FPCN39 CWLW 111430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 11 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. 11-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 11/POOR 12 259 36/FAIR 25 446 45/FAIR 22 586 KAMLOOPS 10/POOR 5 371 25/POOR 27 460 22/POOR 30 425 OKANAGAN 13/POOR 12 515 18/POOR 31 511 25/POOR 25 577 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 8 517 18/POOR 15 603 34/FAIR 22 728 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 14 961 18/POOR 12 1081 50/FAIR 31 1228 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 2 632 32/POOR 20 673 59/GOOD 23 951 GOLDEN 15/POOR 14 868 30/POOR 16 1042 87/GOOD 27 1668 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 43 SW 44 CRANBROOK W 26 W 48 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 12/POOR 17 577 33/POOR 44 656 61/GOOD 35 906 100 MILE 10/POOR 13 959 25/POOR 40 1015 48/FAIR 37 1171 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 12 962 24/POOR 39 1014 32/POOR 32 1081 PUNTZI MTN 17/POOR 22 976 40/FAIR 39 1076 99/GOOD 34 1957 PRINCE GEORGE 13/POOR 15 734 26/POOR 40 775 48/FAIR 38 913 BURNS LAKE 19/POOR 18 824 47/FAIR 35 952 97/GOOD 35 1563 SMITHERS 27/POOR 21 685 42/FAIR 30 753 83/GOOD 30 1253 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 6 868 41/FAIR 28 966 88/GOOD 29 1576 CLEARWATER 10/POOR 11 415 31/POOR 27 558 69/GOOD 30 911 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 9 SW 22 SMITHERS S 39 S 31 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 20 398 12/POOR 18 417 60/GOOD 39 697 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 24 724 22/POOR 27 786 90/GOOD 36 1408 WHITEHORSE 16/POOR 28 749 26/POOR 22 849 19/POOR 22 791 DAWSON 14/POOR 16 423 31/POOR 27 534 12/POOR 7 443 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 15 715 23/POOR 21 815 26/POOR 29 804 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 31 SW 41 WATSON LAKE W 41 W 54 WHITEHORSE SW 72 SW 52 MAYO SW 31 SW 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 31/POOR 37 119 33/POOR 40 120 20/POOR 36 58 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 21 131 34/FAIR 29 231 17/POOR 25 120 SQUAMISH 25/POOR 26 167 29/POOR 23 219 56/GOOD 19 622 SRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 18 191 42/FAIR 33 231 23/POOR 26 118 CNTRL VAN ISLD 39/FAIR 25 268 44/FAIR 30 274 56/GOOD 25 455 NRN VAN ISLD 32/POOR 48 119 35/FAIR 52 122 21/POOR 21 130 TERRACE 21/POOR 18 346 28/POOR 25 365 45/FAIR 15 739 STEWART 15/POOR 19 64 27/POOR 28 130 21/POOR 19 123 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 30 SW 57 SW 61 SANDSPIT SE 70 S 74 S 85 PORT HARDY SE 30 S 26 S 30 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/