FPCN39 CWLW 031430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 3 MARCH 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 13/POOR 274 15 100/GOOD 1952 6 47/FAIR 736 8 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 407 20 100/GOOD 2371 13 81/GOOD 981 12 OKANAGAN 26/POOR 729 10 100/GOOD 2452 11 100/GOOD 1669 19 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 566 11 100/GOOD 2763 8 100/GOOD 1534 15 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 1041 11 100/GOOD 3817 9 100/GOOD 2306 15 REVELSTOKE 49/FAIR 1168 8 74/GOOD 1972 4 100/GOOD 1611 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SE 9. S 17 S 26 CRANBROOK 0 0 0 0 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 38/FAIR 741 23 100/GOOD 2047 18 100/GOOD 1858 6 100 MILE 18/POOR 1014 22 100/GOOD 3040 16 100/GOOD 1695 16 WILLIAMS LK 19/POOR 1026 22 100/GOOD 2921 14 85/GOOD 1688 10 PUNTZI MNT 20/POOR 991 25 100/GOOD 3553 12 100/GOOD 2577 11 PR. GEORGE 50/FAIR 940 27 100/GOOD 1617 17 100/GOOD 1920 8 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 810 25 100/GOOD 2388 16 100/GOOD 2301 12 SMITHERS 20/POOR 629 21 100/GOOD 1820 12 100/GOOD 2195 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 26 SW 28 SMITHERS SW 17 SW 22 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 30/POOR 669 11 26/POOR 937 4 39/FAIR 885 9 FT STJOHN 26/POOR 825 27 100/GOOD 2148 20 81/GOOD 1481 15 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 772 14 32/POOR 1102 10 41/FAIR 1057 13 DAWSON 15/POOR 427 18 26/POOR 596 10 22/POOR 545 12 WATSON LAKE 50/FAIR 996 22 36/FAIR 1193 6 65/GOOD 1654 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 17 SW 24 WATSON LAKE 0 0 SW 13 WHITEHORSE SW 17 SW 26 MAYO S 17 S 26 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 48/FAIR 622 9 66/GOOD 748 12 77/GOOD 738 1 FRASER VLY 70/GOOD 718 10 100/GOOD 1507 2 100/GOOD 1443 3 SRN VRISL 58/GOOD 561 10 78/GOOD 910 14 42/FAIR 567 8 CNTRL VRISL 30/POOR 321 14 100/GOOD 1354 16 45/FAIR 825 7 NRN VRISL 57/GOOD 366 25 100/GOOD 950 11 43/FAIR 1026 7 TERRACE 46/FAIR 521 18 43/FAIR 737 6 100/GOOD 1713 6 STEWART 17/POOR 117 11 33/POOR 270 9 42/FAIR 458 8 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 14 SE 20 S 24 SANDSPIT NW 9. 0 0 S 17 PORT HARDY S 12 S 22 S 31 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/RAM