FLCN39 CWLW 111430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 11-December-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 13/POOR 4 388 17/POOR 17 320 51/FAIR 18 755 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 7 509 13/POOR 17 386 45/FAIR 25 656 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 12 505 25/POOR 18 761 42/FAIR 15 913 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 8 603 17/POOR 4 881 35/FAIR 18 785 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 20 969 15/POOR 7 1108 42/FAIR 25 1219 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 10 506 28/POOR 10 815 40/FAIR 22 733 GOLDEN 9/POOR 1 808 13/POOR 6 901 34/FAIR 21 1025 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 19 S 19 CRANBROOK 0 0 0 0 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 30/POOR 30 686 22/POOR 30 624 43/FAIR 25 835 100 MILE 28/POOR 24 1098 30/POOR 29 1084 60/GOOD 31 1330 WILLIAMS LAKE 23/POOR 23 1058 19/POOR 23 1142 58/GOOD 28 1350 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 5 972 15/POOR 21 959 60/GOOD 35 1260 PRINCE GEORGE 21/POOR 25 780 13/POOR 29 719 46/FAIR 28 981 BURNS LAKE 18/POOR 11 874 16/POOR 28 758 44/FAIR 28 985 SMITHERS 25/POOR 16 714 17/POOR 25 586 41/FAIR 22 833 MCBRIDE 19/POOR 20 819 27/POOR 18 920 36/FAIR 19 1020 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 16 508 21/POOR 19 518 39/FAIR 23 666 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 39 S 43 SMITHERS SW 44 S 46 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 9/POOR 5 399 11/POOR 12 413 15/POOR 16 452 FT ST JOHN 14/POOR 31 723 14/POOR 29 726 30/POOR 34 815 WHITEHORSE 28/POOR 27 837 15/POOR 27 746 11/POOR 29 714 DAWSON 44/FAIR 31 611 21/POOR 32 440 10/POOR 29 375 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 3 724 10/POOR 6 721 9/POOR 10 697 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 33 SW 35 WATSON LAKE S 19 S 22 WHITEHORSE S 52 S 43 MAYO S 41 S 43 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 35/FAIR 21 248 20/POOR 27 82 38/FAIR 25 242 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 11 142 11/POOR 23 72 34/FAIR 16 368 SQUAMISH 16/POOR 10 184 13/POOR 15 97 37/FAIR 28 257 SRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 11 272 26/POOR 21 180 45/FAIR 23 359 CNTRL VAN ISLD 33/POOR 15 339 17/POOR 23 91 44/FAIR 23 353 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 32 50 12/POOR 41 36 45/FAIR 25 332 TERRACE 22/POOR 18 352 18/POOR 23 287 43/FAIR 25 507 STEWART 10/POOR 12 27 28/POOR 18 217 51/FAIR 45 217 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 15 SW 13 W 20 SANDSPIT S 35 S 35 S 35 PORT HARDY SW 39 S 44 S 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB