FPCN39 CWLW 031500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 3 JANUARY 2000 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 77/GOOD 1270 15 88/GOOD 1317 20 44/FAIR 436 21 KAMLOOPS 28/POOR 643 12 32/POOR 537 20 69/GOOD 900 28 OKANAGAN 29/POOR 707 10 27/POOR 561 24 61/GOOD 800 28 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 539 10 50/FAIR 944 11 55/GOOD 800 23 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 1030 4 51/FAIR 1450 17 64/GOOD 1400 31 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 511 8 39/FAIR 807 12 37/FAIR 665 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON NW 15 W 25 CRANBROOK NW 15 NW 20 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 37/FAIR 758 22 44/FAIR 800 33 29/POOR 688 28 100 MILE 31/POOR 1107 24 45/FAIR 1150 35 57/GOOD 1200 28 WILLIAMS LK 32/POOR 1124 22 39/FAIR 1150 32 35/FAIR 1100 26 PUNTZI MNT 34/FAIR 1146 10 15/POOR 948 22 32/POOR 1000 25 PR. GEORGE 31/POOR 926 13 28/POOR 806 31 13/POOR 703 31 BURNS LAKE 37/FAIR 966 16 18/POOR 784 23 13/POOR 729 34 SMITHERS 44/FAIR 803 18 19/POOR 613 21 12/POOR 534 31 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 30 W 30 SMITHERS NW 11 NW 19 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 400 4 12/POOR 435 1 20/POOR 571 9 FT STJOHN 15/POOR 747 18 13/POOR 758 12 19/POOR 865 13 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 720 18 12/POOR 710 21 12/POOR 710 15 DAWSON 12/POOR 373 27 12/POOR 371 28 12/POOR 377 25 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 700 3 12/POOR 701 6 12/POOR 693 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 11 NW 19 WATSON LAKE NW 11 NW 19 WHITEHORSE NW 11 NW 19 MAYO E 22 NE 13 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 30/POOR 286 18 69/GOOD 500 37 52/FAIR 413 33 FRASER VLY 27/POOR 254 17 49/FAIR 395 30 100/GOOD 575 24 SRN VRISL 28/POOR 249 15 63/GOOD 500 29 45/FAIR 296 31 CNTRL VRISL 62/GOOD 358 18 60/GOOD 500 24 37/FAIR 241 29 NRN VRISL 46/FAIR 305 34 74/GOOD 577 34 67/GOOD 282 35 TERRACE 75/GOOD 644 18 47/FAIR 623 19 28/POOR 386 22 STEWART 41/FAIR 264 18 36/FAIR 239 19 16/POOR 72 23 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 22 NE 13 SANDSPIT E 22 NE 13 PORT HARDY E 22 NE 13 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MWSO $$$$^^