FPCN39 CWLW 181330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT FRIDAY 18 APRIL 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-April-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 39/FAIR 16 615 91/GOOD 17 1763 41/FAIR 13 752 KAMLOOPS 68/GOOD 22 1028 99/GOOD 22 2968 62/GOOD 14 1268 OKANAGAN 70/GOOD 15 1498 99/GOOD 16 3036 98/GOOD 19 2040 CASTLEGAR 45/FAIR 15 1016 78/GOOD 9 2651 60/GOOD 9 1853 CRANBROOK 56/GOOD 16 1608 95/GOOD 13 3119 75/GOOD 11 2577 REVELSTOKE 43/FAIR 9 1243 80/GOOD 9 2673 53/FAIR 10 1432 GOLDEN 40/FAIR 14 1239 76/GOOD 11 2441 48/FAIR 8 1845 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 15 SW 17 CRANBROOK W 17 W 19 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 51/FAIR 17 1091 99/GOOD 21 2606 91/GOOD 24 1638 100 MILE 52/FAIR 19 1455 99/GOOD 22 3175 99/GOOD 27 2101 WILLIAMS LAKE 52/FAIR 18 1470 99/GOOD 19 3137 99/GOOD 25 2393 PUNTZI MTN 28/POOR 17 1127 90/GOOD 19 2251 93/GOOD 16 2617 PRINCE GEORGE 31/POOR 11 1078 99/GOOD 20 2641 96/GOOD 19 2231 BURNS LAKE 53/FAIR 18 1268 88/GOOD 19 2010 99/GOOD 22 3380 SMITHERS 38/FAIR 12 1023 81/GOOD 19 1623 48/FAIR 8 1601 MCBRIDE 10/POOR 6 761 99/GOOD 16 2771 63/GOOD 13 1742 CLEARWATER 45/FAIR 14 950 90/GOOD 14 2216 45/FAIR 14 955 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 31 SW 43 SMITHERS S 52 SW 83 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 15/POOR 11 483 99/GOOD 18 2956 79/GOOD 9 2575 FT ST JOHN 21/POOR 22 798 99/GOOD 22 3597 99/GOOD 18 2717 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 10 741 99/GOOD 19 3076 91/GOOD 14 2570 DAWSON 19/POOR 21 458 99/GOOD 16 3293 47/FAIR 6 1749 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 3 816 99/GOOD 17 3745 81/GOOD 8 3246 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 33 S 50 WATSON LAKE SE 26 SE 37 WHITEHORSE SE 30 SE 43 MAYO E 22 SE 22 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 47/FAIR 22 381 71/GOOD 15 1081 16/POOR 30 48 FRASER VALLEY 37/FAIR 14 468 64/GOOD 13 1103 19/POOR 14 193 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 1 323 60/GOOD 12 1052 17/POOR 18 133 SRN VAN ISLD 58/GOOD 21 560 69/GOOD 12 1304 12/POOR 19 45 CNTRL VAN ISLD 37/FAIR 20 315 80/GOOD 17 1203 14/POOR 23 61 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 16 42 75/GOOD 20 922 20/POOR 16 145 TERRACE 40/FAIR 12 765 51/FAIR 19 717 62/GOOD 13 1191 STEWART 29/POOR 12 342 43/FAIR 22 337 20/POOR 11 199 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 19 S 22 W 33 SANDSPIT S 74 SW 65 SW 74 PORT HARDY SW 44 SW 48 SW 61 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/