FPCN39 CWLW 231330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT TUESDAY 23 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. 23-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 41/FAIR 23 518 82/GOOD 19 1340 59/GOOD 17 929 KAMLOOPS 21/POOR 32 416 88/GOOD 25 1333 90/GOOD 22 1515 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 28 498 99/GOOD 40 1356 63/GOOD 22 1056 CASTLEGAR 41/FAIR 23 788 83/GOOD 24 1395 65/GOOD 20 1195 CRANBROOK 56/GOOD 35 1250 77/GOOD 29 1589 78/GOOD 20 1907 REVELSTOKE 36/FAIR 17 763 60/GOOD 20 1043 57/GOOD 16 1143 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 W 80 W 102 CRANBROOK 0 SW 65 W 100 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 33/POOR 16 846 78/GOOD 40 1030 56/GOOD 11 1545 100 MILE 41/FAIR 23 1227 94/GOOD 29 1895 53/FAIR 10 1940 WILLIAMS LAKE 28/POOR 18 1144 78/GOOD 25 1708 50/FAIR 10 1840 PUNTZI MTN 40/FAIR 35 1093 99/GOOD 36 2003 97/GOOD 20 2405 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 14 831 99/GOOD 35 1891 76/GOOD 15 1915 BURNS LAKE 28/POOR 9 1129 85/GOOD 25 1620 60/GOOD 15 1515 SMITHERS 14/POOR 5 724 64/GOOD 20 1193 57/GOOD 16 1223 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 13 901 61/GOOD 18 1430 53/FAIR 10 1732 CLEARWATER 28/POOR 17 612 61/GOOD 25 896 40/FAIR 13 896 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 N 19 E 11 SMITHERS 0 NW 52 NW 30 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 16/POOR 11 502 50/FAIR 15 982 28/POOR 6 982 FT ST JOHN 42/FAIR 22 1016 71/GOOD 20 1495 56/GOOD 12 1595 WHITEHORSE 24/POOR 15 893 61/GOOD 9 2103 78/GOOD 19 1703 DAWSON 10/POOR 2 450 46/FAIR 10 1170 64/GOOD 17 1170 WATSON LAKE 35/FAIR 15 1038 60/GOOD 10 1890 85/GOOD 23 1690 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 SE 13 E 9 WATSON LAKE 0 E 20 SE 17 WHITEHORSE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MAYO 0 S 9 0 0 0 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 75/GOOD 59 307 99/GOOD 50 718 71/GOOD 27 602 FRASER VALLEY 30/POOR 37 169 75/GOOD 40 508 67/GOOD 29 558 SRN VAN ISLD 70/GOOD 51 328 94/GOOD 31 929 79/GOOD 28 719 CNTRL VAN ISLD 62/GOOD 47 300 99/GOOD 33 1263 75/GOOD 20 924 NRN VAN ISLD 39/FAIR 48 151 77/GOOD 31 622 55/GOOD 15 722 TERRACE 28/POOR 17 433 69/GOOD 30 731 49/FAIR 11 1017 STEWART 14/POOR 8 119 61/GOOD 25 507 51/FAIR 19 507 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 91 NW 104 NW 113 SANDSPIT W 102 NW 100 NW 85 PORT HARDY W 93 NW 87 NW 63 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/