FPCN39 CWLW 271330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT SATURDAY 27 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. 27-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 38/FAIR 14 663 63/GOOD 14 1173 61/GOOD 15 1063 KAMLOOPS 24/POOR 14 557 80/GOOD 16 1615 67/GOOD 15 1315 OKANAGAN 24/POOR 14 667 78/GOOD 16 1656 58/GOOD 11 1508 CASTLEGAR 42/FAIR 20 840 66/GOOD 12 1695 49/FAIR 8 1604 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 19 980 83/GOOD 18 2139 45/FAIR 8 1894 REVELSTOKE 35/FAIR 13 847 70/GOOD 13 1643 41/FAIR 8 1272 GOLDEN 55/GOOD 14 1539 73/GOOD 14 1985 39/FAIR 8 1559 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 SW 39 SW 89 CRANBROOK 0 SW 52 SW 98 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 18/POOR 20 628 99/GOOD 21 2836 67/GOOD 30 1036 100 MILE 24/POOR 17 1114 91/GOOD 16 2581 82/GOOD 25 1797 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 3 1046 99/GOOD 16 3110 90/GOOD 25 1955 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 23 951 99/GOOD 27 2934 99/GOOD 25 2368 PRINCE GEORGE 44/FAIR 30 938 99/GOOD 23 2247 54/FAIR 33 1002 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 23 795 99/GOOD 29 1942 92/GOOD 32 1558 SMITHERS 22/POOR 18 656 86/GOOD 24 1488 71/GOOD 27 1123 MCBRIDE 25/POOR 11 1004 70/GOOD 14 1852 53/FAIR 17 1323 CLEARWATER 24/POOR 16 578 60/GOOD 11 1496 49/FAIR 15 992 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 SW 57 W 44 SMITHERS 0 SW 54 SW 57 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 12 410 34/FAIR 12 798 32/POOR 17 651 FT ST JOHN 23/POOR 34 772 87/GOOD 24 1678 49/FAIR 23 1073 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 13 873 14/POOR 5 880 15/POOR 32 739 DAWSON 38/FAIR 25 605 39/FAIR 14 806 36/FAIR 37 517 WATSON LAKE 27/POOR 18 883 31/POOR 18 929 31/POOR 37 805 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 SW 48 SW 54 WATSON LAKE 0 SW 44 SW 48 WHITEHORSE 0 S 15 S 37 MAYO 0 E 43 SE 39 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 32/POOR 12 387 63/GOOD 11 1202 60/GOOD 20 602 FRASER VALLEY 22/POOR 10 308 63/GOOD 12 1158 44/FAIR 10 812 SRN VAN ISLD 30/POOR 14 322 70/GOOD 13 1219 43/FAIR 12 619 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 11 194 70/GOOD 13 1224 44/FAIR 15 518 NRN VAN ISLD 21/POOR 20 132 63/GOOD 13 1022 48/FAIR 42 222 TERRACE 35/FAIR 16 549 68/GOOD 15 1217 48/FAIR 28 517 STEWART 24/POOR 18 171 64/GOOD 15 907 51/FAIR 31 307 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 19 W 22 W 31 SANDSPIT SW 37 SW 43 SW 46 PORT HARDY SW 56 SW 59 SW 56 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/