FPCN39 CWLW 101500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 10 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 52/FAIR 512 23 73/GOOD 613 18 14/POOR 271 24 KAMLOOPS 100/GOOD 796 29 100/GOOD 1304 24 15/POOR 380 34 OKANAGAN 93/GOOD 842 29 100/GOOD 1291 30 92/GOOD 761 38 CASTLEGAR 35/FAIR 788 17 22/POOR 649 14 16/POOR 554 25 CRANBROOK 27/POOR 1112 20 13/POOR 979 15 22/POOR 1053 22 REVELSTOKE 51/FAIR 775 18 18/POOR 508 16 24/POOR 585 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SE 12 S 31 SW 80 CRANBROOK SW 24 SW 69 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 38/FAIR 725 25 83/GOOD 920 31 50/FAIR 797 32 100 MILE 47/FAIR 1132 36 100/GOOD 1586 34 20/POOR 995 40 WILLIAMS LK 26/POOR 1051 30 46/FAIR 1171 29 17/POOR 988 34 PUNTZI MNT 19/POOR 987 23 100/GOOD 1610 17 21/POOR 985 29 PR. GEORGE 21/POOR 775 26 90/GOOD 1136 32 71/GOOD 1106 24 BURNS LAKE 22/POOR 830 19 46/FAIR 1034 19 38/FAIR 1046 19 SMITHERS 19/POOR 627 21 58/GOOD 914 19 48/FAIR 935 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 48 SW 46 SMITHERS S 28 S 43 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 13/POOR 412 11 15/POOR 538 3 18/POOR 597 12 FT STJOHN 13/POOR 724 16 13/POOR 751 16 14/POOR 743 26 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 744 21 21/POOR 846 15 16/POOR 804 13 DAWSON 13/POOR 401 14 13/POOR 409 6 14/POOR 427 10 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 707 6 15/POOR 797 7 12/POOR 699 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 24 SW 44 WATSON LAKE S 20 SW 35 WHITEHORSE S 11 S 37 MAYO S 9 S 30 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 22/POOR 73 42 17/POOR 45 33 14/POOR 16 66 FRASER VLY 22/POOR 159 32 17/POOR 123 29 14/POOR 81 43 SRN VRISL 14/POOR 46 32 14/POOR 42 23 14/POOR 32 48 CNTRL VRISL 17/POOR 86 28 18/POOR 95 18 14/POOR 48 42 NRN VRISL 23/POOR 128 31 66/GOOD 458 23 14/POOR 44 31 TERRACE 21/POOR 342 19 28/POOR 415 16 19/POOR 379 11 STEWART 41/FAIR 263 18 18/POOR 117 16 20/POOR 135 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 53 S 72 SW 69 SANDSPIT S 35 S 39 S 37 PORT HARDY S 27 S 43 S 56 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^