FPCN39 CWLW 061430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 6 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. 05-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 20/POOR 14 376 17/POOR 19 304 11/POOR 29 240 KAMLOOPS 28/POOR 16 581 13/POOR 22 380 10/POOR 28 353 OKANAGAN 37/FAIR 22 721 49/FAIR 24 826 13/POOR 36 476 CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 10 641 29/POOR 11 843 13/POOR 22 531 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 3 1000 22/POOR 9 1208 29/POOR 21 1122 REVELSTOKE 26/POOR 11 747 26/POOR 15 667 21/POOR 22 543 GOLDEN 13/POOR 6 892 25/POOR 11 1061 16/POOR 20 849 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 43 W 46 CRANBROOK SW 19 W 31 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 33/POOR 29 712 18/POOR 37 592 12/POOR 37 560 100 MILE 39/FAIR 26 1180 12/POOR 34 954 14/POOR 38 964 WILLIAMS LAKE 24/POOR 27 1047 21/POOR 34 1004 14/POOR 37 965 PUNTZI MTN 20/POOR 20 1011 13/POOR 26 936 11/POOR 27 923 PRINCE GEORGE 18/POOR 26 753 14/POOR 35 717 11/POOR 28 706 BURNS LAKE 33/POOR 25 909 12/POOR 28 735 11/POOR 33 727 SMITHERS 41/FAIR 23 813 12/POOR 25 544 10/POOR 31 530 MCBRIDE 25/POOR 18 900 43/FAIR 23 1042 11/POOR 24 748 CLEARWATER 33/POOR 16 693 12/POOR 21 420 21/POOR 27 479 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 35 S 30 SMITHERS S 57 S 54 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 10/POOR 9 400 11/POOR 31 392 10/POOR 17 394 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 16 714 12/POOR 27 714 11/POOR 27 707 WHITEHORSE 47/FAIR 27 1004 20/POOR 31 769 10/POOR 35 707 DAWSON 53/FAIR 34 661 17/POOR 36 411 14/POOR 33 398 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 14 726 10/POOR 9 705 10/POOR 19 703 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 65 S 44 WATSON LAKE S 31 S 26 WHITEHORSE S 72 S 72 MAYO S 35 S 43 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 32/POOR 38 124 11/POOR 42 11 10/POOR 56 6 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 24 116 11/POOR 28 69 10/POOR 41 63 SQUAMISH 29/POOR 21 235 12/POOR 22 76 10/POOR 29 59 SRN VAN ISLD 38/FAIR 31 208 12/POOR 35 34 11/POOR 39 26 CNTRL VAN ISLD 44/FAIR 31 263 14/POOR 31 53 12/POOR 37 37 NRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 50 56 11/POOR 51 28 11/POOR 53 28 TERRACE 19/POOR 20 306 10/POOR 26 227 10/POOR 24 224 STEWART 34/FAIR 24 219 11/POOR 25 22 10/POOR 28 15 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 50 S 52 S 57 SANDSPIT SE 85 S 102 S 100 PORT HARDY SE 113 S 106 S 78 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC