FPCN39 CWLW 081430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 8 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. 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 38/FAIR 27 448 17/POOR 20 299 22/POOR 26 324 KAMLOOPS 44/FAIR 28 612 23/POOR 26 447 14/POOR 31 375 OKANAGAN 39/FAIR 33 643 34/FAIR 22 685 13/POOR 23 485 CASTLEGAR 27/POOR 19 676 13/POOR 21 533 69/GOOD 17 1392 CRANBROOK 31/POOR 21 1150 17/POOR 27 992 11/POOR 23 957 REVELSTOKE 33/POOR 20 684 14/POOR 19 490 41/FAIR 18 809 GOLDEN 29/POOR 23 956 13/POOR 18 826 31/POOR 22 982 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 SW 63 SW 85 CRANBROOK SW 44 W 91 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 37 618 12/POOR 27 565 12/POOR 24 566 100 MILE 29/POOR 38 1046 14/POOR 25 975 13/POOR 30 966 WILLIAMS LAKE 19/POOR 38 987 12/POOR 26 959 12/POOR 25 961 PUNTZI MTN 97/GOOD 41 1633 65/GOOD 28 1411 49/FAIR 41 1125 PRINCE GEORGE 47/FAIR 41 891 12/POOR 30 711 14/POOR 28 724 BURNS LAKE 99/GOOD 35 2075 16/POOR 29 760 19/POOR 32 773 SMITHERS 99/GOOD 26 1952 16/POOR 25 571 14/POOR 28 557 MCBRIDE 17/POOR 28 783 10/POOR 19 739 14/POOR 23 771 CLEARWATER 31/POOR 25 568 12/POOR 22 418 12/POOR 23 421 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 91 SW 109 SMITHERS SW 76 SW 94 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 15 431 18/POOR 14 497 12/POOR 9 438 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 40 722 11/POOR 39 705 11/POOR 19 710 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 22 799 16/POOR 19 775 13/POOR 19 746 DAWSON 11/POOR 19 391 9/POOR 3 397 13/POOR 29 396 WATSON LAKE 42/FAIR 34 895 10/POOR 16 703 16/POOR 14 784 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 61 SW 81 WATSON LAKE SW 76 SW 46 WHITEHORSE NW 22 W 24 MAYO NE 11 SW 17 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 48/FAIR 41 213 12/POOR 36 19 15/POOR 28 38 FRASER VALLEY 24/POOR 33 146 11/POOR 26 71 25/POOR 29 161 SRN VAN ISLD 40/FAIR 27 255 16/POOR 35 54 18/POOR 30 76 CNTRL VAN ISLD 43/FAIR 29 275 12/POOR 34 42 14/POOR 30 52 NRN VAN ISLD 51/FAIR 26 387 15/POOR 32 58 12/POOR 38 38 TERRACE 88/GOOD 23 1271 21/POOR 17 349 15/POOR 20 276 STEWART 82/GOOD 28 765 25/POOR 23 145 20/POOR 24 90 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 46 SW 63 SW 72 SANDSPIT SW 52 SW 61 SW 74 PORT HARDY W 59 W 54 W 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MWSO