FPCN39 CWLW 021430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 2 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. 02-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 29/POOR 17 454 18/POOR 26 291 23/POOR 21 352 KAMLOOPS 45/FAIR 24 664 13/POOR 24 379 16/POOR 25 397 OKANAGAN 47/FAIR 26 774 40/FAIR 24 729 32/POOR 21 670 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 19 641 25/POOR 14 715 22/POOR 17 642 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 6 978 15/POOR 5 1170 45/FAIR 25 1249 REVELSTOKE 23/POOR 18 591 23/POOR 15 623 11/POOR 19 459 GOLDEN 17/POOR 17 870 22/POOR 13 975 19/POOR 22 868 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 69 S 76 CRANBROOK S 30 SW 50 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 43/FAIR 37 741 11/POOR 40 556 10/POOR 23 553 100 MILE 54/FAIR 35 1232 14/POOR 40 962 11/POOR 22 958 WILLIAMS LAKE 48/FAIR 34 1193 12/POOR 39 955 10/POOR 22 950 PUNTZI MTN 21/POOR 27 993 12/POOR 38 926 28/POOR 29 1035 PRINCE GEORGE 15/POOR 34 721 11/POOR 34 699 10/POOR 35 698 BURNS LAKE 27/POOR 28 836 13/POOR 34 739 13/POOR 34 736 SMITHERS 33/POOR 23 729 25/POOR 28 634 11/POOR 31 532 MCBRIDE 31/POOR 22 924 16/POOR 23 782 11/POOR 22 747 CLEARWATER 40/FAIR 22 693 13/POOR 23 427 13/POOR 19 431 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 63 S 41 SMITHERS S 54 S 48 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 14/POOR 7 504 12/POOR 5 494 16/POOR 16 465 FT ST JOHN 16/POOR 7 868 16/POOR 14 783 24/POOR 40 765 WHITEHORSE 31/POOR 25 878 14/POOR 19 749 12/POOR 23 723 DAWSON 53/FAIR 28 724 12/POOR 19 399 10/POOR 16 386 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 3 758 10/POOR 4 714 10/POOR 13 705 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 26 S 28 WATSON LAKE S 24 S 31 WHITEHORSE S 46 S 39 MAYO S 30 S 37 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 18/POOR 43 41 42/FAIR 47 152 30/POOR 15 272 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 31 110 31/POOR 31 198 38/FAIR 17 404 SQUAMISH 25/POOR 23 188 38/FAIR 28 262 19/POOR 13 198 SRN VAN ISLD 34/FAIR 47 126 43/FAIR 36 218 21/POOR 13 192 CNTRL VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 40 189 40/FAIR 36 200 27/POOR 12 321 NRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 55 49 37/FAIR 56 124 19/POOR 10 202 TERRACE 31/POOR 20 440 32/POOR 21 437 29/POOR 20 417 STEWART 42/FAIR 25 283 37/FAIR 22 267 28/POOR 26 146 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 76 S 76 S 63 SANDSPIT SE 87 S 98 S 91 PORT HARDY SE 83 S 70 S 89 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/gf