FPCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 17 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. 17-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 14 302 48/FAIR 13 878 36/FAIR 22 477 KAMLOOPS 19/POOR 19 440 38/FAIR 18 682 24/POOR 28 445 OKANAGAN 28/POOR 12 766 33/POOR 11 889 32/POOR 23 651 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 15 567 37/FAIR 11 1009 24/POOR 14 702 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 13 1025 14/POOR 2 1368 26/POOR 20 1106 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 11 476 24/POOR 10 740 12/POOR 13 479 GOLDEN 10/POOR 4 816 36/FAIR 12 1248 23/POOR 18 930 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NE 24 N 24 CRANBROOK NE 26 N 19 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 13 611 37/FAIR 11 1060 11/POOR 16 568 100 MILE 14/POOR 14 1003 45/FAIR 20 1329 11/POOR 19 957 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 11 996 42/FAIR 14 1438 13/POOR 23 968 PUNTZI MTN 17/POOR 22 977 26/POOR 6 1448 14/POOR 32 938 PRINCE GEORGE 32/POOR 16 971 26/POOR 8 1112 14/POOR 25 729 BURNS LAKE 23/POOR 22 833 19/POOR 8 939 17/POOR 29 767 SMITHERS 17/POOR 19 602 14/POOR 7 660 13/POOR 24 557 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 9 778 27/POOR 8 1178 26/POOR 21 888 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 8 476 35/FAIR 14 766 12/POOR 14 430 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 15 W 15 SMITHERS N 41 N 63 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 28 397 14/POOR 11 470 10/POOR 11 394 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 8 758 19/POOR 16 809 13/POOR 26 721 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 23 790 24/POOR 23 831 9/POOR 17 708 DAWSON 22/POOR 35 440 11/POOR 12 404 11/POOR 17 387 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 23 707 9/POOR 6 703 10/POOR 16 699 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE N 19 N 37 WATSON LAKE N 24 N 43 WHITEHORSE SW 22 NW 33 MAYO SW 26 W 31 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 10 112 20/POOR 7 300 30/POOR 24 178 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 17 122 18/POOR 4 465 16/POOR 21 123 SQUAMISH 15/POOR 18 109 22/POOR 7 405 16/POOR 7 244 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 13 69 24/POOR 9 347 30/POOR 20 227 CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 15 89 28/POOR 9 440 24/POOR 17 187 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 20 54 29/POOR 24 184 12/POOR 19 49 TERRACE 13/POOR 17 258 11/POOR 3 338 19/POOR 18 318 STEWART 11/POOR 18 28 10/POOR 6 36 17/POOR 19 89 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 9 NW 20 NW 39 SANDSPIT N 37 N 43 N 65 PORT HARDY N 28 NW 50 NW 63 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC