FPCN39 CWLW 291500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 29 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 13/POOR 273 23 26/POOR 526 10 44/FAIR 561 16 KAMLOOPS 17/POOR 425 16 25/POOR 599 16 40/FAIR 629 21 OKANAGAN 31/POOR 585 25 31/POOR 585 19 54/FAIR 787 21 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 560 6 22/POOR 856 3 41/FAIR 883 15 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 996 16 18/POOR 1211 5 26/POOR 1286 5 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 519 17 33/POOR 780 13 29/POOR 672 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9. S 31 S 31 CRANBROOK 0 0 0 0 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 47/FAIR 741 36 48/FAIR 824 24 23/POOR 631 29 100 MILE 39/FAIR 1110 33 45/FAIR 1213 25 68/GOOD 1282 30 WILLIAMS LK 38/FAIR 1097 33 44/FAIR 1223 22 54/FAIR 1199 27 PUNTZI MNT 15/POOR 953 28 34/FAIR 1159 14 21/POOR 1040 17 PR. GEORGE 27/POOR 792 39 42/FAIR 939 24 52/FAIR 1033 18 BURNS LAKE 14/POOR 746 33 33/POOR 941 14 25/POOR 862 18 SMITHERS 13/POOR 544 29 13/POOR 553 14 23/POOR 672 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 78 SW 85 SMITHERS SW 76 SW111 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 17/POOR 433 34 13/POOR 402 33 18/POOR 490 19 FT STJOHN 14/POOR 723 35 22/POOR 774 30 15/POOR 760 15 WHITEHORSE 33/POOR 837 30 33/POOR 837 30 33/POOR 837 30 DAWSON 14/POOR 400 32 16/POOR 418 17 13/POOR 394 14 WATSON LAKE 14/POOR 718 33 15/POOR 717 38 14/POOR 727 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 57 SW111 WATSON LAKE SW 81 SW106 WHITEHORSE S 56 S 102 MAYO E 28 SE 28 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 40/FAIR 192 26 20/POOR 112 22 15/POOR 45 26 FRASER VLY 19/POOR 141 21 25/POOR 263 13 15/POOR 123 18 SRN VRISL 42/FAIR 226 26 19/POOR 120 16 27/POOR 128 29 CNTRL VRISL 33/POOR 199 23 38/FAIR 313 16 62/GOOD 340 27 NRN VRISL 14/POOR 49 29 14/POOR 49 29 15/POOR 52 40 TERRACE 15/POOR 264 26 12/POOR 225 15 17/POOR 322 17 STEWART 25/POOR 159 29 13/POOR 35 13 26/POOR 168 21 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 27 S 35 S 50 SANDSPIT SW 55 SW 74 SW 94 PORT HARDY S 53 S 57 SW 57 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MtnWC $$$$^^