FPCN39 CWLW 091500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 9 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 100/GOOD 767 23 100/GOOD 777 20 100/GOOD 1073 17 KAMLOOPS 56/GOOD 633 23 100/GOOD 1523 30 100/GOOD 1172 23 OKANAGAN 64/GOOD 779 23 100/GOOD 1172 31 100/GOOD 1482 15 CASTLEGAR 62/GOOD 896 15 58/GOOD 793 29 55/GOOD 1053 11 CRANBROOK 94/GOOD 1442 25 56/GOOD 1049 32 100/GOOD 2120 18 REVELSTOKE 79/GOOD 892 14 59/GOOD 676 23 90/GOOD 1179 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 28 W 69 CRANBROOK W 19 W 50 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 56/GOOD 778 33 100/GOOD 1677 29 100/GOOD 1138 26 100 MILE 62/GOOD 1213 31 100/GOOD 2680 32 100/GOOD 1631 27 WILLIAMS LK 59/GOOD 1149 33 100/GOOD 2440 29 100/GOOD 1526 26 PUNTZI MNT 39/FAIR 971 32 100/GOOD 1954 27 100/GOOD 1792 27 PR. GEORGE 36/FAIR 843 35 100/GOOD 1534 36 58/GOOD 1047 27 BURNS LAKE 38/FAIR 772 33 100/GOOD 1328 27 100/GOOD 1269 22 SMITHERS 35/FAIR 645 27 64/GOOD 566 20 57/GOOD 897 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 44 SW 37 SMITHERS S 19 SW 39 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 24/POOR 490 16 35/FAIR 597 19 28/POOR 801 7 FT STJOHN 12/POOR 711 26 32/POOR 867 27 40/FAIR 1076 17 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 717 13 14/POOR 764 15 18/POOR 808 16 DAWSON 20/POOR 453 22 16/POOR 416 19 12/POOR 376 14 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 703 8 12/POOR 712 16 52/FAIR 1015 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 17 SW 30 WATSON LAKE SW 30 SW 20 WHITEHORSE S 17 SW 24 MAYO SW 13 SW 35 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 100/GOOD 412 55 57/GOOD 124 42 55/GOOD 292 21 FRASER VLY 64/GOOD 308 35 55/GOOD 163 27 52/FAIR 284 20 SRN VRISL 100/GOOD 810 37 63/GOOD 189 34 81/GOOD 472 26 CNTRL VRISL 98/GOOD 362 36 55/GOOD 100 32 55/GOOD 424 18 NRN VRISL 100/GOOD 490 47 64/GOOD 233 38 67/GOOD 387 26 TERRACE 100/GOOD 1107 12 63/GOOD 265 10 57/GOOD 580 13 STEWART 14/POOR 107 10 36/FAIR 169 5 42/FAIR 158 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 53 SW 76 SW 85 SANDSPIT W 40 W 44 W 44 PORT HARDY SW 79 SW 98 SW100 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^