FLCN39 CWLW 091430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 09-January-2004 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 29/POOR 17 461 26/POOR 20 397 15/POOR 16 299 KAMLOOPS 39/FAIR 23 617 38/FAIR 27 564 51/FAIR 22 767 OKANAGAN 35/FAIR 30 629 38/FAIR 29 666 47/FAIR 15 1001 CASTLEGAR 23/POOR 22 614 12/POOR 18 521 14/POOR 6 642 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 9 1010 10/POOR 6 972 36/FAIR 17 1262 REVELSTOKE 33/POOR 21 670 23/POOR 19 585 27/POOR 14 689 GOLDEN 24/POOR 16 969 17/POOR 13 895 21/POOR 20 897 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 70 SW 76 CRANBROOK S 24 SW 46 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 63/GOOD 34 932 19/POOR 37 596 10/POOR 20 554 100 MILE 61/GOOD 35 1298 27/POOR 36 1039 14/POOR 22 982 WILLIAMS LAKE 62/GOOD 31 1358 20/POOR 35 1000 10/POOR 17 954 PUNTZI MTN 30/POOR 31 1046 13/POOR 27 936 12/POOR 25 931 PRINCE GEORGE 29/POOR 28 832 15/POOR 32 723 10/POOR 28 697 BURNS LAKE 28/POOR 27 855 16/POOR 29 761 11/POOR 30 727 SMITHERS 41/FAIR 25 795 13/POOR 25 555 11/POOR 25 536 MCBRIDE 46/FAIR 24 1062 24/POOR 22 862 11/POOR 21 751 CLEARWATER 42/FAIR 24 685 16/POOR 23 448 34/FAIR 19 660 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 54 S 41 SMITHERS S 43 S 43 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 13 410 12/POOR 4 512 29/POOR 11 729 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 10 716 16/POOR 19 759 13/POOR 18 732 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 33 722 11/POOR 25 716 10/POOR 23 712 DAWSON 59/GOOD 37 692 20/POOR 41 418 11/POOR 18 395 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 8 723 10/POOR 7 717 10/POOR 9 710 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 57 SW 70 WATSON LAKE SW 56 SW 54 WHITEHORSE S 74 S 81 MAYO S 39 SW 59 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 16/POOR 43 33 10/POOR 46 6 10/POOR 12 18 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 31 78 10/POOR 30 61 10/POOR 7 74 SQUAMISH 25/POOR 24 181 12/POOR 24 74 10/POOR 4 82 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 41 45 10/POOR 43 23 9/POOR 13 23 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 37 88 11/POOR 37 32 18/POOR 10 192 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 56 41 10/POOR 47 26 13/POOR 17 62 TERRACE 34/FAIR 22 443 11/POOR 22 236 10/POOR 16 230 STEWART 17/POOR 24 69 10/POOR 24 16 10/POOR 17 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 69 S 78 SW 70 SANDSPIT SE 91 S 98 S 93 PORT HARDY SE 48 SE 48 S 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/GF