FPCN39 CWLW 141430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 14 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 21/POOR 376 12 30/POOR 581 10 30/POOR 581 10 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 489 15 21/POOR 715 4 21/POOR 715 4 OKANAGAN 22/POOR 489 15 27/POOR 862 11 27/POOR 862 11 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 558 10 47/FAIR 1176 11 47/FAIR 1176 11 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 1007 10 15/POOR 1007 10 15/POOR 1007 10 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 478 12 17/POOR 711 9 17/POOR 711 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON NW 9. N 24 N 41 CRANBROOK 0 0 N 17 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 651 12 41/FAIR 961 10 24/POOR 716 20 100 MILE 18/POOR 1041 13 48/FAIR 1250 17 15/POOR 1214 9 WILLIAMS LK 19/POOR 1049 13 32/POOR 1246 13 20/POOR 1211 11 PUNTZI MNT 15/POOR 962 17 41/FAIR 1347 9 20/POOR 1090 12 PR. GEORGE 20/POOR 879 11 18/POOR 970 3 15/POOR 760 16 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 761 21 16/POOR 853 8 15/POOR 801 11 SMITHERS 12/POOR 551 18 13/POOR 666 7 16/POOR 633 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE N 19 N 30 SMITHERS 0 0 NW 17 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 395 35 13/POOR 401 21 13/POOR 402 18 FT STJOHN 21/POOR 789 24 16/POOR 758 20 18/POOR 760 33 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 731 24 13/POOR 722 34 12/POOR 708 31 DAWSON 29/POOR 488 31 24/POOR 454 36 13/POOR 378 32 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 703 6 13/POOR 710 17 12/POOR 695 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 43 SW 52 WATSON LAKE SW 44 SW 50 WHITEHORSE S 67 SW102 MAYO S 56 SW 56 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 24/POOR 215 9 43/FAIR 479 11 43/FAIR 479 11 FRASER VLY 17/POOR 176 2 40/FAIR 690 5 40/FAIR 690 5 SRN VRISL 24/POOR 175 16 49/FAIR 567 11 49/FAIR 567 11 CNTRL VRISL 33/POOR 320 16 44/FAIR 548 10 44/FAIR 548 10 NRN VRISL 15/POOR 88 13 30/POOR 430 9 39/FAIR 271 18 TERRACE 13/POOR 258 3 14/POOR 358 3 14/POOR 277 17 STEWART 13/POOR 44 8 12/POOR 38 14 12/POOR 36 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 N 28 N 39 SANDSPIT S 38 S 30 S 24 PORT HARDY 0 0 N 20 N 37 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/dsl