FLCN39 CWLW 181330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-October-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 35/FAIR 26 427 49/FAIR 28 542 37/FAIR 17 563 KAMLOOPS 41/FAIR 26 601 61/GOOD 30 759 66/GOOD 23 971 OKANAGAN 35/FAIR 32 621 63/GOOD 27 949 83/GOOD 19 1603 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 21 587 56/GOOD 16 1168 55/GOOD 15 1192 CRANBROOK 22/POOR 21 1059 60/GOOD 18 1618 73/GOOD 22 1719 REVELSTOKE 22/POOR 21 556 15/POOR 20 500 22/POOR 18 582 GOLDEN 19/POOR 25 859 46/FAIR 17 1261 22/POOR 18 924 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 SW 63 SW 102 CRANBROOK SW 44 SW 93 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 20/POOR 19 649 15/POOR 15 618 58/GOOD 14 1376 100 MILE 32/POOR 27 1106 11/POOR 35 950 26/POOR 14 1178 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 22 963 10/POOR 10 964 18/POOR 10 1110 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 20 933 31/POOR 17 1161 91/GOOD 21 2162 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 23 717 13/POOR 9 769 73/GOOD 16 1758 BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 24 780 40/FAIR 14 1180 74/GOOD 20 1583 SMITHERS 16/POOR 20 587 53/FAIR 14 1227 59/GOOD 19 1147 MCBRIDE 28/POOR 19 929 11/POOR 11 770 32/POOR 8 1292 CLEARWATER 29/POOR 24 559 12/POOR 27 416 50/FAIR 17 927 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 33 SW 28 SMITHERS S 48 SW 61 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 9/POOR 2 415 10/POOR 1 535 16/POOR 7 554 FT ST JOHN 19/POOR 10 887 61/GOOD 18 1380 83/GOOD 29 1435 WHITEHORSE 44/FAIR 26 986 57/GOOD 24 1164 33/POOR 21 937 DAWSON 34/FAIR 33 522 56/GOOD 29 744 16/POOR 30 414 WATSON LAKE 30/POOR 18 916 22/POOR 12 897 16/POOR 11 801 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 52 SW 44 WATSON LAKE S 20 S 31 WHITEHORSE S 37 S 37 MAYO S 28 S 28 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 18/POOR 36 46 20/POOR 53 42 18/POOR 10 174 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 38 83 14/POOR 35 83 13/POOR 6 190 SQUAMISH 23/POOR 16 216 13/POOR 28 77 11/POOR 8 88 SRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 21 42 13/POOR 39 39 13/POOR 5 149 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 10 91 12/POOR 33 38 28/POOR 8 495 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 23 70 10/POOR 14 33 30/POOR 13 339 TERRACE 17/POOR 20 291 12/POOR 14 252 11/POOR 17 233 STEWART 13/POOR 21 44 12/POOR 19 32 11/POOR 22 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 59 SW 87 SW 104 SANDSPIT S 50 SW 44 S 54 PORT HARDY S 50 S 50 S 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC/MMB