FPCN39 CWLW 091500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 9 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 16/POOR 333 9 69/GOOD 1156 9 93/GOOD 909 13 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 432 9 87/GOOD 1369 9 100/GOOD 1178 20 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 511 12 83/GOOD 800 11 100/GOOD 1492 21 CASTLEGAR 33/POOR 793 11 53/FAIR 1027 11 100/GOOD 1582 10 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 1129 7 100/GOOD 1825 13 100/GOOD 1960 14 REVELSTOKE 27/POOR 713 9 30/POOR 822 8 80/GOOD 1299 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SE 9. SE 19 S 30 CRANBROOK 0 0 SW 26 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 17/POOR 642 9 75/GOOD 1401 4 100/GOOD 1293 23 100 MILE 12/POOR 972 2 84/GOOD 1516 4 100/GOOD 1761 27 WILLIAMS LK 14/POOR 1041 2 71/GOOD 1596 2 100/GOOD 1779 24 PUNTZI MNT 14/POOR 1017 3 68/GOOD 1703 6 100/GOOD 1688 20 PR. GEORGE 20/POOR 837 9 69/GOOD 1233 4 100/GOOD 1592 16 BURNS LAKE 26/POOR 920 12 71/GOOD 1262 5 100/GOOD 1299 23 SMITHERS 30/POOR 773 14 84/GOOD 1257 5 100/GOOD 1161 23 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 15 S 15 SMITHERS SE 30 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 14/POOR 426 11 45/FAIR 1541 9 62/GOOD 1010 13 FT STJOHN 13/POOR 770 7 45/FAIR 1725 4 72/GOOD 1249 23 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 781 15 20/POOR 946 7 30/POOR 1098 10 DAWSON 14/POOR 405 11 33/POOR 691 13 37/FAIR 593 8 WATSON LAKE 14/POOR 752 4 36/FAIR 1259 7 83/GOOD 1311 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 24 SE 19 WATSON LAKE SW 20 SW 20 WHITEHORSE SW 24 W 17 MAYO W 11 W 24 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 22/POOR 207 9 24/POOR 262 12 24/POOR 91 42 FRASER VLY 21/POOR 325 9 29/POOR 440 7 62/GOOD 457 23 SRN VRISL 33/POOR 546 6 30/POOR 348 6 20/POOR 83 36 CNTRL VRISL 32/POOR 354 11 36/FAIR 673 7 31/POOR 169 33 NRN VRISL 14/POOR 91 5 39/FAIR 695 5 52/FAIR 192 50 TERRACE 22/POOR 378 11 64/GOOD 1098 7 100/GOOD 1240 18 STEWART 27/POOR 202 15 17/POOR 149 7 29/POOR 137 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 24 SE 22 S 24 SANDSPIT NE 11 0 0 W 13 PORT HARDY SE 31 SE 24 SE 22 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^