FPCN39 CWLW 021330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER 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. 02-October-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 11/POOR 6 303 69/GOOD 10 1756 94/GOOD 30 1170 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 6 480 80/GOOD 13 1907 72/GOOD 15 1446 OKANAGAN 11/POOR 8 511 81/GOOD 15 1838 74/GOOD 20 1330 CASTLEGAR 23/POOR 10 760 96/GOOD 20 1961 90/GOOD 20 1769 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 6 1257 79/GOOD 14 2339 99/GOOD 20 2481 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 6 520 67/GOOD 11 1776 73/GOOD 15 1580 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 13 NW 20 CRANBROOK E 28 W 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 6 610 63/GOOD 11 1747 57/GOOD 12 1485 100 MILE 10/POOR 2 991 91/GOOD 17 2476 72/GOOD 17 1923 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 4 1023 89/GOOD 15 2612 67/GOOD 14 1973 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 1 954 66/GOOD 9 2504 69/GOOD 15 1938 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 6 741 80/GOOD 15 2036 46/FAIR 8 1676 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 5 877 85/GOOD 17 2047 42/FAIR 6 1872 SMITHERS 15/POOR 5 734 60/GOOD 13 1446 39/FAIR 6 1566 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 10 765 75/GOOD 14 2004 50/FAIR 9 1730 CLEARWATER 11/POOR 5 482 81/GOOD 14 1857 62/GOOD 12 1450 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 30 W 37 SMITHERS NW 33 W 44 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 17/POOR 10 526 99/GOOD 25 2204 85/GOOD 16 1820 FT ST JOHN 23/POOR 20 825 99/GOOD 30 2467 91/GOOD 16 2338 WHITEHORSE 70/GOOD 28 1273 98/GOOD 19 2288 99/GOOD 35 3203 DAWSON 10/POOR 5 418 66/GOOD 10 1790 99/GOOD 24 1870 WATSON LAKE 23/POOR 5 1235 99/GOOD 31 2425 55/GOOD 7 2190 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 63 W 63 WATSON LAKE W 74 W 52 WHITEHORSE W 74 W 78 MAYO W 48 W 39 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 16/POOR 20 71 40/FAIR 24 273 34/FAIR 20 252 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 5 159 35/FAIR 10 587 53/FAIR 25 458 SRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 5 121 41/FAIR 15 469 56/GOOD 24 469 CNTRL VAN ISLD 17/POOR 10 178 41/FAIR 15 474 40/FAIR 16 424 NRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 12 260 61/GOOD 25 521 50/FAIR 20 472 TERRACE 10/POOR 4 278 48/FAIR 8 1292 46/FAIR 10 1017 STEWART 13/POOR 6 120 20/POOR 13 164 16/POOR 7 201 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 11 W 9 W 26 SANDSPIT N 43 NW 44 NW 39 PORT HARDY W 30 W 31 W 43 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/