FPCN39 CWLW 111330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 11 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. 11-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 36/FAIR 19 519 99/GOOD 30 1849 99/GOOD 33 1729 KAMLOOPS 47/FAIR 28 643 99/GOOD 19 2269 99/GOOD 38 1446 OKANAGAN 47/FAIR 12 1154 99/GOOD 20 2253 99/GOOD 31 1956 CASTLEGAR 45/FAIR 20 877 94/GOOD 19 1973 99/GOOD 35 1695 CRANBROOK 85/GOOD 25 1840 99/GOOD 29 2536 99/GOOD 29 2139 REVELSTOKE 50/FAIR 19 927 82/GOOD 30 1142 64/GOOD 27 943 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON W 9 W 61 W 87 CRANBROOK 0 W 50 W 78 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 37/FAIR 15 935 88/GOOD 22 1654 87/GOOD 38 1169 100 MILE 52/FAIR 22 1380 86/GOOD 18 2232 93/GOOD 38 1663 WILLIAMS LAKE 40/FAIR 15 1372 80/GOOD 14 2373 99/GOOD 37 1828 PUNTZI MTN 58/GOOD 15 1680 99/GOOD 19 2574 99/GOOD 46 2160 PRINCE GEORGE 47/FAIR 15 1247 99/GOOD 30 1969 99/GOOD 41 1591 BURNS LAKE 48/FAIR 28 1024 99/GOOD 24 2090 99/GOOD 46 1615 SMITHERS 21/POOR 24 616 63/GOOD 18 1261 84/GOOD 37 1123 MCBRIDE 49/FAIR 21 1152 68/GOOD 25 1330 84/GOOD 32 1430 CLEARWATER 53/FAIR 18 957 69/GOOD 19 1213 77/GOOD 31 996 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 W 65 NW 63 SMITHERS 0 W 48 W 39 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 15 598 99/GOOD 20 1921 99/GOOD 41 1582 FT ST JOHN 52/FAIR 24 1100 99/GOOD 28 2196 99/GOOD 55 1711 WHITEHORSE 24/POOR 25 817 89/GOOD 25 1707 94/GOOD 35 1503 DAWSON 19/POOR 17 483 69/GOOD 19 1187 76/GOOD 26 1070 WATSON LAKE 20/POOR 20 790 99/GOOD 22 2716 99/GOOD 42 2558 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 W 24 W 31 WATSON LAKE 0 W 30 W 28 WHITEHORSE 0 SW 39 SW 41 MAYO 0 S 20 S 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 67/GOOD 32 453 68/GOOD 25 602 99/GOOD 39 802 FRASER VALLEY 21/POOR 16 205 71/GOOD 17 998 99/GOOD 39 858 SRN VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 27 268 69/GOOD 14 1119 99/GOOD 46 819 CNTRL VAN ISLD 50/FAIR 27 362 67/GOOD 15 1005 86/GOOD 33 724 NRN VAN ISLD 37/FAIR 23 267 68/GOOD 15 1022 92/GOOD 38 722 TERRACE 15/POOR 14 299 67/GOOD 30 708 80/GOOD 40 717 STEWART 13/POOR 17 54 21/POOR 25 100 74/GOOD 35 507 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 35 W 50 W 65 SANDSPIT NW 54 NW 54 NW 52 PORT HARDY W 52 W 46 W 44 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/DFL