FLCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 18 JANUARY 2005 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-January-2005 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 16/POOR 15 309 13/POOR 15 283 19/POOR 10 411 KAMLOOPS 24/POOR 20 487 14/POOR 20 387 14/POOR 15 405 OKANAGAN 18/POOR 30 511 17/POOR 35 496 11/POOR 25 474 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 15 566 13/POOR 20 533 11/POOR 15 513 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 10 999 19/POOR 15 1063 13/POOR 15 989 REVELSTOKE 20/POOR 15 575 15/POOR 20 498 11/POOR 15 471 GOLDEN 11/POOR 4 884 19/POOR 15 912 18/POOR 15 900 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 24 SW 63 CRANBROOK SW 22 W 57 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 18/POOR 26 609 16/POOR 36 583 15/POOR 23 590 100 MILE 21/POOR 20 1054 16/POOR 29 987 16/POOR 19 1011 WILLIAMS LAKE 22/POOR 16 1090 14/POOR 26 977 17/POOR 18 1021 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 6 935 10/POOR 2 960 10/POOR 2 988 PRINCE GEORGE 21/POOR 27 774 14/POOR 32 720 13/POOR 28 719 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 19 773 12/POOR 25 737 28/POOR 20 897 SMITHERS 11/POOR 5 577 11/POOR 14 555 13/POOR 10 604 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 6 797 11/POOR 9 767 12/POOR 6 806 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 7 489 11/POOR 9 426 10/POOR 6 427 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 24 W 52 SMITHERS SW 43 SW 59 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 41/FAIR 16 805 36/FAIR 10 920 29/POOR 10 769 FT ST JOHN 38/FAIR 20 994 32/POOR 15 998 11/POOR 20 713 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 8 820 19/POOR 10 893 23/POOR 15 877 DAWSON 9/POOR 1 381 9/POOR 1 376 9/POOR 4 380 WATSON LAKE 15/POOR 9 807 10/POOR 3 778 13/POOR 3 949 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 54 SW 102 WATSON LAKE E 22 W 81 WHITEHORSE E 13 SW 48 MAYO E 17 SE 13 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 14/POOR 33 27 10/POOR 39 8 10/POOR 31 7 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 25 92 11/POOR 33 69 10/POOR 20 68 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 8 133 10/POOR 11 71 10/POOR 7 90 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 21 55 11/POOR 38 27 9/POOR 10 23 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 11 54 12/POOR 35 41 9/POOR 25 26 NRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 23 79 10/POOR 30 30 10/POOR 20 29 TERRACE 10/POOR 2 293 10/POOR 4 258 10/POOR 4 255 STEWART 12/POOR 8 65 9/POOR 5 17 9/POOR 7 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 50 SW 76 SW 80 SANDSPIT S 35 S 54 SW 74 PORT HARDY S 37 S 31 SW 37 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/RM