FPCN39 CWLW 301400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 30 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 100/GOOD 1160 23 100/GOOD 1880 17 100/GOOD 1870 20 KAMLOOPS 100/GOOD 1227 24 100/GOOD 2567 15 100/GOOD 2266 26 OKANAGAN 100/GOOD 898 25 100/GOOD 2185 23 100/GOOD 2136 23 CASTLEGAR 65/GOOD 884 19 100/GOOD 1111 18 100/GOOD 2055 17 CRANBROOK 90/GOOD 1387 25 100/GOOD 1870 25 100/GOOD 2619 24 REVELSTOKE 36/FAIR 671 22 100/GOOD 1580 20 100/GOOD 1192 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 20 W 44 CRANBROOK W 15 W 44 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 100/GOOD 2209 22 100/GOOD 1966 19 100/GOOD 1619 25 100 MILE 100/GOOD 1427 25 100/GOOD 2200 15 100/GOOD 3134 30 WILLIAMS LK 100/GOOD 1656 25 100/GOOD 1685 15 100/GOOD 2882 29 PUNTZI MNT 100/GOOD 1977 32 100/GOOD 2636 22 100/GOOD 2621 33 PR. GEORGE 100/GOOD 2009 34 100/GOOD 2176 25 100/GOOD 1925 30 BURNS LAKE 100/GOOD 1522 34 100/GOOD 1932 27 100/GOOD 1896 33 SMITHERS 100/GOOD 1243 27 100/GOOD 1401 25 100/GOOD 1773 27 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 46 W 43 SMITHERS SW 54 SW 70 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 100/GOOD 1164 24 100/GOOD 1930 26 100/GOOD 2543 24 FT STJOHN 100/GOOD 2118 38 100/GOOD 2902 40 100/GOOD 1950 13 WHITEHORSE 100/GOOD 2006 20 100/GOOD 1767 15 100/GOOD 1790 19 DAWSON 43/FAIR 649 19 60/GOOD 775 19 41/FAIR 803 13 WATSON LAKE 100/GOOD 1586 29 100/GOOD 2422 24 100/GOOD 2551 25 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 30 SW 52 WATSON LAKE SW 41 SW 43 WHITEHORSE 0 0 S 13 MAYO N 15 W 15 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 46/FAIR 389 21 60/GOOD 467 12 100/GOOD 886 16 FRASER VLY 39/FAIR 444 22 57/GOOD 462 11 100/GOOD 1132 16 SRN VRISL 40/FAIR 388 27 40/FAIR 400 25 92/GOOD 937 14 CNTRL VRISL 29/POOR 243 25 38/FAIR 485 7 100/GOOD 1161 12 NRN VRISL 42/FAIR 398 18 98/GOOD 1019 18 65/GOOD 455 19 TERRACE 82/GOOD 732 16 66/GOOD 702 15 100/GOOD 1236 17 STEWART 98/GOOD 595 17 67/GOOD 433 17 100/GOOD 860 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 27 SW 33 W 46 SANDSPIT SW 44 SW 50 SW 65 PORT HARDY SW 29 W 37 W 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/JDG $$$$^^