FPCN39 CWLW 241430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 24 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 16/POOR 311 14 29/POOR 674 3 19/POOR 548 7 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 410 19 33/POOR 732 9 20/POOR 573 10 OKANAGAN 22/POOR 540 23 53/FAIR 906 8 33/POOR 839 10 CASTLEGAR 26/POOR 644 23 31/POOR 912 8 20/POOR 656 9 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 985 9 24/POOR 1308 5 42/FAIR 1421 8 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 509 24 36/FAIR 867 5 53/FAIR 820 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 13 SE 24 CRANBROOK 0 0 S 26 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 28/POOR 664 32 53/FAIR 913 16 19/POOR 753 10 100 MILE 29/POOR 1071 30 56/GOOD 1341 18 28/POOR 1188 7 WILLIAMS LK 22/POOR 1039 29 52/FAIR 1342 13 16/POOR 1061 7 PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 939 4 16/POOR 1063 4 21/POOR 1135 9 PR. GEORGE 14/POOR 728 25 52/FAIR 937 5 48/FAIR 1088 12 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 744 4 16/POOR 862 5 61/GOOD 1176 15 SMITHERS 14/POOR 582 10 16/POOR 650 8 56/GOOD 949 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 17 SW 15 SMITHERS E 19 0 0 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 410 7 100/GOOD 884 27 13/POOR 453 7 FT STJOHN 15/POOR 729 31 32/POOR 867 20 18/POOR 1135 3 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 720 25 14/POOR 734 24 14/POOR 744 19 DAWSON 13/POOR 391 7 15/POOR 411 31 14/POOR 406 23 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 705 13 13/POOR 727 12 13/POOR 781 3 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 9 W 13 WATSON LAKE 0 0 NW 11 WHITEHORSE S 26 S 24 MAYO S 31 SW 33 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 20/POOR 74 27 24/POOR 145 14 26/POOR 268 15 FRASER VLY 17/POOR 129 17 44/FAIR 562 5 41/FAIR 654 15 SRN VRISL 26/POOR 146 22 35/FAIR 305 13 30/POOR 188 18 CNTRL VRISL 26/POOR 172 21 37/FAIR 360 12 47/FAIR 398 14 NRN VRISL 20/POOR 92 31 51/FAIR 318 26 75/GOOD 514 15 TERRACE 13/POOR 271 8 13/POOR 269 8 53/FAIR 603 14 STEWART 14/POOR 72 12 13/POOR 58 12 22/POOR 129 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 12 S 19 S 26 SANDSPIT SE 31 SE 30 SE 30 PORT HARDY SE 29 S 35 SE 41 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/