FPCN39 CWLW 121430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 12 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 41/FAIR 547 11 27/POOR 658 1 35/FAIR 953 6 KAMLOOPS 23/POOR 468 19 41/FAIR 824 9 22/POOR 808 2 OKANAGAN 29/POOR 659 16 36/FAIR 870 9 22/POOR 886 4 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 607 16 37/FAIR 938 9 19/POOR 900 3 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 1025 17 42/FAIR 1271 9 17/POOR 1308 4 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 513 10 26/POOR 780 6 23/POOR 937 4 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON missing CRANBROOK missing 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 581 11 26/POOR 804 4 25/POOR 812 9 100 MILE 23/POOR 1085 17 29/POOR 1406 3 18/POOR 1277 1 WILLIAMS LK 22/POOR 1115 14 19/POOR 1400 2 16/POOR 1189 1 PUNTZI MNT 18/POOR 1082 5 29/POOR 1356 7 21/POOR 1057 12 PR. GEORGE 16/POOR 770 19 28/POOR 1035 2 22/POOR 896 9 BURNS LAKE 14/POOR 752 22 24/POOR 877 16 57/GOOD 1149 11 SMITHERS 51/FAIR 806 18 32/POOR 743 17 45/FAIR 925 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 17 S 17 SMITHERS S 35 S 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 401 6 13/POOR 408 28 13/POOR 430 20 FT STJOHN 22/POOR 901 10 34/FAIR 1070 13 16/POOR 745 25 WHITEHORSE 40/FAIR 887 31 16/POOR 747 31 12/POOR 714 29 DAWSON 69/GOOD 646 34 15/POOR 397 35 13/POOR 390 10 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 709 7 16/POOR 780 14 12/POOR 700 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 37 S 61 WATSON LAKE S 43 S 48 WHITEHORSE S 41 S 59 MAYO S 48 S 59 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 32/POOR 169 17 32/POOR 291 3 24/POOR 302 8 FRASER VLY 29/POOR 232 12 32/POOR 541 3 24/POOR 397 5 SRN VRISL 28/POOR 300 15 28/POOR 188 1 30/POOR 343 7 CNTRL VRISL 29/POOR 251 14 30/POOR 512 5 32/POOR 460 8 NRN VRISL 13/POOR 123 3 27/POOR 229 12 36/FAIR 508 5 TERRACE 27/POOR 366 20 22/POOR 244 15 13/POOR 250 17 STEWART 31/POOR 166 24 18/POOR 95 18 21/POOR 151 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 0 0 S 13 SANDSPIT S 66 S 61 S 46 PORT HARDY S 24 S 31 SW 26 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/GF