FPCN39 CWLW 081500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 8 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 22/POOR 361 18 100/GOOD 1207 25 15/POOR 277 20 KAMLOOPS 40/FAIR 598 18 40/FAIR 540 28 12/POOR 365 19 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 513 6 37/FAIR 602 21 16/POOR 484 26 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 597 5 34/FAIR 700 25 17/POOR 577 20 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 980 2 39/FAIR 1207 25 31/POOR 1093 24 REVELSTOKE 46/FAIR 787 14 24/POOR 589 19 12/POOR 449 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9. S 30 SW 48 CRANBROOK SW 11 W 41 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 21/POOR 708 15 14/POOR 674 28 22/POOR 665 17 100 MILE 48/FAIR 1231 30 23/POOR 1309 29 51/FAIR 1227 23 WILLIAMS LK 52/FAIR 1204 30 55/GOOD 1300 30 38/FAIR 1160 21 PUNTZI MNT 17/POOR 970 23 34/FAIR 1150 23 22/POOR 1066 7 PR. GEORGE 28/FAIR 776 33 42/FAIR 1000 26 16/POOR 763 9 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 813 24 28/POOR 915 16 18/POOR 828 14 SMITHERS 29/POOR 694 21 27/POOR 730 11 18/POOR 633 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 54 SW 43 SMITHERS S 54 S 67 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 409 20 23/POOR 500 21 17/POOR 460 18 FT STJOHN 13/POOR 717 29 13/POOR 711 30 17/POOR 755 24 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 731 10 14/POOR 804 5 16/POOR 798 11 DAWSON 12/POOR 387 9 12/POOR 431 2 29/POOR 506 24 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 710 4 14/POOR 801 6 29/POOR 784 29 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 28 S 31 WATSON LAKE W 24 W 22 WHITEHORSE 0 0 0 0 MAYO NW 26 W 31 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 17/POOR 90 37 52/FAIR 320 43 12/POOR 13 12 FRASER VLY 17/POOR 122 27 29/POOR 220 34 12/POOR 71 22 SRN VRISL 16/POOR 63 27 45/FAIR 281 30 12/POOR 34 19 CNTRL VRISL 25/POOR 143 28 58/GOOD 459 27 12/POOR 53 17 NRN VRISL 21/POOR 89 38 50/FAIR 430 18 31/POOR 186 19 TERRACE 12/POOR 242 19 12/POOR 227 13 12/POOR 230 14 STEWART 37/FAIR 336 19 14/POOR 189 12 15/POOR 82 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 38 S 50 SW 69 SANDSPIT S 61 S 65 S 61 PORT HARDY S 62 S 85 S 81 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MtnWC $$$$^^