FPCN39 CWLW 161330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT MONDAY 16 APRIL 2001 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. SUBTRACT 20 FROM THE VENTILATION INDEX IN VALLEYS IF THE MIXING HEIGHT IS BELOW THE HEIGHT OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS OR HILLS. 16-April-2001 SOUTHERN INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FRASER CANYON 20/POOR 18 347 68/GOOD 15 1229 50/FAIR 18 730 KAMLOOPS 39/FAIR 22 630 79/GOOD 20 1320 99/GOOD 29 2087 OKANAGAN 52/FAIR 26 826 99/GOOD 24 1949 99/GOOD 23 2103 CASTLEGAR 46/FAIR 15 1026 83/GOOD 19 1641 95/GOOD 15 2415 CRANBROOK 48/FAIR 16 1480 82/GOOD 18 2122 99/GOOD 20 2523 REVELSTOKE 48/FAIR 20 867 82/GOOD 16 1764 73/GOOD 15 1573 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SE 11 SE 28 S 24 CRANBROOK 0 0 S 11 CENTRAL INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M QUESNEL 46/FAIR 29 817 99/GOOD 21 2357 99/GOOD 18 2713 100 MILE 51/FAIR 27 1286 99/GOOD 32 2772 99/GOOD 31 2871 WILLIAMS LAKE 44/FAIR 26 1223 99/GOOD 30 2712 99/GOOD 25 2819 PUNTZI MTN 17/POOR 16 998 96/GOOD 26 2041 99/GOOD 25 2452 PRINCE GEORGE 40/FAIR 24 963 99/GOOD 22 2838 99/GOOD 23 3164 BURNS LAKE 40/FAIR 23 823 99/GOOD 20 2117 99/GOOD 17 2567 SMITHERS 39/FAIR 24 783 82/GOOD 16 1862 80/GOOD 16 1784 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 43 S 31 SMITHERS SE 50 SE 46 NORTHERN BC/YUKON TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FORT NELSON 26/POOR 17 576 99/GOOD 18 2573 67/GOOD 14 1425 FT ST JOHN 44/FAIR 24 1003 99/GOOD 21 2668 69/GOOD 25 1308 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 3 797 66/GOOD 11 2001 50/FAIR 8 1849 DAWSON 14/POOR 11 457 57/GOOD 9 1606 36/FAIR 10 917 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 7 807 54/GOOD 7 2162 49/FAIR 17 1203 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 28 S 19 WATSON LAKE SW 28 S 24 WHITEHORSE S 13 SW 24 MAYO SW 19 SW 30 COAST TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M VANCOUVER 18/POOR 31 57 40/FAIR 18 358 44/FAIR 31 244 FRASER VALLEY 24/POOR 26 166 52/FAIR 12 858 69/GOOD 22 752 SRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 18 66 23/POOR 17 173 43/FAIR 29 269 CNTRL VAN ISLD 20/POOR 20 130 42/FAIR 17 428 82/GOOD 27 810 NRN VAN ISLD 26/POOR 34 118 42/FAIR 27 284 65/GOOD 24 607 TERRACE 26/POOR 21 371 53/FAIR 10 1214 59/GOOD 13 1117 STEWART 31/POOR 23 200 26/POOR 18 194 20/POOR 13 171 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 35 S 43 S 50 SANDSPIT SE 63 S 81 S 72 PORT HARDY SE 44 SE 44 E 50 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MtnWC