FPCN39 CWLW 281400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT MONDAY 28 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 85/GOOD 1114 6 100/GOOD 1276 12 50/FAIR 1261 5 KAMLOOPS 45/FAIR 865 10 100/GOOD 1738 11 100/GOOD 1895 14 OKANAGAN 100/GOOD 1503 8 100/GOOD 2080 14 46/FAIR 1499 10 CASTLEGAR 88/GOOD 1357 12 100/GOOD 2209 9 100/GOOD 2162 6 CRANBROOK 69/GOOD 1794 13 100/GOOD 2808 16 100/GOOD 2710 11 REVELSTOKE 42/FAIR 999 7 88/GOOD 1383 8 49/FAIR 1397 5 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON W 11 W 20 NW 31 CRANBROOK W 9 W 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 25/POOR 770 10 38/FAIR 1080 5 100/GOOD 2069 22 100 MILE 17/POOR 1043 11 72/GOOD 1751 10 100/GOOD 2577 20 WILLIAMS LK 16/POOR 1042 9 54/FAIR 1806 5 100/GOOD 2241 19 PUNTZI MNT 22/POOR 1036 14 93/GOOD 1621 3 100/GOOD 2053 14 PR. GEORGE 18/POOR 783 20 39/FAIR 1083 10 100/GOOD 2069 19 BURNS LAKE 70/GOOD 1308 11 60/GOOD 1254 11 100/GOOD 2287 13 SMITHERS 70/GOOD 1123 7 46/FAIR 1016 9 100/GOOD 2400 10 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 39 NW 31 SMITHERS NW 26 NW 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 13/POOR 405 11 100/GOOD 1283 3 100/GOOD 1794 11 FT STJOHN 12/POOR 729 3 70/GOOD 1594 6 100/GOOD 2415 19 WHITEHORSE 100/GOOD 1399 18 100/GOOD 1986 13 100/GOOD 1831 14 DAWSON 14/POOR 428 4 97/GOOD 2084 7 100/GOOD 1474 24 WATSON LAKE 69/GOOD 1362 10 100/GOOD 2375 16 86/GOOD 2083 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 26 NW 28 WATSON LAKE NW 31 NW 28 WHITEHORSE W 11 W 20 MAYO W 9 W 17 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 21/POOR 148 7 66/GOOD 683 15 36/FAIR 485 13 FRASER VLY 15/POOR 133 7 100/GOOD 1255 13 54/FAIR 1067 12 SRN VRISL 17/POOR 113 14 40/FAIR 373 3 19/POOR 268 6 CNTRL VRISL 28/POOR 247 17 58/GOOD 784 8 58/GOOD 753 9 NRN VRISL 25/POOR 220 14 39/FAIR 369 11 94/GOOD 586 28 TERRACE 62/GOOD 693 11 50/FAIR 476 10 100/GOOD 1929 8 STEWART 47/FAIR 528 6 50/FAIR 627 3 39/FAIR 653 7 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 25 NW 28 NW 37 SANDSPIT NW 27 NW 31 NW 50 PORT HARDY NW 27 NW 35 NW 46 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^