FLCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-February-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 65/GOOD 21 888 31/POOR 6 956 65/GOOD 17 1051 KAMLOOPS 30/POOR 30 485 63/GOOD 16 1177 72/GOOD 20 1185 OKANAGAN 30/POOR 22 649 55/GOOD 12 1336 75/GOOD 17 1496 CASTLEGAR 29/POOR 9 935 42/FAIR 11 1136 39/FAIR 9 1175 CRANBROOK 23/POOR 15 1121 22/POOR 4 1558 47/FAIR 18 1401 REVELSTOKE 47/FAIR 16 958 39/FAIR 7 1315 28/POOR 10 815 GOLDEN 53/FAIR 17 1376 35/FAIR 6 1645 53/FAIR 15 1445 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 43 SW 50 CRANBROOK W 33 W 61 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 38/FAIR 31 738 47/FAIR 24 887 36/FAIR 21 808 100 MILE 25/POOR 32 1036 88/GOOD 25 1915 46/FAIR 18 1381 WILLIAMS LAKE 28/POOR 30 1061 88/GOOD 24 1962 30/POOR 14 1240 PUNTZI MTN 18/POOR 29 968 99/GOOD 22 2308 99/GOOD 27 2369 PRINCE GEORGE 42/FAIR 35 888 38/FAIR 23 951 26/POOR 29 804 BURNS LAKE 30/POOR 33 838 71/GOOD 23 1425 84/GOOD 31 1424 SMITHERS 24/POOR 26 633 73/GOOD 25 1209 74/GOOD 27 1174 MCBRIDE 50/FAIR 24 1109 50/FAIR 13 1426 66/GOOD 17 1566 CLEARWATER 33/POOR 22 618 61/GOOD 15 1236 49/FAIR 13 1075 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 70 SW 61 SMITHERS S 67 SW 63 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 26/POOR 10 712 22/POOR 6 797 18/POOR 6 667 FT ST JOHN 23/POOR 14 887 13/POOR 28 723 75/GOOD 31 1267 WHITEHORSE 24/POOR 11 968 22/POOR 8 1015 28/POOR 14 973 DAWSON 21/POOR 10 587 18/POOR 6 650 23/POOR 9 671 WATSON LAKE 37/FAIR 11 1219 22/POOR 6 1097 16/POOR 7 873 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 43 SW 30 WATSON LAKE 0 0 S 24 WHITEHORSE E 28 E 24 MAYO W 13 W 39 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 38/FAIR 34 178 60/GOOD 12 1002 37/FAIR 25 235 FRASER VALLEY 27/POOR 23 213 43/FAIR 6 1268 42/FAIR 13 593 SQUAMISH 37/FAIR 21 328 30/POOR 8 557 31/POOR 12 418 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 22 135 26/POOR 12 300 30/POOR 18 248 CNTRL VAN ISLD 31/POOR 24 208 38/FAIR 12 515 48/FAIR 15 595 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 41 48 80/GOOD 41 519 27/POOR 17 227 TERRACE 17/POOR 24 282 57/GOOD 27 630 15/POOR 20 276 STEWART 20/POOR 19 114 54/FAIR 24 432 14/POOR 26 39 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 33 SW 48 SW 59 SANDSPIT S 89 S 100 SW 100 PORT HARDY S 113 S 93 S 93 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/BB