FPCN39 CWLW 151400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT FRIDAY 15 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 70/GOOD 679 17 81/GOOD 1263 7 79/GOOD 1351 7 KAMLOOPS 37/FAIR 548 24 48/FAIR 1306 4 63/GOOD 1378 4 OKANAGAN 27/POOR 597 17 37/FAIR 1184 7 37/FAIR 1432 3 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 588 24 35/FAIR 1264 3 53/FAIR 1849 4 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 986 19 34/FAIR 1707 7 79/GOOD 2297 4 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 471 10 39/FAIR 1167 6 64/GOOD 1759 4 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9. S 24 SW 31 CRANBROOK 0 0 SW 13 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 13/POOR 589 10 33/POOR 1297 4 84/GOOD 1342 14 100 MILE 20/POOR 1068 15 74/GOOD 2130 4 89/GOOD 1957 9 WILLIAMS LK 14/POOR 1040 8 68/GOOD 2058 5 70/GOOD 1870 8 PUNTZI MNT 12/POOR 965 2 98/GOOD 2083 7 100/GOOD 1852 15 PR. GEORGE 18/POOR 859 8 43/FAIR 1627 2 100/GOOD 1672 15 BURNS LAKE 23/POOR 904 15 49/FAIR 1533 5 100/GOOD 1718 24 SMITHERS 24/POOR 756 11 64/GOOD 1440 4 41/FAIR 761 20 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 43 SW 52 SMITHERS SW 61 SW 83 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 27/POOR 497 33 100/GOOD 1984 22 15/POOR 416 30 FT STJOHN 38/FAIR 905 25 100/GOOD 1519 18 73/GOOD 1093 24 WHITEHORSE 100/GOOD 1362 28 100/GOOD 2232 10 48/FAIR 930 19 DAWSON 24/POOR 538 19 100/GOOD 1577 11 100/GOOD 1986 13 WATSON LAKE 70/GOOD 986 33 100/GOOD 2201 15 57/GOOD 916 23 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 56 SW102 WATSON LAKE S 59 SW 78 WHITEHORSE S 41 SW 63 MAYO SE 33 SE 35 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 15/POOR 113 5 21/POOR 370 7 26/POOR 308 15 FRASER VLY 28/POOR 344 12 32/POOR 796 9 37/FAIR 722 12 SRN VRISL 19/POOR 113 7 30/POOR 265 2 18/POOR 228 6 CNTRL VRISL 20/FAIR 311 12 28/POOR 714 1 30/POOR 609 7 NRN VRISL 16/POOR 123 12 43/FAIR 448 6 19/POOR 105 13 TERRACE 30/POOR 426 16 82/GOOD 1023 10 100/GOOD 826 21 STEWART 20/POOR 183 10 65/GOOD 182 13 15/POOR 57 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 20 S 28 S 54 SANDSPIT W 53 SW 69 SW 87 PORT HARDY S 16 SW 28 SW 43 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^