FPCN39 CWLW 061500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 6 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 49/FAIR 634 12 75/GOOD 1313 7 49/FAIR 1430 5 KAMLOOPS 29/POOR 603 11 47/FAIR 942 13 60/GOOD 1525 7 OKANAGAN 23/POOR 686 7 31/POOR 903 12 56/GOOD 1636 4 CASTLEGAR 43/FAIR 769 18 36/FAIR 889 5 93/GOOD 2038 7 CRANBROOK 65/GOOD 1328 16 30/POOR 1302 7 100/GOOD 2271 14 REVELSTOKE 39/FAIR 730 15 75/GOOD 1137 6 93/GOOD 2004 5 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 11 W 13 CRANBROOK 0 0 S 19 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 25/POOR 696 13 90/GOOD 1754 13 34/FAIR 1729 3 100 MILE 27/POOR 1140 11 51/FAIR 1458 15 56/GOOD 2191 3 WILLIAMS LK 26/POOR 1116 12 79/GOOD 1788 12 50/FAIR 2181 4 PUNTZI MNT 38/FAIR 1253 12 82/GOOD 2451 8 66/GOOD 2096 9 PR. GEORGE 30/POOR 839 27 100/GOOD 1929 22 48/FAIR 1648 5 BURNS LAKE 31/POOR 865 27 100/GOOD 2125 23 100/GOOD 1697 15 SMITHERS 34/FAIR 699 22 100/GOOD 2185 20 100/GOOD 1499 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 NE 9 SMITHERS S 28 S 19 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 17/POOR 453 14 69/GOOD 1198 11 44/FAIR 1203 6 FT STJOHN 22/POOR 804 25 100/GOOD 1900 22 100/GOOD 1817 17 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 787 10 19/POOR 1267 1 44/FAIR 1230 10 DAWSON 13/POOR 398 7 16/POOR 579 3 21/POOR 584 9 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 718 7 93/GOOD 2116 8 77/GOOD 1484 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE N 11 NW 15 WATSON LAKE NW 37 NW 26 WHITEHORSE NW 20 NW 19 MAYO NW 39 NW 43 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 47/FAIR 270 15 63/GOOD 682 11 56/GOOD 630 9 FRASER VLY 15/POOR 164 15 100/GOOD 1331 14 73/GOOD 1176 4 SRN VRISL 53/FAIR 328 24 85/GOOD 806 11 59/GOOD 504 14 CNTRL VRISL 57/GOOD 376 24 100/GOOD 1429 7 95/GOOD 777 15 NRN VRISL 16/POOR 122 15 100/GOOD 1275 13 100/GOOD 599 28 TERRACE 47/FAIR 486 17 100/GOOD 1724 13 100/GOOD 1489 11 STEWART 19/POOR 102 17 37/FAIR 209 20 37/FAIR 212 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NE 16 0 0 NW 11 SANDSPIT NW 33 NW 26 NW 19 PORT HARDY 0 0 NW 9 W 9 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^