FPCN39 CWLW 141430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 14 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. 14-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 31/POOR 16 508 99/GOOD 40 1729 23/POOR 30 319 KAMLOOPS 44/FAIR 20 722 99/GOOD 32 1860 29/POOR 26 499 OKANAGAN 65/GOOD 30 917 99/GOOD 30 2080 45/FAIR 38 656 CASTLEGAR 40/FAIR 25 757 99/GOOD 25 2018 38/FAIR 30 695 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 20 1005 99/GOOD 31 2172 62/GOOD 22 1529 REVELSTOKE 24/POOR 10 729 94/GOOD 21 1774 38/FAIR 23 704 GOLDEN 12/POOR 10 833 86/GOOD 23 1796 35/FAIR 23 1016 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON W 9 W 70 NW 54 CRANBROOK SW 56 SW 70 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 18 664 61/GOOD 18 1231 11/POOR 18 565 100 MILE 16/POOR 12 1049 99/GOOD 32 2152 19/POOR 29 1004 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 12 997 60/GOOD 22 1488 11/POOR 24 957 PUNTZI MTN 63/GOOD 25 1431 99/GOOD 47 1737 15/POOR 19 965 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 12 732 45/FAIR 18 1124 15/POOR 13 776 BURNS LAKE 29/POOR 22 896 66/GOOD 38 1087 30/POOR 12 1069 SMITHERS 34/FAIR 12 948 71/GOOD 29 1087 13/POOR 8 608 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 7 787 87/GOOD 22 1808 14/POOR 22 769 CLEARWATER 17/POOR 16 490 99/GOOD 27 1657 29/POOR 24 557 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 70 NW 28 SMITHERS W 48 NW 65 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 23/POOR 11 631 29/POOR 15 639 15/POOR 17 446 FT ST JOHN 21/POOR 15 849 44/FAIR 18 1116 14/POOR 27 728 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 11 885 24/POOR 15 898 24/POOR 14 906 DAWSON 10/POOR 9 385 12/POOR 10 419 10/POOR 10 390 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 2 702 11/POOR 14 713 9/POOR 4 697 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 46 W 46 WATSON LAKE W 20 SW 26 WHITEHORSE NW 24 W 19 MAYO E 31 E 44 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 59/GOOD 37 319 99/GOOD 84 601 12/POOR 33 17 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 22 118 80/GOOD 40 558 13/POOR 34 80 SQUAMISH 24/POOR 17 224 44/FAIR 23 373 13/POOR 20 84 SRN VAN ISLD 46/FAIR 25 339 99/GOOD 53 941 15/POOR 35 53 CNTRL VAN ISLD 72/GOOD 26 657 99/GOOD 61 828 14/POOR 28 56 NRN VAN ISLD 38/FAIR 15 422 68/GOOD 30 522 10/POOR 11 42 TERRACE 17/POOR 17 304 56/GOOD 22 717 16/POOR 13 312 STEWART 12/POOR 17 44 51/FAIR 20 470 20/POOR 7 292 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 100 NW 81 NW 74 SANDSPIT NW 72 NW 83 NW 91 PORT HARDY NW 70 NW 80 NW 78 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/WJW