FPCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 17 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. 17-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 72/GOOD 25 884 76/GOOD 23 1029 40/FAIR 22 518 KAMLOOPS 66/GOOD 34 764 74/GOOD 25 1046 41/FAIR 31 559 OKANAGAN 94/GOOD 29 1422 82/GOOD 30 1156 58/GOOD 27 877 CASTLEGAR 80/GOOD 26 1269 67/GOOD 21 1195 10/POOR 18 509 CRANBROOK 97/GOOD 33 1847 67/GOOD 21 1639 35/FAIR 21 1187 REVELSTOKE 89/GOOD 29 1313 75/GOOD 18 1437 13/POOR 19 485 GOLDEN 95/GOOD 25 1929 72/GOOD 19 1651 14/POOR 19 831 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 56 W 87 CRANBROOK SW 67 SW 104 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 16/POOR 23 604 72/GOOD 33 1045 12/POOR 26 564 100 MILE 41/FAIR 29 1175 79/GOOD 33 1540 19/POOR 30 1002 WILLIAMS LAKE 18/POOR 28 997 75/GOOD 30 1540 13/POOR 27 966 PUNTZI MTN 29/POOR 30 1044 78/GOOD 32 1510 76/GOOD 32 1487 PRINCE GEORGE 18/POOR 25 755 79/GOOD 33 1291 11/POOR 34 704 BURNS LAKE 20/POOR 25 801 66/GOOD 24 1315 97/GOOD 35 1573 SMITHERS 21/POOR 22 626 63/GOOD 19 1223 12/POOR 30 539 MCBRIDE 84/GOOD 22 1732 73/GOOD 24 1439 11/POOR 23 745 CLEARWATER 85/GOOD 28 1211 73/GOOD 24 1096 14/POOR 25 429 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 50 W 48 SMITHERS SW 56 SW 52 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 11/POOR 24 396 13/POOR 2 724 27/POOR 17 584 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 24 729 30/POOR 14 995 12/POOR 30 711 WHITEHORSE 9/POOR 7 714 10/POOR 15 716 12/POOR 12 755 DAWSON 10/POOR 11 380 9/POOR 15 375 9/POOR 10 372 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 4 699 9/POOR 11 695 10/POOR 10 699 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 30 SW 35 WATSON LAKE W 26 W 48 WHITEHORSE NE 9 W 19 MAYO NE 9 NE 15 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 62/GOOD 43 300 75/GOOD 30 602 14/POOR 31 29 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 28 106 75/GOOD 30 658 14/POOR 25 91 SQUAMISH 46/FAIR 21 428 60/GOOD 20 652 18/POOR 18 145 SRN VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 32 226 74/GOOD 25 719 42/FAIR 32 237 CNTRL VAN ISLD 42/FAIR 30 252 73/GOOD 24 724 37/FAIR 28 226 NRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 32 120 79/GOOD 28 722 11/POOR 24 35 TERRACE 30/POOR 18 441 65/GOOD 20 917 13/POOR 20 257 STEWART 16/POOR 17 82 52/FAIR 24 407 10/POOR 15 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 52 W 54 W 52 SANDSPIT SW 61 SW 70 SW 70 PORT HARDY SW 50 SW 57 SW 63 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC