FPCN39 CWLW 121430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 12 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 12-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 12/POOR 19 256 20/POOR 21 329 25/POOR 11 504 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 20 389 22/POOR 24 446 41/FAIR 17 746 OKANAGAN 25/POOR 25 579 22/POOR 25 556 52/FAIR 16 1052 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 16 614 12/POOR 19 524 24/POOR 5 1053 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 7 995 12/POOR 12 983 51/FAIR 15 1566 REVELSTOKE 19/POOR 15 561 11/POOR 16 466 30/POOR 6 1117 GOLDEN 13/POOR 14 834 12/POOR 15 822 15/POOR 12 870 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 56 SW 56 CRANBROOK SW 39 W 65 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 20/POOR 28 620 28/POOR 18 745 37/FAIR 19 845 100 MILE 12/POOR 30 960 32/POOR 15 1240 45/FAIR 22 1292 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 28 953 28/POOR 18 1140 40/FAIR 20 1265 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 4 927 29/POOR 13 1210 31/POOR 22 1110 PRINCE GEORGE 10/POOR 15 708 31/POOR 17 951 34/FAIR 15 1021 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 15 761 19/POOR 9 915 21/POOR 16 860 SMITHERS 24/POOR 16 701 16/POOR 12 630 18/POOR 18 620 MCBRIDE 18/POOR 19 816 14/POOR 6 895 40/FAIR 11 1318 CLEARWATER 18/POOR 20 484 27/POOR 17 596 46/FAIR 12 1061 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 41 S 30 SMITHERS SW 31 S 41 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 11/POOR 17 400 15/POOR 5 588 16/POOR 9 521 FT ST JOHN 31/POOR 23 881 26/POOR 9 1053 24/POOR 7 1099 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 21 715 15/POOR 21 753 11/POOR 21 723 DAWSON 10/POOR 25 374 15/POOR 27 410 9/POOR 13 374 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 10 726 9/POOR 2 711 22/POOR 14 863 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 50 SE 44 WATSON LAKE SE 37 SE 30 WHITEHORSE SE 48 SE 44 MAYO E 17 E 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 15/POOR 35 36 13/POOR 15 52 39/FAIR 31 202 FRASER VALLEY 19/POOR 28 127 14/POOR 17 108 28/POOR 18 258 SQUAMISH 29/POOR 16 295 12/POOR 11 102 23/POOR 18 202 SRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 26 78 31/POOR 25 193 19/POOR 19 121 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 17 54 38/FAIR 17 379 31/POOR 24 210 NRN VAN ISLD 9/POOR 6 34 15/POOR 7 180 22/POOR 25 122 TERRACE 17/POOR 12 341 21/POOR 6 589 23/POOR 19 352 STEWART 18/POOR 19 95 13/POOR 8 107 12/POOR 20 35 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 41 SW 31 S 35 SANDSPIT W 15 SW 24 SW 33 PORT HARDY SW 41 SW 35 SW 35 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/cc/mtnwc