FPCN39 CWLW 271430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 27 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. 27-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 20/POOR 18 345 43/FAIR 15 712 16/POOR 21 290 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 23 368 64/GOOD 11 1569 15/POOR 33 380 OKANAGAN 21/POOR 21 563 67/GOOD 15 1427 12/POOR 38 472 CASTLEGAR 27/POOR 14 742 63/GOOD 13 1864 11/POOR 22 509 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 18 1017 61/GOOD 20 1560 11/POOR 20 408 REVELSTOKE 33/POOR 16 740 63/GOOD 11 1517 13/POOR 24 475 GOLDEN 19/POOR 17 895 56/GOOD 14 1567 11/POOR 19 808 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 46 W 41 CRANBROOK W 37 W 30 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 19/POOR 12 706 21/POOR 8 819 40/FAIR 35 730 100 MILE 13/POOR 14 990 25/POOR 3 1970 24/POOR 42 1007 WILLIAMS LAKE 37/FAIR 17 1272 23/POOR 8 1268 35/FAIR 37 1083 PUNTZI MTN 26/POOR 15 1127 44/FAIR 8 1833 21/POOR 22 1013 PRINCE GEORGE 25/POOR 11 973 18/POOR 5 1031 24/POOR 26 800 BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 5 994 34/FAIR 13 1097 48/FAIR 37 946 SMITHERS 19/POOR 9 738 34/FAIR 13 910 36/FAIR 32 695 MCBRIDE 27/POOR 12 653 15/POOR 10 839 22/POOR 24 834 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 12 486 49/FAIR 9 1388 15/POOR 30 430 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 31 W 43 SMITHERS W 17 NW 33 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 14/POOR 14 444 20/POOR 7 680 28/POOR 16 607 FT ST JOHN 23/POOR 11 943 27/POOR 9 1086 30/POOR 24 866 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 16 714 10/POOR 16 715 13/POOR 22 736 DAWSON 10/POOR 19 380 12/POOR 22 395 9/POOR 13 371 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 10 726 10/POOR 2 791 13/POOR 24 717 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 17 NE 19 WATSON LAKE NE 17 NE 26 WHITEHORSE NE 13 N 28 MAYO NE 13 NE 19 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 11/POOR 13 26 29/POOR 14 280 15/POOR 45 26 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 15 142 19/POOR 10 246 12/POOR 36 73 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 16 60 29/POOR 14 301 14/POOR 25 58 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 14 49 40/FAIR 15 462 13/POOR 23 56 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 12 62 40/FAIR 21 334 13/POOR 34 42 TERRACE 15/POOR 6 392 26/POOR 8 629 13/POOR 26 247 STEWART 15/POOR 18 69 11/POOR 21 28 21/POOR 37 66 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 17 W 33 W 41 SANDSPIT W 15 W 30 W 46 PORT HARDY NW 22 NW 24 NW 46 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/LEC