FPCN39 CWLW 091430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 9 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 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) FRSR CANYON 25/POOR 378 20 48/FAIR 595 17 26/POOR 350 21 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 436 17 74/GOOD 760 24 27/POOR 504 25 OKANAGAN 35/FAIR 647 18 61/GOOD 793 24 83/GOOD 861 26 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 635 5 41/FAIR 956 12 26/POOR 732 14 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 1057 7 45/FAIR 1403 6 32/POOR 1189 14 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 476 13 41/FAIR 848 17 14/POOR 485 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SE 11 S 24 S 50 CRANBROOK 0 0 S 11 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 19/POOR 616 31 50/FAIR 729 36 45/FAIR 744 33 100 MILE 22/POOR 1022 30 100/GOOD 1428 35 59/GOOD 1231 32 WILLIAMS LK 16/POOR 992 30 100/GOOD 1450 33 42/FAIR 1140 31 PUNTZI MNT 14/POOR 940 25 50/FAIR 1044 28 73/GOOD 1195 31 PR. GEORGE 19/POOR 762 30 50/FAIR 812 29 14/POOR 721 31 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 791 28 25/FAIR 843 32 23/POOR 852 26 SMITHERS 20/POOR 623 24 27/POOR 661 26 25/POOR 698 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 56 S 63 SMITHERS SE 43 S 74 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 28 13/POOR 413 18 13/POOR 421 10 FT STJOHN 14/POOR 739 24 13/POOR 721 15 13/POOR 729 21 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 747 31 12/POOR 721 18 16/POOR 796 21 DAWSON 13/POOR 385 23 12/POOR 380 18 15/POOR 418 8 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 706 21 13/POOR 711 24 12/POOR 704 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 24 SW 46 WATSON LAKE SW 44 SW 54 WHITEHORSE SW 28 SW 43 MAYO S 19 SW 30 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 70/GOOD 288 36 25/POOR 44 42 12/POOR 15 22 FRASER VLY 50/FAIR 310 24 15/POOR 123 23 13/POOR 89 22 SRN VRISL 99/GOOD 350 28 40/FAIR 500 44 31/POOR 148 21 CNTRL VRISL 73/GOOD 315 28 51/FAIR 253 41 96/GOOD 566 19 NRN VRISL 100/GOOD 494 38 60/GOOD 1000 54 46/FAIR 206 36 TERRACE 18/POOR 308 21 13/POOR 249 20 12/POOR 229 6 STEWART 28/POOR 173 20 16/POOR 86 18 13/POOR 48 5 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 51 S 67 S 70 SANDSPIT SE 88 SE 87 S 69 PORT HARDY SE 81 S 89 S 78 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/CC/MTNWC