FPCN39 CWLW 161430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 16 NOVEMBER 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 16/POOR 374 4 36/FAIR 774 7 30/POOR 471 19 KAMLOOPS 37/FAIR 773 7 37/FAIR 773 7 13/POOR 376 15 OKANAGAN 32/POOR 821 6 51/FAIR 1051 11 48/FAIR 825 19 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 603 10 41/FAIR 1065 11 36/FAIR 1006 10 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 1016 9 43/FAIR 1388 14 44/FAIR 1370 15 REVELSTOKE 30/POOR 788 4 53/FAIR 1050 9 27/POOR 786 10 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 24 NW 46 CRANBROOK NW 17 NW 52 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 738 10 43/FAIR 1184 6 15/POOR 583 29 100 MILE 20/POOR 1204 4 44/FAIR 1593 8 15/POOR 988 22 WILLIAMS LK 29/POOR 1317 4 44/FAIR 1593 8 14/POOR 978 21 PUNTZI MNT 34/FAIR 1253 9 23/POOR 1399 2 48/FAIR 1091 33 PR. GEORGE 29/POOR 938 13 47/FAIR 1304 5 14/POOR 722 34 BURNS LAKE 30/POOR 1139 11 19/POOR 1151 2 51/FAIR 906 29 SMITHERS 20/POOR 802 8 22/POOR 862 8 100/GOOD 992 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 19 N 35 SMITHERS S 17 SW 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 12/POOR 397 30 36/FAIR 629 16 14/POOR 416 26 FT STJOHN 20/POOR 771 26 29/POOR 847 24 14/POOR 717 43 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 776 22 24/POOR 808 31 12/POOR 711 31 DAWSON 18/POOR 444 23 16/POOR 405 35 12/POOR 387 15 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 715 23 13/POOR 745 14 12/POOR 702 35 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 37 SW 41 WATSON LAKE SW 35 SW 30 WHITEHORSE S 54 S 80 MAYO S 50 S 59 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 18/POOR 189 16 26/POOR 444 9 28/POOR 349 9 FRASER VLY 17/POOR 144 13 19/POOR 513 7 27/POOR 441 3 SRN VRISL 14/POOR 73 8 19/POOR 397 3 20/POOR 306 5 CNTRL VRISL 15/POOR 140 5 28/POOR 622 5 22/POOR 347 6 NRN VRISL 12/POOR 44 2 30/POOR 674 4 14/POOR 49 25 TERRACE 23/POOR 460 8 25/POOR 549 9 15/POOR 267 8 STEWART 14/POOR 97 9 14/POOR 75 14 36/FAIR 175 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 11 NW 19 NW 30 SANDSPIT S 59 S 52 SW 54 PORT HARDY 0 0 SW 13 W 22 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/DSL