FPCN39 CWLW 081400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SUNDAY 8 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 38/FAIR 454 21 38/FAIR 454 21 44/FAIR 1592 1 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 464 19 22/POOR 464 19 56/GOOD 1760 4 OKANAGAN 29/POOR 573 26 29/POOR 573 26 52/FAIR 1679 4 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 577 12 52/FAIR 1059 12 17/POOR 835 1 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 970 5 51/FAIR 1442 14 27/POOR 1270 8 REVELSTOKE 25/POOR 595 19 25/POOR 595 19 40/FAIR 1286 4 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SE 11 SE 31 S 31 CRANBROOK SE 9 S 19 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 30/POOR 694 30 18/POOR 636 18 65/GOOD 1882 3 100 MILE 34/FAIR 1096 30 76/GOOD 1403 22 54/FAIR 2247 3 WILLIAMS LK 23/POOR 1041 29 13/POOR 964 19 57/GOOD 2174 3 PUNTZI MNT 25/POOR 1041 24 25/POOR 1041 24 70/GOOD 1841 5 PR. GEORGE 29/POOR 821 31 33/POOR 929 12 100/GOOD 1979 6 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 812 17 100/GOOD 1932 17 47/FAIR 1412 6 SMITHERS 17/POOR 604 13 100/GOOD 1326 13 82/GOOD 1554 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 67 SW 52 SMITHERS S 65 S 87 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 427 15 13/POOR 419 8 24/POOR 638 9 FT STJOHN 16/POOR 752 18 100/GOOD 1381 22 100/GOOD 1437 21 WHITEHORSE 89/GOOD 1110 26 100/GOOD 1616 24 49/FAIR 1029 13 DAWSON 15/POOR 423 28 15/POOR 470 10 29/POOR 579 18 WATSON LAKE 19/POOR 777 25 100/GOOD 2340 16 27/POOR 833 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 52 S 104 WATSON LAKE S 48 S 50 WHITEHORSE S 57 S 107 MAYO SE 41 S 52 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 23/POOR 129 21 25/POOR 134 11 21/POOR 448 1 FRASER VLY 17/POOR 116 22 17/POOR 116 22 33/POOR 993 5 SRN VRISL 16/POOR 75 7 21/POOR 106 13 22/POOR 470 2 CNTRL VRISL 21/POOR 139 19 23/POOR 251 5 38/FAIR 950 2 NRN VRISL 28/POOR 203 13 39/FAIR 406 9 48/FAIR 632 2 TERRACE 40/FAIR 549 11 12/POOR 248 12 70/GOOD 1020 11 STEWART 76/GOOD 580 13 45/FAIR 372 14 27/POOR 220 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 31 S 41 S 44 SANDSPIT S 77 S 85 S 102 PORT HARDY S 62 S 63 S 70 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MtnWC $$$$^^