FPCN39 CWLW 261400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT TUESDAY 26 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 14/POOR 282 12 37/FAIR 1422 10 50/FAIR 1275 19 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 427 13 50/FAIR 1466 10 50/FAIR 1224 21 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 454 8 24/POOR 1359 12 50/FAIR 1239 20 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 580 13 31/POOR 1345 7 22/POOR 1274 11 CRANBROOK 18/POOR 1032 20 27/POOR 2048 11 50/FAIR 1810 15 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 504 1 27/POOR 1383 7 34/FAIR 1254 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON LGT LGT LGT CRANBROOK LGT NW 7 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 19/POOR 652 13 48/FAIR 1418 10 47/FAIR 1206 18 100 MILE 18/POOR 1035 14 59/GOOD 1919 8 50/FAIR 1797 25 WILLIAMS LK 22/POOR 1075 10 48/FAIR 1614 6 41/FAIR 1724 18 PUNTZI MNT 20/POOR 1005 20 72/GOOD 1934 5 50/FAIR 2039 24 PR. GEORGE 16/POOR 754 15 68/GOOD 1635 12 50/FAIR 1755 21 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 818 23 57/GOOD 1529 13 50/FAIR 1713 23 SMITHERS 23/POOR 665 20 45/FAIR 1299 11 50/FAIR 1677 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 19 NW 24 SMITHERS SW 19 W 19 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 30/POOR 718 9 32/POOR 591 8 26/POOR 714 9 FT STJOHN 26/POOR 829 24 30/POOR 1664 23 50/FAIR 1674 16 WHITEHORSE 45/FAIR 1022 24 65/GOOD 1229 16 48/FAIR 1002 16 DAWSON 20/POOR 827 22 20/POOR 1755 7 20/POOR 1310 22 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 781 12 50/FAIR 1652 21 46/FAIR 1421 10 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 39 W 59 WATSON LAKE W 54 W 63 WHITEHORSE W 30 W 31 MAYO W 15 W 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 16/POOR 90 13 19/POOR 253 3 38/FAIR 353 16 FRASER VLY 17/POOR 144 8 38/FAIR 742 3 50/FAIR 875 13 SRN VRISL 13/POOR 58 5 19/POOR 200 6 37/FAIR 247 14 CNTRL VRISL 13/POOR 75 7 31/POOR 481 4 46/FAIR 636 13 NRN VRISL 13/POOR 75 3 13/POOR 88 3 19/POOR 74 27 TERRACE 18/POOR 332 13 45/FAIR 1017 8 50/FAIR 1380 15 STEWART 13/POOR 52 12 35/FAIR 511 6 50/FAIR 421 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 16 E 17 E 13 SANDSPIT S 20 S 24 S 22 PORT HARDY SE 11 SE 13 SE 11 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/LEC $$$$^^