FPCN39 CWLW 121500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 12 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 56/GOOD 620 11 67/GOOD 904 8 41/FAIR 950 4 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 409 12 52/FAIR 896 14 33/POOR 850 7 OKANAGAN 23/POOR 620 11 79/GOOD 1309 12 69/GOOD 1422 7 CASTLEGAR 79/GOOD 1019 11 90/GOOD 1401 11 55/GOOD 1630 5 CRANBROOK 53/FAIR 1331 16 77/GOOD 1630 15 91/GOOD 2005 10 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 523 7 57/GOOD 1674 5 39/FAIR 1322 4 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 W 9 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 24/POOR 706 14 31/POOR 916 9 35/FAIR 1003 8 100 MILE 25/POOR 1106 12 41/FAIR 1369 12 46/FAIR 1487 10 WILLIAMS LK 21/POOR 1080 17 35/FAIR 1382 9 34/FAIR 1410 7 PUNTZI MNT 32/POOR 1207 12 32/POOR 1442 6 30/POOR 1374 8 PR. GEORGE 15/POOR 755 5 22/POOR 1011 5 25/POOR 1123 5 BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 793 17 23/POOR 1076 4 26/POOR 1097 6 SMITHERS 20/POOR 635 20 27/POOR 837 7 23/POOR 824 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NE 11 NE 17 SMITHERS E 35 NE 22 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 439 14 25/POOR 764 10 33/POOR 664 16 FT STJOHN 13/POOR 728 7 16/POOR 829 8 40/FAIR 1004 15 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 728 18 18/POOR 790 16 44/FAIR 978 19 DAWSON 12/POOR 382 6 12/POOR 398 8 18/POOR 447 18 WATSON LAKE 17/POOR 754 24 21/POOR 792 22 71/GOOD 1163 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE N 13 N 26 WATSON LAKE N 26 N 31 WHITEHORSE NW 20 N 39 MAYO NW 30 NW 44 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 65/GOOD 448 33 100/GOOD 633 1 52/FAIR 381 19 FRASER VLY 54/FAIR 314 24 85/GOOD 1023 2 58/GOOD 646 13 SRN VRISL 43/FAIR 354 12 85/GOOD 498 5 62/GOOD 440 19 CNTRL VRISL 80/GOOD 508 13 90/GOOD 699 3 72/GOOD 606 15 NRN VRISL 50/FAIR 172 20 65/GOOD 942 12 100/GOOD 926 20 TERRACE 50/FAIR 505 18 42/FAIR 579 10 22/POOR 655 3 STEWART 27/POOR 156 23 15/POOR 71 23 16/POOR 85 21 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 12 0 0 0 0 SANDSPIT NE 27 NE 33 NE 33 PORT HARDY N 11 E 9 E 17 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^