FPCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 17 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 26/POOR 449 8 41/FAIR 699 6 27/POOR 525 8 KAMLOOPS 21/POOR 502 12 39/FAIR 701 12 20/POOR 646 4 OKANAGAN 27/POOR 686 7 41/FAIR 959 13 37/FAIR 768 13 CASTLEGAR 25/POOR 662 15 49/FAIR 958 9 17/POOR 651 9 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 1056 13 25/POOR 1365 5 19/POOR 1186 7 REVELSTOKE 19/POOR 558 14 38/FAIR 927 8 31/POOR 903 7 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SE 9. S 17 S 31 CRANBROOK 0 0 SW 24 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 30/POOR 689 26 53/FAIR 978 14 32/POOR 949 10 100 MILE 26/POOR 1060 26 35/FAIR 1372 18 40/FAIR 1406 7 WILLIAMS LK 27/POOR 1075 26 35/FAIR 1391 15 33/POOR 1358 7 PUNTZI MNT 14/POOR 977 5 35/FAIR 1221 10 21/POOR 1152 6 PR. GEORGE 19/POOR 785 17 40/FAIR 1186 6 34/FAIR 1049 10 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 826 21 32/POOR 1007 11 56/GOOD 1183 13 SMITHERS 27/POOR 676 22 32/POOR 810 11 56/GOOD 976 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 19 SW 15 SMITHERS SE 26 SE 17 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 425 15 12/POOR 426 7 18/POOR 710 1 FT STJOHN 22/POOR 786 29 49/FAIR 982 23 33/POOR 1106 8 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 729 9 13/POOR 760 11 13/POOR 767 12 DAWSON 12/POOR 386 21 13/POOR 403 14 13/POOR 405 16 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 722 3 15/POOR 836 6 16/POOR 852 5 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 0 0 0 WATSON LAKE NW 26 NW 37 WHITEHORSE NE 9 N 15 MAYO NW 26 NW 43 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 93/GOOD 446 35 19/POOR 75 26 14/POOR 44 17 FRASER VLY 48/FAIR 313 24 34/FAIR 430 11 20/POOR 219 7 SRN VRISL 88/GOOD 578 21 28/POOR 149 22 25/POOR 185 9 CNTRL VRISL 94/GOOD 515 25 34/FAIR 347 24 27/POOR 276 11 NRN VRISL 100/GOOD 396 39 34/FAIR 166 36 61/GOOD 394 28 TERRACE 27/POOR 388 17 35/FAIR 514 11 48/FAIR 607 13 STEWART 30/POOR 162 25 16/POOR 84 21 17/POOR 78 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 29 SE 31 S 28 SANDSPIT SE 37 SE 44 SE 43 PORT HARDY SE 42 SE 52 SE 44 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/