FPCN39 CWLW 301430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 30 JANUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 30-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 18/POOR 20 308 48/FAIR 13 876 25/POOR 28 337 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 30 428 56/GOOD 16 1025 55/GOOD 35 621 OKANAGAN 28/POOR 22 620 59/GOOD 15 1250 62/GOOD 26 947 CASTLEGAR 27/POOR 13 756 46/FAIR 10 1284 39/FAIR 19 827 CRANBROOK 35/FAIR 20 1087 69/GOOD 17 1853 50/FAIR 24 1313 REVELSTOKE 24/POOR 19 590 24/POOR 8 812 12/POOR 19 470 GOLDEN 32/POOR 19 1028 48/FAIR 15 1345 22/POOR 20 909 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 43 W 61 CRANBROOK W 41 W 50 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 23/POOR 23 665 32/POOR 14 872 12/POOR 25 567 100 MILE 16/POOR 24 991 38/FAIR 16 1311 70/GOOD 27 1517 WILLIAMS LAKE 15/POOR 24 987 28/POOR 15 1180 27/POOR 26 1076 PUNTZI MTN 19/POOR 29 972 52/FAIR 15 1561 96/GOOD 30 1883 PRINCE GEORGE 29/POOR 24 852 15/POOR 10 796 31/POOR 24 875 BURNS LAKE 18/POOR 21 791 46/FAIR 11 1451 10/POOR 1 928 SMITHERS 12/POOR 19 556 28/POOR 8 982 11/POOR 3 667 MCBRIDE 32/POOR 19 974 23/POOR 13 934 52/FAIR 21 1187 CLEARWATER 25/POOR 22 540 35/FAIR 9 988 44/FAIR 19 783 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 61 W 54 SMITHERS W 50 SW 44 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 14/POOR 9 476 17/POOR 8 559 16/POOR 5 633 FT ST JOHN 21/POOR 19 818 14/POOR 26 730 35/FAIR 15 739 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 18 734 14/POOR 26 738 10/POOR 16 718 DAWSON 11/POOR 16 393 10/POOR 10 394 35/FAIR 12 387 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 9 713 9/POOR 5 699 11/POOR 14 715 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 39 W 41 WATSON LAKE W 56 W 48 WHITEHORSE SW 41 SW 39 MAYO S 9 0 0 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 12/POOR 14 46 14/POOR 26 37 36/FAIR 30 30 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 13 111 21/POOR 15 207 12/POOR 23 80 SQUAMISH 29/POOR 14 335 44/FAIR 25 350 12/POOR 24 73 SRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 19 40 35/FAIR 30 105 36/FAIR 29 41 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 20 55 51/FAIR 29 348 13/POOR 28 49 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 14 60 22/POOR 41 80 13/POOR 27 47 TERRACE 12/POOR 17 247 10/POOR 12 233 15/POOR 6 415 STEWART 12/POOR 17 43 15/POOR 11 101 11/POOR 15 31 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 26 W 35 W 54 SANDSPIT SW 30 SW 28 W 35 PORT HARDY SW 35 SW 31 SW 30 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB