FPCN39 CWLW 231330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT MONDAY 23 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 83/GOOD 688 19 38/FAIR 479 19 63/GOOD 728 16 KAMLOOPS 90/GOOD 837 20 34/FAIR 537 21 28/POOR 545 16 OKANAGAN 73/GOOD 940 15 40/FAIR 624 17 82/GOOD 1001 20 CASTLEGAR 32/POOR 956 7 77/GOOD 1441 9 43/FAIR 1084 6 CRANBROOK 59/GOOD 1413 14 95/GOOD 1769 14 38/FAIR 1543 10 REVELSTOKE 83/GOOD 1216 9 31/POOR 738 10 44/FAIR 986 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON W 12 NW 24 NW 41 CRANBROOK W 17 NW 46 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 100/GOOD 1028 32 20/POOR 607 35 12/POOR 555 28 100 MILE 82/GOOD 1304 30 54/FAIR 1181 31 19/POOR 1020 25 WILLIAMS LK 73/GOOD 1288 27 40/FAIR 1051 32 24/POOR 1062 25 PUNTZI MNT 100/GOOD 1375 37 100/GOOD 1782 40 100/GOOD 1356 24 PR. GEORGE 100/GOOD 1155 38 35/FAIR 721 42 12/POOR 701 16 BURNS LAKE 54/FAIR 927 37 35/FAIR 747 29 12/POOR 727 10 SMITHERS 17/POOR 578 30 13/POOR 541 19 12/POOR 539 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 57 W 63 SMITHERS W 46 W 65 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 27/POOR 511 27 17/POOR 480 13 13/POOR 415 22 FT STJOHN 100/GOOD 1321 31 100/GOOD 1392 47 14/POOR 723 19 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 787 24 47/FAIR 886 29 27/POOR 820 24 DAWSON 24/POOR 466 32 14/POOR 424 19 19/POOR 553 5 WATSON LAKE 36/FAIR 902 22 15/POOR 739 21 51/FAIR 945 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 39 W 69 WATSON LAKE W 31 W 35 WHITEHORSE W 24 W 39 MAYO W 17 W 17 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 288 21 25/POOR 137 18 18/POOR 188 10 FRASER VLY 23/POOR 228 14 18/POOR 162 6 31/POOR 525 3 SRN VRISL 27/POOR 180 15 13/POOR 59 8 15/POOR 102 7 CNTRL VRISL 36/FAIR 243 20 22/POOR 157 16 20/POOR 241 8 NRN VRISL 83/GOOD 296 44 14/POOR 38 42 14/POOR 38 33 TERRACE 39/FAIR 420 29 13/POOR 246 18 12/POOR 242 10 STEWART 82/GOOD 469 25 24/POOR 125 18 19/POOR 101 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 33 NW 43 NW 41 SANDSPIT W 35 W 43 W 54 PORT HARDY W 27 W 39 W 48 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/