FPCN39 CWLW 261500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 26 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 26/POOR 409 16 54/FAIR 918 11 100/GOOD 1174 16 KAMLOOPS 34/FAIR 584 16 54/FAIR 1155 18 100/GOOD 1460 24 OKANAGAN 34/FAIR 761 10 54/FAIR 1199 15 100/GOOD 1589 17 CASTLEGAR 52/FAIR 939 14 54/FAIR 1613 10 100/GOOD 1833 14 CRANBROOK 25/POOR 1097 17 54/FAIR 1871 12 100/GOOD 2126 16 REVELSTOKE 72/GOOD 1082 10 54/FAIR 1223 8 100/GOOD 1367 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 19 SW 41 CRANBROOK SW 13 SW 46 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 26/POOR 691 18 54/FAIR 1131 22 100/GOOD 1485 19 100 MILE 20/POOR 1061 13 54/FAIR 1903 25 100/GOOD 2059 23 WILLIAMS LK 21/POOR 1067 15 54/FAIR 1666 20 100/GOOD 2281 19 PUNTZI MNT 16/POOR 972 17 60/GOOD 1601 17 100/GOOD 2359 22 PR. GEORGE 35/FAIR 880 24 60/GOOD 1478 21 100/GOOD 1324 20 BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 777 28 60/GOOD 804 22 100/GOOD 1916 27 SMITHERS 13/POOR 548 25 60/GOOD 672 19 100/GOOD 1319 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 37 W 30 SMITHERS SW 37 W 46 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 16/POOR 441 19 60/GOOD 870 26 100/GOOD 2228 12 FT STJOHN 100/GOOD 1175 31 100/GOOD 1814 28 100/GOOD 2399 31 WHITEHORSE 100/GOOD 1157 30 100/GOOD 1206 27 100/GOOD 1398 25 DAWSON 45/FAIR 570 32 45/FAIR 534 25 52/FAIR 709 20 WATSON LAKE 75/GOOD 1099 24 100/GOOD 1348 21 100/GOOD 2233 20 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 26 SW 41 WATSON LAKE W 46 W 39 WHITEHORSE SW 43 SW 61 MAYO S 33 SW 30 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 140 16 54/FAIR 320 9 43/FAIR 361 24 FRASER VLY 19/POOR 180 9 54/FAIR 897 5 100/GOOD 886 17 SRN VRISL 18/POOR 130 5 20/POOR 251 6 35/FAIR 237 14 CNTRL VRISL 17/POOR 122 6 54/FAIR 600 11 28/POOR 283 10 NRN VRISL 100/GOOD 117 30 100/GOOD 56 30 100/GOOD 657 27 TERRACE 100/GOOD 243 24 100/GOOD 360 24 91/GOOD 760 17 STEWART 100/GOOD 56 25 100/GOOD 54 23 27/POOR 177 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 SW 22 SW 33 SANDSPIT SW 31 SW 35 SW 39 PORT HARDY SW 18 W 17 W 22 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^