FPCN39 CWLW 031430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER 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. 03-November-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 32/POOR 22 437 39/FAIR 25 480 16/POOR 10 355 KAMLOOPS 24/POOR 17 510 37/FAIR 23 596 31/POOR 16 625 OKANAGAN 32/POOR 30 607 43/FAIR 29 706 40/FAIR 18 814 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 19 641 37/FAIR 16 847 38/FAIR 15 897 CRANBROOK 21/POOR 14 1100 27/POOR 15 1176 54/FAIR 19 1483 REVELSTOKE 31/POOR 20 658 28/POOR 18 649 10/POOR 15 449 GOLDEN 24/POOR 16 960 30/POOR 21 985 12/POOR 15 824 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 SW 56 SW 78 CRANBROOK 0 SW 30 SW 65 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 45/FAIR 32 788 15/POOR 37 577 28/POOR 7 1088 100 MILE 36/FAIR 29 1128 14/POOR 34 965 10/POOR 10 961 WILLIAMS LAKE 34/FAIR 30 1111 16/POOR 32 978 32/POOR 10 1388 PUNTZI MTN 31/POOR 23 1099 45/FAIR 39 1110 46/FAIR 18 1360 PRINCE GEORGE 33/POOR 32 842 39/FAIR 41 841 51/FAIR 17 1234 BURNS LAKE 26/POOR 33 815 38/FAIR 40 865 45/FAIR 17 1165 SMITHERS 26/POOR 32 623 32/POOR 30 673 40/FAIR 17 901 MCBRIDE 26/POOR 22 880 29/POOR 26 880 11/POOR 8 768 CLEARWATER 28/POOR 23 555 29/POOR 26 546 10/POOR 9 408 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 SW 44 SW 44 SMITHERS 0 S 81 S 87 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 26 437 16/POOR 37 418 20/POOR 22 480 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 20 750 14/POOR 31 722 94/GOOD 28 1692 WHITEHORSE 73/GOOD 38 1146 73/GOOD 42 1103 24/POOR 20 843 DAWSON 28/POOR 35 478 34/FAIR 42 491 20/POOR 9 596 WATSON LAKE 25/POOR 31 786 15/POOR 28 732 19/POOR 20 779 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 SE 80 S 87 WATSON LAKE 0 SE 35 S 44 WHITEHORSE 0 SE 74 S 74 MAYO 0 S 39 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 22/POOR 18 141 10/POOR 12 18 12/POOR 14 36 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 14 116 11/POOR 21 74 9/POOR 4 69 SRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 6 58 10/POOR 6 45 11/POOR 13 50 CNTRL VAN ISLD 16/POOR 15 108 12/POOR 15 55 12/POOR 17 61 NRN VAN ISLD 63/GOOD 43 330 12/POOR 29 39 40/FAIR 10 657 TERRACE 19/POOR 30 279 13/POOR 19 252 28/POOR 16 446 STEWART 51/FAIR 35 271 15/POOR 27 49 22/POOR 20 135 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 17 SW 48 SW 70 SANDSPIT S 80 SW 78 SW 81 PORT HARDY S 148 S 143 SW 120 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/