FPCN39 CWLW 091430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 9 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 13/POOR 16 269 43/FAIR 18 632 46/FAIR 12 893 KAMLOOPS 41/FAIR 24 624 59/GOOD 20 940 68/GOOD 23 998 OKANAGAN 33/POOR 22 672 45/FAIR 11 1163 41/FAIR 19 811 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 17 574 15/POOR 10 612 17/POOR 4 866 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 22 1007 13/POOR 14 992 45/FAIR 13 1527 REVELSTOKE 57/GOOD 17 1106 37/FAIR 10 1021 15/POOR 15 521 GOLDEN 82/GOOD 19 1904 70/GOOD 15 1846 31/POOR 14 1098 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 48 NW 50 CRANBROOK W 46 NW 54 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 20/POOR 24 629 16/POOR 32 587 12/POOR 18 573 100 MILE 37/FAIR 27 1151 49/FAIR 29 1247 49/FAIR 24 1304 WILLIAMS LAKE 19/POOR 25 1015 17/POOR 28 992 55/GOOD 18 1530 PUNTZI MTN 29/POOR 24 1070 15/POOR 31 944 53/FAIR 21 1388 PRINCE GEORGE 28/POOR 26 837 33/POOR 36 825 10/POOR 20 699 BURNS LAKE 52/FAIR 35 989 17/POOR 29 768 37/FAIR 24 954 SMITHERS 48/FAIR 32 789 13/POOR 21 554 37/FAIR 19 825 MCBRIDE 65/GOOD 20 1415 41/FAIR 21 1046 12/POOR 15 772 CLEARWATER 65/GOOD 20 1085 59/GOOD 18 1056 53/FAIR 20 888 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 63 NW 74 SMITHERS W 74 W 78 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 9/POOR 4 404 13/POOR 11 440 16/POOR 6 612 FT ST JOHN 24/POOR 39 770 11/POOR 21 708 37/FAIR 18 1008 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 16 766 19/POOR 20 796 11/POOR 27 713 DAWSON 14/POOR 25 406 11/POOR 32 381 10/POOR 19 378 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 21 713 21/POOR 19 804 18/POOR 6 969 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 57 W 83 WATSON LAKE W 65 W 78 WHITEHORSE W 44 W 59 MAYO 0 0 W 9 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 47/FAIR 39 213 38/FAIR 17 359 17/POOR 41 38 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 13 137 32/POOR 15 367 16/POOR 14 156 SRN VAN ISLD 64/GOOD 36 397 24/POOR 16 197 11/POOR 29 30 CNTRL VAN ISLD 44/FAIR 37 224 37/FAIR 19 323 11/POOR 33 35 NRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 10 311 14/POOR 35 48 10/POOR 20 28 TERRACE 45/FAIR 22 572 14/POOR 20 261 14/POOR 14 286 STEWART 17/POOR 25 63 10/POOR 16 23 10/POOR 21 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 59 NW 59 NW 61 SANDSPIT W 35 W 44 NW 54 PORT HARDY SW 65 W 63 W 59 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MWSO