FLCN39 CWLW 021430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 2 JANUARY 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 02-January-2004 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 20/POOR 11 416 23/POOR 5 772 44/FAIR 16 700 KAMLOOPS 49/FAIR 19 804 32/POOR 14 666 53/FAIR 18 906 OKANAGAN 25/POOR 9 791 29/POOR 6 1120 51/FAIR 17 1003 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 11 668 23/POOR 4 1162 53/FAIR 12 1330 CRANBROOK 31/POOR 12 1299 33/POOR 8 1526 29/POOR 9 1365 REVELSTOKE 22/POOR 15 612 28/POOR 6 1049 17/POOR 8 636 GOLDEN 19/POOR 11 951 19/POOR 4 1273 21/POOR 7 1110 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 11 NW 20 CRANBROOK NE 22 SE 22 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 57/GOOD 21 1076 42/FAIR 21 880 26/POOR 10 865 100 MILE 55/GOOD 17 1558 52/FAIR 20 1417 42/FAIR 18 1327 WILLIAMS LAKE 54/FAIR 17 1538 59/GOOD 21 1507 38/FAIR 15 1332 PUNTZI MTN 44/FAIR 12 1527 40/FAIR 16 1321 11/POOR 1 1226 PRINCE GEORGE 44/FAIR 19 1080 32/POOR 21 904 13/POOR 3 916 BURNS LAKE 32/POOR 20 944 35/FAIR 15 1062 13/POOR 3 928 SMITHERS 32/POOR 19 762 12/POOR 12 566 15/POOR 9 650 MCBRIDE 23/POOR 12 952 29/POOR 8 1226 19/POOR 8 968 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 9 464 37/FAIR 11 923 38/FAIR 14 821 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NE 15 NW 11 SMITHERS E 46 NE 39 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 11/POOR 22 400 19/POOR 23 464 18/POOR 29 438 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 22 747 45/FAIR 19 1100 18/POOR 27 757 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 14 711 10/POOR 21 710 18/POOR 28 760 DAWSON 9/POOR 1 376 9/POOR 15 372 9/POOR 27 371 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 16 711 10/POOR 13 699 11/POOR 26 701 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 43 NE 63 WATSON LAKE N 20 N 65 WHITEHORSE N 35 N 50 MAYO N 17 N 31 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 46/FAIR 28 290 33/POOR 16 308 53/FAIR 23 441 FRASER VALLEY 41/FAIR 28 297 32/POOR 11 465 64/GOOD 34 454 SQUAMISH 22/POOR 18 187 17/POOR 6 304 50/FAIR 21 487 SRN VAN ISLD 46/FAIR 23 365 26/POOR 8 422 70/GOOD 32 506 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 19 151 30/POOR 10 439 50/FAIR 15 632 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 18 52 16/POOR 8 185 24/POOR 7 436 TERRACE 39/FAIR 19 538 12/POOR 16 249 16/POOR 10 349 STEWART 13/POOR 26 34 10/POOR 26 14 10/POOR 20 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 17 NW 15 W 26 SANDSPIT NW 9 NW 26 NW 35 PORT HARDY N 33 N 41 N 52 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/