FPCN39 CWLW 311430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 31 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. 31-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 15/POOR 6 411 21/POOR 12 413 13/POOR 14 277 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 17 489 26/POOR 14 587 14/POOR 20 393 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 6 630 30/POOR 12 800 32/POOR 15 763 CASTLEGAR 25/POOR 23 629 33/POOR 15 814 31/POOR 16 763 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 13 1007 19/POOR 9 1155 15/POOR 6 1136 REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 21 526 27/POOR 15 674 18/POOR 17 542 GOLDEN 12/POOR 19 814 14/POOR 13 856 20/POOR 16 920 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 43 S 30 CRANBROOK SE 24 SE 20 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 17 616 29/POOR 22 725 12/POOR 31 560 100 MILE 22/POOR 25 1041 35/FAIR 22 1184 14/POOR 27 971 WILLIAMS LAKE 24/POOR 20 1080 32/POOR 22 1147 12/POOR 27 957 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 11 977 23/POOR 15 1084 24/POOR 22 1045 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 10 728 13/POOR 13 745 11/POOR 20 708 BURNS LAKE 22/POOR 15 884 22/POOR 14 889 13/POOR 19 757 SMITHERS 11/POOR 16 545 32/POOR 25 703 16/POOR 18 590 MCBRIDE 15/POOR 22 782 22/POOR 21 851 27/POOR 19 916 CLEARWATER 20/POOR 18 516 26/POOR 15 609 15/POOR 19 451 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SE 22 SE 17 SMITHERS SE 76 SE 57 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 3 398 10/POOR 6 422 13/POOR 12 436 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 17 718 12/POOR 5 802 13/POOR 7 811 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 24 709 11/POOR 31 715 13/POOR 19 740 DAWSON 10/POOR 15 379 12/POOR 20 399 11/POOR 25 381 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 4 700 10/POOR 7 705 9/POOR 14 695 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 30 SE 31 WATSON LAKE E 26 E 22 WHITEHORSE SE 44 SE 28 MAYO SE 24 SE 22 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 11/POOR 28 16 21/POOR 36 67 11/POOR 37 11 FRASER VALLEY 9/POOR 15 62 12/POOR 21 80 11/POOR 24 73 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 15 91 19/POOR 20 149 12/POOR 23 73 SRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 14 80 23/POOR 23 136 13/POOR 35 38 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 20 51 25/POOR 29 130 13/POOR 36 42 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 33 39 15/POOR 45 46 11/POOR 43 31 TERRACE 11/POOR 16 241 27/POOR 121 245 16/POOR 18 285 STEWART 10/POOR 23 14 11/POOR 33 20 12/POOR 21 29 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 43 SE 41 S 39 SANDSPIT SE 76 S 70 S 50 PORT HARDY SE 70 SE 65 SE 74 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/WJW