FPCN39 CWLW 081430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 8 DECEMBER 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 15/POOR 327 13 35/POOR 764 4 54/FAIR 716 11 KAMLOOPS 29/POOR 610 8 51/FAIR 850 5 47/FAIR 779 9 OKANAGAN 33/POOR 561 4 33/POOR 727 9 52/FAIR 651 13 CASTLEGAR 20/POOR 907 4 25/POOR 919 8 30/POOR 1154 7 CRANBROOK 24/POOR 757 8 40/FAIR 1443 11 47/FAIR 1101 7 REVELSTOKE 33/POOR 786 8 17/POOR 588 8 42/FAIR 944 4 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 22 W 54 CRANBROOK W 15 W 43 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 34/FAIR 781 20 31/POOR 1071 14 47/FAIR 1144 14 100 MILE 34/FAIR 1132 23 20/POOR 1230 14 45/FAIR 1013 12 WILLIAMS LK 21/POOR 1047 17 21/POOR 1199 13 19/POOR 1010 24 PUNTZI MNT 14/POOR 953 16 48/FAIR 1126 20 38/FAIR 938 14 PR. GEORGE 18/POOR 609 16 42/FAIR 1232 31 40/FAIR 1051 17 BURNS LAKE 14/POOR 620 4 45/FAIR 849 16 35/FAIR 904 11 SMITHERS 18/POOR 617 13 50/FAIR 865 19 33/FAIR 847 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NE 37 E 19 SMITHERS NE 31 NE 39 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 26/POOR 519 11 39/FAIR 785 18 37/FAIR 775 11 FT STJOHN 20/POOR 707 11 41/FAIR 1134 14 36/FAIR 694 14 WHITEHORSE 32/POOR 895 22 20/POOR 797 19 40/FAIR 929 3 DAWSON 12/POOR 384 16 12/POOR 383 17 12/POOR 375 22 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 737 14 22/POOR 832 11 18/POOR 785 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 28 N 35 WATSON LAKE N 19 N 35 WHITEHORSE N 35 N 43 MAYO NW 28 NW 37 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 16/POOR 147 19 26/POOR 295 14 33/FAIR 590 8 FRASER VLY 13/POOR 102 10 31/POOR 418 17 52/FAIR 743 12 SRN VRISL 18/POOR 238 2 31/POOR 319 12 40/FAIR 501 7 CNTRL VRISL 13/POOR 125 6 25/POOR 309 5 47/FAIR 971 5 NRN VRISL 22/POOR 143 12 36/FAIR 564 11 50/FAIR 721 13 TERRACE 12/POOR 238 9 42/FAIR 648 15 25/POOR 338 16 STEWART 14/POOR 66 18 21/POOR 91 24 19/POOR 95 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 18 W 37 W 61 SANDSPIT N 46 N 54 N 54 PORT HARDY N 33 NW 50 NW 56 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/