FLCN39 CWLW 041430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 04-December-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 33/POOR 25 421 58/GOOD 27 657 36/FAIR 24 456 KAMLOOPS 32/POOR 30 501 69/GOOD 39 740 43/FAIR 30 586 OKANAGAN 31/POOR 30 598 68/GOOD 45 788 43/FAIR 31 691 CASTLEGAR 27/POOR 25 637 55/GOOD 33 812 39/FAIR 22 773 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 17 1020 59/GOOD 25 1409 42/FAIR 27 1199 REVELSTOKE 30/POOR 26 604 47/FAIR 32 700 36/FAIR 20 713 GOLDEN 18/POOR 16 885 48/FAIR 29 1080 38/FAIR 18 1118 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 65 SE 54 CRANBROOK E 41 NE 28 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 44/FAIR 34 768 59/GOOD 50 782 40/FAIR 28 772 100 MILE 43/FAIR 37 1138 62/GOOD 53 1180 52/FAIR 34 1227 WILLIAMS LAKE 41/FAIR 34 1138 58/GOOD 48 1176 41/FAIR 29 1167 PUNTZI MTN 24/POOR 30 1003 56/GOOD 43 1160 33/POOR 21 1144 PRINCE GEORGE 25/POOR 22 831 69/GOOD 36 1121 44/FAIR 34 909 BURNS LAKE 49/FAIR 33 978 63/GOOD 47 993 40/FAIR 22 1005 SMITHERS 37/FAIR 29 724 55/GOOD 40 788 35/FAIR 20 785 MCBRIDE 33/POOR 29 898 51/FAIR 34 1002 33/POOR 20 971 CLEARWATER 38/FAIR 31 586 87/GOOD 38 1026 50/FAIR 25 760 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SE 41 SE 43 SMITHERS SE 93 SE 85 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 9 396 18/POOR 26 445 14/POOR 20 428 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 15 713 23/POOR 40 760 11/POOR 9 728 WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 25 761 12/POOR 34 718 11/POOR 6 757 DAWSON 27/POOR 35 472 14/POOR 29 401 9/POOR 8 373 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 10 711 15/POOR 36 720 16/POOR 12 804 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 54 SE 39 WATSON LAKE S 30 S 22 WHITEHORSE SE 39 S 37 MAYO SW 41 SW 33 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 50 99 60/GOOD 55 220 56/GOOD 53 208 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 32 108 55/GOOD 41 318 48/FAIR 41 263 SQUAMISH 21/POOR 32 122 58/GOOD 32 412 56/GOOD 27 452 SRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 37 97 68/GOOD 62 261 68/GOOD 35 445 CNTRL VAN ISLD 31/POOR 41 128 57/GOOD 52 237 60/GOOD 30 430 NRN VAN ISLD 21/POOR 58 60 63/GOOD 62 232 40/FAIR 21 334 TERRACE 18/POOR 24 289 55/GOOD 32 545 35/FAIR 14 593 STEWART 18/POOR 32 59 63/GOOD 41 325 10/POOR 12 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 74 SE 76 SE 74 SANDSPIT SE 109 SE 120 SE 111 PORT HARDY SE 80 SE 85 SE 89 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/gf