FPCN39 CWLW 201430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 20-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 52/FAIR 20 714 48/FAIR 21 313 64/GOOD 14 1183 KAMLOOPS 17/POOR 26 403 55/GOOD 17 531 75/GOOD 16 1473 OKANAGAN 25/POOR 21 607 72/GOOD 22 774 74/GOOD 17 1472 CASTLEGAR 30/POOR 16 753 74/GOOD 19 889 64/GOOD 12 1634 CRANBROOK 28/POOR 22 1111 99/GOOD 21 1676 90/GOOD 20 2216 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 18 472 49/FAIR 11 608 14/POOR 13 512 GOLDEN 17/POOR 22 853 68/GOOD 12 1292 52/FAIR 14 1466 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 50 W 67 CRANBROOK W 41 W 69 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 15/POOR 16 617 61/GOOD 5 1401 34/FAIR 10 1039 100 MILE 21/POOR 20 1052 49/FAIR 13 1091 45/FAIR 12 1586 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 13 981 63/GOOD 9 1474 35/FAIR 10 1472 PUNTZI MTN 40/FAIR 17 1295 56/GOOD 14 1140 64/GOOD 17 1714 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 7 862 68/GOOD 17 1043 35/FAIR 9 1278 BURNS LAKE 48/FAIR 18 1185 68/GOOD 20 1009 22/POOR 7 1057 SMITHERS 13/POOR 17 561 73/GOOD 16 979 15/POOR 3 889 MCBRIDE 42/FAIR 16 1170 44/FAIR 1 1710 38/FAIR 9 1405 CLEARWATER 32/POOR 21 613 69/GOOD 11 957 46/FAIR 13 1009 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 46 W 43 SMITHERS SW 43 SW 28 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 43/FAIR 16 839 43/FAIR 12 987 22/POOR 6 783 FT ST JOHN 58/GOOD 20 1275 59/GOOD 17 1390 24/POOR 7 1116 WHITEHORSE 36/FAIR 21 969 43/FAIR 14 1209 21/POOR 8 980 DAWSON 39/FAIR 36 542 60/GOOD 29 784 46/FAIR 21 748 WATSON LAKE 74/GOOD 23 1456 65/GOOD 18 1459 18/POOR 3 1230 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 13 W 28 WATSON LAKE SE 39 E 22 WHITEHORSE E 24 N 9 MAYO SE 41 SE 41 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 57/GOOD 23 492 45/FAIR 36 30 11/POOR 3 135 FRASER VALLEY 54/FAIR 25 464 44/FAIR 31 87 13/POOR 8 145 SQUAMISH 39/FAIR 17 413 59/GOOD 20 246 17/POOR 5 334 SRN VAN ISLD 71/GOOD 27 623 50/FAIR 38 71 13/POOR 21 51 CNTRL VAN ISLD 57/GOOD 22 535 44/FAIR 31 262 15/POOR 8 157 NRN VAN ISLD 44/FAIR 29 277 43/FAIR 26 47 12/POOR 22 45 TERRACE 29/POOR 11 570 51/FAIR 3 965 48/FAIR 9 1174 STEWART 15/POOR 19 65 47/FAIR 6 242 14/POOR 3 331 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 30 W 43 W 54 SANDSPIT S 65 SW 72 W 67 PORT HARDY S 54 S 43 SW 44 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/