FPCN39 CWLW 151400 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SUNDAY 15 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 50/FAIR 677 11 60/GOOD 1089 18 68/GOOD 932 10 KAMLOOPS 41/FAIR 642 14 60/GOOD 1176 21 79/GOOD 1160 12 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 534 7 60/GOOD 1428 18 65/GOOD 855 13 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 581 6 66/GOOD 1489 10 52/FAIR 856 16 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 1025 5 60/GOOD 1879 13 100/GOOD 1751 22 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 558 7 64/GOOD 1316 11 17/POOR 593 10 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 15 W 19 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 9 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 715 19 60/GOOD 1417 28 100/GOOD 1965 8 100 MILE 45/FAIR 1197 22 60/GOOD 1827 26 100/GOOD 2562 6 WILLIAMS LK 25/POOR 1089 17 60/GOOD 1923 25 100/GOOD 2814 8 PUNTZI MNT 37/FAIR 1110 18 65/GOOD 1345 21 100/GOOD 2539 12 PR. GEORGE 25/POOR 822 25 60/GOOD 1432 28 73/GOOD 1449 10 BURNS LAKE 37/FAIR 904 26 66/GOOD 744 22 100/GOOD 1959 14 SMITHERS 54/FAIR 793 26 66/GOOD 664 13 100/GOOD 1610 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 15 W 17 SMITHERS SW 24 SW 31 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 13 53/FAIR 684 24 36/FAIR 666 20 FT STJOHN 59/GOOD 1009 24 60/GOOD 1913 26 100/GOOD 1897 26 WHITEHORSE 78/GOOD 1149 27 100/GOOD 1763 21 100/GOOD 1844 23 DAWSON 12/POOR 385 32 65/GOOD 427 12 18/POOR 444 21 WATSON LAKE 47/FAIR 914 30 86/GOOD 1193 19 97/GOOD 1236 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 26 SW 44 WATSON LAKE W 37 W 35 WHITEHORSE S 41 SW 52 MAYO S 41 SW 35 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 164 8 45/FAIR 426 23 22/POOR 184 14 FRASER VLY 14/POOR 126 6 63/GOOD 768 12 15/POOR 134 11 SRN VRISL 14/POOR 85 5 40/FAIR 276 17 19/POOR 185 9 CNTRL VRISL 18/POOR 142 9 85/GOOD 611 22 21/POOR 653 11 NRN VRISL 52/FAIR 222 40 85/GOOD 269 11 59/GOOD 436 21 TERRACE 34/FAIR 401 24 57/GOOD 652 14 33/POOR 489 13 STEWART 40/FAIR 220 25 58/GOOD 437 14 24/POOR 184 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 16 W 17 W 15 SANDSPIT SW 24 SW 28 W 31 PORT HARDY W 16 W 19 W 20 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/ $$$$^^