FPCN39 CWLW 061500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 6 NOVEMBER 1999 FOR TODAY. VENTILATION INDICES AND MIXING HEIGHTS. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/HR. SUBTRACT 20 FROM THE VENTILATION INDEX IN VALLEYS IF THE MIXING HEIGHT IS BELOW THE HEIGHT OF THE LOCAL HILLS. SOUTHERN INTERIOR *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) FRSR CANYON 28/POOR 523 13 40/FAIR 416 28 22/POOR 302 22 KAMLOOPS 40/FAIR 757 16 70/GOOD 682 35 69/GOOD 643 27 OKANAGAN 40/FAIR 829 21 50/FAIR 765 36 32/POOR 577 30 CASTLEGAR 39/FAIR 738 20 35/FAIR 714 21 50/FAIR 1037 15 CRANBROOK 33/POOR 1179 9 33/POOR 1130 22 94/GOOD 1542 20 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 660 10 17/POOR 512 26 12/POOR 454 23 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 15 SW 39 CRANBROOK SW 19 W 54 CENTRAL INTERIOR *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) QUESNEL 40/FAIR 851 20 58/GOOD 960 20 29/POOR 674 31 100 MILE 40/FAIR 1108 20 58/GOOD 1207 25 66/GOOD 1195 33 WILLIAMS LK 40/FAIR 1260 20 58/GOOD 1215 27 28/POOR 1061 30 PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 1019 20 13/POOR 973 12 14/POOR 953 13 PR. GEORGE 30/POOR 980 29 34/FAIR 867 16 14/POOR 722 27 BURNS LAKE 40/FAIR 927 26 70/GOOD 1986 15 26/POOR 957 8 SMITHERS 40/FAIR 869 24 90/GOOD 2500 15 42/FAIR 898 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 24 SW 24 SMITHERS SE 30 S 26 NORTHERN BC/YUKON *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) FT NLSN 15/POOR 450 6 17/POOR 449 21 18/POOR 517 14 FT STJOHN 16/POOR 762 16 23/POOR 850 16 22/POOR 869 16 WHITEHORSE 19/POOR 775 31 28/POOR 821 23 18/POOR 783 21 DAWSON 13/POOR 389 34 15/POOR 398 35 13/POOR 384 25 WATSON LAKE 17/POOR 756 22 20/POOR 811 11 12/POOR 705 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 19 S 17 WATSON LAKE S 17 SW 19 WHITEHORSE SE 35 S 48 MAYO S 37 SW 39 COAST *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) VANCOUVER 21/POOR 57 50 13/POOR 16 51 12/POOR 5 46 FRASER VLY 21/POOR 139 34 13/POOR 77 42 12/POOR 63 30 SRN VRISL 18/POOR 56 38 13/POOR 28 34 12/POOR 22 39 CNTRL VRISL 18/POOR 82 35 13/POOR 44 26 12/POOR 32 29 NRN VRISL 16/POOR 58 25 12/POOR 31 11 14/POOR 53 25 TERRACE 44/FAIR 503 17 100/GOOD 2672 10 60/GOOD 911 11 STEWART 89/GOOD 434 23 100/GOOD 2101 14 60/GOOD 967 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 31 S 31 S 30 SANDSPIT SE 11 S 119 S 113 PORT HARDY SE 62 S 80 S 87 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^