FPCN39 CWLW 241430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 24 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 24-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 41/FAIR 23 519 63/GOOD 19 929 63/GOOD 13 1229 KAMLOOPS 39/FAIR 24 609 77/GOOD 24 1134 60/GOOD 12 1346 OKANAGAN 35/FAIR 27 647 73/GOOD 24 1156 63/GOOD 13 1456 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 15 656 54/FAIR 17 1095 42/FAIR 10 1195 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 13 1055 44/FAIR 25 1239 36/FAIR 12 1405 REVELSTOKE 35/FAIR 15 787 29/POOR 20 643 23/POOR 5 991 GOLDEN 30/POOR 13 1099 31/POOR 22 985 40/FAIR 10 1432 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 50 SW 74 CRANBROOK W 33 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 36/FAIR 36 696 31/POOR 11 945 48/FAIR 21 945 100 MILE 43/FAIR 33 1156 42/FAIR 19 1305 48/FAIR 21 1340 WILLIAMS LAKE 37/FAIR 32 1120 66/GOOD 18 1740 51/FAIR 19 1440 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 21 940 81/GOOD 23 1806 38/FAIR 12 1410 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 9 793 21/POOR 11 891 19/POOR 9 891 BURNS LAKE 36/FAIR 25 938 27/POOR 17 915 26/POOR 16 915 SMITHERS 44/FAIR 24 838 25/POOR 15 723 28/POOR 18 723 MCBRIDE 28/POOR 21 911 26/POOR 19 908 35/FAIR 11 1205 CLEARWATER 37/FAIR 21 666 24/POOR 18 557 28/POOR 11 733 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 39 SW 50 SMITHERS S 54 SW 56 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 10/POOR 8 405 13/POOR 3 594 32/POOR 10 834 FT ST JOHN 22/POOR 11 926 34/FAIR 11 1151 28/POOR 13 981 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 24 739 16/POOR 28 746 25/POOR 18 872 DAWSON 14/POOR 31 401 11/POOR 33 382 10/POOR 28 375 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 8 768 14/POOR 22 731 14/POOR 7 827 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 35 SW 9 WATSON LAKE E 44 E 22 WHITEHORSE E 56 E 48 MAYO E 33 E 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 33/POOR 47 106 60/GOOD 15 802 49/FAIR 22 402 FRASER VALLEY 41/FAIR 31 273 50/FAIR 13 758 28/POOR 9 458 SQUAMISH 37/FAIR 23 303 48/FAIR 12 752 31/POOR 11 452 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 32 98 38/FAIR 10 619 38/FAIR 15 419 CNTRL VAN ISLD 30/POOR 27 180 43/FAIR 12 624 43/FAIR 18 424 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 22 59 50/FAIR 23 422 68/GOOD 37 422 TERRACE 35/FAIR 18 510 32/POOR 18 470 37/FAIR 19 517 STEWART 51/FAIR 28 339 28/POOR 19 207 37/FAIR 19 307 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 44 SW 74 W 54 SANDSPIT SW 44 SW 50 SW 56 PORT HARDY SW 67 SW 67 SW 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC