FLCN39 CWLW 241431 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 24-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 35/FAIR 13 636 40/FAIR 15 652 18/POOR 3 763 KAMLOOPS 41/FAIR 9 1098 71/GOOD 30 881 44/FAIR 11 1019 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 12 503 50/FAIR 15 1062 23/POOR 6 904 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 9 713 30/POOR 11 873 39/FAIR 7 1399 CRANBROOK 22/POOR 11 1163 49/FAIR 13 1621 51/FAIR 15 1562 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 6 591 16/POOR 5 709 26/POOR 8 844 GOLDEN 25/POOR 5 1399 33/POOR 12 1187 37/FAIR 7 1611 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 30 W 35 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 17 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 76/GOOD 20 1450 40/FAIR 26 795 68/GOOD 18 1379 100 MILE 37/FAIR 7 1742 36/FAIR 32 1112 52/FAIR 14 1620 WILLIAMS LAKE 38/FAIR 7 1783 48/FAIR 27 1260 58/GOOD 14 1765 PUNTZI MTN 79/GOOD 23 1769 12/POOR 17 942 45/FAIR 15 1426 PRINCE GEORGE 90/GOOD 26 1671 46/FAIR 23 1043 70/GOOD 23 1374 BURNS LAKE 80/GOOD 21 1667 48/FAIR 18 1191 81/GOOD 25 1552 SMITHERS 62/GOOD 14 1446 48/FAIR 15 1090 78/GOOD 24 1321 MCBRIDE 48/FAIR 12 1452 26/POOR 11 1019 32/POOR 10 1189 CLEARWATER 32/POOR 8 959 52/FAIR 18 935 34/FAIR 9 966 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE E 26 SE 11 SMITHERS N 19 N 17 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 44/FAIR 18 796 31/POOR 18 619 37/FAIR 20 666 FT ST JOHN 62/GOOD 23 1245 66/GOOD 24 1293 69/GOOD 26 1293 WHITEHORSE 37/FAIR 19 1001 34/FAIR 16 1022 29/POOR 16 945 DAWSON 12/POOR 3 577 15/POOR 5 573 21/POOR 11 573 WATSON LAKE 14/POOR 12 765 17/POOR 3 1177 41/FAIR 16 1105 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 48 N 30 WATSON LAKE E 24 NE 31 WHITEHORSE N 41 NE 54 MAYO N 24 N 41 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 75/GOOD 42 429 73/GOOD 51 334 81/GOOD 23 909 FRASER VALLEY 36/FAIR 24 290 32/POOR 21 281 57/GOOD 17 707 SQUAMISH 30/POOR 13 376 32/POOR 14 372 50/FAIR 14 695 SRN VAN ISLD 38/FAIR 29 227 56/GOOD 33 352 64/GOOD 18 776 CNTRL VAN ISLD 51/FAIR 32 321 61/GOOD 40 332 83/GOOD 19 1162 NRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 21 166 49/FAIR 26 357 27/POOR 16 242 TERRACE 52/FAIR 13 965 51/FAIR 13 940 51/FAIR 19 717 STEWART 40/FAIR 20 332 38/FAIR 17 365 43/FAIR 26 288 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 50 NW 46 W 43 SANDSPIT N 30 NW 39 NW 46 PORT HARDY NW 54 NW 57 NW 59 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/