FPCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 18 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 358 3 26/POOR 495 17 34/FAIR 690 2 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 461 7 31/POOR 694 10 52/FAIR 883 10 OKANAGAN 20/POOR 765 4 37/FAIR 855 15 50/FAIR 1012 7 CASTLEGAR 18/POOR 608 13 53/FAIR 1131 11 53/FAIR 1132 12 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 1045 13 57/GOOD 1421 16 70/GOOD 1475 18 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 593 5 27/POOR 881 5 52/FAIR 1015 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 13 NW 28 CRANBROOK NW 15 NW 54 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 24/POOR 675 23 13/POOR 570 21 22/POOR 746 9 100 MILE 19/POOR 1050 15 29/POOR 1159 19 27/POOR 1181 9 WILLIAMS LK 15/POOR 996 18 22/POOR 1099 16 19/POOR 1130 7 PUNTZI MNT 16/POOR 984 12 13/POOR 942 26 14/POOR 981 5 PR. GEORGE 22/POOR 798 26 13/POOR 710 28 14/POOR 768 12 BURNS LAKE 33/POOR 908 21 43/FAIR 889 31 21/POOR 825 17 SMITHERS 29/POOR 698 20 35/FAIR 855 28 18/POOR 584 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 59 W 83 SMITHERS SW 63 W 83 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 16/POOR 438 22 16/POOR 416 47 14/POOR 424 11 FT STJOHN 31/POOR 827 35 14/POOR 713 45 15/POOR 748 19 WHITEHORSE 22/POOR 776 26 13/POOR 719 31 15/POOR 743 26 DAWSON 13/POOR 395 22 13/POOR 403 13 12/POOR 378 29 WATSON LAKE 15/POOR 743 19 31/POOR 796 38 12/POOR 718 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 43 W 63 WATSON LAKE W 74 NW 89 WHITEHORSE W 50 W 57 MAYO W 50 W 65 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 42/FAIR 271 34 27/POOR 372 5 17/POOR 162 4 FRASER VLY 24/POOR 174 24 20/POOR 495 7 16/POOR 205 5 SRN VRISL 32/POOR 278 18 27/POOR 331 9 18/POOR 194 6 CNTRL VRISL 32/POOR 231 22 33/POOR 459 6 17/POOR 228 4 NRN VRISL 21/POOR 110 23 57/GOOD 437 13 25/POOR 182 22 TERRACE 13/POOR 249 25 12/POOR 233 19 18/POOR 320 12 STEWART 28/POOR 268 27 17/POOR 85 10 34/FAIR 204 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 15 W 24 SANDSPIT SW 14 SW 54 SW 81 PORT HARDY S 25 SW 24 W 35 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/