FLCN39 CWLW 151430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 15 JANUARY 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 15-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 21/POOR 24 321 51/FAIR 19 729 34/FAIR 10 729 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 23 382 58/GOOD 22 862 44/FAIR 15 847 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 23 478 50/FAIR 20 906 46/FAIR 18 896 CASTLEGAR 18/POOR 11 652 29/POOR 11 845 22/POOR 6 918 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 13 1060 42/FAIR 19 1304 44/FAIR 14 1472 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 15 482 29/POOR 16 693 18/POOR 7 693 GOLDEN 13/POOR 16 825 36/FAIR 18 1085 29/POOR 9 1216 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 54 W 63 CRANBROOK W 31 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 15/POOR 27 583 44/FAIR 14 1083 35/FAIR 21 795 100 MILE 13/POOR 29 965 34/FAIR 9 1490 35/FAIR 21 1190 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 26 957 45/FAIR 14 1490 38/FAIR 20 1240 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 35 944 65/GOOD 23 1510 30/POOR 14 1210 PRINCE GEORGE 48/FAIR 33 946 50/FAIR 18 1191 36/FAIR 18 991 BURNS LAKE 98/GOOD 34 1609 51/FAIR 21 1165 32/POOR 18 965 SMITHERS 84/GOOD 26 1369 54/FAIR 17 1123 36/FAIR 16 873 MCBRIDE 76/GOOD 22 1552 33/POOR 16 1030 28/POOR 13 1017 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 20 434 42/FAIR 14 896 30/POOR 14 696 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 70 W 83 SMITHERS SW 65 W 59 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 14/POOR 8 485 22/POOR 6 780 30/POOR 10 785 FT ST JOHN 70/GOOD 33 1169 20/POOR 22 788 14/POOR 25 731 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 2 936 17/POOR 19 777 16/POOR 9 836 DAWSON 38/FAIR 18 706 22/POOR 9 647 10/POOR 15 384 WATSON LAKE 15/POOR 8 822 40/FAIR 18 1051 12/POOR 17 724 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 41 SW 67 WATSON LAKE W 33 SW 52 WHITEHORSE S 46 SW 52 MAYO SE 11 S 22 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 12/POOR 24 26 68/GOOD 15 1002 34/FAIR 10 502 FRASER VALLEY 21/POOR 24 149 61/GOOD 14 958 32/POOR 9 558 SQUAMISH 20/POOR 19 160 42/FAIR 10 752 37/FAIR 13 502 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 23 127 64/GOOD 15 919 48/FAIR 17 519 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 21 44 41/FAIR 9 774 53/FAIR 20 524 NRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 26 130 38/FAIR 6 1022 56/GOOD 22 522 TERRACE 64/GOOD 17 1008 55/GOOD 15 917 38/FAIR 15 617 STEWART 71/GOOD 22 738 52/FAIR 15 657 38/FAIR 17 357 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 37 SW 43 SW 50 SANDSPIT SW 41 SW 43 SW 44 PORT HARDY W 35 W 43 W 43 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/mw