FPCN39 CWLW 301430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 30 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. 30-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 9 393 24/POOR 9 539 13/POOR 8 321 KAMLOOPS 17/POOR 9 502 27/POOR 11 672 11/POOR 14 378 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 5 562 24/POOR 7 867 26/POOR 12 724 CASTLEGAR 18/POOR 15 606 31/POOR 10 927 33/POOR 12 896 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 14 1042 17/POOR 7 1161 26/POOR 13 1187 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 11 505 19/POOR 13 585 26/POOR 13 701 GOLDEN 10/POOR 6 805 13/POOR 11 852 17/POOR 15 887 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 15 NW 9 CRANBROOK 0 0 0 0 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 10/POOR 6 574 18/POOR 12 687 27/POOR 23 695 100 MILE 15/POOR 16 1013 27/POOR 11 1267 34/FAIR 22 1166 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 20 1000 26/POOR 12 1215 39/FAIR 22 1219 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 8 1053 25/POOR 14 1127 31/POOR 20 1130 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 11 718 10/POOR 3 745 12/POOR 13 735 BURNS LAKE 25/POOR 18 884 27/POOR 18 908 35/FAIR 24 935 SMITHERS 29/POOR 18 743 32/POOR 20 753 39/FAIR 18 873 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 14 762 14/POOR 18 782 29/POOR 19 936 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 10 525 19/POOR 11 563 28/POOR 15 637 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 15 0 0 SMITHERS S 26 S 20 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 2 394 10/POOR 9 398 10/POOR 11 393 FT ST JOHN 9/POOR 7 707 13/POOR 16 741 19/POOR 9 905 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 19 734 13/POOR 24 734 11/POOR 30 718 DAWSON 11/POOR 8 404 26/POOR 15 583 11/POOR 29 385 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 1 698 9/POOR 5 705 10/POOR 8 705 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 13 S 28 WATSON LAKE S 20 S 15 WHITEHORSE S 31 S 28 MAYO S 33 S 39 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 12/POOR 15 42 33/POOR 38 126 27/POOR 30 117 FRASER VALLEY 22/POOR 22 167 25/POOR 24 186 18/POOR 14 178 SQUAMISH 20/POOR 17 174 29/POOR 23 222 25/POOR 20 202 SRN VAN ISLD 20/POOR 23 112 24/POOR 23 143 37/FAIR 24 255 CNTRL VAN ISLD 24/POOR 25 140 37/FAIR 27 236 46/FAIR 30 294 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 37 33 15/POOR 39 50 19/POOR 39 72 TERRACE 16/POOR 30 263 28/POOR 40 309 41/FAIR 25 481 STEWART 13/POOR 24 37 16/POOR 27 57 12/POOR 25 32 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 17 SE 17 0 0 SANDSPIT SE 39 SE 33 S 39 PORT HARDY SE 48 SE 41 S 43 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/WJW