FLCN39 CWLW 261430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 25-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 38/FAIR 20 523 55/GOOD 15 928 52/FAIR 19 737 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 23 380 56/GOOD 20 887 45/FAIR 22 698 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 17 514 61/GOOD 17 1182 58/GOOD 16 1177 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 14 667 35/FAIR 15 853 23/POOR 4 1176 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 20 971 36/FAIR 17 1082 28/POOR 6 1564 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 11 555 39/FAIR 19 930 27/POOR 6 1009 GOLDEN 13/POOR 12 842 40/FAIR 13 1475 31/POOR 7 1392 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 43 SW 46 CRANBROOK SW 39 W 57 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 20/POOR 30 615 29/POOR 23 714 43/FAIR 23 1555 100 MILE 16/POOR 25 989 34/FAIR 21 1184 39/FAIR 29 1496 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 25 997 26/POOR 24 1078 44/FAIR 25 1691 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 26 936 68/GOOD 25 1509 86/GOOD 23 1921 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 34 727 15/POOR 28 727 38/FAIR 24 935 BURNS LAKE 42/FAIR 35 915 31/POOR 30 859 30/POOR 26 871 SMITHERS 73/GOOD 30 1084 36/FAIR 22 777 22/POOR 20 648 MCBRIDE 28/POOR 20 917 12/POOR 17 763 47/FAIR 18 1183 CLEARWATER 21/POOR 17 530 23/POOR 14 585 18/POOR 17 499 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 67 SW 70 SMITHERS SW 81 SW 89 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 11/POOR 6 439 16/POOR 14 477 10/POOR 14 397 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 19 714 12/POOR 35 712 12/POOR 23 719 WHITEHORSE 53/FAIR 23 1133 14/POOR 20 744 37/FAIR 21 980 DAWSON 13/POOR 4 538 15/POOR 15 438 22/POOR 16 519 WATSON LAKE 37/FAIR 30 881 11/POOR 13 716 25/POOR 26 810 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 52 S 35 WATSON LAKE SE 33 S 41 WHITEHORSE S 37 S 31 MAYO SE 39 SE 33 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 20/POOR 24 84 21/POOR 12 195 45/FAIR 34 226 FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 20 165 23/POOR 14 246 40/FAIR 20 386 SQUAMISH 26/POOR 17 246 21/POOR 15 202 26/POOR 20 217 SRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 26 83 38/FAIR 17 373 29/POOR 23 190 CNTRL VAN ISLD 18/POOR 24 90 40/FAIR 16 421 43/FAIR 24 326 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 28 52 40/FAIR 25 280 47/FAIR 30 296 TERRACE 73/GOOD 25 894 37/FAIR 22 475 34/FAIR 18 494 STEWART 55/GOOD 21 507 37/FAIR 22 272 32/POOR 19 246 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 37 W 35 SW 41 SANDSPIT W 52 W 48 W 46 PORT HARDY W 78 W 78 W 56 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/