FPCN39 CWLW 101532 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 10 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 40/FAIR 447 22 73/GOOD 638 16 47/FAIR 698 7 KAMLOOPS 21/POOR 448 24 85/GOOD 791 24 54/FAIR 834 13 OKANAGAN 32/POOR 597 23 84/GOOD 960 21 34/FAIR 707 10 CASTLEGAR 23/POOR 686 12 30/POOR 798 10 29/POOR 711 15 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 1041 8 89/GOOD 1578 18 19/POOR 1092 15 REVELSTOKE 22/POOR 603 15 48/FAIR 874 13 20/POOR 584 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 11 SW 20 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 56/GOOD 761 37 22/POOR 620 31 23/POOR 724 15 100 MILE 47/FAIR 1124 35 64/GOOD 1235 30 66/GOOD 1434 12 WILLIAMS LK 46/FAIR 1126 34 26/POOR 1067 28 38/FAIR 1244 12 PUNTZI MNT 19/POOR 973 32 100/GOOD 2061 31 36/FAIR 1273 12 PR. GEORGE 21/POOR 763 33 14/POOR 714 35 18/POOR 798 16 BURNS LAKE 33/POOR 857 33 14/POOR 742 33 27/POOR 947 16 SMITHERS 33/POOR 695 26 12/POOR 545 18 32/POOR 849 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 57 W 70 SMITHERS SW 33 SW 44 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 399 12 13/POOR 442 16 60/GOOD 785 14 FT STJOHN 13/POOR 719 21 12/POOR 707 24 14/POOR 715 18 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 718 9 36/FAIR 914 21 31/POOR 972 13 DAWSON 29/POOR 540 10 15/POOR 429 18 12/POOR 376 22 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 727 17 12/POOR 713 12 13/POOR 720 20 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 17 SW 33 WATSON LAKE 0 0 SW 22 WHITEHORSE N 13 E 9 MAYO W 9 W 11 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 43/FAIR 147 52 36/FAIR 184 18 13/POOR 22 12 FRASER VLY 50/FAIR 286 33 64/GOOD 530 10 18/POOR 184 9 SRN VRISL 28/POOR 120 32 21/POOR 194 16 23/POOR 151 11 CNTRL VRISL 37/FAIR 186 32 47/FAIR 494 14 37/FAIR 377 10 NRN VRISL 59/GOOD 506 39 15/POOR 42 15 100/GOOD 540 30 TERRACE 14/POOR 273 21 13/POOR 259 18 41/FAIR 739 11 STEWART 15/POOR 92 14 13/POOR 55 13 100/GOOD 1003 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 18 S 19 SW 24 SANDSPIT W 44 W 39 SW 31 PORT HARDY W 18 W 20 SW 26 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/