FPCN39 CWLW 231500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 23 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 14/POOR 329 1 50/FAIR 844 10 39/FAIR 628 9 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 436 10 29/POOR 717 13 30/POOR 676 10 OKANAGAN 13/POOR 475 8 29/POOR 1237 9 27/POOR 763 7 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 583 4 32/POOR 1185 4 34/FAIR 920 11 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 1009 15 32/POOR 1577 10 22/POOR 1333 1 REVELSTOKE 19/POOR 675 6 30/POOR 1108 1 26/POOR 772 10 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 W 9 CRANBROOK W 9 W 24 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 15/POOR 612 13 24/POOR 984 5 28/POOR 1122 10 100 MILE 16/POOR 1033 11 34/FAIR 1378 9 28/POOR 1460 13 WILLIAMS LK 15/POOR 1028 8 30/POOR 1508 8 28/POOR 1566 11 PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 943 14 16/POOR 1255 8 28/POOR 1214 14 PR. GEORGE 14/POOR 749 14 18/POOR 929 4 28/POOR 1092 11 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 746 17 17/POOR 854 7 32/POOR 970 14 SMITHERS 12/POOR 541 13 16/POOR 691 6 28/POOR 720 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 17 NW 30 SMITHERS N 13 W 24 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 55/GOOD 413 39 44/FAIR 410 26 55/GOOD 435 14 FT STJOHN 55/GOOD 737 35 55/GOOD 749 25 34/FAIR 747 23 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 769 26 14/POOR 727 31 14/POOR 735 29 DAWSON 15/POOR 415 16 13/POOR 396 16 13/POOR 387 27 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 705 28 12/POOR 707 5 12/POOR 705 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 33 W 43 WATSON LAKE W 54 W 67 WHITEHORSE SW 50 W 44 MAYO W 52 W 72 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 34/FAIR 230 22 34/FAIR 162 15 13/POOR 22 31 FRASER VLY 23/POOR 176 18 29/POOR 311 18 14/POOR 103 23 SRN VRISL 43/FAIR 365 13 35/FAIR 252 18 21/POOR 128 15 CNTRL VRISL 25/POOR 192 12 32/POOR 382 9 20/POOR 156 16 NRN VRISL 16/POOR 84 16 31/POOR 306 14 23/POOR 194 16 TERRACE 14/POOR 268 16 17/POOR 308 14 13/POOR 253 15 STEWART 12/POOR 35 18 12/POOR 34 15 12/POOR 24 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 12 S 11 S 9 SANDSPIT N 18 N 9 NW 11 PORT HARDY SE 9. 0 0 0 0 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^