FPCN39 CWLW 271500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 27 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 23/POOR 378 14 54/FAIR 361 10 54/FAIR 410 22 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 488 15 54/FAIR 1017 17 54/FAIR 619 27 OKANAGAN 22/POOR 693 12 54/FAIR 1166 20 54/FAIR 924 26 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 650 14 54/FAIR 1415 13 54/FAIR 815 16 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 1035 12 54/FAIR 1611 8 54/FAIR 1269 13 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 475 9 54/FAIR 1221 14 54/FAIR 480 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 13 W 31 CRANBROOK W 13 W 30 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 21/POOR 633 25 54/FAIR 1006 24 54/FAIR 583 41 100 MILE 28/POOR 1085 23 54/FAIR 1490 22 54/FAIR 1142 38 WILLIAMS LK 19/POOR 1027 23 54/FAIR 1508 22 54/FAIR 1069 37 PUNTZI MNT 18/POOR 993 18 54/FAIR 1267 19 54/FAIR 1128 33 PR. GEORGE 16/POOR 748 18 54/FAIR 963 22 54/FAIR 719 41 BURNS LAKE 22/POOR 814 27 54/FAIR 1055 24 54/FAIR 742 22 SMITHERS 23/POOR 643 26 54/FAIR 923 22 54/FAIR 583 20 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 19 NW 22 SMITHERS 0 0 0 0 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 12/POOR 402 6 12/POOR 457 2 17/POOR 588 9 FT STJOHN 13/POOR 730 14 13/POOR 737 6 25/POOR 855 20 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 717 6 12/POOR 719 6 18/POOR 789 20 DAWSON 12/POOR 379 8 12/POOR 376 12 14/POOR 398 35 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 711 5 16/POOR 828 12 15/POOR 770 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 19 W 46 WATSON LAKE W 22 W 28 WHITEHORSE W 19 W 30 MAYO W 17 W 26 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 50/FAIR 427 34 60/GOOD 165 14 60/GOOD 12 39 FRASER VLY 50/FAIR 226 22 54/FAIR 172 13 54/FAIR 73 23 SRN VRISL 50/FAIR 735 26 60/GOOD 591 8 60/GOOD 39 29 CNTRL VRISL 50/FAIR 579 28 54/FAIR 573 9 54/FAIR 161 29 NRN VRISL 100/GOOD 621 48 100/GOOD 628 32 100/GOOD 36 46 TERRACE 100/GOOD 317 26 100/GOOD 252 18 100/GOOD 354 21 STEWART 100/GOOD 113 23 100/GOOD 71 23 100/GOOD 56 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 13 W 26 SANDSPIT SE 50 SE 52 SE 52 PORT HARDY SE 9. SE 13 S 11 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/JMS $$$$^^