FPCN39 CWLW 071500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 7 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 13/POOR 302 9 85/GOOD 1329 8 79/GOOD 1135 7 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 452 8 100/GOOD 1581 11 100/GOOD 1393 15 OKANAGAN 20/POOR 716 7 81/GOOD 1724 5 100/GOOD 1523 13 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 599 10 65/GOOD 1890 3 76/GOOD 1142 12 CRANBROOK 26/POOR 1169 10 68/GOOD 2260 6 72/GOOD 1571 12 REVELSTOKE 24/POOR 870 4 70/GOOD 1728 2 92/GOOD 1313 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 SE 9 CRANBROOK SE 13 S 33 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 624 8 78/GOOD 2042 6 100/GOOD 1480 16 100 MILE 13/POOR 984 1 100/GOOD 2420 12 100/GOOD 1867 19 WILLIAMS LK 16/POOR 1029 6 100/GOOD 2345 9 100/GOOD 1886 17 PUNTZI MNT 15/POOR 981 8 100/GOOD 2215 17 85/GOOD 1505 10 PR. GEORGE 17/POOR 800 9 90/GOOD 2308 7 69/GOOD 1342 11 BURNS LAKE 30/POOR 878 20 100/GOOD 2102 16 76/GOOD 1437 12 SMITHERS 50/FAIR 828 19 100/GOOD 1716 16 71/GOOD 1259 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE E 41 E 30 SMITHERS E 30 E 24 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 42/FAIR 855 12 59/GOOD 1130 11 100/GOOD 1484 16 FT STJOHN 65/GOOD 1067 24 92/GOOD 1528 15 100/GOOD 1497 26 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 793 13 85/GOOD 1093 11 87/GOOD 995 8 DAWSON 12/POOR 389 15 77/GOOD 553 7 83/GOOD 646 0 WATSON LAKE 42/FAIR 1028 20 80/GOOD 1430 6 80/GOOD 1339 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 0 0 0 WATSON LAKE NW 11 NW 15 WHITEHORSE N 9 N 13 MAYO NW 15 NW 26 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 56/GOOD 369 24 62/GOOD 542 10 48/FAIR 432 11 FRASER VLY 93/GOOD 257 17 99/GOOD 1175 7 40/FAIR 1068 2 SRN VRISL 80/GOOD 364 15 83/GOOD 358 12 48/FAIR 127 11 CNTRL VRISL 41/FAIR 273 20 62/GOOD 605 12 60/GOOD 281 10 NRN VRISL 30/POOR 166 24 100/GOOD 976 21 60/GOOD 551 12 TERRACE 74/GOOD 615 19 60/GOOD 1614 12 60/GOOD 1058 4 STEWART 75/GOOD 234 23 62/GOOD 243 19 58/GOOD 123 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER N 11 0 0 0 0 SANDSPIT N 18 0 0 0 0 PORT HARDY NW 27 N 24 N 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^