FPCN39 CWLW 021430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 2 FEBRUARY 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 52/FAIR 492 24 77/GOOD 491 29 100/GOOD 1507 11 KAMLOOPS 36/FAIR 523 25 100/GOOD 960 37 100/GOOD 1407 15 OKANAGAN 98/GOOD 811 31 46/FAIR 592 28 100/GOOD 1736 10 CASTLEGAR 50/FAIR 783 20 33/POOR 693 21 100/GOOD 1730 12 CRANBROOK 37/FAIR 1175 14 100/GOOD 1794 29 100/GOOD 2192 21 REVELSTOKE 51/FAIR 747 19 77/GOOD 919 20 100/GOOD 1349 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SW 14 SW 43 W 91 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 58/GOOD 771 37 60/GOOD 1072 31 100/GOOD 1507 20 100 MILE 49/FAIR 1143 35 100/GOOD 1743 34 100/GOOD 2232 18 WILLIAMS LK 47/FAIR 1134 34 100/GOOD 1412 31 100/GOOD 1821 19 PUNTZI MNT 28/POOR 1018 35 100/GOOD 2059 43 100/GOOD 2231 19 PR. GEORGE 32/POOR 813 37 60/GOOD 715 45 100/GOOD 1531 27 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 795 30 74/GOOD 1072 27 100/GOOD 1428 26 SMITHERS 61/GOOD 800 25 15/POOR 577 19 19/POOR 569 21 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 57 SW 74 SMITHERS S 44 SW 74 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 401 7 16/POOR 531 11 16/POOR 517 12 FT STJOHN 18/POOR 777 20 36/FAIR 866 23 29/POOR 795 39 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 790 21 15/POOR 846 4 19/POOR 834 26 DAWSON 12/POOR 385 5 12/POOR 382 10 12/POOR 374 10 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 761 19 19/POOR 854 9 71/GOOD 932 33 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 15 S 28 WATSON LAKE SE 13 S 17 WHITEHORSE 0 0 SW 19 MAYO E 28 SE 28 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 57 41 60/GOOD 1000 40 17/POOR 377 6 FRASER VLY 17/POOR 105 33 60/GOOD 1000 33 17/POOR 436 3 SRN VRISL 29/POOR 101 33 60/GOOD 1000 44 19/POOR 290 8 CNTRL VRISL 42/FAIR 197 29 100/GOOD 1000 38 20/POOR 405 7 NRN VRISL 100/GOOD 436 51 100/GOOD 51 39 66/GOOD 823 5 TERRACE 13/POOR 253 22 17/POOR 292 21 67/GOOD 626 14 STEWART 27/POOR 162 19 12/POOR 34 18 32/POOR 183 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 55 W 78 W 78 SANDSPIT W 90 W 94 W 78 PORT HARDY SW 62 W 78 SW 69 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/CC/MTNWC