FPCN39 CWLW 011500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 1 MARCH 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 54/FAIR 502 21 58/GOOD 562 20 60/GOOD 799 11 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 404 23 100/GOOD 1027 21 61/GOOD 907 13 OKANAGAN 64/GOOD 895 17 100/GOOD 1355 24 46/FAIR 939 9 CASTLEGAR 28/POOR 813 7 74/GOOD 1164 12 24/POOR 770 6 CRANBROOK 24/POOR 1108 16 100/GOOD 1980 15 54/FAIR 1640 9 REVELSTOKE 37/FAIR 751 12 76/GOOD 1099 13 32/POOR 801 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 13 S 26 CRANBROOK 0 0 SW 17 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 27/POOR 672 19 100/GOOD 1047 34 50/FAIR 1070 10 100 MILE 18/POOR 1003 29 100/GOOD 1674 30 49/FAIR 1505 9 WILLIAMS LK 18/POOR 1011 20 100/GOOD 1677 31 37/FAIR 1504 6 PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 941 18 100/GOOD 1946 26 100/GOOD 2280 14 PR. GEORGE 18/POOR 772 24 100/GOOD 1219 32 61/GOOD 1370 9 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 812 25 68/GOOD 1047 27 100/GOOD 1613 18 SMITHERS 33/POOR 709 22 80/GOOD 789 24 95/GOOD 1115 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 17 0 0 SMITHERS S 35 S 43 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 430 22 44/FAIR 686 17 20/POOR 507 15 FT STJOHN 16/POOR 751 25 37/FAIR 916 20 30/POOR 842 24 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 800 25 70/GOOD 971 22 30/POOR 837 23 DAWSON 12/POOR 384 16 20/POOR 499 10 24/POOR 499 21 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 723 18 60/GOOD 1064 19 42/FAIR 1006 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 28 S 44 WATSON LAKE S 35 S 44 WHITEHORSE S 26 S 31 MAYO S 37 S 41 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 57/GOOD 254 21 58/GOOD 280 39 21/POOR 192 3 FRASER VLY 80/GOOD 522 16 100/GOOD 795 18 24/POOR 277 12 SRN VRISL 32/POOR 172 18 60/GOOD 200 33 46/FAIR 270 17 CNTRL VRISL 37/FAIR 143 22 55/GOOD 272 32 91/GOOD 762 10 NRN VRISL 75/GOOD 294 40 75/GOOD 106 42 55/GOOD 403 15 TERRACE 65/GOOD 572 21 65/GOOD 281 22 71/GOOD 671 17 STEWART 50/FAIR 272 20 60/GOOD 44 21 25/POOR 129 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 27 SE 31 S 31 SANDSPIT SW 33 SW 35 S 37 PORT HARDY W 9. 0 0 0 0 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^