FPCN39 CWLW 201500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 20 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 15/POOR 295 10 100/GOOD 1278 17 81/GOOD 980 9 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 498 16 100/GOOD 1466 20 100/GOOD 1685 12 OKANAGAN 29/POOR 790 16 100/GOOD 1772 12 77/GOOD 1293 10 CASTLEGAR 52/FAIR 864 19 100/GOOD 1999 8 46/FAIR 1141 6 CRANBROOK 54/FAIR 1233 24 100/GOOD 2473 13 100/GOOD 1763 13 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 560 13 100/GOOD 1855 11 68/GOOD 1049 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON W 12 W 31 W 61 CRANBROOK W 26 W 70 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 629 10 100/GOOD 1446 26 100/GOOD 2122 17 100 MILE 16/POOR 1025 11 100/GOOD 2030 23 100/GOOD 2661 17 WILLIAMS LK 16/POOR 1031 8 100/GOOD 1926 19 100/GOOD 2595 15 PUNTZI MNT 16/POOR 990 13 100/GOOD 1919 23 100/GOOD 2192 18 PR. GEORGE 26/POOR 832 18 100/GOOD 1464 27 100/GOOD 2085 25 BURNS LAKE 29/POOR 879 22 100/GOOD 1378 30 100/GOOD 1757 25 SMITHERS 27/POOR 670 19 92/GOOD 1026 27 100/GOOD 1459 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 46 W 46 SMITHERS W 20 W 31 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 18/POOR 457 21 100/GOOD 1187 20 100/GOOD 2023 42 FT STJOHN 42/FAIR 887 29 100/GOOD 1609 31 100/GOOD 2310 47 WHITEHORSE 95/GOOD 1083 29 100/GOOD 1305 21 100/GOOD 1500 25 DAWSON 21/POOR 468 17 35/FAIR 650 14 48/FAIR 695 16 WATSON LAKE 42/FAIR 900 23 100/GOOD 1600 18 100/GOOD 2106 35 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 22 W 33 WATSON LAKE W 41 NW 26 WHITEHORSE NW 26 NW 30 MAYO NW 33 NW 50 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 24/POOR 166 15 60/GOOG 520 14 26/POOR 343 12 FRASER VLY 16/POOR 144 11 59/GOOD 1002 8 24/POOR 798 2 SRN VRISL 15/POOR 95 8 60/GOOD 397 10 25/POOR 244 12 CNTRL VRISL 17/POOR 122 6 70/GOOD 763 15 45/FAIR 552 15 NRN VRISL 17/POOR 91 18 100/GOOD 436 38 33/POOR 480 7 TERRACE 35/FAIR 700 17 40/FAIR 300 32 100/GOOD 1028 14 STEWART 39/FAIR 244 20 40/FAIR 43 27 64/GOOD 304 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 33 W 41 W 43 SANDSPIT W 24 NW 22 NW 24 PORT HARDY SW 37 W 44 W 44 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^