FPCN39 CWLW 041430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 4 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 51/FAIR 581 15 93/GOOD 1081 9 45/FAIR 868 4 KAMLOOPS 45/FAIR 626 19 100/GOOD 1377 16 57/GOOD 1092 8 OKANAGAN 66/GOOD 788 20 100/GOOD 1791 15 80/GOOD 1147 12 CASTLEGAR 55/GOOD 810 22 100/GOOD 1387 13 31/POOR 1013 3 CRANBROOK 24/POOR 1096 14 100/GOOD 2108 12 36/FAIR 1381 8 REVELSTOKE 28/POOR 612 20 100/GOOD 1820 12 30/POOR 836 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SE 11 S 20 S 43 CRANBROOK S 9 S 30 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 31/POOR 701 26 100/GOOD 1722 11 72/GOOD 1252 11 100 MILE 39/FAIR 1141 26 100/GOOD 2007 17 59/GOOD 1501 12 WILLIAMS LK 31/POOR 1108 25 100/GOOD 1964 12 55/GOOD 1560 9 PUNTZI MNT 23/POOR 1038 12 100/GOOD 2218 13 70/GOOD 1688 7 PR. GEORGE 22/POOR 799 24 100/GOOD 1744 9 85/GOOD 1550 7 BURNS LAKE 25/POOR 849 20 100/GOOD 1870 14 91/GOOD 1568 11 SMITHERS 13/POOR 550 14 100/GOOD 1827 12 98/GOOD 1481 9 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SE 19 S 30 SMITHERS SE 11 S 13 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 487 6 45/FAIR 802 13 26/POOR 685 8 FT STJOHN 17/POOR 830 9 50/FAIR 1193 11 63/GOOD 1463 8 WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 782 19 59/GOOD 1178 16 86/GOOD 1120 27 DAWSON 19/POOR 481 12 20/POOR 513 13 41/FAIR 574 24 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 802 4 42/FAIR 1289 8 69/GOOD 1334 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 15 SW 19 WATSON LAKE SW 17 SW 33 WHITEHORSE SW 22 SW 26 MAYO SW 13 SW 20 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 26/POOR 157 14 100/GOOD 1120 12 17/POOR 184 5 FRASER VLY 42/FAIR 289 24 100/GOOD 1133 12 32/POOR 682 2 SRN VRISL 51/FAIR 389 19 43/FAIR 277 14 18/POOR 168 8 CNTRL VRISL 60/GOOD 387 22 79/GOOD 708 11 31/POOR 487 7 NRN VRISL 46/FAIR 294 21 74/GOOD 989 10 29/POOR 669 3 TERRACE 20/POOR 341 11 100/GOOD 1417 5 100/GOOD 1230 11 STEWART 21/POOR 155 10 100/GOOD 1376 9 31/POOR 201 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 20 SE 26 S 33 SANDSPIT 0 0 S 17 S 20 PORT HARDY E 11 E 11 SE 13 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/JDG