FPCN39 CWLW 151330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 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. 15-September-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 13/POOR 12 294 61/GOOD 6 2570 85/GOOD 5 2781 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 8 430 56/GOOD 5 2530 63/GOOD 6 2567 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 3 490 67/GOOD 6 2898 68/GOOD 7 2610 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 9 589 62/GOOD 5 3064 61/GOOD 3 3619 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 3 1010 62/GOOD 5 3505 80/GOOD 7 3794 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 7 483 77/GOOD 8 2772 79/GOOD 7 3246 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 S 11 CRANBROOK S 11 N 9 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 11/POOR 12 569 72/GOOD 11 1436 67/GOOD 6 1138 100 MILE 11/POOR 3 1032 72/GOOD 13 2222 70/GOOD 8 2062 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 6 1022 65/GOOD 14 1942 61/GOOD 7 1906 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 6 1003 73/GOOD 12 2337 56/GOOD 6 2735 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 8 730 72/GOOD 5 1617 59/GOOD 3 1326 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 13 795 55/GOOD 1 1825 58/GOOD 4 2209 SMITHERS 10/POOR 6 554 61/GOOD 2 1654 63/GOOD 9 1978 MCBRIDE 10/POOR 8 757 79/GOOD 7 1622 56/GOOD 5 1829 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 12 429 59/GOOD 6 2360 64/GOOD 8 2097 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 17 W 20 SMITHERS W 13 W 22 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 16/POOR 17 453 82/GOOD 13 2023 63/GOOD 9 1833 FT ST JOHN 24/POOR 24 814 86/GOOD 18 1999 81/GOOD 18 1856 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 13 769 71/GOOD 14 1848 54/GOOD 7 1409 DAWSON 9/POOR 1 400 85/GOOD 11 2420 73/GOOD 10 2066 WATSON LAKE 51/FAIR 14 1368 49/FAIR 17 1450 72/GOOD 11 1104 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 0 SW 37 WATSON LAKE NW 22 W 31 WHITEHORSE NW 15 W 9 MAYO SW 11 W 26 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 10/POOR 4 34 24/POOR 16 178 20/POOR 9 232 FRASER VALLEY 10/POOR 4 101 30/POOR 10 464 35/FAIR 10 589 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 14 69 16/POOR 7 193 14/POOR 5 186 CNTRL VAN ISLD 18/POOR 17 117 26/POOR 10 356 24/POOR 7 425 NRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 13 251 34/FAIR 17 315 41/FAIR 19 378 TERRACE 10/POOR 4 256 13/POOR 1 984 38/FAIR 7 1072 STEWART 10/POOR 4 34 16/POOR 4 333 26/POOR 8 419 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 0 0 SW 9 SANDSPIT N 13 0 0 SW 9 PORT HARDY S 15 SW 19 SW 22 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/