FLCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-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 33/POOR 18 493 43/FAIR 19 605 61/GOOD 15 1069 KAMLOOPS 29/POOR 19 555 97/GOOD 28 1410 88/GOOD 19 1620 OKANAGAN 31/POOR 23 643 63/GOOD 25 981 72/GOOD 14 1639 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 14 624 33/POOR 15 818 62/GOOD 11 1646 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 7 1136 62/GOOD 20 1583 75/GOOD 16 2065 REVELSTOKE 23/POOR 13 641 30/POOR 17 682 21/POOR 9 694 GOLDEN 23/POOR 13 992 31/POOR 14 1099 57/GOOD 14 1587 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 52 SW 65 CRANBROOK SW 44 SW 65 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 46/FAIR 25 863 79/GOOD 19 1582 74/GOOD 16 1624 100 MILE 44/FAIR 29 1195 86/GOOD 18 2243 80/GOOD 16 2193 WILLIAMS LAKE 38/FAIR 23 1203 85/GOOD 18 2190 50/FAIR 7 2234 PUNTZI MTN 18/POOR 6 1181 99/GOOD 26 2171 62/GOOD 16 1718 PRINCE GEORGE 32/POOR 21 905 59/GOOD 23 1206 78/GOOD 20 1649 BURNS LAKE 36/FAIR 25 938 96/GOOD 29 1726 60/GOOD 25 1202 SMITHERS 35/FAIR 23 749 77/GOOD 27 1217 50/FAIR 23 923 MCBRIDE 42/FAIR 21 1065 50/FAIR 16 1298 65/GOOD 15 1645 CLEARWATER 39/FAIR 20 708 50/FAIR 18 904 65/GOOD 12 1546 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 57 SW 41 SMITHERS S 63 SW 57 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 20/POOR 13 538 16/POOR 5 646 25/POOR 24 507 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 16 737 26/POOR 30 806 84/GOOD 29 1456 WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 15 800 14/POOR 15 767 64/GOOD 29 1167 DAWSON 12/POOR 16 407 13/POOR 4 554 20/POOR 17 497 WATSON LAKE 17/POOR 8 877 14/POOR 5 888 22/POOR 21 807 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 59 SW 67 WATSON LAKE SW 56 SW 41 WHITEHORSE S 39 S 33 MAYO S 19 SW 30 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 28/POOR 34 112 46/FAIR 26 309 40/FAIR 19 336 FRASER VALLEY 42/FAIR 30 289 42/FAIR 22 372 56/GOOD 10 1147 SQUAMISH 39/FAIR 16 434 29/POOR 12 377 22/POOR 12 260 SRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 31 112 35/FAIR 17 335 70/GOOD 17 954 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 22 137 33/POOR 15 342 39/FAIR 18 370 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 21 50 42/FAIR 21 353 51/FAIR 30 330 TERRACE 26/POOR 24 351 30/POOR 20 423 35/FAIR 24 441 STEWART 26/POOR 24 143 27/POOR 26 138 22/POOR 21 120 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 43 W 33 SW 24 SANDSPIT SW 44 SW 43 SW 41 PORT HARDY W 54 SW 54 W 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/