FPCN39 CWLW 261500
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY.

MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.  AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H.

26-February-2003
SOUTHERN INTERIORTODAYTOMORROW
 7:00 AM4:00 PM4:00 PM
              VIWNDMXG HTVIWNDMXG HTVIWNDMXG HT
              KM/HMKM/HMKM/HM
FRASER CANYON12/POOR1227357/GOOD8162945/FAIR61529
KAMLOOPS12/POOR742659/GOOD9164631/POOR41446
OKANAGAN26/POOR2260742/FAIR5185626/POOR31556
CASTLEGAR11/POOR1053037/FAIR4194541/FAIR51831
CRANBROOK10/POOR598629/POOR4193928/POOR51689
REVELSTOKE26/POOR1566546/FAIR6179343/FAIR61636
GOLDEN        12/POOR787140/FAIR5208540/FAIR61867

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
          900m1800m2700m
PENTICTON   0  0 SW 13SW 26
CRANBROOK     W  20W  31

CENTRAL INTERIORTODAYTOMORROW
7:00 AM4:00 PM4:00 PM
              VIWNDMXG HTVIWNDMXG HTVIWNDMXG HT
              KM/HMKM/HMKM/HM
QUESNEL    10/POOR263642/FAIR10124548/FAIR141145
100 MILE    14/POOR9103234/FAIR10145242/FAIR131477
WILLIAMS LAKE12/POOR6102632/POOR10139032/POOR141273
PUNTZI MTN19/POOR14104632/POOR9141036/FAIR121374
PRINCE GEORGE10/POOR376841/FAIR12124136/FAIR121141
BURNS LAKE25/POOR1987327/POOR6130721/POOR8990
SMITHERS23/POOR1965831/POOR7114325/POOR8898
MCBRIDE      21/POOR998836/FAIR6165329/POOR81230
CLEARWATER28/POOR1662548/FAIR6179638/FAIR61396

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
          900m1800m2700m
PR. GEORGE    N  11N  15
SMITHERS      N  17N  19

NORTHERN BC/YUKONTODAYTOMORROW
 7:00 AM4:00 PM4:00 PM
              VIWNDMXG HTVIWNDMXG HTVIWNDMXG HT
              KM/HMKM/HMKM/HM
FORT NELSON25/POOR972118/POOR480618/POOR11535
FT ST JOHN23/POOR1686313/POOR2110134/FAIR151035
WHITEHORSE17/POOR2077555/GOOD16136530/POOR91153
DAWSON    16/POOR1247651/FAIR1889019/POOR6678
WATSON LAKE12/POOR974315/POOR592520/POOR10897

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
          900m1800m2700m
DEASE LAKE    NW 9NW 28
WATSON LAKE   NW 17NW 43
WHITEHORSE    W  39W  33
MAYO          W  20W  26

COAST            TODAYTOMORROW
        7:00 AM4:00 PM4:00 PM
              VIWNDMXG HTVIWNDMXG HTVIWNDMXG HT
              KM/HMKM/HMKM/HM
VANCOUVER23/POOR1617236/FAIR1054336/FAIR10546
FRASER VALLEY17/POOR1615646/FAIR994944/FAIR9878
SQUAMISH18/POOR1317729/POOR4103926/POOR4891
SRN VAN ISLD10/POOR112740/FAIR1067415/POOR2565
CNTRL VAN ISLD11/POOR412646/FAIR1270024/POOR4759
NRN VAN ISLD10/POOR76036/FAIR1247231/POOR10452
TERRACE    21/POOR1735323/POOR489666/GOOD22867
STEWART    12/POOR154128/POOR660767/GOOD21707

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
          900m1800m2700m
VANCOUVER   0  0 SW 15W  20
SANDSPIT    SE 9NW 15NW 22
PORT HARDY  NE 24NE 22N  33


VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR:   0-33
FAIR:   34-54
GOOD:   55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.

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