FPCN39 CWLW 261500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 26 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 21/POOR 370 16 35/FAIR 857 8 30/POOR 689 8 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 407 25 25/POOR 522 12 26/POOR 832 4 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 484 13 35/FAIR 1012 9 27/POOR 906 9 CASTLEGAR 28/POOR 782 7 35/FAIR 1293 9 21/POOR 1173 2 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 994 14 35/FAIR 1447 9 20/POOR 1611 4 REVELSTOKE 29/POOR 703 13 41/FAIR 870 9 16/POOR 826 3 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON W 9. W 15 SW 15 CRANBROOK W 11 W 33 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 13/POOR 585 7 44/FAIR 903 6 43/FAIR 823 22 100 MILE 21/POOR 1076 17 45/FAIR 1273 12 50/FAIR 1478 16 WILLIAMS LK 15/POOR 1004 9 49/FAIR 1432 8 52/FAIR 1354 19 PUNTZI MNT 17/POOR 978 18 90/GOOD 1600 15 21/POOR 1146 11 PR. GEORGE 15/POOR 762 9 24/POOR 867 9 30/POOR 867 25 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 778 20 15/POOR 764 20 100/GOOD 1275 24 SMITHERS 17/POOR 594 22 18/POOR 609 20 58/GOOD 837 25 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 30 W 35 SMITHERS W 33 W 37 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 14/POOR 415 22 14/POOR 451 15 17/POOR 429 36 FT STJOHN 18/POOR 755 34 17/POOR 762 32 48/FAIR 888 36 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 741 22 13/POOR 720 32 12/POOR 705 31 DAWSON 13/POOR 393 6 16/POOR 413 33 12/POOR 373 39 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 709 11 12/POOR 704 25 16/POOR 720 44 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 26 SW 41 WATSON LAKE W 43 W 39 WHITEHORSE SW 39 SW 61 MAYO SW 33 SW 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 33/POOR 268 17 50/FAIR 627 15 44/FAIR 375 13 FRASER VLY 20/POOR 210 15 49/FAIR 730 9 47/FAIR 537 14 SRN VRISL 30/POOR 211 18 47/FAIR 524 6 38/FAIR 373 12 CNTRL VRISL 26/POOR 209 17 45/FAIR 579 8 44/FAIR 517 8 NRN VRISL 14/POOR 73 14 23/POOR 197 13 45/FAIR 441 15 TERRACE 25/POOR 391 12 49/FAIR 510 20 17/POOR 273 27 STEWART 24/POOR 202 11 23/POOR 141 23 12/POOR 25 35 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 18 W 19 W 22 SANDSPIT SW 35 SW 33 SW 35 PORT HARDY W 18 W 19 W 17 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MTNWC $$$$^^