FPCN39 CWLW 021400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT MONDAY 2 OCTOBER 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 90/GOOD 1104 13 100/GOOD 1564 9 50/FAIR 1526 4 KAMLOOPS 25/POOR 870 13 83/GOOD 1429 10 100/GOOD 1841 12 OKANAGAN 30/POOR 1276 13 100/GOOD 1611 13 100/GOOD 1938 11 CASTLEGAR 20/POOR 995 16 100/GOOD 1961 11 100/GOOD 2120 12 CRANBROOK 39/FAIR 1209 17 100/GOOD 2857 17 100/GOOD 2719 17 REVELSTOKE 40/FAIR 1470 14 100/GOOD 1834 14 100/GOOD 1831 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 20 W 44 CRANBROOK W 19 W 50 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 20/POOR 1388 12 100/GOOD 1872 16 85/GOOD 1820 7 100 MILE 10/POOR 1623 20 100/GOOD 2532 20 100/GOOD 2259 13 WILLIAMS LK 30/POOR 1308 21 100/GOOD 2581 14 82/GOOD 2126 7 PUNTZI MNT 10/POOR 1787 18 100/GOOD 2473 21 64/GOOD 1950 6 PR. GEORGE 20/POOR 1097 21 100/GOOD 2151 19 88/GOOD 1963 9 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 1322 22 100/GOOD 2313 22 41/FAIR 1716 4 SMITHERS 10/POOR 1635 16 100/GOOD 1954 19 51/FAIR 1349 7 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 41 W 41 SMITHERS W 43 W 61 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 40/FAIR 871 27 50/FAIR 1854 25 100/GOOD 1595 14 FT STJOHN 15/POOR 1599 12 40/FAIR 2292 17 100/GOOD 2542 17 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 962 3 63/GOOD 1321 13 43/FAIR 1070 14 DAWSON 13/POOR 405 6 32/POOR 620 14 26/POOR 522 20 WATSON LAKE 40/FAIR 1417 22 50/FAIR 2016 16 54/FAIR 1673 5 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 15 W 30 WATSON LAKE NW 31 NW 30 WHITEHORSE N 22 N 30 MAYO N 28 NW 31 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 85/GOOD 525 27 100/GOOD 1132 27 34/FAIR 577 8 FRASER VLY 40/FAIR 376 16 100/GOOD 995 17 37/FAIR 885 6 SRN VRISL 39/FAIR 251 22 87/GOOD 979 10 29/POOR 588 6 CNTRL VRISL 59/GOOD 392 21 100/GOOD 1289 16 46/FAIR 824 7 NRN VRISL 46/FAIR 388 14 100/GOOD 1216 26 100/GOOD 804 22 TERRACE 100/GOOD 1121 10 100/GOOD 1726 11 49/FAIR 819 4 STEWART 40/FAIR 463 8 58/GOOD 607 9 36/FAIR 366 10 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 14 W 26 W 44 SANDSPIT W 44 W 50 W 59 PORT HARDY NW 27 NW 39 W 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^