FPCN39 CWLW 291430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 29 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. 29-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 26/POOR 17 418 64/GOOD 19 949 71/GOOD 27 829 KAMLOOPS 26/POOR 18 531 76/GOOD 19 1308 78/GOOD 30 990 OKANAGAN 33/POOR 21 690 75/GOOD 19 1385 66/GOOD 24 1056 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 15 625 62/GOOD 16 1295 45/FAIR 11 1187 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 8 1069 62/GOOD 16 1739 49/FAIR 14 1573 REVELSTOKE 31/POOR 18 680 52/FAIR 12 1242 50/FAIR 15 1043 GOLDEN 22/POOR 17 925 55/GOOD 14 1545 50/FAIR 15 1385 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 S 44 SW 41 CRANBROOK 0 S 30 SW 41 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 55/GOOD 31 888 90/GOOD 30 1406 55/GOOD 34 852 100 MILE 41/FAIR 28 1180 54/FAIR 26 1336 98/GOOD 35 1813 WILLIAMS LAKE 45/FAIR 29 1205 88/GOOD 26 1875 90/GOOD 32 1738 PUNTZI MTN 20/POOR 19 1023 81/GOOD 26 1703 99/GOOD 47 2154 PRINCE GEORGE 53/FAIR 31 1014 90/GOOD 28 1596 69/GOOD 38 1091 BURNS LAKE 37/FAIR 26 936 76/GOOD 26 1415 68/GOOD 37 1115 SMITHERS 40/FAIR 28 754 61/GOOD 21 1123 54/FAIR 34 823 MCBRIDE 41/FAIR 23 1019 68/GOOD 20 1471 58/GOOD 25 1191 CLEARWATER 32/POOR 23 597 62/GOOD 17 1146 54/FAIR 23 846 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 S 56 SW 54 SMITHERS 0 S 80 SW 107 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 17/POOR 25 443 21/POOR 28 460 35/FAIR 26 580 FT ST JOHN 18/POOR 23 764 76/GOOD 24 1461 63/GOOD 22 1289 WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 32 748 15/POOR 16 773 33/POOR 22 920 DAWSON 60/GOOD 31 760 31/POOR 29 524 10/POOR 5 408 WATSON LAKE 20/POOR 29 762 28/POOR 23 854 25/POOR 32 786 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 S 61 S 72 WATSON LAKE 0 S 61 SW 59 WHITEHORSE 0 S 70 S 81 MAYO 0 S 57 S 41 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 37/FAIR 23 249 58/GOOD 18 633 25/POOR 41 77 FRASER VALLEY 19/POOR 19 158 65/GOOD 16 927 18/POOR 25 124 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 13 125 44/FAIR 15 519 21/POOR 28 103 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 17 174 46/FAIR 16 518 37/FAIR 33 199 NRN VAN ISLD 55/GOOD 40 284 52/FAIR 24 422 16/POOR 49 48 TERRACE 14/POOR 25 250 65/GOOD 20 917 13/POOR 30 239 STEWART 21/POOR 25 101 56/GOOD 22 507 12/POOR 31 27 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 30 S 39 S 48 SANDSPIT S 76 S 67 SW 59 PORT HARDY SW 52 SW 50 SW 67 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/