FPCN39 CWLW 241330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 24 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. 24-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 40/FAIR 19 571 50/FAIR 14 887 60/GOOD 13 1172 KAMLOOPS 33/POOR 24 546 85/GOOD 19 1546 84/GOOD 17 1656 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 18 541 85/GOOD 19 1656 85/GOOD 20 1598 CASTLEGAR 18/POOR 14 618 81/GOOD 20 1526 63/GOOD 11 1682 CRANBROOK 29/POOR 22 1119 90/GOOD 19 2286 71/GOOD 12 2286 REVELSTOKE 32/POOR 11 867 65/GOOD 14 1443 67/GOOD 12 1660 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 W 39 NW 41 CRANBROOK 0 W 41 NW 57 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 32/POOR 24 735 79/GOOD 13 2045 46/FAIR 25 860 100 MILE 35/FAIR 26 1142 82/GOOD 13 2555 96/GOOD 25 2100 WILLIAMS LAKE 35/FAIR 23 1166 99/GOOD 17 2966 85/GOOD 22 1967 PUNTZI MTN 21/POOR 24 1005 99/GOOD 23 2409 76/GOOD 18 1926 PRINCE GEORGE 36/FAIR 27 898 77/GOOD 15 1940 25/POOR 24 815 BURNS LAKE 25/POOR 21 858 99/GOOD 23 2314 53/FAIR 17 1304 SMITHERS 18/POOR 17 623 81/GOOD 19 1614 38/FAIR 18 856 MCBRIDE 39/FAIR 14 1177 63/GOOD 11 1930 67/GOOD 16 1650 CLEARWATER 21/POOR 18 524 56/GOOD 9 1596 73/GOOD 16 1462 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 W 39 W 39 SMITHERS 0 SW 43 SW 43 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 14/POOR 8 494 39/FAIR 11 951 25/POOR 6 901 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 18 758 40/FAIR 16 1104 46/FAIR 10 1503 WHITEHORSE 25/POOR 25 828 33/POOR 18 973 20/POOR 16 836 DAWSON 19/POOR 10 560 26/POOR 14 604 26/POOR 18 557 WATSON LAKE 19/POOR 19 790 42/FAIR 21 1027 38/FAIR 20 983 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 S 37 S 33 WATSON LAKE 0 S 17 SW 22 WHITEHORSE 0 SE 41 SE 33 MAYO 0 SE 11 SE 19 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 54/FAIR 22 474 55/GOOD 13 802 45/FAIR 35 225 FRASER VALLEY 33/POOR 18 330 67/GOOD 21 758 25/POOR 20 209 SRN VAN ISLD 53/FAIR 21 496 79/GOOD 22 919 24/POOR 31 110 CNTRL VAN ISLD 56/GOOD 22 523 60/GOOD 15 824 27/POOR 31 135 NRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 19 172 71/GOOD 16 1022 25/POOR 50 85 TERRACE 16/POOR 16 298 52/FAIR 16 817 32/POOR 12 608 STEWART 18/POOR 16 117 40/FAIR 16 407 17/POOR 11 139 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 28 SW 28 W 41 SANDSPIT W 22 W 33 W 48 PORT HARDY W 52 W 52 W 52 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/