FPCN39 CWLW 031441 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 3 JANUARY 2001 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 M ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) FRSR CANYON 22/POOR 462 5 33/POOR 679 9 50/FAIR 745 2 KAMLOOPS 41/POOR 760 10 29/POOR 837 14 45/FAIR 979 17 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 856 8 28/POOR 83 9 36/FAIR 1036 14 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 600 8 22/POOR 1115 5 48/FAIR 1106 13 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 1020 12 19/POOR 1461 3 51/FAIR 1400 14 REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 670 1 18/POOR 814 7 41/FAIR 902 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 15 N 28 CRANBROOK 0 0 N 24 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 16/POOR 703 4 19/POOR 998 5 49/FAIR 1167 6 100 MILE 30/POOR 1262 8 34/POOR 1366 12 42/FAIR 1555 16 WILLIAMS LK 21/POOR 1258 4 27/POOR 1386 8 48/FAIR 1576 11 PUNTZI MNT 15/POOR 1196 3 15/POOR 1261 3 20/POOR 1388 3 PR. GEORGE 14/POOR 882 4 26/POOR 1245 5 39/FAIR 1348 7 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 1123 1 22/POOR 1166 5 25/POOR 1174 8 SMITHERS 17/POOR 918 4 22/POOR 937 4 34/FAIR 935 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 9 W 15 SMITHERS W 9 W 19 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 14/POOR 414 27 15/POOR 448 18 14/POOR 448 17 FT STJOHN 16/POOR 760 18 20/POOR 835 22 65/GOOD 1210 17 WHITEHORSE 31/POOR 959 21 13/POOR 731 14 15/POOR 751 25 DAWSON 13/POOR 389 3 12/POOR 411 9 13/POOR 388 30 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 713 5 15/POOR 761 23 13/POOR 725 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 33 W 48 WATSON LAKE W 48 W 50 WHITEHORSE NW 20 NW 30 MAYO NW 17 W 22 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 25/POOR 266 22 35/FAIR 435 5 26/POOR 325 12 FRASER VLY 18/POOR 148 10 27/POOR 672 7 24/POOR 419 9 SRN VRISL 15/POOR 64 8 41/FAIR 537 6 29/POOR 374 9 CNTRL VRISL 25/POOR 181 11 40/FAIR 598 2 25/POOR 473 8 NRN VRISL 20/POOR 120 19 52/FAIR 690 4 41/FAIR 551 3 TERRACE 19/POOR 423 9 14/POOR 615 1 17/POOR 309 9 STEWART 17/POOR 140 10 15/POOR 136 8 14/POOR 71 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 E 9 E 9 SANDSPIT S 18 SW 11 W 11 PORT HARDY 0 0 S 11 S 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MtnWC