FPCN39 CWLW 241430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 24 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. 24-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 15/POOR 7 373 43/FAIR 16 687 21/POOR 6 591 KAMLOOPS 11/POOR 10 384 27/POOR 5 1041 44/FAIR 16 814 OKANAGAN 11/POOR 14 486 44/FAIR 8 1392 44/FAIR 13 1035 CASTLEGAR 23/POOR 11 743 41/FAIR 10 1174 45/FAIR 20 876 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 8 970 53/FAIR 14 1656 25/POOR 22 1076 REVELSTOKE 23/POOR 9 732 51/FAIR 10 1366 37/FAIR 17 785 GOLDEN 13/POOR 6 891 49/FAIR 15 1364 38/FAIR 20 1085 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 15 SW 17 CRANBROOK W 22 W 28 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 17/POOR 12 663 36/FAIR 14 932 29/POOR 16 785 100 MILE 17/POOR 12 1062 51/FAIR 17 1486 53/FAIR 16 1570 WILLIAMS LAKE 15/POOR 8 1067 36/FAIR 15 1312 28/POOR 9 1357 PUNTZI MTN 30/POOR 20 1122 46/FAIR 21 1288 29/POOR 16 1149 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 15 775 41/FAIR 15 1132 49/FAIR 26 1035 BURNS LAKE 37/FAIR 18 1040 37/FAIR 23 965 53/FAIR 28 1070 SMITHERS 38/FAIR 16 898 25/POOR 18 690 23/POOR 26 629 MCBRIDE 27/POOR 15 962 42/FAIR 15 1187 45/FAIR 16 1211 CLEARWATER 14/POOR 12 471 47/FAIR 16 913 51/FAIR 17 941 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE E 9 0 0 SMITHERS E 15 NE 11 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 13/POOR 2 781 12/POOR 12 431 16/POOR 14 468 FT ST JOHN 19/POOR 10 874 25/POOR 19 860 47/FAIR 24 1036 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 15 760 23/POOR 17 858 11/POOR 12 738 DAWSON 10/POOR 5 397 10/POOR 5 416 11/POOR 21 383 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 12 716 21/POOR 13 865 30/POOR 14 983 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 11 NW 9 WATSON LAKE W 17 NW 19 WHITEHORSE NW 28 NW 35 MAYO NE 19 N 26 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 20/POOR 10 203 30/POOR 37 111 11/POOR 4 87 FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 20 163 13/POOR 27 85 14/POOR 10 147 SRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 15 263 44/FAIR 24 331 21/POOR 15 174 CNTRL VAN ISLD 32/POOR 15 324 43/FAIR 26 305 29/POOR 8 505 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 18 61 21/POOR 16 168 15/POOR 8 158 TERRACE 12/POOR 18 245 44/FAIR 19 613 49/FAIR 22 620 STEWART 20/POOR 17 126 15/POOR 25 50 21/POOR 32 78 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 13 0 0 0 0 SANDSPIT NE 9 NE 11 NE 9 PORT HARDY N 13 NE 9 E 9 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/