FPCN39 CWLW 131400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT FRIDAY 13 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 60/GOOD 633 18 71/GOOD 1386 4 100/GOOD 1613 9 KAMLOOPS 37/FAIR 565 24 100/GOOD 1589 13 100/GOOD 1794 9 OKANAGAN 30/POOR 867 17 100/GOOD 1509 12 73/GOOD 1310 7 CASTLEGAR 38/POOR 822 18 78/GOOD 1343 13 80/GOOD 1545 8 CRANBROOK 23/POOR 1175 6 86/GOOD 1957 12 88/GOOD 1783 12 REVELSTOKE 34/FAIR 737 13 62/GOOD 1188 10 51/FAIR 1115 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 E 9 E 22 CRANBROOK NE 13 E 30 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 21/POOR 667 17 76/GOOD 1537 5 55/GOOD 1976 2 100 MILE 17/POOR 1008 25 93/GOOD 1785 6 68/GOOD 1543 3 WILLIAMS LK 18/POOR 1017 25 75/GOOD 1652 2 70/GOOD 1798 3 PUNTZI MNT 25/POOR 1038 23 100/GOOD 2484 12 80/GOOD 2215 6 PR. GEORGE 21/POOR 797 25 100/GOOD 1685 17 65/GOOD 2122 4 BURNS LAKE 23/POOR 828 23 100/GOOD 1816 17 100/GOOD 1951 13 SMITHERS 20/POOR 604 17 100/GOOD 1480 14 100/GOOD 1605 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 17 S 11 SMITHERS S 46 SW 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 15/POOR 443 20 18/POOR 649 16 36/FAIR 941 14 FT STJOHN 31/POOR 903 22 100/GOOD 1656 33 100/GOOD 1676 14 WHITEHORSE 30/POOR 859 19 100/GOOD 1741 19 89/GOOD 1074 32 DAWSON 15/POOR 420 20 14/POOR 407 15 60/GOOD 581 43 WATSON LAKE 50/FAIR 962 29 100/GOOD 1627 25 100/GOOD 1966 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 39 SW 63 WATSON LAKE S 28 SW 46 WHITEHORSE E 31 SE 37 MAYO E 20 0 0 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 48/FAIR 365 7 50/FAIR 411 6 40/FAIR 470 5 FRASER VLY 25/POOR 379 7 60/GOOD 739 8 56/GOOD 741 9 SRN VRISL 17/POOR 162 10 62/GOOD 400 5 70/GOOD 538 5 CNTRL VRISL 17/POOR 210 9 63/GOOD 598 2 71/GOOD 1014 2 NRN VRISL 27/POOR 257 13 70/GOOD 854 9 60/GOOD 776 11 TERRACE 72/GOOD 834 14 65/GOOD 724 8 60/GOOD 641 14 STEWART 43/FAIR 363 13 64/GOOD 350 11 62/GOOD 360 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 11 0 0 0 0 SANDSPIT S 70 S 74 S 83 PORT HARDY S 29 S 26 S 24 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/RAM $$$$^^