FPCN39 CWLW 261330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT FRIDAY 26 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. 26-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 89/GOOD 50 729 30/POOR 21 422 87/GOOD 20 1429 KAMLOOPS 62/GOOD 31 757 92/GOOD 28 1292 95/GOOD 24 1546 OKANAGAN 76/GOOD 36 969 81/GOOD 30 1140 93/GOOD 23 1656 CASTLEGAR 45/FAIR 20 880 64/GOOD 20 1176 75/GOOD 15 1695 CRANBROOK 40/FAIR 17 1319 69/GOOD 25 1556 80/GOOD 20 1939 REVELSTOKE 48/FAIR 22 836 22/POOR 23 547 73/GOOD 17 1443 GOLDEN 44/FAIR 19 1183 32/POOR 23 985 60/GOOD 12 1785 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 S 63 SW 72 CRANBROOK 0 S 33 SW 46 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 84/GOOD 47 1019 99/GOOD 32 1808 99/GOOD 21 2326 100 MILE 85/GOOD 45 1446 97/GOOD 30 1942 87/GOOD 17 2340 WILLIAMS LAKE 80/GOOD 43 1407 99/GOOD 24 2727 99/GOOD 18 2775 PUNTZI MTN 99/GOOD 45 1744 99/GOOD 34 1912 99/GOOD 30 2767 PRINCE GEORGE 76/GOOD 42 1125 99/GOOD 41 2504 99/GOOD 20 2380 BURNS LAKE 41/FAIR 41 879 99/GOOD 46 1915 99/GOOD 27 2142 SMITHERS 48/FAIR 35 770 99/GOOD 36 1723 94/GOOD 20 1923 MCBRIDE 64/GOOD 29 1196 91/GOOD 22 1930 79/GOOD 14 2130 CLEARWATER 63/GOOD 30 837 58/GOOD 23 896 82/GOOD 15 1796 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 S 85 SW 63 SMITHERS 0 SE 96 S 141 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 40/FAIR 22 671 12/POOR 22 406 15/POOR 4 667 FT ST JOHN 50/FAIR 39 931 85/GOOD 46 1195 89/GOOD 28 1578 WHITEHORSE 32/POOR 24 897 32/POOR 24 898 75/GOOD 15 1903 DAWSON 17/POOR 12 486 33/POOR 22 592 26/POOR 21 531 WATSON LAKE 32/POOR 33 832 15/POOR 37 720 29/POOR 9 1118 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 SE 63 SE 54 WATSON LAKE 0 E 43 SE 30 WHITEHORSE 0 E 39 E 43 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 66/GOOD 46 312 45/FAIR 19 402 85/GOOD 23 1002 FRASER VALLEY 60/GOOD 36 391 46/FAIR 20 458 73/GOOD 17 1058 SRN VAN ISLD 50/FAIR 31 314 50/FAIR 23 419 91/GOOD 26 1019 CNTRL VAN ISLD 49/FAIR 34 280 48/FAIR 21 424 89/GOOD 25 1024 NRN VAN ISLD 99/GOOD 53 611 99/GOOD 40 822 99/GOOD 31 1022 TERRACE 44/FAIR 30 466 80/GOOD 40 717 71/GOOD 16 1217 STEWART 61/GOOD 38 333 80/GOOD 40 507 71/GOOD 16 1007 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 52 S 65 S 81 SANDSPIT S 100 S 119 S 117 PORT HARDY SE 131 S 130 S 109 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/