FPCN39 CWLW 131400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 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 66/GOOD 901 8 100/GOOD 1886 7 100/GOOD 1944 9 KAMLOOPS 79/GOOD 878 18 100/GOOD 2370 12 100/GOOD 2412 6 OKANAGAN 79/GOOD 1021 14 100/GOOD 2502 13 100/GOOD 2629 3 CASTLEGAR 39/FAIR 789 15 100/GOOD 3030 13 100/GOOD 2832 8 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 1087 7 100/GOOD 3442 18 100/GOOD 3325 15 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 512 7 100/GOOD 2130 12 100/GOOD 2169 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 9 SW 17 CRANBROOK 0 0 SW 19 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 81/GOOD 1020 21 100/GOOD 2343 14 100/GOOD 2586 7 100 MILE 100/GOOD 1925 17 100/GOOD 2903 15 100/GOOD 3009 9 WILLIAMS LK 69/GOOD 1380 18 100/GOOD 2952 12 100/GOOD 3178 7 PUNTZI MNT 100/GOOD 1953 16 100/GOOD 3198 11 100/GOOD 3176 10 PR. GEORGE 89/GOOD 1239 19 100/GOOD 2291 16 100/GOOD 2322 11 BURNS LAKE 100/GOOD 1541 18 100/GOOD 2167 15 100/GOOD 2024 13 SMITHERS 98/GOOD 1260 15 100/GOOD 1750 14 100/GOOD 1777 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 22 W 28 SMITHERS W 20 W 24 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 750 13 100/GOOD 2332 11 100/GOOD 1688 7 FT STJOHN 100/GOOD 1624 21 100/GOOD 2867 17 100/GOOD 2647 26 WHITEHORSE 74/GOOD 1081 26 100/GOOD 1366 17 76/GOOD 1121 20 DAWSON 57/GOOD 644 33 100/GOOD 1390 23 100/GOOD 1401 25 WATSON LAKE 100/GOOD 1488 19 100/GOOD 1623 13 100/GOOD 1783 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 30 W 33 WATSON LAKE NW 41 W 41 WHITEHORSE NW 30 NW 37 MAYO NW 35 NW 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 28/POOR 219 5 41/FAIR 430 7 24/POOR 373 3 FRASER VLY 17/POOR 178 10 83/GOOD 974 13 50/FAIR 870 9 SRN VRISL 28/POOR 205 20 90/GOOD 404 13 22/POOR 362 5 CNTRL VRISL 43/FAIR 309 24 71/GOOD 1055 3 36/FAIR 957 2 NRN VRISL 76/GOOD 478 23 100/GOOD 712 30 55/GOOD 822 16 TERRACE 59/GOOD 924 9 97/GOOD 1487 8 100/GOOD 1356 11 STEWART 28/POOR 270 11 82/GOOD 854 11 52/FAIR 508 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 0 0 0 0 SANDSPIT 0 0 0 0 NW 9 PORT HARDY N 14 0 0 0 0 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^