FPCN39 CWLW 161430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 16 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. 16-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 17/POOR 28 281 39/FAIR 21 529 46/FAIR 19 654 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 35 415 71/GOOD 27 946 62/GOOD 26 835 OKANAGAN 68/GOOD 38 846 74/GOOD 29 1056 21/POOR 17 592 CASTLEGAR 55/GOOD 25 920 25/POOR 23 631 32/POOR 19 733 CRANBROOK 66/GOOD 27 1463 45/FAIR 26 1239 24/POOR 28 1038 REVELSTOKE 58/GOOD 24 926 26/POOR 16 645 49/FAIR 18 933 GOLDEN 64/GOOD 24 1354 36/FAIR 18 1085 86/GOOD 19 2013 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 SW 63 W 87 CRANBROOK SW 56 SW 96 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 15/POOR 34 575 20/POOR 20 645 23/POOR 25 655 100 MILE 15/POOR 38 971 40/FAIR 32 1140 57/GOOD 31 1297 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 33 966 35/FAIR 26 1140 22/POOR 27 1028 PUNTZI MTN 45/FAIR 42 1096 38/FAIR 30 1110 63/GOOD 28 1377 PRINCE GEORGE 92/GOOD 39 1379 38/FAIR 30 891 20/POOR 27 768 BURNS LAKE 79/GOOD 28 1415 34/FAIR 25 915 35/FAIR 31 883 SMITHERS 35/FAIR 22 766 33/POOR 16 823 18/POOR 18 621 MCBRIDE 30/POOR 26 887 39/FAIR 21 1030 63/GOOD 22 1324 CLEARWATER 41/FAIR 26 653 41/FAIR 22 696 66/GOOD 23 1007 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 76 SW 94 SMITHERS W 50 SW 67 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 24/POOR 19 528 25/POOR 20 537 9/POOR 4 392 FT ST JOHN 28/POOR 28 829 12/POOR 12 734 10/POOR 26 705 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 14 787 10/POOR 11 727 15/POOR 14 784 DAWSON 9/POOR 8 379 9/POOR 11 376 10/POOR 19 376 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 11 744 10/POOR 13 706 10/POOR 20 703 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 28 S 30 WATSON LAKE E 67 E 54 WHITEHORSE SE 28 SE 26 MAYO E 41 SE 30 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 14/POOR 37 25 48/FAIR 43 202 11/POOR 17 24 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 39 76 34/FAIR 34 208 10/POOR 24 68 SQUAMISH 16/POOR 25 103 27/POOR 23 202 12/POOR 16 84 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 41 51 36/FAIR 28 219 13/POOR 24 46 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 31 50 42/FAIR 23 324 14/POOR 19 69 NRN VAN ISLD 49/FAIR 36 267 32/POOR 15 322 11/POOR 27 35 TERRACE 48/FAIR 14 831 28/POOR 11 561 12/POOR 21 245 STEWART 20/POOR 20 115 11/POOR 17 26 13/POOR 18 45 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 39 W 70 SW 93 SANDSPIT SW 61 SW 67 SW 78 PORT HARDY NW 35 W 39 W 48 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC