FPCN39 CWLW 111400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 11 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 75/GOOD 634 20 46/FAIR 822 7 100/GOOD 1126 17 KAMLOOPS 53/FAIR 666 23 52/FAIR 985 10 84/GOOD 1217 15 OKANAGAN 32/POOR 667 16 66/GOOD 1116 16 56/GOOD 1314 9 CASTLEGAR 30/POOR 675 23 90/GOOD 1506 18 43/FAIR 1312 9 CRANBROOK 74/GOOD 1320 24 100/GOOD 1926 14 45/FAIR 1826 9 REVELSTOKE 40/FAIR 695 22 60/GOOD 1169 16 25/POOR 1111 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 9 S 22 CRANBROOK 0 0 S 22 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 19/POOR 663 15 17/POOR 1022 1 62/GOOD 1035 19 100 MILE 37/FAIR 1188 20 33/POOR 1437 8 68/GOOD 1441 20 WILLIAMS LK 26/POOR 1128 19 24/POOR 1427 4 40/FAIR 1300 18 PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 980 6 21/POOR 1281 5 100/GOOD 1677 19 PR. GEORGE 13/POOR 769 3 20/POOR 1170 3 58/GOOD 1184 11 BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 786 18 18/POOR 881 8 69/GOOD 1200 17 SMITHERS 14/POOR 583 17 34/FAIR 895 18 86/GOOD 1064 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NE 35 NE 33 SMITHERS N 26 NW 17 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 17/POOR 460 16 15/POOR 418 31 23/POOR 602 14 FT STJOHN 19/POOR 789 18 57/GOOD 1200 19 64/GOOD 1244 27 WHITEHORSE 58/GOOD 990 32 100/GOOD 1320 17 100/GOOD 1231 29 DAWSON 14/POOR 405 27 21/POOR 520 14 32/POOR 547 21 WATSON LAKE 49/FAIR 933 25 91/GOOD 1097 19 17/POOR 751 31 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 31 W 37 WATSON LAKE W 46 W 39 WHITEHORSE W 35 W 43 MAYO W 19 SW 30 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 85 19 34/FAIR 300 28 36/FAIR 349 18 FRASER VLY 28/POOR 200 25 57/GOOD 668 7 81/GOOD 886 13 SRN VRISL 23/POOR 100 31 26/POOR 222 13 34/FAIR 218 16 CNTRL VRISL 26/POOR 170 23 34/FAIR 427 18 64/GOOD 619 11 NRN VRISL 20/POOR 140 18 29/POOR 253 16 100/GOOD 551 24 TERRACE 15/POOR 293 15 28/POOR 462 12 30/POOR 347 16 STEWART 52/FAIR 336 18 19/POOR 120 20 16/POOR 79 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER N 11 0 0 E 11 SANDSPIT N 42 N 33 N 39 PORT HARDY N 53 N 61 N 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MTNWC $$$$^^