FLCN39 CWLW 231430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 23 DECEMBER 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-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 15/POOR 23 274 45/FAIR 30 489 70/GOOD 19 1053 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 26 441 48/FAIR 25 684 79/GOOD 23 1200 OKANAGAN 40/FAIR 29 676 49/FAIR 27 779 85/GOOD 26 1327 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 22 627 35/FAIR 17 804 60/GOOD 17 1202 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 6 1010 20/POOR 8 1204 72/GOOD 21 1734 REVELSTOKE 23/POOR 24 555 33/POOR 18 714 62/GOOD 16 1234 GOLDEN 17/POOR 21 859 24/POOR 16 970 63/GOOD 17 1554 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 65 S 67 CRANBROOK S 26 SW 59 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 49/FAIR 43 752 81/GOOD 35 1135 92/GOOD 29 1466 100 MILE 48/FAIR 38 1161 58/GOOD 34 1280 93/GOOD 29 1890 WILLIAMS LAKE 39/FAIR 37 1106 75/GOOD 33 1476 91/GOOD 28 1865 PUNTZI MTN 19/POOR 32 970 34/FAIR 22 1135 87/GOOD 24 1907 PRINCE GEORGE 33/POOR 39 815 75/GOOD 34 1217 99/GOOD 35 1611 BURNS LAKE 23/POOR 36 791 56/GOOD 21 1227 95/GOOD 31 1638 SMITHERS 13/POOR 31 549 52/FAIR 19 1033 90/GOOD 27 1462 MCBRIDE 31/POOR 25 901 27/POOR 24 879 72/GOOD 23 1443 CLEARWATER 41/FAIR 25 661 35/FAIR 24 620 66/GOOD 20 1104 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 83 SW 81 SMITHERS S 74 SW 109 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 13/POOR 32 405 24/POOR 29 482 43/FAIR 28 639 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 24 724 56/GOOD 33 1025 93/GOOD 30 1616 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 22 807 18/POOR 14 829 30/POOR 14 998 DAWSON 11/POOR 17 387 10/POOR 6 412 20/POOR 15 514 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 30 717 23/POOR 27 789 41/FAIR 26 952 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 65 SW 81 WATSON LAKE S 57 SW 46 WHITEHORSE S 54 S 59 MAYO S 46 S 61 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 26/POOR 42 79 30/POOR 42 101 93/GOOD 30 914 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 29 84 21/POOR 28 138 91/GOOD 28 995 SQUAMISH 25/POOR 27 164 19/POOR 21 140 76/GOOD 20 977 SRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 44 105 32/POOR 41 129 93/GOOD 30 929 CNTRL VAN ISLD 28/POOR 40 119 45/FAIR 34 248 88/GOOD 27 938 NRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 50 60 46/FAIR 35 248 99/GOOD 41 948 TERRACE 18/POOR 25 281 36/FAIR 16 567 74/GOOD 19 1137 STEWART 17/POOR 29 56 20/POOR 21 106 86/GOOD 25 947 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 59 S 57 S 69 SANDSPIT S 85 S 111 S 87 PORT HARDY SW 17 S 37 SW 69 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/