FPCN39 CWLW 121430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 12 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. 12-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 60/GOOD 28 658 99/GOOD 30 2329 22/POOR 3 1040 KAMLOOPS 24/POOR 34 431 99/GOOD 25 2246 64/GOOD 14 1307 OKANAGAN 39/FAIR 34 642 99/GOOD 29 2356 57/GOOD 12 1377 CASTLEGAR 32/POOR 21 709 99/GOOD 26 2295 54/FAIR 11 1435 CRANBROOK 27/POOR 20 1114 99/GOOD 31 2839 78/GOOD 19 1949 REVELSTOKE 51/FAIR 20 905 99/GOOD 24 2143 42/FAIR 11 1076 GOLDEN 66/GOOD 18 1570 99/GOOD 25 2485 59/GOOD 16 1517 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 SW 67 W 111 CRANBROOK SW 57 SW 100 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 64/GOOD 33 958 99/GOOD 36 2145 38/FAIR 12 1047 100 MILE 28/POOR 33 1053 99/GOOD 33 2540 64/GOOD 15 1851 WILLIAMS LAKE 22/POOR 30 1025 99/GOOD 33 2540 58/GOOD 12 1885 PUNTZI MTN 99/GOOD 39 2228 99/GOOD 38 2410 38/FAIR 7 1753 PRINCE GEORGE 67/GOOD 39 1061 99/GOOD 42 2191 12/POOR 9 748 BURNS LAKE 99/GOOD 37 1618 99/GOOD 44 2215 19/POOR 9 928 SMITHERS 88/GOOD 30 1329 99/GOOD 37 2023 12/POOR 6 601 MCBRIDE 95/GOOD 30 1691 99/GOOD 29 2130 23/POOR 11 971 CLEARWATER 42/FAIR 26 665 99/GOOD 29 1896 59/GOOD 14 1246 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 85 SW 89 SMITHERS SW 70 SW 72 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 63/GOOD 27 868 65/GOOD 20 1082 19/POOR 22 464 FT ST JOHN 25/POOR 28 803 99/GOOD 44 1695 14/POOR 23 734 WHITEHORSE 29/POOR 24 869 87/GOOD 20 1903 15/POOR 21 755 DAWSON 11/POOR 16 395 9/POOR 3 396 10/POOR 22 379 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 13 785 84/GOOD 20 1790 9/POOR 6 702 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 20 W 30 WATSON LAKE SE 15 SE 19 WHITEHORSE N 30 NE 17 MAYO W 17 W 20 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 18/POOR 45 38 99/GOOD 42 1102 16/POOR 6 205 FRASER VALLEY 21/POOR 40 116 91/GOOD 29 958 15/POOR 3 415 SQUAMISH 57/GOOD 24 517 76/GOOD 23 852 12/POOR 1 530 SRN VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 36 204 94/GOOD 31 919 20/POOR 7 317 CNTRL VAN ISLD 62/GOOD 28 480 87/GOOD 30 824 18/POOR 8 229 NRN VAN ISLD 45/FAIR 33 253 74/GOOD 29 622 13/POOR 24 50 TERRACE 36/FAIR 25 441 75/GOOD 20 1117 19/POOR 8 443 STEWART 62/GOOD 21 622 85/GOOD 23 1007 11/POOR 17 26 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 65 W 74 SW 80 SANDSPIT W 80 W 83 W 85 PORT HARDY NW 85 NW 91 NW 81 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/