FPCN39 CWLW 031400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 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 37/FAIR 897 8 98/GOOD 1613 6 42/FAIR 895 5 KAMLOOPS 33/POOR 1249 17 100/GOOD 1812 7 80/GOOD 1700 5 OKANAGAN 30/POOR 638 12 100/GOOD 2174 6 100/GOOD 1630 10 CASTLEGAR 30/POOR 693 11 62/GOOD 1414 6 100/GOOD 2145 12 CRANBROOK 40/FAIR 1071 17 100/GOOD 2345 12 100/GOOD 3283 16 REVELSTOKE 64/POOR 698 8 86/GOOD 1369 9 66/GOOD 1359 5 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 CRANBROOK 0 0 SE 15 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 817 5 30/POOR 850 7 64/GOOD 1642 8 100 MILE 35/POOR 1328 7 41/FAIR 1363 8 94/GOOD 2136 13 WILLIAMS LK 34/FAIR 1225 5 26/POOR 1256 6 76/GOOD 2246 10 PUNTZI MNT 14/POOR 959 10 53/FAIR 1385 13 83/GOOD 2089 7 PR. GEORGE 27/POOR 902 10 35/FAIR 1023 11 74/GOOD 1960 7 BURNS LAKE 41/FAIR 1360 10 100/GOOD 2070 11 84/GOOD 2172 9 SMITHERS 46/FAIR 1084 8 90/GOOD 1759 9 81/GOOD 1547 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE E 39 E 31 SMITHERS E 33 SE 30 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 17/POOR 509 12 34/FAIR 1081 7 78/GOOD 1363 10 FT STJOHN 23/POOR 832 20 36/FAIR 949 11 77/GOOD 1622 11 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 824 16 100/GOOD 1864 12 53/FAIR 929 27 DAWSON 45/FAIR 1054 7 100/GOOD 1659 14 100/GOOD 1566 13 WATSON LAKE 15/POOR 785 10 36/FAIR 1969 2 100/GOOD 2067 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 35 E 31 WATSON LAKE E 31 E 39 WHITEHORSE SE 31 SE 35 MAYO S 43 S 41 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 17/POOR 334 9 40/FAIR 396 13 35/FAIR 428 6 FRASER VLY 22/POOR 482 7 59/GOOD 929 10 28/POOR 390 8 SRN VRISL 15/POOR 170 2 20/POOR 416 2 46/FAIR 411 11 CNTRL VRISL 17/POOR 349 3 38/FAIR 1124 9 68/GOOD 988 3 NRN VRISL 14/POOR 85 12 68/GOOD 699 18 100/GOOD 889 23 TERRACE 17/POOR 330 10 73/GOOD 1537 6 81/GOOD 1551 9 STEWART 16/POOR 119 8 32/POOR 643 5 65/GOOD 757 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 S 13 S 22 SANDSPIT NE 20 N 20 NE 13 PORT HARDY SE 16 SE 19 SE 17 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/LM $$$$^^