FPCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 17 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-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 13/POOR 15 281 20/POOR 4 729 16/POOR 18 300 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 8 403 22/POOR 5 846 17/POOR 12 469 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 10 478 20/POOR 4 956 25/POOR 18 627 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 12 559 16/POOR 3 895 14/POOR 5 688 CRANBROOK 18/POOR 22 1011 24/POOR 7 1339 19/POOR 11 1111 REVELSTOKE 9/POOR 2 466 20/POOR 5 843 20/POOR 7 745 GOLDEN 13/POOR 18 830 29/POOR 10 1185 27/POOR 17 993 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 15 NW 35 CRANBROOK N 43 NW 46 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 21/POOR 19 662 14/POOR 19 596 29/POOR 28 686 100 MILE 18/POOR 15 1048 19/POOR 15 1064 25/POOR 24 1066 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 13 1047 18/POOR 14 1063 14/POOR 20 987 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 7 930 9/POOR 2 929 12/POOR 15 947 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 19 792 12/POOR 21 720 26/POOR 28 806 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 19 813 12/POOR 16 751 12/POOR 31 734 SMITHERS 22/POOR 16 673 12/POOR 18 553 12/POOR 30 542 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 12 762 13/POOR 13 791 23/POOR 22 853 CLEARWATER 14/POOR 11 474 17/POOR 9 552 25/POOR 16 590 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 NW 31 SMITHERS SW 57 W 69 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 9/POOR 5 397 11/POOR 10 412 10/POOR 8 415 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 8 717 13/POOR 22 724 14/POOR 40 718 WHITEHORSE 42/FAIR 27 959 17/POOR 28 755 11/POOR 23 722 DAWSON 39/FAIR 32 564 18/POOR 33 418 11/POOR 24 383 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 4 732 10/POOR 4 729 14/POOR 28 724 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 43 S 35 WATSON LAKE SW 15 SW 19 WHITEHORSE S 48 S 39 MAYO SW 26 SW 24 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 16 65 10/POOR 15 14 10/POOR 12 14 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 15 125 11/POOR 16 75 10/POOR 8 89 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 12 114 12/POOR 16 89 12/POOR 17 89 SRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 10 114 13/POOR 13 78 12/POOR 12 71 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 9 61 14/POOR 9 127 16/POOR 13 124 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 28 56 10/POOR 25 30 10/POOR 33 30 TERRACE 11/POOR 19 234 10/POOR 18 222 12/POOR 24 242 STEWART 24/POOR 18 163 11/POOR 20 29 10/POOR 25 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NE 9 NW 26 NW 56 SANDSPIT S 30 SW 15 W 48 PORT HARDY S 63 SW 67 SW 74 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/mtnwc