FPCN39 CWLW 161430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 16 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 13/POOR 275 9 20/POOR 468 12 21/POOR 467 10 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 427 4 20/POOR 660 9 16/POOR 593 10 OKANAGAN 16/POOR 607 4 16/POOR 749 4 14/POOR 525 7 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 624 20 18/POOR 846 8 23/POOR 841 8 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 990 16 25/POOR 1291 12 46/FAIR 1379 11 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 495 9 23/POOR 765 6 16/POOR 783 1 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 NW 13 CRANBROOK 0 0 NW 19 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 655 15 13/POOR 582 17 27/POOR 728 21 100 MILE 17/POOR 1068 8 19/POOR 1128 15 20/POOR 1089 18 WILLIAMS LK 17/POOR 1070 5 17/POOR 1082 10 15/POOR 1013 14 PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 951 6 15/POOR 1039 5 13/POOR 971 8 PR. GEORGE 17/POOR 779 16 12/POOR 709 18 16/POOR 778 20 BURNS LAKE 14/POOR 766 15 13/POOR 744 16 45/FAIR 570 26 SMITHERS 12/POOR 558 12 12/POOR 559 10 44/FAIR 571 26 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 22 SW 30 SMITHERS SW 37 SW 35 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 23 13/POOR 403 21 12/POOR 435 13 FT STJOHN 17/POOR 740 37 13/POOR 713 31 13/POOR 711 29 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 728 23 12/POOR 716 23 13/POOR 715 32 DAWSON 13/POOR 388 24 12/POOR 385 21 26/POOR 453 38 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 702 9 12/POOR 709 14 12/POOR 708 21 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 26 W 28 WATSON LAKE W 28 W 41 WHITEHORSE S 19 SW 22 MAYO SW 17 W 37 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 19/POOR 162 21 21/POOR 302 5 32/POOR 302 12 FRASER VLY 16/POOR 137 10 17/POOR 415 0 21/POOR 222 4 SRN VRISL 13/POOR 61 11 22/POOR 344 6 26/POOR 298 8 CNTRL VRISL 18/POOR 165 15 25/POOR 455 8 33/POOR 370 10 NRN VRISL 58/GOOD 322 17 28/POOR 131 24 16/FAIR 263 31 TERRACE 12/POOR 232 16 42/FAIR 223 26 42/FAIR 234 24 STEWART 17/POOR 112 18 43/FAIR 224 24 42/FAIR 228 29 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 SW 13 SW 19 SANDSPIT S 72 S 59 S 54 PORT HARDY S 37 S 39 SW 41 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/