FLCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-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 15/POOR 17 296 21/POOR 19 352 18/POOR 27 289 KAMLOOPS 25/POOR 19 503 34/FAIR 20 592 17/POOR 27 398 OKANAGAN 42/FAIR 26 720 45/FAIR 20 841 39/FAIR 30 662 CASTLEGAR 18/POOR 11 649 32/POOR 18 751 33/POOR 18 760 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 10 992 14/POOR 5 1138 18/POOR 10 1105 REVELSTOKE 28/POOR 16 672 39/FAIR 20 750 22/POOR 21 559 GOLDEN 17/POOR 9 940 24/POOR 14 984 19/POOR 17 891 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 59 W 43 CRANBROOK S 24 W 39 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 47/FAIR 32 800 13/POOR 38 564 13/POOR 35 564 100 MILE 44/FAIR 29 1201 25/POOR 34 1032 11/POOR 36 952 WILLIAMS LAKE 41/FAIR 28 1177 27/POOR 34 1044 12/POOR 33 957 PUNTZI MTN 19/POOR 17 1018 11/POOR 24 926 14/POOR 25 949 PRINCE GEORGE 34/FAIR 29 866 13/POOR 36 710 10/POOR 37 697 BURNS LAKE 51/FAIR 30 1031 15/POOR 27 757 10/POOR 28 721 SMITHERS 55/GOOD 26 931 16/POOR 27 572 9/POOR 23 526 MCBRIDE 39/FAIR 22 1012 32/POOR 26 907 12/POOR 29 747 CLEARWATER 44/FAIR 23 718 13/POOR 23 424 11/POOR 26 411 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 70 W 76 SMITHERS S 85 SW 111 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 12/POOR 23 406 14/POOR 28 413 10/POOR 26 389 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 25 739 13/POOR 26 720 10/POOR 32 700 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 23 750 13/POOR 23 736 10/POOR 27 711 DAWSON 10/POOR 12 380 10/POOR 31 378 19/POOR 29 435 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 16 714 14/POOR 24 727 11/POOR 28 702 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 54 S 52 WATSON LAKE SW 22 SW 24 WHITEHORSE S 30 SW 52 MAYO SW 37 SW 39 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 19/POOR 35 54 11/POOR 30 15 10/POOR 36 8 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 25 120 11/POOR 14 79 12/POOR 33 74 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 21 133 18/POOR 22 127 10/POOR 19 59 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 25 70 17/POOR 29 67 12/POOR 22 40 CNTRL VAN ISLD 21/POOR 28 107 28/POOR 26 170 10/POOR 16 33 NRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 45 52 11/POOR 46 28 10/POOR 20 28 TERRACE 36/FAIR 22 471 13/POOR 28 240 10/POOR 23 223 STEWART 48/FAIR 26 332 16/POOR 29 51 10/POOR 27 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 54 S 52 S 69 SANDSPIT S 81 S 102 S 96 PORT HARDY S 131 S 126 SW 120 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/DSL