FPCN39 CWLW 261430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 26 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY.

MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.  AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H.

26-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   73/GOOD 36      700     60/GOOD 27      679     70/GOOD 15      1274
KAMLOOPS        60/GOOD 32      723     63/GOOD 38      696     53/FAIR 18      892
OKANAGAN        99/GOOD 36      1316    86/GOOD 33      1156    58/GOOD 18      1100
CASTLEGAR       30/POOR 24      670     29/POOR 26      645     33/POOR 12      889
CRANBROOK       30/POOR 27      1090    35/FAIR 37      1079    60/GOOD 19      1581
REVELSTOKE      32/POOR 23      638     30/POOR 27      593     25/POOR 13      678
GOLDEN          27/POOR 25      928     28/POOR 29      915     34/FAIR 15      1115

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
PENTICTON       0  0    SW 74   W  126
CRANBROOK               SW 67   W  104

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         55/GOOD 35      845     50/FAIR 33      820     74/GOOD 21      1373
100 MILE        56/GOOD 34      1260    54/FAIR 39      1200    79/GOOD 21      1883
WILLIAMS LAKE   64/GOOD 34      1340    60/GOOD 32      1320    67/GOOD 20      1673
PUNTZI MTN      88/GOOD 48      1417    73/GOOD 38      1360    96/GOOD 24      2131
PRINCE GEORGE   35/FAIR 37      831     56/GOOD 40      966     39/FAIR 28      915
BURNS LAKE      36/FAIR 36      865     52/FAIR 48      915     69/GOOD 28      1261
SMITHERS        21/POOR 28      603     44/FAIR 43      698     58/GOOD 23      1023
MCBRIDE         55/GOOD 28      1108    50/FAIR 27      1070    51/FAIR 21      1180
CLEARWATER      63/GOOD 26      907     52/FAIR 30      721     71/GOOD 19      1247

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
PR. GEORGE              SW 91   SW 104
SMITHERS                SW 96   SW 104

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 1       530     44/FAIR 19      771     34/FAIR 11      837
FT ST JOHN      17/POOR 11      838     16/POOR 12      807     35/FAIR 14      1068
WHITEHORSE      18/POOR 19      790     15/POOR 18      760     12/POOR 23      727
DAWSON          10/POOR 18      379     9/POOR  16      375     11/POOR 34      383
WATSON LAKE     15/POOR 7       853     10/POOR 18      704     12/POOR 10      737

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
DEASE LAKE              SE 39   SE 33
WATSON LAKE             E  26   S  11
WHITEHORSE              E  28   E  30
MAYO                    E  46   NE 31

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       65/GOOD 46      302     54/FAIR 37      282     42/FAIR 20      352
FRASER VALLEY   56/GOOD 39      333     51/FAIR 31      358     32/POOR 16      338
SQUAMISH        45/FAIR 29      321     43/FAIR 25      342     27/POOR 11      365
SRN VAN ISLD    57/GOOD 41      294     56/GOOD 36      319     28/POOR 18      228
CNTRL VAN ISLD  61/GOOD 40      335     49/FAIR 29      324     45/FAIR 13      626
NRN VAN ISLD    73/GOOD 43      422     61/GOOD 33      397     46/FAIR 20      422
TERRACE         67/GOOD 31      694     66/GOOD 32      667     32/POOR 17      492
STEWART         35/FAIR 25      213     52/FAIR 35      282     41/FAIR 22      307

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
VANCOUVER       SW 80   SW 102  SW 111
SANDSPIT        SW 72   SW 89   SW 87
PORT HARDY      SW 120  SW 131  SW 124


VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR:   0-33
FAIR:   34-54
GOOD:   55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.

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