FPCN39 CWLW 211430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 21-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 46/FAIR 20 624 64/GOOD 14 1192 61/GOOD 9 1620 KAMLOOPS 45/FAIR 27 634 79/GOOD 18 1440 99/GOOD 23 1729 OKANAGAN 65/GOOD 22 1082 75/GOOD 15 1647 54/FAIR 20 964 CASTLEGAR 38/FAIR 16 863 59/GOOD 10 1663 23/POOR 18 647 CRANBROOK 33/POOR 26 1124 88/GOOD 17 2379 46/FAIR 6 2275 REVELSTOKE 39/FAIR 18 790 40/FAIR 12 973 45/FAIR 13 1029 GOLDEN 48/FAIR 19 1227 63/GOOD 14 1713 40/FAIR 14 1239 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 56 W 80 CRANBROOK W 46 NW 61 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 21/POOR 4 1108 35/FAIR 17 848 51/FAIR 14 1213 100 MILE 34/FAIR 25 1144 73/GOOD 19 1833 82/GOOD 21 1946 WILLIAMS LAKE 32/POOR 24 1133 89/GOOD 18 2333 68/GOOD 16 1869 PUNTZI MTN 22/POOR 30 995 99/GOOD 29 2511 65/GOOD 11 2180 PRINCE GEORGE 23/POOR 9 990 48/FAIR 15 1254 38/FAIR 9 1345 BURNS LAKE 35/FAIR 15 1069 23/POOR 6 1165 44/FAIR 12 1339 SMITHERS 36/FAIR 14 909 17/POOR 3 1000 53/FAIR 15 1179 MCBRIDE 38/FAIR 18 1066 42/FAIR 12 1305 52/FAIR 10 1700 CLEARWATER 44/FAIR 20 775 37/FAIR 15 783 76/GOOD 16 1539 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 19 W 44 SMITHERS SW 31 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 12/POOR 9 443 16/POOR 4 698 16/POOR 7 566 FT ST JOHN 29/POOR 18 913 19/POOR 3 1289 31/POOR 11 1085 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 18 828 19/POOR 7 963 18/POOR 10 865 DAWSON 45/FAIR 32 614 46/FAIR 22 734 24/POOR 12 607 WATSON LAKE 28/POOR 10 1050 18/POOR 4 1108 11/POOR 2 887 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 28 SW 20 WATSON LAKE SE 30 S 17 WHITEHORSE 0 0 NW 26 MAYO SE 31 S 33 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 12/POOR 13 48 57/GOOD 28 55 68/GOOD 22 679 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 17 145 50/FAIR 18 71 56/GOOD 12 966 SQUAMISH 23/POOR 14 242 77/GOOD 15 437 34/FAIR 5 1058 SRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 21 110 65/GOOD 24 148 55/GOOD 11 965 CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 20 65 75/GOOD 24 245 63/GOOD 16 853 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 29 42 59/GOOD 28 90 11/POOR 3 150 TERRACE 28/POOR 11 546 40/FAIR 10 871 46/FAIR 9 1119 STEWART 26/POOR 13 261 29/POOR 9 449 31/POOR 16 277 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 33 W 33 W 57 SANDSPIT W 44 W 39 W 52 PORT HARDY W 41 W 37 W 33 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/LEC