FPCN39 CWLW 061430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 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. 06-December-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 37/FAIR 21 503 82/GOOD 21 1229 36/FAIR 28 429 KAMLOOPS 57/GOOD 23 828 99/GOOD 31 1346 36/FAIR 28 546 OKANAGAN 75/GOOD 34 978 96/GOOD 29 1456 30/POOR 26 616 CASTLEGAR 47/FAIR 17 974 84/GOOD 22 1495 13/POOR 16 543 CRANBROOK 39/FAIR 20 1248 55/GOOD 22 1425 48/FAIR 23 1309 REVELSTOKE 47/FAIR 17 927 51/FAIR 19 943 13/POOR 21 480 GOLDEN 26/POOR 16 988 48/FAIR 19 1232 13/POOR 23 813 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 S 76 W 78 CRANBROOK SW 39 W 48 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 46/FAIR 34 782 33/POOR 24 745 38/FAIR 30 745 100 MILE 46/FAIR 33 1181 45/FAIR 26 1240 38/FAIR 30 1140 WILLIAMS LAKE 29/POOR 32 1060 41/FAIR 22 1240 36/FAIR 28 1140 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 24 944 54/FAIR 31 1238 35/FAIR 40 1043 PRINCE GEORGE 41/FAIR 34 890 50/FAIR 30 991 39/FAIR 31 891 BURNS LAKE 23/POOR 23 829 99/GOOD 35 1715 29/POOR 41 810 SMITHERS 22/POOR 21 636 85/GOOD 23 1523 44/FAIR 37 723 MCBRIDE 46/FAIR 23 1074 43/FAIR 24 1030 35/FAIR 26 930 CLEARWATER 54/FAIR 24 825 45/FAIR 26 696 33/POOR 24 596 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 67 W 61 SMITHERS SW 76 SW 85 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 8 406 22/POOR 24 487 11/POOR 12 415 FT ST JOHN 18/POOR 21 775 15/POOR 47 720 11/POOR 23 708 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 17 729 11/POOR 17 724 9/POOR 12 710 DAWSON 11/POOR 25 384 10/POOR 27 375 10/POOR 13 388 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 15 721 10/POOR 16 698 10/POOR 13 699 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 69 SW 56 WATSON LAKE S 26 SW 30 WHITEHORSE SW 13 SW 26 MAYO E 48 E 33 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 29 54 80/GOOD 40 502 35/FAIR 26 202 FRASER VALLEY 19/POOR 28 123 65/GOOD 28 558 35/FAIR 26 258 SRN VAN ISLD 35/FAIR 35 169 71/GOOD 32 519 33/POOR 24 219 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 28 93 71/GOOD 32 524 35/FAIR 26 224 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 36 45 65/GOOD 28 522 60/GOOD 40 322 TERRACE 29/POOR 20 413 55/GOOD 21 717 50/FAIR 30 517 STEWART 13/POOR 17 49 61/GOOD 25 507 50/FAIR 30 307 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 52 W 57 W 65 SANDSPIT W 63 W 52 W 54 PORT HARDY W 67 W 70 W 63 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/