIR 25 826 CASTLEGAR 26/POOR 14 728 50/FAIR 16 1059 44/FAIR 20 867 CRANBROOK 29/POOR 17 1172 60/GOOD 20 1539 58/GOOD 23 1439 REVELSTOKE 30/POOR 15 726 37/FAIR 14 850 34/FAIR 17 743 GOLDEN 42/FAIR 16 1218 37/FAIR 16 1147 54/FAIR 16 1433 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 46 SW 48 CRANBROOK SW 44 W 59 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 42/FAIR 26 808 56/GOOD 18 1145 38/FAIR 15 945 100 MILE 30/POOR 27 1091 56/GOOD 24 1390 43/FAIR 24 1240 WILLIAMS LAKE 29/POOR 23 1108 57/GOOD 20 1494 36/FAIR 18 1240 PUNTZI MTN 35/FAIR 27 1102 77/GOOD 31 1510 60/GOOD 24 1409 PRINCE GEORGE 50/FAIR 30 996 53/FAIR 20 1191 49/FAIR 22 1091 BURNS LAKE 39/FAIR 29 933 64/GOOD 27 1215 49/FAIR 22 1115 SMITHERS 19/POOR 27 593 50/FAIR 23 923 41/FAIR 17 923 MCBRIDE 42/FAIR 21 1060 28/POOR 16 966 36/FAIR 8 1410 CLEARWATER 28/POOR 22 561 34/FAIR 17 696 37/FAIR 19 696 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 72 W 72 SMITHERS SW 83 SW 87 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 19/POOR 9 583 34/FAIR 10 882 34/FAIR 8 1001 FT ST JOHN 52/FAIR 14 1385 34/FAIR 17 995 66/GOOD 18 1479 WHITEHORSE 22/POOR 16 856 25/POOR 10 1003 42/FAIR 13 1247 DAWSON 12/POOR 13 407 28/POOR 12 670 45/FAIR 26 670 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 7 885 35/FAIR 15 1040 37/FAIR 19 990 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 43 0 0 WATSON LAKE NE 17 NW 26 WHITEHORSE NE 33 N 33 MAYO NE 19 N 37 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 41/FAIR 31 217 43/FAIR 24 302 45/FAIR 39 202 FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 24 148 43/FAIR 24 358 45/FAIR 38 258 SQUAMISH 29/POOR 17 285 36/FAIR 18 352 43/FAIR 24 352 SRN VAN ISLD 36/FAIR 25 239 46/FAIR 27 319 49/FAIR 44 219 CNTRL VAN ISLD 49/FAIR 25 373 51/FAIR 21 473 51/FAIR 37 274 NRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 25 144 37/FAIR 29 222 65/GOOD 35 422 TERRACE 24/POOR 24 336 28/POOR 20 398 36/FAIR 11 720 STEWART 49/FAIR 22 412 28/POOR 21 188 38/FAIR 12 507 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 41 SW 54 SW 50 SANDSPIT SW 48 SW 54 SW 59 PORT HARDY W 74 W 65 W 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC