FPCN39 CWLW 171400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 16 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 32/POOR 598 10 100/GOOD 1738 22 100/GOOD 1750 23 KAMLOOPS 36/FAIR 659 14 100/GOOD 2104 12 100/GOOD 2132 14 OKANAGAN 24/POOR 810 5 100/GOOD 2888 8 100/GOOD 2743 11 CASTLEGAR 28/POOR 693 17 100/GOOD 2868 10 100/GOOD 2259 9 CRANBROOK 22/POOR 1328 17 100/GOOD 3745 10 100/GOOD 3355 14 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 550 6 100/GOOD 2369 6 100/GOOD 2068 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 13 S 24 CRANBROOK 0 0 SW 28 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 33/POOR 782 14 100/GOOD 2528 17 100/GOOD 2072 18 100 MILE 27/POOR 1177 4 100/GOOD 2883 18 100/GOOD 2895 15 WILLIAMS LK 22/POOR 1144 8 100/GOOD 3090 14 100/GOOD 2870 12 PUNTZI MNT 31/POOR 1214 12 100/GOOD 2991 19 100/GOOD 1717 15 PR. GEORGE 21/POOR 834 13 100/GOOD 2598 13 100/GOOD 1780 18 BURNS LAKE 32/POOR 977 15 100/GOOD 2084 10 100/GOOD 2409 15 SMITHERS 50/FAIR 963 13 100/GOOD 1304 17 100/GOOD 1717 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 SW 19 SMITHERS SW 24 SW 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 76/GOOD 1104 14 100/GOOD 1353 15 69/GOOD 1007 12 FT STJOHN 65/GOOD 1345 12 100/GOOD 1864 18 100/GOOD 2083 20 WHITEHORSE 47/FAIR 1145 12 76/GOOD 1310 18 71/GOOD 1399 7 DAWSON 95/GOOD 1108 21 78/GOOD 1917 6 73/GOOD 1812 6 WATSON LAKE 100/GOOD 1359 20 100/GOOD 1681 24 76/GOOD 1714 10 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 30 SW 37 WATSON LAKE SW 30 SW 28 WHITEHORSE S 22 SW 35 MAYO NE 43 E 26 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 154 2 60/GOOD 438 4 60/GOOD 482 6 FRASER VLY 14/POOR 125 4 82/GOOD 918 8 74/GOOD 1002 11 SRN VRISL 17/POOR 119 7 64/GOOD 328 3 61/GOOD 304 11 CNTRL VRISL 15/POOR 151 5 72/GOOD 832 3 64/GOOD 731 6 NRN VRISL 19/POOR 116 20 100/GOOD 775 24 83/GOOD 430 26 TERRACE 36/FAIR 483 15 100/GOOD 899 18 68/GOOD 764 12 STEWART 64/GOOD 419 15 81/GOOD 540 21 67/GOOD 439 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 9. SW 19 SW 26 SANDSPIT SW 35 SW 41 SW 41 PORT HARDY 0 0 SW 17 SW 17 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MTNWC $$$$^^