FPCN39 CWLW 091500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 9 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 100/GOOD 429 19 100/GOOD 1220 12 46/FAIR 1066 5 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 422 24 60/GOOD 1121 14 47/FAIR 993 10 OKANAGAN 39/FAIR 664 18 60/GOOD 1558 10 44/FAIR 1375 7 CASTLEGAR 69/GOOD 1015 15 60/GOOD 1243 11 46/FAIR 1565 6 CRANBROOK 51/FAIR 1254 22 60/GOOD 1808 19 51/FAIR 1990 5 REVELSTOKE 70/GOOD 951 16 60/GOOD 639 12 41/FAIR 1004 7 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 22 W 48 CRANBROOK SW 19 W 50 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 48/FAIR 1033 21 34/FAIR 740 13 31/POOR 1059 7 100 MILE 35/FAIR 1220 26 50/FAIR 1259 11 47/FAIR 1503 10 WILLIAMS LK 48/FAIR 1455 17 50/FAIR 996 10 35/FAIR 1482 7 PUNTZI MNT 19/POOR 1048 12 34/FAIR 1331 8 28/POOR 1409 6 PR. GEORGE 49/FAIR 1106 20 41/FAIR 1022 12 22/POOR 1145 4 BURNS LAKE 44/FAIR 1166 18 44/FAIR 1321 9 29/POOR 1171 4 SMITHERS 44/FAIR 910 17 36/FAIR 961 8 33/POOR 917 7 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE E 17 W 13 SMITHERS E 28 SE 9 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 15/POOR 444 14 30/POOR 691 11 46/FAIR 837 7 FT STJOHN 45/FAIR 1130 15 27/POOR 1124 6 26/POOR 1180 4 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 854 13 16/POOR 896 6 15/POOR 793 14 DAWSON 15/POOR 413 27 16/POOR 480 11 12/POOR 447 0 WATSON LAKE 25/POOR 956 12 20/POOR 987 5 20/POOR 890 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 11 W 13 WATSON LAKE 0 0 0 0 WHITEHORSE 0 0 N 24 MAYO 0 0 NW 19 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 42/FAIR 285 36 42/FAIR 258 12 32/POOR 508 17 FRASER VLY 56/GOOD 356 25 59/GOOD 624 10 50/FAIR 949 7 SRN VRISL 37/FAIR 203 22 37/FAIR 119 11 32/POOR 364 11 CNTRL VRISL 33/POOR 265 19 33/POOR 357 5 35/FAIR 648 10 NRN VRISL 19/POOR 113 20 26/POOR 387 7 40/FAIR 729 13 TERRACE 19/POOR 569 18 35/FAIR 620 10 35/FAIR 596 8 STEWART 19/POOR 244 17 35/FAIR 253 17 15/POOR 86 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 31 SW 39 W 39 SANDSPIT N 24 N 15 N 11 PORT HARDY SE 25 S 26 SW 20 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^