FPCN39 CWLW 011430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 1 JANUARY 2002 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. 01-January-2002 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 23/POOR 12 459 13/POOR 16 270 15/POOR 28 268 KAMLOOPS 37/FAIR 20 637 12/POOR 23 371 31/POOR 32 485 OKANAGAN 34/FAIR 23 674 45/FAIR 24 773 45/FAIR 34 687 CASTLEGAR 21/POOR 22 597 39/FAIR 18 834 16/POOR 20 561 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 9 968 15/POOR 8 1081 10/POOR 8 963 REVELSTOKE 22/POOR 21 562 35/FAIR 20 702 12/POOR 19 470 GOLDEN 12/POOR 14 823 21/POOR 19 902 12/POOR 15 816 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 48 S 22 CRANBROOK S 19 S 28 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 22/POOR 31 625 39/FAIR 32 740 14/POOR 40 566 100 MILE 55/GOOD 29 1301 12/POOR 31 959 27/POOR 43 1020 WILLIAMS LAKE 27/POOR 26 1071 26/POOR 28 1060 17/POOR 40 978 PUNTZI MTN 20/POOR 17 1026 20/POOR 25 995 16/POOR 32 953 PRINCE GEORGE 17/POOR 20 762 17/POOR 23 758 11/POOR 35 702 BURNS LAKE 36/FAIR 23 954 15/POOR 23 762 13/POOR 26 746 SMITHERS 36/FAIR 22 770 17/POOR 21 589 13/POOR 21 554 MCBRIDE 33/POOR 23 938 32/POOR 23 931 18/POOR 22 806 CLEARWATER 36/FAIR 20 672 20/POOR 22 489 13/POOR 27 423 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 28 S 30 SMITHERS SE 57 S 37 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 5 393 13/POOR 16 431 12/POOR 10 428 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 9 716 10/POOR 5 744 18/POOR 13 817 WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 23 766 13/POOR 23 736 11/POOR 16 721 DAWSON 21/POOR 25 460 20/POOR 28 443 12/POOR 23 392 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 2 699 9/POOR 8 696 9/POOR 4 696 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 15 S 28 WATSON LAKE W 11 SW 11 WHITEHORSE S 17 S 39 MAYO S 30 S 33 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 39 52 37/FAIR 39 147 42/FAIR 67 107 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 27 101 23/POOR 24 173 34/FAIR 43 175 SQUAMISH 20/POOR 22 145 23/POOR 22 173 41/FAIR 32 263 SRN VAN ISLD 30/POOR 31 151 32/POOR 38 139 43/FAIR 42 189 CNTRL VAN ISLD 30/POOR 34 145 31/POOR 36 145 27/POOR 44 104 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 50 32 38/FAIR 46 152 20/POOR 46 66 TERRACE 27/POOR 21 388 38/FAIR 19 527 27/POOR 17 427 STEWART 26/POOR 26 136 35/FAIR 24 222 22/POOR 20 127 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 50 S 46 S 54 SANDSPIT SE 78 SE 102 S 109 PORT HARDY SE 78 SE 80 SE 93 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/gf