FPCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 17 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. 17-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 26/POOR 17 422 39/FAIR 12 755 34/FAIR 16 547 KAMLOOPS 30/POOR 19 563 51/FAIR 15 965 39/FAIR 21 647 OKANAGAN 30/POOR 17 702 46/FAIR 16 959 52/FAIR 20 937 CASTLEGAR 20/POOR 15 636 45/FAIR 13 1095 48/FAIR 13 1147 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 14 1042 26/POOR 5 1606 16/POOR 2 1565 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 8 470 45/FAIR 13 1043 34/FAIR 14 803 GOLDEN 10/POOR 3 819 42/FAIR 11 1428 20/POOR 8 1036 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 N 26 W 15 CRANBROOK 0 N 22 W 24 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 11/POOR 8 596 42/FAIR 13 1085 55/GOOD 32 875 100 MILE 14/POOR 16 999 21/POOR 3 1699 48/FAIR 29 1233 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 9 999 36/FAIR 7 1736 51/FAIR 25 1313 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 10 946 38/FAIR 13 1366 27/POOR 22 1071 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 20 756 30/POOR 15 962 44/FAIR 27 965 BURNS LAKE 20/POOR 21 814 35/FAIR 13 1119 26/POOR 20 874 SMITHERS 18/POOR 16 631 50/FAIR 15 1130 13/POOR 20 560 MCBRIDE 46/FAIR 12 1402 37/FAIR 8 1435 32/POOR 21 949 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 17 471 36/FAIR 9 1004 36/FAIR 20 672 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 W 33 W 37 SMITHERS 0 SW 78 W 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 12/POOR 36 398 12/POOR 25 401 13/POOR 16 429 FT ST JOHN 27/POOR 36 790 44/FAIR 22 1036 25/POOR 16 887 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 26 766 13/POOR 30 726 11/POOR 26 715 DAWSON 12/POOR 17 404 13/POOR 34 391 12/POOR 28 391 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 26 702 10/POOR 12 698 10/POOR 12 707 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 SW 41 SW 74 WATSON LAKE 0 W 59 W 35 WHITEHORSE 0 S 43 SW 41 MAYO 0 SW 33 SW 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 17/POOR 11 140 26/POOR 20 171 20/POOR 33 67 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 6 159 44/FAIR 18 472 25/POOR 23 194 SRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 19 177 29/POOR 13 315 21/POOR 23 116 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 21 141 32/POOR 12 409 45/FAIR 27 315 NRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 17 93 30/POOR 30 161 15/POOR 49 46 TERRACE 25/POOR 18 390 27/POOR 14 473 12/POOR 19 241 STEWART 30/POOR 16 263 15/POOR 15 86 11/POOR 24 20 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 19 NE 15 NE 11 SANDSPIT SE 20 S 20 S 20 PORT HARDY S 76 S 72 S 61 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/