FPCN39 CWLW 131330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 13 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. 13-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 16/POOR 15 319 65/GOOD 12 1371 29/POOR 4 1197 KAMLOOPS 73/GOOD 26 1006 55/GOOD 8 1657 29/POOR 3 1672 OKANAGAN 28/POOR 20 637 61/GOOD 10 1714 15/POOR 1 1649 CASTLEGAR 75/GOOD 24 1232 75/GOOD 14 1755 57/GOOD 8 1893 CRANBROOK 84/GOOD 28 1735 91/GOOD 20 2261 82/GOOD 15 2360 REVELSTOKE 82/GOOD 20 1500 63/GOOD 11 1627 53/FAIR 8 1677 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 NW 50 NW 69 CRANBROOK 0 NW 54 NW 87 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 50/FAIR 21 978 62/GOOD 14 1464 32/POOR 5 1465 100 MILE 95/GOOD 28 1952 55/GOOD 9 2122 24/POOR 3 1895 WILLIAMS LAKE 37/FAIR 21 1218 71/GOOD 12 2303 26/POOR 4 1769 PUNTZI MTN 49/FAIR 20 1347 64/GOOD 13 1943 47/FAIR 9 1842 PRINCE GEORGE 55/GOOD 26 1091 89/GOOD 21 1870 49/FAIR 8 1788 BURNS LAKE 40/FAIR 26 960 69/GOOD 21 1449 21/POOR 3 1454 SMITHERS 28/POOR 25 673 75/GOOD 15 1723 27/POOR 2 2223 MCBRIDE 81/GOOD 21 1724 65/GOOD 15 1658 52/FAIR 10 1706 CLEARWATER 85/GOOD 22 1425 65/GOOD 12 1541 41/FAIR 6 1530 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 W 76 NW 81 SMITHERS 0 W 61 W 72 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 29/POOR 36 492 99/GOOD 28 2119 59/GOOD 10 1547 FT ST JOHN 98/GOOD 38 1496 99/GOOD 31 3053 77/GOOD 13 2145 WHITEHORSE 35/FAIR 25 913 51/FAIR 12 1478 38/FAIR 8 1445 DAWSON 35/FAIR 13 768 37/FAIR 9 1009 31/POOR 12 739 WATSON LAKE 46/FAIR 32 937 99/GOOD 25 2145 20/POOR 2 1757 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 W 59 W 81 WATSON LAKE 0 W 72 NW 56 WHITEHORSE 0 W 46 NW 46 MAYO 0 0 0 0 NW 15 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 43/FAIR 26 278 47/FAIR 10 831 34/FAIR 15 336 FRASER VALLEY 23/POOR 14 244 41/FAIR 14 541 15/POOR 5 290 SRN VAN ISLD 31/POOR 23 206 63/GOOD 15 907 15/POOR 8 154 CNTRL VAN ISLD 43/FAIR 25 313 53/FAIR 12 863 28/POOR 12 326 NRN VAN ISLD 20/POOR 12 201 24/POOR 13 237 49/FAIR 24 387 TERRACE 16/POOR 14 312 16/POOR 11 335 23/POOR 4 885 STEWART 20/POOR 22 104 16/POOR 9 143 18/POOR 3 591 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 33 NW 50 NW 67 SANDSPIT NW 26 NW 31 W 76 PORT HARDY W 33 W 33 W 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/