FPCN39 CWLW 081400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 8 JULY 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 52/FAIR 715 14 100/GOOD 1519 13 100/GOOD 1680 7 KAMLOOPS 52/FAIR 743 17 100/GOOD 2146 14 100/GOOD 1866 15 OKANAGAN 34/FAIR 729 11 100/GOOD 2287 12 100/GOOD 2300 9 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 527 10 100/GOOD 2518 11 100/GOOD 2587 9 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 1015 6 100/GOOD 3143 16 100/GOOD 2447 14 REVELSTOKE 31/POOR 732 11 100/GOOD 1785 8 97/GOOD 1685 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 17 W 20 CRANBROOK W 11 W 33 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 722 16 87/GOOD 1979 10 100/GOOD 1529 18 100 MILE 40/FAIR 1317 14 100/GOOD 2376 16 91/GOOD 1806 7 WILLIAMS LK 36/FAIR 1270 8 68/GOOD 1636 11 100/GOOD 2178 17 PUNTZI MNT 72/GOOD 1419 20 74/GOOD 2288 4 100/GOOD 2566 12 PR. GEORGE 26/POOR 881 14 83/GOOD 2296 5 100/GOOD 1878 13 BURNS LAKE 99/GOOD 1371 17 68/GOOD 1807 7 67/GOOD 2000 7 SMITHERS 92/GOOD 1139 16 89/GOOD 1494 7 58/GOOD 1662 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 43 W 35 SMITHERS W 30 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 100/GOOD 1202 16 88/GOOD 1587 9 58/GOOD 1908 5 FT STJOHN 77/GOOD 1187 19 64/GOOD 1374 10 100/GOOD 2308 10 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 773 5 100/GOOD 2619 8 100/GOOD 2866 13 DAWSON 25/POOR 518 17 100/GOOD 2465 13 100/GOOD 1719 12 WATSON LAKE 18/POOR 805 11 92/GOOD 2433 3 75/GOOD 2119 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 24 NW 26 WATSON LAKE NW 33 NW 15 WHITEHORSE N 41 N 61 MAYO N 39 N 39 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 16/POOR 146 1 80/GOOD 488 6 71/GOOD 389 9 FRASER VLY 18/POOR 173 12 100/GOOD 1207 12 84/GOOD 746 5 SRN VRISL 26/POOR 175 18 73/GOOD 327 12 71/GOOD 337 7 CNTRL VRISL 20/POOR 190 16 65/GOOD 949 4 76/GOOD 899 4 NRN VRISL 64/GOOD 482 19 100/GOOD 771 24 89/GOOD 701 24 TERRACE 54/FAIR 768 9 59/GOOD 1133 6 91/GOOD 1159 7 STEWART 30/POOR 220 18 87/GOOD 737 7 83/GOOD 725 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 13 NW 17 SANDSPIT NW 37 NW 43 NW 50 PORT HARDY W 14 W 26 NW 33 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^