FPCN39 CWLW 051500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 5 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 59/GOOD 542 20 100/GOOD 1356 10 69/GOOD 1075 4 KAMLOOPS 49/FAIR 640 20 100/GOOD 1268 14 60/GOOD 1147 7 OKANAGAN 44/FAIR 787 15 67/GOOD 1206 11 65/GOOD 1254 7 CASTLEGAR 30/POOR 732 14 76/GOOD 1147 13 72/GOOD 1172 9 CRANBROOK 90/GOOD 1494 12 41/FAIR 1193 16 100/GOOD 1671 14 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 489 11 100/GOOD 1341 12 60/GOOD 1048 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 11 W 26 CRANBROOK W 11 W 35 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 15/POOR 591 10 100/GOOD 1981 20 74/GOOD 1477 12 100 MILE 26/POOR 1079 17 100/GOOD 2195 17 47/FAIR 1658 9 WILLIAMS LK 20/POOR 1044 15 100/GOOD 2362 18 54/FAIR 1703 9 PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 945 9 100/GOOD 2492 16 91/GOOD 2484 8 PR. GEORGE 14/POOR 750 8 100/GOOD 1750 17 100/GOOD 1951 16 BURNS LAKE 14/POOR 755 18 100/GOOD 2114 11 100/GOOD 2091 20 SMITHERS 13/POOR 567 19 100/GOOD 2110 10 100/GOOD 1904 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 26 W 26 SMITHERS W 30 W 35 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 19/POOR 459 31 100/GOOD 1448 9 37/FAIR 977 7 FT STJOHN 26/POOR 862 20 57/GOOD 1677 7 100/GOOD 2364 13 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 825 18 42/FAIR 1088 13 25/POOR 1124 9 DAWSON 18/POOR 448 17 31/POOR 587 16 25/POOR 575 13 WATSON LAKE 17/POOR 751 19 100/GOOD 1924 10 36/FAIR 1776 3 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 31 SW 44 WATSON LAKE W 48 W 43 WHITEHORSE SW 39 SW 44 MAYO SW 30 SW 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 36/FAIR 299 24 76/GOOD 721 30 69/GOOD 1003 10 FRASER VLY 45/FAIR 326 22 100/GOOD 1376 15 72/GOOD 1197 11 SRN VRISL 66/GOOD 456 19 71/GOOD 656 14 77/GOOD 1193 2 CNTRL VRISL 38/FAIR 430 9 100/GOOD 996 18 78/GOOD 1193 4 NRN VRISL 25/POOR 264 8 100/GOOD 1062 17 87/GOOD 1882 5 TERRACE 27/POOR 467 11 64/GOOD 1459 2 100/GOOD 1301 13 STEWART 19/POOR 184 10 74/GOOD 431 3 86/GOOD 1206 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 15 SW 28 SANDSPIT SW 37 W 35 W 35 PORT HARDY N 31 N 39 NW 48 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/GF $$$$^^