FPCN39 CWLW 061400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT FRIDAY 6 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 30/POOR 419 16 30/POOR 419 16 30/POOR 419 16 KAMLOOPS 31/POOR 538 17 31/POOR 538 17 31/POOR 538 17 OKANAGAN 22/POOR 542 20 22/POOR 542 20 22/POOR 542 20 CASTLEGAR 21/POOR 624 17 21/POOR 624 17 21/POOR 624 17 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 1072 12 19/POOR 1072 12 38/FAIR 1404 10 REVELSTOKE 19/POOR 1072 12 19/POOR 1072 12 19/POOR 1072 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NE 11 N 24 CRANBROOK N 9 N 28 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 37/FAIR 706 31 37/FAIR 706 31 30/POOR 649 38 100 MILE 32/POOR 1091 25 32/POOR 1091 25 32/POOR 1091 25 WILLIAMS LK 26/POOR 1067 25 26/POOR 1067 25 48/FAIR 1151 34 PUNTZI MNT 20/POOR 1017 9 29/POOR 1093 18 29/POOR 1093 18 PR. GEORGE 25/POOR 812 26 16/POOR 741 26 22/POOR 762 39 BURNS LAKE 27/POOR 870 19 28/POOR 909 16 15/POOR 758 23 SMITHERS 31/POOR 720 18 30/POOR 727 17 44/FAIR 818 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 NW 20 SMITHERS S 28 SW 20 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 16/POOR 449 12 14/POOR 407 33 24/POOR 485 30 FT STJOHN 19/POOR 773 26 38/FAIR 975 22 72/GOOD 1033 31 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 765 31 14/POOR 728 29 65/GOOD 904 36 DAWSON 16/POOR 415 23 23/POOR 462 26 24/POOR 451 37 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 743 22 14/POOR 721 23 14/POOR 720 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 39 S 33 WATSON LAKE S 24 SW 22 WHITEHORSE S 44 S 44 MAYO S 46 S 44 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 43/FAIR 170 41 20/POOR 92 27 27/POOR 217 11 FRASER VLY 33/POOR 212 30 34/FAIR 291 19 34/FAIR 291 19 SRN VRISL 31/POOR 168 24 26/POOR 127 20 18/POOR 150 3 CNTRL VRISL 35/FAIR 190 29 13/POOR 54 21 29/POOR 328 13 NRN VRISL 24/POOR 108 35 26/POOR 153 28 14/POOR 46 6 TERRACE 12/POOR 241 19 12/POOR 231 18 16/POOR 284 18 STEWART 14/POOR 66 20 12/POOR 26 21 25/POOR 164 21 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 44 E 19 N 20 SANDSPIT S 57 S 44 SW 39 PORT HARDY S 16 S 9 W 17 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MtnWC $$$$^^