FPCN39 CWLW 091430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 9 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. 09-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 12/POOR 14 273 29/POOR 10 622 39/FAIR 16 613 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 20 406 31/POOR 10 792 19/POOR 16 459 OKANAGAN 26/POOR 17 655 17/POOR 3 979 43/FAIR 22 789 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 18 432 31/POOR 10 1159 19/POOR 14 635 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 24 460 30/POOR 11 1773 44/FAIR 16 1404 REVELSTOKE 37/FAIR 14 849 12/POOR 4 577 14/POOR 15 499 GOLDEN 14/POOR 19 829 21/POOR 11 988 38/FAIR 15 1177 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 37 NW 30 CRANBROOK W 44 NW 54 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 11/POOR 8 585 32/POOR 23 747 10/POOR 18 557 100 MILE 17/POOR 16 1038 32/POOR 18 1199 12/POOR 19 965 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 12 978 27/POOR 17 1143 11/POOR 13 966 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 14 940 13/POOR 14 968 12/POOR 25 934 PRINCE GEORGE 13/POOR 11 764 31/POOR 22 979 11/POOR 23 705 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 21 763 30/POOR 21 912 13/POOR 19 756 SMITHERS 12/POOR 16 552 11/POOR 20 540 29/POOR 13 826 MCBRIDE 15/POOR 14 809 30/POOR 12 1150 23/POOR 20 866 CLEARWATER 23/POOR 15 578 27/POOR 9 775 11/POOR 17 420 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 24 W 44 SMITHERS SW 52 SW 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 11/POOR 21 401 13/POOR 20 414 10/POOR 29 391 FT ST JOHN 19/POOR 32 751 18/POOR 33 743 13/POOR 31 716 WHITEHORSE 50/FAIR 35 965 16/POOR 40 734 10/POOR 22 712 DAWSON 54/FAIR 39 632 16/POOR 43 401 11/POOR 30 382 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 14 710 12/POOR 23 714 11/POOR 29 700 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 52 SW 61 WATSON LAKE W 43 SW 50 WHITEHORSE S 74 SW 85 MAYO S 80 SW 48 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 10/POOR 7 29 38/FAIR 12 502 10/POOR 21 11 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 9 126 11/POOR 2 240 11/POOR 19 78 SQUAMISH 9/POOR 2 69 18/POOR 10 218 14/POOR 10 144 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 13 113 45/FAIR 13 619 14/POOR 25 57 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 12 58 57/GOOD 14 824 11/POOR 15 50 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 24 49 91/GOOD 33 822 11/POOR 27 35 TERRACE 15/POOR 20 276 11/POOR 21 230 24/POOR 8 569 STEWART 16/POOR 21 70 10/POOR 24 17 17/POOR 14 116 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 9 SW 15 W 17 SANDSPIT S 39 S 28 SW 28 PORT HARDY S 61 S 65 SW 56 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC