FPCN39 CWLW 101430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 10 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. 10-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 28/POOR 20 412 34/FAIR 19 499 27/POOR 34 332 KAMLOOPS 23/POOR 16 510 31/POOR 18 592 19/POOR 28 410 OKANAGAN 36/FAIR 23 691 46/FAIR 21 834 28/POOR 31 579 CASTLEGAR 28/POOR 10 868 30/POOR 10 918 15/POOR 17 558 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 9 1019 45/FAIR 16 1421 14/POOR 19 990 REVELSTOKE 25/POOR 12 707 33/POOR 14 787 13/POOR 20 478 GOLDEN 25/POOR 9 1120 32/POOR 14 1107 12/POOR 18 817 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 54 SW 44 CRANBROOK W 28 W 33 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 28 802 41/FAIR 20 882 14/POOR 25 583 100 MILE 41/FAIR 29 1170 46/FAIR 26 1250 31/POOR 31 1082 WILLIAMS LAKE 33/POOR 29 1107 34/FAIR 20 1187 25/POOR 26 1055 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 17 973 17/POOR 21 985 13/POOR 14 967 PRINCE GEORGE 34/FAIR 28 869 38/FAIR 23 949 13/POOR 23 721 BURNS LAKE 14/POOR 21 759 19/POOR 16 835 11/POOR 5 775 SMITHERS 12/POOR 19 553 16/POOR 12 633 14/POOR 6 667 MCBRIDE 36/FAIR 22 979 42/FAIR 21 1059 24/POOR 21 870 CLEARWATER 35/FAIR 18 685 42/FAIR 19 765 23/POOR 25 506 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 52 SW 43 SMITHERS S 70 SW 69 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 8 401 11/POOR 30 391 12/POOR 15 423 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 29 717 12/POOR 35 709 17/POOR 27 753 WHITEHORSE 22/POOR 24 805 26/POOR 32 803 14/POOR 23 740 DAWSON 12/POOR 20 398 15/POOR 28 408 11/POOR 12 400 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 23 703 10/POOR 18 700 10/POOR 13 701 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 61 SW 76 WATSON LAKE SW 57 W 57 WHITEHORSE SW 48 SW 52 MAYO SW 59 SW 50 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 15/POOR 27 46 20/POOR 26 80 22/POOR 45 57 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 22 89 18/POOR 26 119 17/POOR 32 105 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 16 111 21/POOR 16 191 30/POOR 27 209 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 18 80 26/POOR 23 160 21/POOR 33 88 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 19 122 27/POOR 20 202 36/FAIR 32 193 NRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 39 64 21/POOR 19 144 14/POOR 26 55 TERRACE 17/POOR 22 281 11/POOR 3 361 11/POOR 2 411 STEWART 21/POOR 22 108 17/POOR 11 144 15/POOR 11 104 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 24 S 41 SW 54 SANDSPIT S 80 S 85 SW 70 PORT HARDY W 24 W 24 W 26 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/