FPCN39 CWLW 241330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 24 APRIL 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 24-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 19/POOR 16 349 20/POOR 12 399 61/GOOD 13 1190 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 19 431 26/POOR 14 583 56/GOOD 15 1061 OKANAGAN 44/FAIR 17 895 69/GOOD 18 1318 56/GOOD 13 1289 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 16 680 82/GOOD 14 2010 54/FAIR 10 1508 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 5 1038 71/GOOD 10 2575 23/POOR 20 1071 REVELSTOKE 43/FAIR 9 1243 99/GOOD 14 2885 15/POOR 9 573 GOLDEN 15/POOR 12 884 71/GOOD 14 1928 40/FAIR 14 1247 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 35 S 43 CRANBROOK W 15 SE 44 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 29/POOR 20 737 74/GOOD 13 1878 99/GOOD 35 1574 100 MILE 32/POOR 23 1137 65/GOOD 17 1760 22/POOR 15 1109 WILLIAMS LAKE 30/POOR 22 1128 87/GOOD 16 2444 33/POOR 15 1262 PUNTZI MTN 40/FAIR 26 1163 94/GOOD 23 2135 32/POOR 14 1232 PRINCE GEORGE 27/POOR 19 877 99/GOOD 34 1717 84/GOOD 37 1294 BURNS LAKE 35/FAIR 27 907 44/FAIR 33 941 99/GOOD 35 2290 SMITHERS 47/FAIR 24 872 10/POOR 26 532 99/GOOD 26 2267 MCBRIDE 24/POOR 20 872 86/GOOD 21 1850 74/GOOD 25 1419 CLEARWATER 44/FAIR 15 897 17/POOR 1 1896 21/POOR 10 616 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SE 41 SE 44 SMITHERS E 61 E 69 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 13 944 60/GOOD 11 1483 99/GOOD 21 2083 FT ST JOHN 62/GOOD 25 1201 99/GOOD 25 2254 99/GOOD 30 2277 WHITEHORSE 40/FAIR 20 1021 69/GOOD 11 2086 58/GOOD 8 2151 DAWSON 19/POOR 16 484 72/GOOD 9 2210 84/GOOD 14 1967 WATSON LAKE 67/GOOD 18 1509 65/GOOD 10 2063 71/GOOD 11 2160 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 52 E 37 WATSON LAKE SE 19 E 31 WHITEHORSE SE 19 E 22 MAYO SW 19 SW 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 51/FAIR 18 517 20/POOR 4 523 32/POOR 10 450 FRASER VALLEY 47/FAIR 17 541 18/POOR 3 600 44/FAIR 7 1120 SQUAMISH 39/FAIR 13 522 11/POOR 5 120 30/POOR 5 886 SRN VAN ISLD 42/FAIR 13 547 30/POOR 6 726 45/FAIR 13 615 CNTRL VAN ISLD 37/FAIR 14 438 31/POOR 5 895 38/FAIR 6 1001 NRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 8 225 13/POOR 11 80 70/GOOD 30 553 TERRACE 37/FAIR 23 470 71/GOOD 20 1032 87/GOOD 15 1794 STEWART 26/POOR 28 127 32/POOR 28 174 33/POOR 27 187 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 30 S 46 S 65 SANDSPIT 0 0 0 0 SE 22 PORT HARDY NE 30 NE 31 E 39 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MtnWC