FPCN39 CWLW 161430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 16 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. 16-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 21/POOR 17 358 51/FAIR 14 906 40/FAIR 10 879 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 17 425 37/FAIR 18 661 24/POOR 12 580 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 19 513 28/POOR 14 721 32/POOR 11 881 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 9 523 13/POOR 5 625 32/POOR 8 1069 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 17 998 14/POOR 5 1113 37/FAIR 9 1582 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 7 570 30/POOR 11 814 30/POOR 11 813 GOLDEN 18/POOR 15 901 29/POOR 10 1184 31/POOR 13 1120 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 26 N 46 CRANBROOK N 24 NW 30 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 14/POOR 14 604 53/FAIR 20 1047 38/FAIR 14 972 100 MILE 22/POOR 22 1048 53/FAIR 24 1354 37/FAIR 17 1282 WILLIAMS LAKE 18/POOR 18 1032 53/GOOD 15 1696 41/FAIR 14 1410 PUNTZI MTN 29/POOR 10 1312 30/POOR 19 1123 38/FAIR 8 1666 PRINCE GEORGE 17/POOR 21 762 41/FAIR 16 1108 32/POOR 14 1020 BURNS LAKE 26/POOR 30 826 23/POOR 20 848 18/POOR 6 996 SMITHERS 14/POOR 27 558 12/POOR 16 556 11/POOR 2 717 MCBRIDE 20/POOR 19 841 30/POOR 10 1144 43/FAIR 12 1341 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 12 480 36/FAIR 19 685 25/POOR 15 603 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 54 NW 59 SMITHERS W 63 NW 91 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 16 391 15/POOR 16 445 26/POOR 12 657 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 11 749 25/POOR 21 841 50/FAIR 18 1197 WHITEHORSE 35/FAIR 22 939 15/POOR 14 788 16/POOR 22 765 DAWSON 10/POOR 14 389 13/POOR 10 446 11/POOR 12 407 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 17 724 12/POOR 29 708 9/POOR 6 700 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 56 NW 54 WATSON LAKE NW 48 NW 31 WHITEHORSE NW 50 NW 54 MAYO NE 22 NE 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 20/POOR 11 182 20/POOR 21 96 25/POOR 11 277 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 16 133 11/POOR 7 118 26/POOR 8 459 SQUAMISH 16/POOR 9 198 27/POOR 14 300 26/POOR 8 460 SRN VAN ISLD 33/POOR 21 249 64/GOOD 22 633 18/POOR 8 234 CNTRL VAN ISLD 32/POOR 21 238 75/GOOD 32 582 20/POOR 4 529 NRN VAN ISLD 47/FAIR 19 455 11/POOR 27 34 34/FAIR 22 247 TERRACE 16/POOR 16 297 19/POOR 10 397 15/POOR 7 365 STEWART 11/POOR 19 25 11/POOR 14 35 10/POOR 9 24 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 9 NW 44 NW 57 SANDSPIT NW 44 NW 67 N 74 PORT HARDY NW 56 NW 65 NW 87 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/dsl