FPCN39 CWLW 111500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 11 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 34/FAIR 425 21 100/GOOD 972 16 97/GOOD 1450 7 KAMLOOPS 31/POOR 506 22 100/GOOD 1408 24 100/GOOD 1708 10 OKANAGAN 100/GOOD 954 19 100/GOOD 1440 22 100/GOOD 1690 10 CASTLEGAR 99/GOOD 1033 13 100/GOOD 1183 17 100/GOOD 1981 9 CRANBROOK 25/POOR 1137 13 100/GOOD 1938 21 100/GOOD 2391 16 REVELSTOKE 39/FAIR 711 13 64/GOOD 949 14 100/GOOD 1661 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 19 W 22 CRANBROOK W 15 W 39 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 29/POOR 718 22 100/GOOD 1575 11 74/GOOD 1728 7 100 MILE 26/POOR 1065 24 100/GOOD 2060 13 78/GOOD 2230 7 WILLIAMS LK 22/POOR 1044 23 100/GOOD 1874 17 73/GOOD 2166 5 PUNTZI MNT 14/POOR 944 15 100/GOOD 2483 22 100/GOOD 2321 10 PR. GEORGE 30/POOR 895 13 39/FAIR 1014 10 69/GOOD 1562 7 BURNS LAKE 69/GOOD 1091 25 45/FAIR 1058 16 62/GOOD 1360 11 SMITHERS 76/GOOD 952 22 52/FAIR 933 16 63/GOOD 1208 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 13 W 35 SMITHERS S 17 SW 20 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 846 14 41/FAIR 1280 6 38/FAIR 1243 4 FT STJOHN 54/FAIR 1067 21 52/FAIR 1648 7 31/POOR 1178 9 WHITEHORSE 89/GOOD 1207 23 61/GOOD 1202 17 23/POOR 937 9 DAWSON 36/FAIR 512 35 50/FAIR 597 25 27/POOR 582 11 WATSON LAKE 100/GOOD 1384 22 100/GOOD 1560 17 31/POOR 1200 5 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 22 W 30 WATSON LAKE SE 15 W 30 WHITEHORSE NW 17 W 30 MAYO E 31 NE 20 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 39/FAIR 196 34 63/GOOD 268 22 33/POOR 441 7 FRASER VLY 48/FAIR 314 28 100/GOOD 660 19 48/FAIR 1141 5 SRN VRISL 64/GOOD 305 28 60/GOOD 262 21 28/POOR 300 7 CNTRL VRISL 48/FAIR 296 25 100/GOOD 734 22 44/FAIR 522 11 NRN VRISL 85/GOOD 427 29 71/GOOD 469 18 100/GOOD 465 34 TERRACE 64/GOOD 597 19 38/FAIR 532 12 71/GOOD 821 10 STEWART 55/GOOD 338 20 19/POOR 105 17 17/POOR 127 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 25 S 30 S 33 SANDSPIT SE 57 SE 56 SE 54 PORT HARDY SE 64 S 69 S 57 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^