FLCN39 CWLW 181356 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-November-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 15/POOR 9 354 94/GOOD 50 784 12/POOR 2 502 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 17 464 55/GOOD 20 872 28/POOR 6 979 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 11 534 53/FAIR 15 1122 20/POOR 3 1171 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 6 607 41/FAIR 20 829 33/POOR 7 1186 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 2 1006 33/POOR 12 1339 18/POOR 2 1781 REVELSTOKE 17/POOR 7 641 44/FAIR 15 943 24/POOR 5 1033 GOLDEN 17/POOR 8 966 33/POOR 12 1185 30/POOR 6 1464 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 61 SW 76 CRANBROOK S 22 SW 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 36/FAIR 31 724 53/FAIR 25 945 27/POOR 16 758 100 MILE 30/POOR 37 1053 53/FAIR 25 1340 23/POOR 5 1464 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 35 981 51/FAIR 21 1390 21/POOR 6 1309 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 13 941 48/FAIR 24 1260 18/POOR 10 1074 PRINCE GEORGE 25/POOR 24 816 48/FAIR 24 1041 24/POOR 26 800 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 8 781 45/FAIR 22 1065 15/POOR 25 762 SMITHERS 11/POOR 5 602 38/FAIR 15 923 10/POOR 4 576 MCBRIDE 16/POOR 9 876 38/FAIR 15 1130 19/POOR 5 1109 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 9 530 38/FAIR 12 896 18/POOR 3 967 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 48 S 30 SMITHERS E 11 0 0 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 10/POOR 13 399 12/POOR 14 427 13/POOR 18 426 FT ST JOHN 9/POOR 8 705 19/POOR 12 843 20/POOR 35 752 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 7 717 12/POOR 18 732 11/POOR 19 726 DAWSON 10/POOR 6 394 11/POOR 12 399 9/POOR 13 374 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 9 703 10/POOR 6 717 10/POOR 2 737 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 37 W 39 WATSON LAKE W 46 W 28 WHITEHORSE SW 24 W 28 MAYO W 24 W 31 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 35/FAIR 35 151 97/GOOD 50 602 27/POOR 5 712 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 28 109 97/GOOD 50 658 12/POOR 1 589 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 12 121 87/GOOD 40 652 11/POOR 1 479 SRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 36 65 99/GOOD 55 619 55/GOOD 17 638 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 28 109 74/GOOD 29 624 56/GOOD 14 792 NRN VAN ISLD 51/FAIR 40 257 92/GOOD 45 622 26/POOR 13 272 TERRACE 15/POOR 6 391 50/FAIR 30 517 10/POOR 3 297 STEWART 10/POOR 11 27 34/FAIR 20 257 10/POOR 5 55 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 48 SW 63 SW 65 SANDSPIT E 65 SE 46 S 44 PORT HARDY N 43 N 33 NW 33 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB