FPCN39 CWLW 101430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 10 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 31/POOR 522 14 51/FAIR 896 8 73/GOOD 883 12 KAMLOOPS 36/FAIR 640 13 57/GOOD 952 13 48/FAIR 824 18 OKANAGAN 46/FAIR 699 21 76/GOOD 1265 8 45/FAIR 1562 10 CASTLEGAR 26/POOR 711 10 56/GOOD 1150 9 57/GOOD 1105 9 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 1067 6 35/FAIR 1489 5 60/GOOD 1619 9 REVELSTOKE 53/FAIR 868 12 51/FAIR 1188 7 46/FAIR 1284 2 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 9 SE 13 CRANBROOK 0 0 S 13 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 21/POOR 653 22 55/GOOD 1089 10 56/GOOD 960 17 100 MILE 31/POOR 1119 19 70/GOOD 1608 13 24/POOR 1068 19 WILLIAMS LK 34/FAIR 1163 17 57/GOOD 1638 10 34/FAIR 1146 18 PUNTZI MNT 16/POOR 987 8 57/GOOD 1530 14 51/FAIR 1503 10 PR. GEORGE 19/POOR 808 12 60/GOOD 1292 21 64/GOOD 1292 13 BURNS LAKE 51/FAIR 1019 21 69/GOOD 1186 20 37/FAIR 1211 7 SMITHERS 58/GOOD 921 18 73/GOOD 1119 16 45/FAIR 931 4 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NE 17 0 0 SMITHERS NE 17 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 51/FAIR 635 27 100/GOOD 1248 19 18/POOR 492 8 FT STJOHN 14/POOR 737 14 85/GOOD 1295 17 38/FAIR 1109 10 WHITEHORSE 19/POOR 790 19 15/POOR 817 5 15/POOR 779 20 DAWSON 12/POOR 394 2 19/POOR 490 14 18/POOR 474 12 WATSON LAKE 17/POOR 761 21 18/POOR 820 10 14/POOR 794 2 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 30 NE 46 WATSON LAKE N 20 NE 41 WHITEHORSE N 11 N 19 MAYO W 11 W 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 100/GOOD 537 28 60/GOOD 497 16 42/FAIR 328 10 FRASER VLY 44/FAIR 313 19 52/FAIR 462 8 48/FAIR 575 12 SRN VRISL 77/GOOD 458 20 72/GOOD 536 19 61/GOOD 532 16 CNTRL VRISL 75/GOOD 422 21 69/GOOD 550 17 81/GOOD 764 15 NRN VRISL 26/POOR 355 20 95/GOOD 710 23 44/FAIR 564 11 TERRACE 39/FAIR 445 21 74/GOOD 782 15 44/FAIR 618 10 STEWART 24/POOR 132 22 65/FAIR 619 23 44/FAIR 573 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 18 SE 22 SE 20 SANDSPIT N 44 N 31 NW 19 PORT HARDY E 18 E 22 E 22 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MTNWC