FPCN39 CWLW 091430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 9 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 09-January-2003 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 21/POOR 17 360 28/POOR 13 520 19/POOR 8 466 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 23 399 31/POOR 14 657 24/POOR 13 569 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 17 505 29/POOR 11 812 18/POOR 7 705 CASTLEGAR 25/POOR 25 617 44/FAIR 17 941 42/FAIR 16 925 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 16 1033 32/POOR 9 1436 23/POOR 8 1266 REVELSTOKE 23/POOR 22 565 30/POOR 15 716 21/POOR 14 608 GOLDEN 11/POOR 9 819 19/POOR 7 1045 15/POOR 12 884 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 E 33 NE 28 CRANBROOK NE 37 N 24 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 24 611 30/POOR 14 844 22/POOR 12 742 100 MILE 21/POOR 29 1020 35/FAIR 17 1245 31/POOR 18 1181 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 22 973 38/FAIR 16 1307 29/POOR 16 1182 PUNTZI MTN 19/POOR 18 1011 29/POOR 18 1125 22/POOR 12 1116 PRINCE GEORGE 13/POOR 17 738 19/POOR 10 870 13/POOR 5 845 BURNS LAKE 26/POOR 27 839 37/FAIR 25 946 34/FAIR 21 960 SMITHERS 23/POOR 26 625 37/FAIR 25 748 33/POOR 22 744 MCBRIDE 17/POOR 20 802 18/POOR 13 857 17/POOR 14 832 CLEARWATER 24/POOR 24 515 29/POOR 15 661 22/POOR 14 574 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SE 22 E 24 SMITHERS SE 65 E 48 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 15/POOR 13 473 23/POOR 11 616 20/POOR 10 586 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 17 719 21/POOR 19 816 30/POOR 16 949 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 19 735 15/POOR 26 742 13/POOR 24 730 DAWSON 23/POOR 27 470 30/POOR 34 492 15/POOR 32 407 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 5 699 12/POOR 14 732 10/POOR 3 723 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 20 0 0 WATSON LAKE S 22 W 22 WHITEHORSE S 37 SW 44 MAYO S 26 S 15 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 19/POOR 20 98 26/POOR 30 114 50/FAIR 25 367 FRASER VALLEY 32/POOR 40 173 45/FAIR 40 252 54/FAIR 35 349 SQUAMISH 20/POOR 29 120 28/POOR 30 172 30/POOR 20 255 SRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 30 121 35/FAIR 30 195 31/POOR 16 287 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 31 102 27/POOR 31 137 37/FAIR 18 345 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 37 47 29/POOR 35 133 30/POOR 31 157 TERRACE 17/POOR 23 281 26/POOR 25 347 21/POOR 17 354 STEWART 11/POOR 29 22 26/POOR 25 142 30/POOR 28 156 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 59 E 26 E 20 SANDSPIT SE 48 SE 20 SE 15 PORT HARDY SE 50 SE 43 SE 48 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/