FPCN39 CWLW 261430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 26 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 14/POOR 288 6 45/FAIR 977 4 47/FAIR 722 9 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 414 9 50/FAIR 1174 4 43/FAIR 779 11 OKANAGAN 16/POOR 553 8 100/GOOD 1409 11 32/POOR 952 6 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 632 16 100/GOOD 1922 13 42/FAIR 1120 6 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 1046 16 100/GOOD 2758 12 62/GOOD 1616 7 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 500 11 100/GOOD 1603 6 34/FAIR 1077 4 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 26 N 59 CRANBROOK 0 0 N 17 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 12/POOR 568 3 52/FAIR 1157 10 53/FAIR 860 21 100 MILE 14/POOR 992 8 29/POOR 1636 1 51/FAIR 1321 16 WILLIAMS LK 12/POOR 971 6 30/POOR 1554 5 43/FAIR 1282 13 PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 939 10 30/POOR 1482 6 100/GOOD 1595 15 PR. GEORGE 12/POOR 718 5 30/POOR 1247 9 48/FAIR 982 21 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 770 7 65/GOOD 1277 11 100/GOOD 1495 25 SMITHERS 15/POOR 616 9 50/FAIR 1158 9 100/GOOD 1223 23 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 19 W 28 SMITHERS SW 33 SW 52 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 20/POOR 488 16 20/POOR 493 15 20/POOR 477 28 FT STJOHN 18/POOR 789 13 30/POOR 500 27 13/POOR 715 25 WHITEHORSE 42/FAIR 847 38 50/FAIR 995 28 17/POOR 739 43 DAWSON 33/POOR 464 46 14/POOR 397 26 42/FAIR 505 45 WATSON LAKE 26/POOR 960 8 18/POOR 784 14 14/POOR 718 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 50 SW 81 WATSON LAKE SW 63 W 83 WHITEHORSE SW 50 SW 80 MAYO SW 43 SW 54 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 176 24 38/FAIR 479 5 16/POOR 243 0 FRASER VLY 28/POOR 203 22 40/FAIR 957 7 23/POOR 645 5 SRN VRISL 33/POOR 259 12 29/POOR 300 8 24/POOR 270 8 CNTRL VRISL 21/POOR 166 8 34/FAIR 454 5 30/POOR 489 8 NRN VRISL 17/POOR 99 7 40/FAIR 724 9 100/GOOD 646 26 TERRACE 29/POOR 439 13 40/FAIR 834 14 100/GOOD 897 24 STEWART 27/POOR 205 14 25/POOR 160 20 21/POOR 83 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 11 NE 20 N 30 SANDSPIT S 61 SW 57 SW 57 PORT HARDY S 12 S 19 W 20 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/