FPCN39 CWLW 151400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT MONDAY 15 MAY 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 317 11 100/GOOD 2030 7 100/GOOD 2074 9 KAMLOOPS 21/POOR 498 11 100/GOOD 2155 6 67/GOOD 2294 5 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 542 6 69/GOOD 2153 5 75/GOOD 2042 6 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 530 6 61/GOOD 2540 6 72/GOOD 2847 4 CRANBROOK 22/POOR 1089 16 83/GOOD 3212 4 92/GOOD 3099 9 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 637 3 40/FAIR 1551 2 36/FAIR 1742 3 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 15 S 26 CRANBROOK 0 0 S 24 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 635 8 100/GOOD 2804 3 100/GOOD 2890 13 100 MILE 20/POOR 1100 9 94/GOOD 2782 7 100/GOOD 2856 9 WILLIAMS LK 19/POOR 1060 10 91/GOOD 3003 3 100/GOOD 3009 10 PUNTZI MNT 25/POOR 1071 15 100/GOOD 3080 9 100/GOOD 2935 16 PR. GEORGE 17/POOR 800 8 100/GOOD 2897 6 100/GOOD 2880 7 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 873 2 100/GOOD 2669 11 100/GOOD 2605 17 SMITHERS 20/POOR 822 4 100/GOOD 2164 9 100/GOOD 2070 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 28 SW 22 SMITHERS SW 17 SW 28 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 10/POOR 1178 19 52/FAIR 2011 10 100/GOOD 1242 16 FT STJOHN 15/POOR 1047 19 50/FAIR 1923 14 100/GOOD 1483 23 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 956 2 86/GOOD 1419 14 71/GOOD 1294 14 DAWSON 100/GOOD 1214 25 100/GOOD 2655 15 100/GOOD 2833 15 WATSON LAKE 100/GOOD 1638 19 100/GOOD 1877 14 98/GOOD 1327 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 20 W 22 WATSON LAKE W 22 W 22 WHITEHORSE W 15 NW 13 MAYO NE 30 0 0 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 14/POOR 36 7 43/FAIR 578 10 43/FAIR 497 8 FRASER VLY 15/POOR 130 8 98/GOOD 1487 12 84/GOOD 1253 14 SRN VRISL 14/POOR 63 15 37/FAIR 551 4 42/FAIR 382 16 CNTRL VRISL 18/POOR 112 19 76/GOOD 1424 5 78/GOOD 1180 7 NRN VRISL 30/POOR 208 21 60/GOOD 640 22 53/FAIR 672 12 TERRACE 19/POOR 447 5 100/GOOD 1694 8 100/GOOD 1490 13 STEWART 13/POOR 148 1 25/POOR 452 3 27/POOR 333 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 20 SE 15 S 13 SANDSPIT NW 18 W 24 W 24 PORT HARDY E 18 E 20 E 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/LM $$$$^^