FPCN39 CWLW 271400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 27 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 22/POOR 366 21 40/FAIR 1259 15 40/FAIR 1111 14 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 455 14 45/FAIR 1176 18 40/FAIR 1485 13 OKANAGAN 21/POOR 531 18 21/POOR 702 10 42/FAIR 1197 10 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 521 4 25/POOR 640 9 40/FAIR 1198 11 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 1010 10 33/POOR 1050 11 45/FAIR 1224 13 REVELSTOKE 17/POOR 542 12 44/FAIR 1074 12 54/FAIR 1164 10 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 CRANBROOK 0 0 NW 9 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 26/POOR 689 11 50/FAIR 1210 11 45/FAIR 1256 12 100 MILE 24/POOR 1069 17 48/FAIR 1151 14 42/FAIR 1107 12 WILLIAMS LK 21/POOR 1062 12 67/GOOD 1432 18 49/FAIR 1428 11 PUNTZI MNT 14/POOR 961 10 75/GOOD 1720 23 80/GOOD 1810 21 PR. GEORGE 24/POOR 823 11 60/GOOD 1681 20 60/GOOD 1733 20 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 812 17 70/GOOD 1746 23 45/FAIR 1320 12 SMITHERS 18/POOR 626 14 50/FAIR 1735 17 40/FAIR 1068 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 31 W 41 SMITHERS SW 37 W 35 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 426 16 32/POOR 689 11 39/FAIR 691 15 FT STJOHN 29/POOR 841 15 60/GOOD 1443 17 65/GOOD 1704 29 WHITEHORSE 27/POOR 601 13 44/FAIR 950 17 100/GOOD 2175 15 DAWSON 23/POOR 564 11 37/FAIR 853 13 39/FAIR 796 16 WATSON LAKE 15/POOR 750 15 43/FAIR 1022 15 35/FAIR 907 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 33 W 54 WATSON LAKE W 35 W 37 WHITEHORSE SW 37 W 44 MAYO W 33 W 43 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 20/POOR 94 19 26/POOR 296 6 36/FAIR 458 10 FRASER VLY 19/POOR 150 18 42/FAIR 801 5 47/FAIR 766 8 SRN VRISL 13/POOR 58 4 21/POOR 225 3 46/FAIR 245 6 CNTRL VRISL 15/POOR 82 13 41/FAIR 491 9 46/FAIR 724 10 NRN VRISL 21/POOR 115 23 39/FAIR 514 18 23/POOR 339 26 TERRACE 18/POOR 317 17 100/GOOD 1159 16 40/FAIR 609 14 STEWART 21/POOR 171 13 71/GOOD 641 13 73/GOOD 607 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 11 S 15 S 13 SANDSPIT SW 11 SW 19 SW 20 PORT HARDY 0 0 S 15 S 15 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^