FPCN39 CWLW 161430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 16 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 51/FAIR 686 10 51/FAIR 686 10 51/FAIR 686 10 KAMLOOPS 51/FAIR 686 10 51/FAIR 686 10 51/FAIR 686 10 OKANAGAN 51/FAIR 686 10 51/FAIR 686 10 51/FAIR 686 10 CASTLEGAR 51/FAIR 686 10 51/FAIR 686 10 44/FAIR 958 10 CRANBROOK 48/FAIR 1524 9 48/FAIR 1524 9 24/POOR 1399 6 REVELSTOKE 52/FAIR 1138 7 52/FAIR 1138 7 49/FAIR 1084 7 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 W 28 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 31 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 19/POOR 622 19 41/FAIR 1224 4 61/GOOD 1187 8 100 MILE 40/FAIR 1129 28 72/GOOD 1698 11 80/GOOD 1586 15 WILLIAMS LK 19/POOR 1037 21 67/GOOD 1747 7 82/GOOD 1609 14 PUNTZI MNT 38/FAIR 1115 23 100/GOOD 1567 19 64/GOOD 1397 15 PR. GEORGE 18/POOR 774 19 26/POOR 1216 3 35/FAIR 1107 8 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 803 23 69/GOOD 1298 13 63/GOOD 1166 17 SMITHERS 24/POOR 655 23 61/GOOD 1013 13 61/GOOD 957 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE E 17 E 26 SMITHERS E 41 E 59 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 15/POOR 440 15 72/GOOD 908 11 18/POOR 600 6 FT STJOHN 16/POOR 751 15 22/POOR 813 18 22/POOR 942 7 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 724 23 14/POOR 771 10 14/POOR 773 11 DAWSON 14/POOR 417 17 15/POOR 448 15 13/POOR 401 9 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 746 21 21/POOR 843 13 15/POOR 845 5 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE N 15 N 22 WATSON LAKE NW 30 NW 41 WHITEHORSE NW 9 NW 20 MAYO W 26 W 41 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 638 55 87/GOOD 294 47 16/POOR 44 28 FRASER VLY 93/GOOD 437 33 18/POOR 123 24 42/FAIR 295 14 SRN VRISL 100/GOOD 833 35 82/GOOD 404 27 22/POOR 100 23 CNTRL VRISL 100/GOOD 807 38 84/GOOD 371 33 56/GOOD 331 25 NRN VRISL 100/GOOD 844 44 100/GOOD 914 37 25/POOR 119 35 TERRACE 100/GOOD 679 22 74/GOOD 701 15 64/GOOD 647 14 STEWART 23/POOR 126 22 14/POOR 70 21 17/POOR 81 26 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 38 S 35 S 41 SANDSPIT E 44 E 67 E 93 PORT HARDY E 33 SE 41 SE 30 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/DSL