FPCN39 CWLW 091330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT TUESDAY 9 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. 09-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 31/POOR 18 469 76/GOOD 14 1543 68/GOOD 12 1536 KAMLOOPS 54/FAIR 24 773 87/GOOD 15 1929 93/GOOD 23 1778 OKANAGAN 66/GOOD 20 1162 81/GOOD 14 1939 80/GOOD 19 1796 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 16 651 75/GOOD 11 2112 78/GOOD 15 1897 CRANBROOK 28/POOR 19 1138 99/GOOD 19 2626 70/GOOD 18 1818 REVELSTOKE 46/FAIR 16 942 55/GOOD 10 1484 56/GOOD 13 1539 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 41 NW 24 CRANBROOK NW 41 NW 31 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 26/POOR 22 693 65/GOOD 18 1308 63/GOOD 8 1874 100 MILE 87/GOOD 24 1925 73/GOOD 13 2251 54/GOOD 13 1737 WILLIAMS LAKE 61/GOOD 21 1526 64/GOOD 12 2078 77/GOOD 8 1671 PUNTZI MTN 44/FAIR 21 1262 85/GOOD 23 1910 81/GOOD 16 2195 PRINCE GEORGE 30/POOR 26 850 69/GOOD 21 1115 66/GOOD 12 1880 BURNS LAKE 26/POOR 20 882 54/GOOD 25 1128 79/GOOD 19 1757 SMITHERS 18/POOR 17 623 55/GOOD 28 1562 65/GOOD 17 1332 MCBRIDE 65/GOOD 19 1457 57/GOOD 13 1501 75/GOOD 11 1205 CLEARWATER 76/GOOD 20 1300 57/GOOD 9 1644 83/GOOD 16 1850 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 54 W 43 SMITHERS SW 52 W 50 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 34/FAIR 34 527 90/GOOD 16 1998 99/GOOD 19 2455 FT ST JOHN 41/FAIR 34 894 99/GOOD 28 2487 99/GOOD 33 2468 WHITEHORSE 26/POOR 27 828 77/GOOD 24 1491 94/GOOD 25 1813 DAWSON 24/POOR 30 467 65/GOOD 29 852 26/POOR 20 535 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 23 725 80/GOOD 24 1964 97/GOOD 23 1996 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 46 SW 46 WATSON LAKE W 44 W 39 WHITEHORSE S 65 SW 52 MAYO S 35 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 24/POOR 19 153 48/FAIR 16 533 13/POOR 34 25 FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 12 230 37/FAIR 11 587 10/POOR 32 62 SRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 19 170 17/POOR 10 166 12/POOR 25 39 CNTRL VAN ISLD 27/POOR 20 202 51/FAIR 13 743 12/POOR 16 55 NRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 17 135 13/POOR 35 44 27/POOR 11 337 TERRACE 29/POOR 16 466 12/POOR 28 237 15/POOR 16 289 STEWART 22/POOR 20 127 11/POOR 25 25 13/POOR 22 41 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 17 W 22 NW 39 SANDSPIT SW 22 SW 28 W 35 PORT HARDY S 69 SW 61 SW 56 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/LEC