FPCN39 CWLW 081430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 8 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. 08-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 13/POOR 22 259 34/FAIR 17 529 37/FAIR 13 667 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 23 367 58/GOOD 23 846 30/POOR 11 722 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 25 491 55/GOOD 21 956 24/POOR 7 870 CASTLEGAR 38/FAIR 21 785 41/FAIR 17 895 36/FAIR 8 1180 CRANBROOK 25/POOR 24 1063 48/FAIR 28 1239 56/GOOD 13 1765 REVELSTOKE 25/POOR 18 610 26/POOR 16 643 24/POOR 5 1022 GOLDEN 27/POOR 21 955 17/POOR 15 885 39/FAIR 13 1259 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 54 W 70 CRANBROOK W 52 W 76 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 14/POOR 22 583 38/FAIR 12 1045 30/POOR 25 708 100 MILE 11/POOR 19 956 55/GOOD 21 1440 29/POOR 21 1127 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 15 968 40/FAIR 13 1440 24/POOR 21 1080 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 22 929 48/FAIR 17 1410 18/POOR 15 1025 PRINCE GEORGE 18/POOR 24 762 46/FAIR 16 1191 32/POOR 24 879 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 20 754 44/FAIR 15 1215 23/POOR 22 839 SMITHERS 14/POOR 19 572 17/POOR 14 623 21/POOR 21 628 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 23 826 25/POOR 15 930 34/FAIR 13 1114 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 20 457 25/POOR 15 596 33/POOR 11 838 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 72 W 67 SMITHERS W 41 W 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 13/POOR 36 400 10/POOR 35 389 11/POOR 19 403 FT ST JOHN 14/POOR 34 723 58/GOOD 29 1095 18/POOR 34 745 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 25 782 35/FAIR 26 903 11/POOR 35 715 DAWSON 17/POOR 26 429 19/POOR 18 470 11/POOR 34 380 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 23 702 10/POOR 28 698 10/POOR 20 698 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 50 W 56 WATSON LAKE W 59 W 63 WHITEHORSE SW 54 SW 74 MAYO W 65 W 57 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 30 15 56/GOOD 18 602 10/POOR 11 12 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 27 92 37/FAIR 19 358 10/POOR 2 159 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 20 71 29/POOR 13 352 16/POOR 10 179 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 28 61 73/GOOD 24 719 15/POOR 11 124 CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 28 56 60/GOOD 20 624 32/POOR 13 376 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 18 58 50/FAIR 15 622 10/POOR 32 29 TERRACE 25/POOR 15 426 21/POOR 11 417 11/POOR 23 233 STEWART 20/POOR 16 133 24/POOR 14 207 11/POOR 26 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 50 SW 50 SW 52 SANDSPIT SW 39 SW 37 SW 37 PORT HARDY W 31 SW 35 SW 37 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC