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 THURSDAY 6 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 70/GOOD 584 22 83/GOOD 655 22 27/POOR 364 30 KAMLOOPS 39/FAIR 546 26 52/FAIR 642 23 37/FAIR 546 28 OKANAGAN 24/POOR 559 22 50/FAIR 682 25 15/POOR 475 24 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 518 8 54/FAIR 842 17 37/FAIR 723 20 CRANBROOK 20/POOR 1052 19 42/FAIR 1155 24 93/GOOD 1353 28 REVELSTOKE 47/FAIR 802 12 14/POOR 501 16 23/POOR 577 20 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 19 W 37 CRANBROOK W 11 W 31 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 48/FAIR 767 30 13/POOR 565 26 13/POOR 564 30 100 MILE 34/FAIR 1097 31 16/POOR 983 30 16/POOR 995 30 WILLIAMS LK 33/POOR 1102 27 21/POOR 1028 26 13/POOR 968 26 PUNTZI MNT 22/POOR 986 23 100/GOOD 1426 32 71/GOOD 1164 42 PR. GEORGE 44/FAIR 879 34 13/POOR 704 30 13/POOR 718 33 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 787 30 14/POOR 741 31 14/POOR 738 36 SMITHERS 14/POOR 558 29 13/POOR 544 27 13/POOR 542 31 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 52 SW 48 SMITHERS SW 69 SW 94 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 23/POOR 538 22 21/POOR 534 14 22/POOR 562 14 FT STJOHN 15/POOR 738 22 14/POOR 719 38 14/POOR 712 29 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 724 29 12/POOR 709 17 12/POOR 707 27 DAWSON 12/POOR 386 23 12/POOR 375 16 12/POOR 372 26 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 696 22 12/POOR 691 21 12/POOR 691 10 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 39 SW 89 WATSON LAKE S 31 SW 33 WHITEHORSE SE 35 S 46 MAYO SE 22 SW 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 57/GOOD 265 31 55/GOOD 227 31 12/POOR 8 38 FRASER VLY 21/POOR 144 19 28/POOR 150 27 12/POOR 67 30 SRN VRISL 71/GOOD 372 24 55/GOOD 227 25 12/POOR 25 30 CNTRL VRISL 52/FAIR 320 25 31/POOR 135 18 12/POOR 42 29 NRN VRISL 100/GOOD 429 41 94/GOOD 452 23 13/POOR 36 32 TERRACE 22/POOR 320 30 93/GOOD 539 24 13/POOR 243 26 STEWART 31/POOR 183 27 13/POOR 42 24 12/POOR 36 23 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 33 SW 37 W 57 SANDSPIT SW 59 SW 70 SW 80 PORT HARDY S 75 S 91 SW 78 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/LEC $$$$^^