FPCN39 CWLW 121430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 12 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 18/POOR 316 17 44/FAIR 673 11 23/POOR 640 4 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 430 14 22/POOR 780 14 30/POOR 808 6 OKANAGAN 25/POOR 648 13 22/POOR 894 12 24/POOR 928 4 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 627 20 31/POOR 1066 3 42/FAIR 1241 8 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 1000 16 30/POOR 1439 6 48/FAIR 1569 11 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 505 6 17/POOR 899 6 44/FAIR 1084 7 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 15 NW 26 CRANBROOK 0 0 NW 19 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 13/POOR 573 6 23/POOR 790 16 17/POOR 804 2 100 MILE 12/POOR 968 9 30/POOR 1238 14 18/POOR 1234 3 WILLIAMS LK 12/POOR 967 6 26/POOR 1243 14 16/POOR 1237 4 PUNTZI MNT 12/POOR 926 5 15/POOR 1118 4 21/POOR 1168 11 PR. GEORGE 13/POOR 747 9 15/POOR 825 8 15/POOR 906 3 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 757 10 15/POOR 851 6 37/FAIR 1056 11 SMITHERS 12/POOR 553 13 12/POOR 590 13 32/POOR 803 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE N 22 N 39 SMITHERS N 30 N 43 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 392 5 15/POOR 435 28 12/POOR 395 2 FT STJOHN 12/POOR 720 11 12/POOR 755 14 14/POOR 773 11 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 727 22 14/POOR 770 12 14/POOR 783 17 DAWSON 12/POOR 375 4 12/POOR 371 12 12/POOR 381 24 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 715 12 17/POOR 758 8 16/POOR 791 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE N 30 N 46 WATSON LAKE N 22 N 44 WHITEHORSE N 28 N 52 MAYO N 20 N 44 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 51/FAIR 327 11 51/FAIR 451 10 56/GOOD 518 16 FRASER VLY 53/FAIR 212 21 53/FAIR 412 23 41/FAIR 484 15 SRN VRISL 68/GOOD 497 16 68/GOOD 580 15 42/FAIR 489 9 CNTRL VRISL 35/FAIR 213 15 51/FAIR 535 1 64/GOOD 645 11 NRN VRISL 14/POOR 60 24 51/FAIR 112 2 52/FAIR 371 18 TERRACE 84/GOOD 284 37 84/GOOD 345 15 28/POOR 461 13 STEWART 84/GOOD 50 32 84/GOOD 33 23 15/POOR 73 20 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NE 11 N 20 NW 43 SANDSPIT NE 12 N 20 N 41 PORT HARDY W 9. N 22 N 46 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/