FPCN39 CWLW 271430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 27 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 256 8 30/POOR 433 10 50/FAIR 679 15 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 369 9 22/POOR 571 10 14/POOR 386 21 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 458 4 25/POOR 621 10 30/POOR 506 28 CASTLEGAR 21/POOR 609 21 19/POOR 846 6 30/POOR 654 14 CRANBROOK 20/POOR 1035 26 23/POOR 1269 8 30/POOR 1195 16 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 487 12 23/POOR 806 9 30/POOR 651 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 13 W 22 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 22 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 22/POOR 647 24 26/POOR 674 24 30/POOR 687 28 100 MILE 18/POOR 1014 21 25/POOR 1086 24 14/POOR 964 31 WILLIAMS LK 17/POOR 1010 11 16/POOR 1018 18 13/POOR 957 30 PUNTZI MNT 15/POOR 957 20 30/POOR 1091 21 14/POOR 964 19 PR. GEORGE 19/POOR 776 24 31/POOR 851 27 13/POOR 709 21 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 770 27 30/POOR 803 20 14/POOR 777 8 SMITHERS 13/POOR 563 21 30/POOR 700 20 13/POOR 549 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 44 SW 59 SMITHERS SW 65 SW 81 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 14/POOR 419 20 14/POOR 416 25 14/POOR 408 29 FT STJOHN 28/POOR 815 35 16/POOR 737 35 15/POOR 746 16 WHITEHORSE 22/POOR 794 29 12/POOR 714 32 13/POOR 724 22 DAWSON 19/POOR 434 32 12/POOR 382 20 12/POOR 376 24 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 719 15 13/POOR 703 27 13/POOR 709 25 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 46 SW 89 WATSON LAKE SW 70 SW 91 WHITEHORSE SW 50 SW 83 MAYO SE 24 S 20 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 22/POOR 156 21 18/POOR 168 7 25/POOR 81 40 FRASER VLY 17/POOR 144 13 18/POOR 232 2 13/POOR 78 31 SRN VRISL 21/POOR 232 9 16/POOR 212 3 34/FAIR 126 29 CNTRL VRISL 17/POOR 123 13 28/POOR 345 9 23/POOR 118 27 NRN VRISL 19/POOR 96 22 30/POOR 153 24 16/POOR 50 45 TERRACE 16/POOR 288 23 20/POOR 309 28 13/POOR 259 15 STEWART 29/POOR 185 19 30/POOR 159 28 23/POOR 192 2 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 12 SW 28 SW 37 SANDSPIT SW 44 SW 46 SW 65 PORT HARDY S 46 S 70 SW 74 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/JDG