FPCN39 CWLW 131430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 13 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. 13-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 15/POOR 18 288 30/POOR 3 1629 52/FAIR 16 827 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 27 435 38/FAIR 5 1546 56/GOOD 17 976 OKANAGAN 31/POOR 22 655 48/FAIR 7 1656 54/FAIR 14 1191 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 20 563 38/FAIR 5 1695 59/GOOD 14 1329 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 26 989 63/GOOD 10 2239 42/FAIR 11 1576 REVELSTOKE 57/GOOD 19 1033 61/GOOD 9 1843 32/POOR 8 1003 GOLDEN 44/FAIR 23 1113 73/GOOD 12 2185 18/POOR 5 1127 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 50 NW 59 CRANBROOK W 48 NW 74 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 55/GOOD 24 988 31/POOR 4 1645 42/FAIR 13 1076 100 MILE 60/GOOD 29 1364 45/FAIR 7 2040 56/GOOD 20 1477 WILLIAMS LAKE 50/FAIR 23 1329 31/POOR 4 2040 54/FAIR 16 1587 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 24 959 20/POOR 2 1910 33/POOR 8 1513 PRINCE GEORGE 46/FAIR 24 1028 36/FAIR 6 1591 30/POOR 13 1002 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 20 784 18/POOR 2 1515 29/POOR 15 978 SMITHERS 16/POOR 15 610 40/FAIR 8 1323 20/POOR 13 687 MCBRIDE 61/GOOD 20 1361 43/FAIR 8 1630 31/POOR 11 1124 CLEARWATER 65/GOOD 22 1022 46/FAIR 10 1201 30/POOR 12 745 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 48 NW 41 SMITHERS W 26 NW 28 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 34 401 11/POOR 14 410 21/POOR 29 459 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 33 717 24/POOR 18 859 21/POOR 24 786 WHITEHORSE 16/POOR 21 762 12/POOR 20 730 12/POOR 28 725 DAWSON 14/POOR 26 408 10/POOR 21 378 15/POOR 31 404 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 21 706 9/POOR 1 696 10/POOR 8 705 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 17 NW 13 WATSON LAKE NW 19 NW 28 WHITEHORSE S 26 SW 22 MAYO SW 20 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 38/FAIR 27 223 26/POOR 5 652 26/POOR 20 169 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 13 144 27/POOR 7 569 53/FAIR 27 430 SQUAMISH 16/POOR 17 123 16/POOR 3 503 49/FAIR 20 494 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 24 65 20/POOR 4 511 71/GOOD 30 560 CNTRL VAN ISLD 36/FAIR 29 211 19/POOR 4 494 54/FAIR 19 564 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 4 66 35/FAIR 13 422 17/POOR 16 117 TERRACE 17/POOR 10 357 28/POOR 9 617 14/POOR 6 381 STEWART 11/POOR 9 47 33/POOR 14 357 10/POOR 5 42 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 30 NW 31 NW 44 SANDSPIT W 11 W 22 W 37 PORT HARDY S 24 SW 30 SW 31 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/