FLCN39 CWLW 231430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2005 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-February-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 9/POOR 1 280 25/POOR 14 453 17/POOR 4 601 KAMLOOPS 9/POOR 1 390 14/POOR 3 643 17/POOR 5 653 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 5 484 10/POOR 1 688 15/POOR 3 795 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 13 594 16/POOR 3 903 12/POOR 1 1070 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 7 987 11/POOR 1 1266 11/POOR 1 1276 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 3 563 12/POOR 2 729 13/POOR 2 767 GOLDEN 11/POOR 3 876 10/POOR 1 1011 10/POOR 1 1039 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NE 9 NE 17 CRANBROOK N 11 N 26 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 15/POOR 25 591 34/FAIR 19 814 42/FAIR 19 908 100 MILE 14/POOR 16 997 28/POOR 17 1156 35/FAIR 19 1221 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 12 975 24/POOR 13 1163 27/POOR 11 1257 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 1 937 24/POOR 15 1101 27/POOR 15 1138 PRINCE GEORGE 15/POOR 20 746 32/POOR 16 746 32/POOR 16 1237 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 7 742 15/POOR 8 858 36/FAIR 11 1215 SMITHERS 11/POOR 9 573 14/POOR 5 698 20/POOR 10 739 MCBRIDE 13/POOR 6 848 14/POOR 4 973 15/POOR 4 989 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 9 457 16/POOR 5 667 17/POOR 5 697 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 17 NW 41 SMITHERS SW 37 SW 72 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 6 404 11/POOR 8 433 34/FAIR 9 950 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 18 730 33/POOR 25 883 19/POOR 15 814 WHITEHORSE 16/POOR 24 753 16/POOR 6 932 21/POOR 12 889 DAWSON 13/POOR 9 447 14/POOR 5 566 12/POOR 4 494 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 4 734 10/POOR 1 813 12/POOR 3 869 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 44 SW 67 WATSON LAKE W 30 W 46 WHITEHORSE SW 72 SW 65 MAYO S 67 SW 48 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 11/POOR 8 55 18/POOR 12 145 13/POOR 5 152 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 18 132 15/POOR 4 339 23/POOR 6 495 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 10 121 10/POOR 1 286 23/POOR 4 723 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 20 142 16/POOR 9 152 11/POOR 3 134 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 8 59 15/POOR 5 245 18/POOR 5 347 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 14 51 13/POOR 11 87 29/POOR 8 511 TERRACE 11/POOR 4 288 10/POOR 1 353 28/POOR 7 749 STEWART 10/POOR 9 35 10/POOR 8 29 10/POOR 6 41 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 17 SE 19 SE 13 SANDSPIT S 15 S 24 S 28 PORT HARDY S 69 S 72 S 78 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/PSPC