FLCN39 CWLW 311430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 31 DECEMBER 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 31-December-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 13/POOR 3 484 60/GOOD 40 529 55/GOOD 30 579 KAMLOOPS 24/POOR 8 700 60/GOOD 30 746 55/GOOD 30 696 OKANAGAN 16/POOR 6 677 55/GOOD 30 806 59/GOOD 30 850 CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 6 729 55/GOOD 30 845 55/GOOD 30 845 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 5 1212 55/GOOD 30 1289 57/GOOD 30 1307 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 4 643 42/FAIR 20 793 39/FAIR 15 851 GOLDEN 20/POOR 8 1050 42/FAIR 20 1135 35/FAIR 14 1165 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 22 S 30 CRANBROOK E 11 SW 28 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 15 908 56/GOOD 30 908 61/GOOD 25 1047 100 MILE 29/POOR 9 1382 38/FAIR 20 1242 40/FAIR 15 1365 WILLIAMS LAKE 28/POOR 9 1357 60/GOOD 30 1340 64/GOOD 25 1480 PUNTZI MTN 33/POOR 10 1391 56/GOOD 20 1460 37/FAIR 12 1387 PRINCE GEORGE 45/FAIR 18 1114 67/GOOD 30 1176 46/FAIR 20 1091 BURNS LAKE 72/GOOD 21 1506 68/GOOD 25 1307 60/GOOD 20 1315 SMITHERS 62/GOOD 14 1442 44/FAIR 25 823 18/POOR 10 699 MCBRIDE 19/POOR 5 1120 46/FAIR 20 1130 27/POOR 10 1074 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 4 697 32/POOR 15 696 20/POOR 10 600 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE E 28 SE 19 SMITHERS E 59 S 33 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 4 436 20/POOR 10 582 14/POOR 10 482 FT ST JOHN 16/POOR 10 817 28/POOR 12 995 23/POOR 10 956 WHITEHORSE 9/POOR 2 716 14/POOR 10 803 17/POOR 15 803 DAWSON 12/POOR 7 455 14/POOR 10 470 14/POOR 10 470 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 9 706 14/POOR 10 790 14/POOR 10 790 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 72 E 57 WATSON LAKE E 39 E 50 WHITEHORSE NE 15 NE 46 MAYO W 11 N 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 37/FAIR 27 211 24/POOR 20 141 61/GOOD 25 502 FRASER VALLEY 24/POOR 23 179 55/GOOD 35 358 56/GOOD 31 408 SQUAMISH 16/POOR 6 257 68/GOOD 50 352 55/GOOD 30 402 SRN VAN ISLD 21/POOR 14 179 55/GOOD 30 369 75/GOOD 33 556 CNTRL VAN ISLD 26/POOR 15 247 55/GOOD 30 374 49/FAIR 25 374 NRN VAN ISLD 42/FAIR 15 480 19/POOR 15 145 49/FAIR 25 372 TERRACE 34/FAIR 13 608 80/GOOD 40 717 16/POOR 10 338 STEWART 11/POOR 13 33 25/POOR 15 207 16/POOR 12 107 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 19 0 0 S 17 SANDSPIT S 9 SW 20 S 26 PORT HARDY N 41 N 20 NW 11 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/PSPC