FPCN39 CWLW 251430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 25 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 62/GOOD 603 25 83/GOOD 691 20 71/GOOD 689 11 KAMLOOPS 67/GOOD 738 25 83/GOOD 772 21 100/GOOD 1099 18 OKANAGAN 67/GOOD 841 29 87/GOOD 1004 28 63/GOOD 827 19 CASTLEGAR 47/FAIR 911 10 69/GOOD 1062 16 60/GOOD 812 14 CRANBROOK 48/FAIR 1323 11 59/GOOD 1411 20 65/GOOD 1381 16 REVELSTOKE 61/GOOD 838 16 14/GOOD 995 17 69/GOOD 855 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9. SW 30 W 74 CRANBROOK W 22 W 70 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 46/FAIR 724 42 68/GOOD 1008 24 63/GOOD 1059 23 100 MILE 64/GOOD 1176 42 81/GOOD 1415 27 71/GOOD 1467 22 WILLIAMS LK 43/FAIR 1100 41 84/GOOD 1479 22 69/GOOD 1071 20 PUNTZI MNT 19/POOR 972 43 100/GOOD 1644 28 100/GOOD 1417 22 PR. GEORGE 13/POOR 710 44 83/GOOD 1304 26 75/GOOD 1023 26 BURNS LAKE 24/POOR 829 33 83/GOOD 1337 25 70/GOOD 1045 22 SMITHERS 21/POOR 632 23 74/GOOD 1253 21 72/GOOD 1090 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 39 W 46 SMITHERS SW 43 SW 54 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 13/POOR 398 33 13/POOR 394 23 12/POOR 446 4 FT STJOHN 45/FAIR 730 44 14/GOOD 1017 33 63/GOOD 906 24 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 718 5 56/GOOD 865 7 52/FAIR 723 17 DAWSON 16/POOR 493 8 36/FAIR 487 10 52/FAIR 386 7 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 705 7 45/FAIR 761 13 46/FAIR 788 4 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 30 SW 56 WATSON LAKE SW 33 W 44 WHITEHORSE 0 0 S 9 MAYO S 9 W 19 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 100/GOOD 568 44 84/GOOD 937 23 73/GOOD 919 20 FRASER VLY 94/GOOD 436 25 76/GOOD 814 28 66/GOOD 821 25 SRN VRISL 100/GOOD 561 34 77/GOOD 762 23 68/GOOD 873 30 CNTRL VRISL 100/GOOD 559 32 88/GOOD 847 19 63/GOOD 803 24 NRN VRISL 57/GOOD 329 19 83/GOOD 899 26 63/GOOD 860 26 TERRACE 23/POOR 352 19 73/GOOD 859 19 74/GOOD 958 17 STEWART 17/POOR 108 17 64/GOOD 774 17 63/GOOD 738 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 27 W 43 W 56 SANDSPIT SW 46 SW 56 SW 56 PORT HARDY SW 42 SW 56 SW 56 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/GF