FPCN39 CWLW 221500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 22 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 12/POOR 273 6 19/POOR 811 2 26/POOR 846 3 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 428 5 18/POOR 749 2 22/POOR 694 5 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 565 3 21/POOR 1053 4 45/FAIR 1116 2 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 603 9 34/FAIR 1438 8 49/FAIR 1298 4 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 1036 12 34/FAIR 1792 12 49/FAIR 1536 12 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 603 4 34/FAIR 955 7 26/POOR 1090 4 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 W 19 CRANBROOK W 13 NW 35 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 12/POOR 568 2 27/POOR 783 15 26/POOR 844 6 100 MILE 13/POOR 978 4 21/POOR 1224 8 33/POOR 1632 1 WILLIAMS LK 13/POOR 990 6 22/POOR 1247 8 32/POOR 1517 2 PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 983 3 25/POOR 1259 4 29/POOR 1407 4 PR. GEORGE 12/POOR 715 6 24/POOR 919 7 15/POOR 800 11 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 773 6 15/POOR 833 7 14/POOR 827 6 SMITHERS 14/POOR 569 17 12/POOR 547 6 13/POOR 676 5 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 NW 15 SMITHERS S 11 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 13/POOR 416 16 13/POOR 402 31 13/POOR 399 32 FT STJOHN 20/POOR 778 27 31/POOR 851 34 18/POOR 761 32 WHITEHORSE 66/GOOD 728 29 66/GOOD 713 26 44/FAIR 711 33 DAWSON 15/POOR 429 11 12/POOR 377 25 16/POOR 428 15 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 713 7 13/POOR 704 32 12/POOR 698 26 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 22 W 28 WATSON LAKE W 46 W 43 WHITEHORSE SW 46 W 48 MAYO SW 28 W 41 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 31/POOR 160 25 26/POOR 239 5 15/POOR 73 9 FRASER VLY 19/POOR 147 17 31/POOR 404 5 20/POOR 275 12 SRN VRISL 23/POOR 233 11 22/POOR 242 8 30/POOR 261 13 CNTRL VRISL 20/POOR 119 11 22/POOR 296 3 23/POOR 274 8 NRN VRISL 15/POOR 74 13 29/POOR 335 11 25/POOR 309 10 TERRACE 55/GOOD 280 10 55/GOOD 247 5 51/FAIR 415 6 STEWART 55/GOOD 280 10 55/GOOD 247 5 51/FAIR 415 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 29 SE 19 S 15 SANDSPIT NW 14 NW 9 0 0 PORT HARDY 0 0 0 0 0 0 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^