FPCN39 CWLW 281430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 28 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 19/POOR 328 22 30/POOR 452 21 70/GOOD 526 34 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 403 17 19/POOR 456 17 64/GOOD 691 33 OKANAGAN 30/POOR 609 20 30/POOR 604 20 73/GOOD 844 26 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 594 7 30/POOR 714 10 51/FAIR 925 17 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 1041 5 30/POOR 1142 17 97/GOOD 1501 20 REVELSTOKE 20/POOR 555 18 20/POOR 588 14 42/FAIR 753 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 22 SW 61 CRANBROOK W 24 W 69 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 26/POOR 673 27 25/POOR 662 24 80/GOOD 1564 28 100 MILE 19/POOR 1017 27 17/POOR 993 28 80/GOOD 1977 34 WILLIAMS LK 22/POOR 1040 24 23/POOR 1060 25 70/GOOD 1204 28 PUNTZI MNT 12/POOR 932 20 30/POOR 1022 15 100/GOOD 1837 28 PR. GEORGE 15/POOR 732 31 13/POOR 707 25 91/GOOD 1073 28 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 734 27 13/POOR 740 3 58/GOOD 1072 17 SMITHERS 17/POOR 665 22 12/POOR 540 9 55/GOOD 887 20 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 33 SW 26 SMITHERS 0 0 W 26 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 401 30 14/POOR 410 30 13/POOR 526 2 FT STJOHN 25/POOR 789 37 50/FAIR 922 24 45/FAIR 1023 16 WHITEHORSE 54/FAIR 1018 30 13/POOR 730 17 15/POOR 765 15 DAWSON 13/POOR 394 7 16/POOR 410 18 12/POOR 395 10 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 706 35 12/POOR 702 25 12/POOR 714 5 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 22 W 39 WATSON LAKE W 43 W 43 WHITEHORSE W 28 W 39 MAYO 0 0 E 9 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 30/POOR 122 23 40/FAIR 205 33 100/GOOD 345 54 FRASER VLY 13/POOR 87 18 15/POOR 97 26 80/GOOD 281 34 SRN VRISL 17/POOR 64 13 26/POOR 130 24 80/GOOD 236 32 CNTRL VRISL 37/FAIR 166 17 39/FAIR 244 23 80/GOOD 247 33 NRN VRISL 30/POOR 92 31 14/POOR 42 36 80/GOOD 330 25 TERRACE 14/POOR 281 18 13/POOR 254 7 36/FAIR 543 11 STEWART 27/POOR 231 16 22/POOR 155 11 28/POOR 338 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 37 S 54 SW 57 SANDSPIT NW 29 NW 30 NW 20 PORT HARDY S 55 S 65 SW 57 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/JDG