FLCN39 CWLW 271430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 27-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 26/POOR 19 398 42/FAIR 18 618 52/FAIR 12 1032 KAMLOOPS 23/POOR 20 482 52/FAIR 25 736 48/FAIR 10 1187 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 20 533 62/GOOD 29 893 54/FAIR 10 1490 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 3 563 36/FAIR 15 859 34/FAIR 11 958 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 20 1035 40/FAIR 12 1487 59/GOOD 16 1684 REVELSTOKE 20/POOR 8 708 47/FAIR 16 951 14/POOR 4 674 GOLDEN 11/POOR 3 887 26/POOR 9 1154 19/POOR 3 1385 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 22 SW 26 CRANBROOK N 28 NW 20 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 34/FAIR 27 728 54/FAIR 29 898 12/POOR 17 576 100 MILE 31/POOR 27 1098 54/FAIR 30 1286 41/FAIR 15 1391 WILLIAMS LAKE 28/POOR 27 1075 50/FAIR 29 1256 39/FAIR 15 1359 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 23 948 55/GOOD 22 1390 26/POOR 8 1312 PRINCE GEORGE 20/POOR 25 777 47/FAIR 21 1085 19/POOR 15 812 BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 26 775 25/POOR 15 914 13/POOR 7 821 SMITHERS 19/POOR 21 616 12/POOR 13 571 11/POOR 5 607 MCBRIDE 28/POOR 22 901 59/GOOD 21 1291 15/POOR 3 1123 CLEARWATER 25/POOR 19 561 50/FAIR 22 806 10/POOR 7 417 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 33 S 37 SMITHERS S 37 S 35 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 10/POOR 10 397 12/POOR 7 449 11/POOR 6 452 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 8 715 17/POOR 12 815 23/POOR 8 1035 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 13 727 12/POOR 5 805 10/POOR 19 713 DAWSON 9/POOR 1 410 11/POOR 13 396 18/POOR 25 435 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 7 715 11/POOR 5 752 10/POOR 7 728 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 0 0 0 WATSON LAKE W 24 NW 19 WHITEHORSE NE 17 NE 19 MAYO NE 15 N 13 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 33/POOR 18 270 57/GOOD 28 404 25/POOR 15 206 FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 25 144 52/FAIR 28 407 33/POOR 15 379 SQUAMISH 20/POOR 14 197 31/POOR 17 311 29/POOR 9 490 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 22 73 57/GOOD 29 407 19/POOR 12 179 CNTRL VAN ISLD 23/POOR 20 159 50/FAIR 25 384 24/POOR 7 442 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 26 55 51/FAIR 24 409 18/POOR 10 195 TERRACE 16/POOR 16 303 25/POOR 12 471 14/POOR 6 365 STEWART 13/POOR 22 36 32/POOR 22 214 10/POOR 9 30 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 22 SW 28 SW 35 SANDSPIT SW 41 SW 43 SW 46 PORT HARDY W 13 W 11 W 13 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/gf