FPCN39 CWLW 051430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 5 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 25/POOR 511 4 43/FAIR 916 7 38/FAIR 694 5 KAMLOOPS 37/FAIR 704 9 37/FAIR 904 4 58/GOOD 933 10 OKANAGAN 47/FAIR 698 22 45/FAIR 1203 8 47/FAIR 1046 5 CASTLEGAR 32/POOR 756 18 27/POOR 992 3 51/FAIR 1050 9 CRANBROOK 20/POOR 1081 11 48/FAIR 1419 9 31/POOR 1455 4 REVELSTOKE 31/POOR 678 15 17/POOR 631 7 33/POOR 909 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 SW 24 CRANBROOK W 9 W 33 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 14/POOR 589 16 53/FAIR 1191 9 71/GOOD 1020 17 100 MILE 24/POOR 1099 16 43/FAIR 1497 9 71/GOOD 1452 17 WILLIAMS LK 14/POOR 983 14 42/FAIR 1571 6 80/GOOD 1502 16 PUNTZI MNT 15/POOR 970 5 42/FAIR 1476 8 42/FAIR 1334 8 PR. GEORGE 15/POOR 751 17 52/FAIR 1418 5 72/GOOD 1257 13 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 761 9 84/GOOD 1526 11 73/GOOD 1269 14 SMITHERS 15/POOR 598 11 91/GOOD 1343 11 78/GOOD 1046 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 17 W 28 SMITHERS S 20 SW 37 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 439 5 32/POOR 758 9 52/FAIR 803 14 FT STJOHN 23/POOR 869 2 67/GOOD 1445 10 62/GOOD 1299 12 WHITEHORSE 19/POOR 785 22 98/GOOD 1186 26 49/FAIR 939 27 DAWSON 18/POOR 439 23 31/POOR 528 23 31/POOR 522 27 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 732 1 63/GOOD 1312 10 60/GOOD 1214 23 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 33 SW 52 WATSON LAKE SW 30 SW 44 WHITEHORSE S 33 SW 43 MAYO S 35 S 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 19/POOR 73 27 25/POOR 282 4 19/POOR 82 11 FRASER VLY 20/POOR 159 16 51/FAIR 726 4 33/POOR 359 13 SRN VRISL 17/POOR 102 14 21/POOR 256 3 21/POOR 122 14 CNTRL VRISL 18/POOR 129 18 26/POOR 518 4 28/POOR 341 6 NRN VRISL 22/POOR 128 22 36/FAIR 544 8 13/POOR 64 13 TERRACE 20/POOR 338 15 82/GOOD 1075 7 100/GOOD 888 18 STEWART 16/POOR 81 16 63/GOOD 862 13 18/POOR 99 21 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 SW 17 SW 26 SANDSPIT S 24 SW 35 SW 37 PORT HARDY SE 9. S 17 SW 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/GF