FPCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-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 11/POOR 17 252 15/POOR 13 313 39/FAIR 14 679 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 4 391 12/POOR 4 496 39/FAIR 14 796 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 18 489 22/POOR 12 664 39/FAIR 12 980 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 6 526 15/POOR 5 732 24/POOR 8 845 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 14 991 20/POOR 11 1131 38/FAIR 17 1289 REVELSTOKE 9/POOR 3 469 16/POOR 5 698 25/POOR 12 704 GOLDEN 32/POOR 20 1014 31/POOR 17 1035 41/FAIR 18 1155 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 20 NW 43 CRANBROOK NW 43 NW 85 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 23 621 28/POOR 21 721 12/POOR 16 574 100 MILE 13/POOR 11 1002 20/POOR 16 1068 10/POOR 4 988 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 14 1004 18/POOR 12 1083 11/POOR 9 975 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 11 933 11/POOR 6 963 15/POOR 22 963 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 19 757 22/POOR 14 866 14/POOR 24 728 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 8 739 11/POOR 7 757 23/POOR 27 814 SMITHERS 10/POOR 8 538 12/POOR 10 569 38/FAIR 23 779 MCBRIDE 15/POOR 14 804 23/POOR 17 887 13/POOR 18 768 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 8 444 17/POOR 9 567 15/POOR 13 485 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 30 NW 69 SMITHERS W 50 W 57 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 20/POOR 15 514 12/POOR 5 507 13/POOR 12 448 FT ST JOHN 20/POOR 12 859 12/POOR 36 710 19/POOR 12 849 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 25 718 10/POOR 19 709 12/POOR 6 808 DAWSON 17/POOR 36 413 10/POOR 12 387 15/POOR 32 403 WATSON LAKE 15/POOR 10 791 10/POOR 8 705 20/POOR 24 778 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 72 W 96 WATSON LAKE W 33 W 83 WHITEHORSE SW 69 SW 93 MAYO S 54 SW 37 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 13/POOR 18 45 9/POOR 3 17 53/FAIR 11 902 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 13 117 38/FAIR 20 358 46/FAIR 10 858 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 8 102 11/POOR 9 90 52/FAIR 12 852 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 16 64 12/POOR 7 94 40/FAIR 8 819 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 15 49 11/POOR 4 133 49/FAIR 11 824 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 27 55 11/POOR 27 32 52/FAIR 14 722 TERRACE 10/POOR 7 252 10/POOR 11 239 46/FAIR 20 617 STEWART 10/POOR 12 24 10/POOR 11 18 49/FAIR 22 407 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 15 W 9 W 20 SANDSPIT S 26 S 28 SW 31 PORT HARDY S 56 S 52 SW 63 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC