FPCN39 CWLW 251330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY 25 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. 25-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 11/POOR 2 376 39/FAIR 8 993 65/GOOD 40 578 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 11 409 36/FAIR 5 1465 94/GOOD 25 1453 OKANAGAN 10/POOR 4 514 47/FAIR 7 1623 79/GOOD 29 1131 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 5 760 34/FAIR 8 1124 54/FAIR 25 903 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 3 984 36/FAIR 7 1727 59/GOOD 25 1412 REVELSTOKE 19/POOR 6 767 53/FAIR 8 1699 34/FAIR 21 680 GOLDEN 34/FAIR 14 1144 42/FAIR 7 1784 45/FAIR 18 1213 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 W 17 W 31 CRANBROOK 0 W 26 W 33 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 13/POOR 7 640 95/GOOD 21 1913 93/GOOD 29 1486 100 MILE 11/POOR 5 1021 87/GOOD 20 2134 99/GOOD 34 1921 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 3 1041 90/GOOD 20 2209 99/GOOD 32 2242 PUNTZI MTN 16/POOR 13 1004 77/GOOD 15 2160 99/GOOD 31 1955 PRINCE GEORGE 15/POOR 14 771 98/GOOD 20 2211 70/GOOD 31 1204 BURNS LAKE 31/POOR 29 869 45/FAIR 18 1150 99/GOOD 51 1635 SMITHERS 31/POOR 19 749 71/GOOD 21 1287 99/GOOD 41 1423 MCBRIDE 20/POOR 11 926 65/GOOD 11 1977 59/GOOD 27 1166 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 7 489 74/GOOD 13 1732 55/GOOD 24 830 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 W 20 W 20 SMITHERS 0 SW 44 SW 48 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 13/POOR 11 454 36/FAIR 13 801 22/POOR 13 568 FT ST JOHN 19/POOR 27 763 49/FAIR 21 1109 13/POOR 29 720 WHITEHORSE 26/POOR 19 878 33/POOR 13 1075 37/FAIR 24 944 DAWSON 26/POOR 19 548 27/POOR 12 654 32/POOR 23 567 WATSON LAKE 23/POOR 16 855 29/POOR 10 1083 26/POOR 39 772 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 S 30 SW 37 WATSON LAKE 0 S 15 S 28 WHITEHORSE 0 SE 41 S 33 MAYO 0 E 30 SE 20 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 8 338 33/POOR 12 395 36/FAIR 18 302 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 7 189 37/FAIR 9 701 35/FAIR 21 258 SRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 8 348 11/POOR 10 57 43/FAIR 18 419 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 10 277 14/POOR 9 118 68/GOOD 30 524 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 8 97 53/FAIR 24 433 80/GOOD 40 522 TERRACE 24/POOR 14 427 27/POOR 15 443 87/GOOD 40 817 STEWART 20/POOR 17 133 26/POOR 9 380 55/GOOD 35 307 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 0 SW 24 W 24 SANDSPIT S 19 S 15 W 33 PORT HARDY SW 35 SW 39 SW 46 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/