FPCN39 CWLW 251430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 25-February-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 19/POOR 23 312 39/FAIR 11 789 28/POOR 4 1155 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 14 435 38/FAIR 10 946 52/FAIR 11 1234 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 16 494 44/FAIR 11 1139 33/POOR 8 1068 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 13 579 38/FAIR 9 1171 34/FAIR 6 1329 CRANBROOK 22/POOR 18 1075 47/FAIR 12 1620 33/POOR 7 1619 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 4 510 31/POOR 8 993 23/POOR 4 1096 GOLDEN 23/POOR 20 917 35/FAIR 9 1377 32/POOR 6 1544 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 11 NW 20 CRANBROOK N 35 NW 33 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 13/POOR 13 606 25/POOR 13 782 11/POOR 1 842 100 MILE 11/POOR 7 1002 23/POOR 7 1328 42/FAIR 11 1562 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 7 1019 19/POOR 7 1202 11/POOR 1 1306 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 15 958 24/POOR 9 1221 33/POOR 6 1704 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 16 772 31/POOR 13 1031 15/POOR 5 893 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 15 767 29/POOR 11 1065 46/FAIR 10 1510 SMITHERS 14/POOR 17 573 22/POOR 6 923 40/FAIR 9 1234 MCBRIDE 17/POOR 19 809 28/POOR 9 1151 24/POOR 5 1293 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 15 472 22/POOR 6 811 40/FAIR 9 1103 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 35 W 54 SMITHERS W 41 W 43 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 13/POOR 32 405 25/POOR 7 818 20/POOR 5 782 FT ST JOHN 65/GOOD 35 1095 63/GOOD 20 1345 23/POOR 8 1019 WHITEHORSE 24/POOR 24 822 32/POOR 12 1092 30/POOR 7 1295 DAWSON 20/POOR 15 511 11/POOR 2 551 37/FAIR 13 805 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 7 711 11/POOR 3 792 15/POOR 4 963 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 46 W 41 WATSON LAKE NW 48 W 52 WHITEHORSE W 54 W 28 MAYO W 35 W 52 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 22/POOR 15 164 14/POOR 2 447 32/POOR 8 570 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 6 149 31/POOR 6 785 55/GOOD 10 1124 SQUAMISH 9/POOR 2 72 22/POOR 4 647 30/POOR 6 727 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 12 126 13/POOR 2 422 16/POOR 4 343 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 13 114 22/POOR 4 621 13/POOR 2 385 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 16 73 20/POOR 21 121 10/POOR 2 87 TERRACE 24/POOR 17 390 22/POOR 11 435 30/POOR 5 1060 STEWART 15/POOR 12 99 11/POOR 8 59 13/POOR 4 167 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 0 0 NW 11 SANDSPIT S 11 SW 15 W 20 PORT HARDY SW 39 SW 33 W 35 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC