FPCN39 CWLW 091430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 9 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. 09-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 29/POOR 24 407 60/GOOD 30 457 52/FAIR 21 686 KAMLOOPS 41/POOR 23 651 68/GOOD 23 520 58/GOOD 22 866 OKANAGAN 41/POOR 20 459 61/GOOD 27 329 46/FAIR 24 785 CASTLEGAR 6/POOR 12 600 43/FAIR 12 558 49/FAIR 16 1053 CRANBROOK 7/POOR 11 600 43/FAIR 12 519 53/FAIR 19 1458 REVELSTOKE 8/POOR 25 441 47/FAIR 19 190 25/POOR 17 623 GOLDEN 8/POOR 14 405 46/FAIR 20 109 19/POOR 17 894 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 S 61 SW 61 CRANBROOK 0 SW 31 SW 70 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 39/FAIR 25 260 48/FAIR 33 120 23/POOR 22 665 100 MILE 42/FAIR 25 280 48/FAIR 30 135 30/POOR 30 1075 WILLIAMS LAKE 34/FAIR 25 200 38/FAIR 30 135 28/POOR 27 1075 PUNTZI MTN 31/POOR 37 882 99/GOOD 41 402 68/GOOD 37 1312 PRINCE GEORGE 15/POOR 35 150 35/FAIR 35 150 23/POOR 18 841 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 20 90 23/POOR 30 136 16/POOR 10 851 SMITHERS 13/POOR 12 120 18/POOR 14 247 22/POOR 10 770 MCBRIDE 43/FAIR 27 300 48/FAIR 28 280 42/FAIR 25 1010 CLEARWATER 45/FAIR 24 350 48/FAIR 24 300 43/FAIR 24 696 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 SW 87 W 98 SMITHERS 0 SW 59 SW 78 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 10/POOR 5 249 20/POOR 8 41 12/POOR 12 423 FT ST JOHN 16/POOR 15 250 38/FAIR 24 297 19/POOR 6 992 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 11 200 31/POOR 22 60 14/POOR 16 763 DAWSON 9/POOR 5 36 11/POOR 10 48 15/POOR 22 418 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 4 96 15/POOR 11 60 16/POOR 20 750 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 S 44 SW 41 WATSON LAKE 0 S 26 S 28 WHITEHORSE 0 S 50 S 48 MAYO 0 SE 30 S 35 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 12/POOR 8 436 37/FAIR 13 202 27/POOR 17 204 FRASER VALLEY 11/POOR 5 360 29/POOR 11 419 34/FAIR 12 477 SRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 5 173 23/POOR 15 65 11/POOR 6 84 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 12 476 52/FAIR 20 151 20/POOR 14 175 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 30 25 14/POOR 37 25 14/POOR 34 47 TERRACE 15/POOR 5 250 28/POOR 15 219 17/POOR 7 436 STEWART 14/POOR 6 150 19/POOR 12 108 14/POOR 8 115 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 35 S 43 SW 69 SANDSPIT S 81 S 78 SW 85 PORT HARDY SW 48 SW 63 SW 83 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/WJW