FPCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 18 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. 18-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 25/POOR 18 395 31/POOR 15 520 18/POOR 14 351 KAMLOOPS 25/POOR 17 525 34/FAIR 22 572 38/FAIR 21 636 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 15 553 50/FAIR 18 956 50/FAIR 24 837 CASTLEGAR 35/FAIR 22 737 42/FAIR 14 995 38/FAIR 14 926 CRANBROOK 18/POOR 15 1052 30/POOR 7 1519 20/POOR 7 1237 REVELSTOKE 26/POOR 20 604 46/FAIR 17 918 40/FAIR 16 847 GOLDEN 15/POOR 16 856 33/POOR 16 1079 21/POOR 11 983 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 E 15 NE 15 CRANBROOK 0 E 31 0 0 0 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 23/POOR 23 660 36/FAIR 34 707 31/POOR 27 708 100 MILE 29/POOR 26 1092 35/FAIR 32 1103 43/FAIR 26 1214 WILLIAMS LAKE 25/POOR 25 1062 21/POOR 30 1016 32/POOR 26 1115 PUNTZI MTN 21/POOR 28 993 30/POOR 24 1082 26/POOR 24 1046 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 19 760 24/POOR 25 804 12/POOR 21 714 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 29 793 44/FAIR 26 1001 27/POOR 23 868 SMITHERS 24/POOR 28 628 39/FAIR 24 779 29/POOR 22 700 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 13 805 39/FAIR 25 975 33/POOR 19 985 CLEARWATER 23/POOR 18 543 46/FAIR 23 746 42/FAIR 20 745 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 SE 17 E 13 SMITHERS 0 S 67 S 59 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 17 407 14/POOR 18 434 9/POOR 1 430 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 22 741 22/POOR 17 843 20/POOR 20 800 WHITEHORSE 26/POOR 33 805 11/POOR 22 716 17/POOR 24 765 DAWSON 17/POOR 38 407 11/POOR 22 385 12/POOR 37 383 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 12 703 10/POOR 12 710 9/POOR 1 732 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 S 69 S 80 WATSON LAKE 0 SW 57 SW 65 WHITEHORSE 0 S 76 SW 102 MAYO 0 S 87 SW 87 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 50/FAIR 48 194 15/POOR 31 38 10/POOR 29 11 FRASER VALLEY 34/FAIR 33 211 18/POOR 20 146 12/POOR 18 85 SRN VAN ISLD 34/FAIR 26 216 27/POOR 31 130 15/POOR 27 59 CNTRL VAN ISLD 40/FAIR 35 211 13/POOR 31 45 10/POOR 28 32 NRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 43 109 15/POOR 52 42 14/POOR 56 38 TERRACE 15/POOR 24 261 11/POOR 22 232 11/POOR 24 234 STEWART 12/POOR 28 27 11/POOR 27 17 13/POOR 25 37 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 37 SE 41 SE 30 SANDSPIT SE 80 S 57 S 52 PORT HARDY S 83 S 81 S 91 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/