FPCN39 CWLW 061500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 6 FEBRUARY 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 18/POOR 331 18 33/POOR 820 8 54/FAIR 660 22 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 439 5 22/POOR 525 10 51/FAIR 730 23 OKANAGAN 25/POOR 600 15 32/POOR 810 10 47/FAIR 658 28 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 603 5 17/POOR 877 4 40/FAIR 780 18 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 1005 13 31/POOR 1507 10 44/FAIR 1353 16 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 543 11 22/POOR 704 7 23/POOR 594 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 20 SW 31 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 31 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 28/POOR 681 27 29/POOR 724 19 14/POOR 570 31 100 MILE 33/POOR 1108 25 32/POOR 1207 20 33/POOR 1096 30 WILLIAMS LK 28/POOR 1080 22 24/POOR 1084 17 15/POOR 982 29 PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 959 5 25/POOR 1086 14 14/POOR 948 18 PR. GEORGE 16/POOR 760 16 18/POOR 817 8 31/POOR 845 26 BURNS LAKE 25/POOR 887 16 18/POOR 867 7 24/POOR 854 19 SMITHERS 33/POOR 745 18 22/POOR 702 10 28/POOR 714 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 22 SW 24 SMITHERS S 30 S 26 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 457 18 25/POOR 547 8 13/POOR 457 2 FT STJOHN 13/POOR 731 8 16/POOR 774 14 14/POOR 734 15 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 747 18 14/POOR 753 15 14/POOR 792 8 DAWSON 13/POOR 388 22 13/POOR 388 22 15/POOR 445 11 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 717 5 14/POOR 807 2 15/POOR 848 2 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 30 S 24 WATSON LAKE SE 26 S 22 WHITEHORSE S 17 S 19 MAYO S 22 SW 20 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 23/POOR 110 25 22/POOR 14 27 13/POOR 10 54 FRASER VLY 22/POOR 179 19 28/POOR 531 12 13/POOR 72 40 SRN VRISL 19/POOR 99 22 27/POOR 173 22 12/POOR 31 38 CNTRL VRISL 32/POOR 231 20 34/FAIR 315 22 14/POOR 53 32 NRN VRISL 23/POOR 101 39 36/FAIR 356 37 13/POOR 32 19 TERRACE 27/POOR 390 15 24/POOR 402 13 12/POOR 247 13 STEWART 27/POOR 157 24 19/POOR 146 15 12/POOR 41 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 33 S 44 S 41 SANDSPIT SE 40 SE 41 SE 39 PORT HARDY S 53 S 69 S 61 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^