FPCN39 CWLW 011430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY.

MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.  AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H.

01-November-2002
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  4       251     13/POOR 2       566     17/POOR 4       588
KAMLOOPS        10/POOR 8       373     16/POOR 4       645     26/POOR 11      647
OKANAGAN        12/POOR 15      488     13/POOR 2       860     23/POOR 7       829
CASTLEGAR       10/POOR 6       528     30/POOR 9       958     25/POOR 8       883
CRANBROOK       12/POOR 15      972     23/POOR 8       1280    27/POOR 8       1371
REVELSTOKE      10/POOR 5       466     27/POOR 8       879     26/POOR 10      764
GOLDEN          11/POOR 12      813     34/FAIR 15      1113    24/POOR 11      1055

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
PENTICTON       0  0    0  0    E  17
CRANBROOK               N  19   NE 17

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         16/POOR 22      601     25/POOR 11      822     14/POOR 3       856
100 MILE        19/POOR 23      1020    20/POOR 7       1230    22/POOR 8       1236
WILLIAMS LAKE   14/POOR 15      1007    15/POOR 4       1226    12/POOR 2       1204
PUNTZI MTN      12/POOR 11      952     12/POOR 3       1116    13/POOR 3       1169
PRINCE GEORGE   14/POOR 17      749     16/POOR 4       1005    14/POOR 3       995
BURNS LAKE      10/POOR 5       734     10/POOR 1       888     11/POOR 2       894
SMITHERS        10/POOR 8       545     13/POOR 4       684     11/POOR 6       582
MCBRIDE         12/POOR 14      767     27/POOR 11      1045    22/POOR 8       1037
CLEARWATER      11/POOR 12      423     11/POOR 1       764     26/POOR 14      630

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
PR. GEORGE              W  19   W  19
SMITHERS                W  13   W  19

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     12/POOR 20      406     32/POOR 15      682     36/FAIR 14      782
FT ST JOHN      23/POOR 28      789     34/FAIR 17      997     21/POOR 15      845
WHITEHORSE      14/POOR 26      736     13/POOR 19      739     25/POOR 15      912
DAWSON          12/POOR 13      414     12/POOR 8       449     23/POOR 21      496
WATSON LAKE     12/POOR 19      717     19/POOR 18      789     11/POOR 7       741

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
DEASE LAKE              NW 20   W  24
WATSON LAKE             W  30   W  33
WHITEHORSE              W  39   SW 24
MAYO                    SW 17   SW 28

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       23/POOR 19      144     19/POOR 5       375     27/POOR 11      315
FRASER VALLEY   16/POOR 12      162     27/POOR 6       626     25/POOR 7       502
SQUAMISH        14/POOR 13      129     23/POOR 5       593     20/POOR 4       572
SRN VAN ISLD    24/POOR 19      166     25/POOR 10      328     15/POOR 4       288
CNTRL VAN ISLD  17/POOR 18      103     16/POOR 3       423     24/POOR 8       375
NRN VAN ISLD    18/POOR 22      99      20/POOR 10      235     14/POOR 4       267
TERRACE         11/POOR 5       278     24/POOR 10      496     10/POOR 1       317
STEWART         11/POOR 12      35      13/POOR 9       86      12/POOR 8       77

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
VANCOUVER       E  13   E  24   E  22
SANDSPIT        SE 22   SE 19   SE 22
PORT HARDY      E  9    0  0    S  11


VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR:   0-33
FAIR:   34-54
GOOD:   55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.

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