FPCN39 CWLW 191330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT FRIDAY 19 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. 19-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 30/POOR 21 430 71/GOOD 16 1229 59/GOOD 12 1221 KAMLOOPS 43/FAIR 27 613 60/GOOD 12 1346 81/GOOD 12 2068 OKANAGAN 34/FAIR 21 699 60/GOOD 10 1656 72/GOOD 15 1550 CASTLEGAR 29/POOR 17 729 66/GOOD 18 1295 64/GOOD 12 1623 CRANBROOK 26/POOR 19 1116 67/GOOD 19 1699 88/GOOD 19 2236 REVELSTOKE 22/POOR 17 589 40/FAIR 13 943 52/FAIR 15 1082 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 W 48 W 80 CRANBROOK 0 W 48 W 81 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 14/POOR 20 589 59/GOOD 17 1242 55/GOOD 8 1845 100 MILE 17/POOR 21 1015 58/GOOD 14 1756 66/GOOD 12 2116 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 16 978 59/GOOD 14 1772 66/GOOD 10 2366 PUNTZI MTN 44/FAIR 24 1224 99/GOOD 26 2279 55/GOOD 8 2210 PRINCE GEORGE 18/POOR 24 760 85/GOOD 24 1640 76/GOOD 14 1992 BURNS LAKE 33/POOR 27 892 99/GOOD 26 1904 55/GOOD 7 2215 SMITHERS 16/POOR 22 583 68/GOOD 26 1102 61/GOOD 10 1782 MCBRIDE 48/FAIR 19 1177 44/FAIR 15 1230 59/GOOD 13 1647 CLEARWATER 25/POOR 19 559 49/FAIR 16 943 63/GOOD 15 1277 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 W 54 W 70 SMITHERS 0 W 69 W 69 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 11/POOR 6 440 25/POOR 8 755 25/POOR 6 907 FT ST JOHN 38/FAIR 27 913 99/GOOD 29 2191 99/GOOD 20 2335 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 3 799 22/POOR 13 899 60/GOOD 18 1369 DAWSON 22/POOR 26 465 46/FAIR 17 847 34/FAIR 13 762 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 11 741 41/FAIR 12 1256 21/POOR 3 1443 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 SW 52 W 44 WATSON LAKE 0 SW 13 SW 24 WHITEHORSE 0 SW 15 SW 19 MAYO 0 0 0 0 W 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 23/POOR 24 113 66/GOOD 24 602 38/FAIR 10 602 FRASER VALLEY 23/POOR 26 158 56/GOOD 18 658 38/FAIR 8 804 SRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 23 85 56/GOOD 18 619 38/FAIR 9 684 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 23 102 50/FAIR 15 624 33/POOR 8 619 NRN VAN ISLD 38/FAIR 22 291 60/GOOD 20 622 50/FAIR 15 622 TERRACE 16/POOR 19 285 58/GOOD 19 817 56/GOOD 12 1117 STEWART 20/POOR 23 97 61/GOOD 25 507 30/POOR 7 607 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 44 W 44 W 59 SANDSPIT W 43 W 44 W 69 PORT HARDY W 54 W 57 W 67 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC