FPCN39 CWLW 271435 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 27 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. 27-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 11/POOR 17 255 16/POOR 12 331 24/POOR 14 427 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 21 399 24/POOR 23 467 9/POOR 6 353 OKANAGAN 23/POOR 24 564 36/FAIR 22 701 15/POOR 18 514 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 9 544 21/POOR 15 644 22/POOR 12 695 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 14 965 10/POOR 1 1046 19/POOR 7 1206 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 12 468 19/POOR 18 547 14/POOR 15 506 GOLDEN 10/POOR 8 799 9/POOR 4 802 20/POOR 17 903 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 50 SW 22 CRANBROOK W 13 W 17 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 30/POOR 34 667 30/POOR 29 687 12/POOR 16 578 100 MILE 31/POOR 32 1075 39/FAIR 28 1158 12/POOR 17 971 WILLIAMS LAKE 28/POOR 31 1061 35/FAIR 27 1135 11/POOR 15 964 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 20 966 21/POOR 25 1002 10/POOR 2 960 PRINCE GEORGE 13/POOR 24 719 12/POOR 19 719 12/POOR 12 743 BURNS LAKE 25/POOR 26 832 19/POOR 26 786 20/POOR 19 823 SMITHERS 32/POOR 22 732 16/POOR 24 577 13/POOR 18 560 MCBRIDE 19/POOR 22 816 17/POOR 23 796 25/POOR 18 903 CLEARWATER 20/POOR 22 489 25/POOR 23 532 13/POOR 16 447 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 44 S 39 SMITHERS S 63 S 63 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 4 397 15/POOR 12 476 13/POOR 18 422 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 12 711 10/POOR 5 729 11/POOR 14 722 WHITEHORSE 34/FAIR 27 892 16/POOR 24 754 13/POOR 25 730 DAWSON 17/POOR 41 406 11/POOR 31 382 13/POOR 30 392 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 5 712 10/POOR 13 701 10/POOR 21 696 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 80 S 81 WATSON LAKE SE 56 SE 67 WHITEHORSE SE 69 SE 89 MAYO S 56 SE 74 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 19/POOR 32 63 10/POOR 34 9 11/POOR 16 26 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 20 108 10/POOR 22 70 14/POOR 4 282 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 21 136 11/POOR 22 69 20/POOR 7 356 SRN VAN ISLD 37/FAIR 27 230 11/POOR 34 31 20/POOR 20 123 CNTRL VAN ISLD 29/POOR 29 160 11/POOR 32 36 35/FAIR 18 320 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 57 37 10/POOR 50 25 14/POOR 39 45 TERRACE 19/POOR 20 310 11/POOR 21 237 17/POOR 15 317 STEWART 29/POOR 26 155 13/POOR 26 33 11/POOR 21 21 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 46 S 48 S 44 SANDSPIT SE 70 S 61 S 57 PORT HARDY SW 26 S 39 S 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/