FPCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 18 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. 18-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 14/POOR 17 288 33/POOR 20 470 62/GOOD 19 897 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 11 442 20/POOR 27 419 85/GOOD 21 1420 OKANAGAN 16/POOR 12 561 19/POOR 22 542 73/GOOD 20 1305 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 17 537 47/FAIR 15 1040 80/GOOD 18 1627 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 19 1033 49/FAIR 22 1469 96/GOOD 27 2015 REVELSTOKE 32/POOR 12 825 12/POOR 13 488 14/POOR 18 491 GOLDEN 38/FAIR 15 1190 16/POOR 18 855 59/GOOD 21 1353 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 33 N 54 CRANBROOK N 31 N 35 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 17/POOR 13 662 11/POOR 15 566 51/FAIR 19 1044 100 MILE 15/POOR 13 1024 11/POOR 18 962 65/GOOD 20 1638 WILLIAMS LAKE 15/POOR 13 1023 12/POOR 21 964 53/FAIR 17 1522 PUNTZI MTN 20/POOR 28 985 14/POOR 29 943 70/GOOD 22 1629 PRINCE GEORGE 28/POOR 19 887 14/POOR 26 725 74/GOOD 26 1367 BURNS LAKE 27/POOR 21 885 21/POOR 25 804 45/FAIR 22 1066 SMITHERS 28/POOR 22 689 20/POOR 24 613 29/POOR 19 725 MCBRIDE 33/POOR 16 1037 22/POOR 20 849 40/FAIR 21 1042 CLEARWATER 18/POOR 12 529 11/POOR 13 428 21/POOR 21 502 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 39 NW 69 SMITHERS W 54 W 52 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 20 401 16/POOR 8 537 12/POOR 9 440 FT ST JOHN 26/POOR 30 804 17/POOR 31 740 14/POOR 39 719 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 20 734 10/POOR 18 711 10/POOR 2 759 DAWSON 23/POOR 34 450 10/POOR 7 390 10/POOR 13 385 WATSON LAKE /POOR 1 750 10/POOR 23 695 10/POOR 15 701 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 63 W 56 WATSON LAKE W 48 W 59 WHITEHORSE SW 59 W 41 MAYO S 19 S 11 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 24/POOR 18 161 17/POOR 20 79 13/POOR 23 37 FRASER VALLEY 14/POOR 13 125 12/POOR 20 87 23/POOR 21 185 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 7 100 13/POOR 9 128 21/POOR 17 182 SRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 8 210 16/POOR 17 94 50/FAIR 25 383 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 9 144 12/POOR 9 83 41/FAIR 21 345 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 9 51 10/POOR 26 30 10/POOR 28 29 TERRACE 25/POOR 18 383 18/POOR 14 332 10/POOR 19 229 STEWART 15/POOR 20 59 20/POOR 20 111 10/POOR 19 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 11 NW 28 NW 57 SANDSPIT W 19 W 35 NW 59 PORT HARDY SW 44 W 57 W 61 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC