FPCN39 CWLW 191445 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 19 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. 19-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 16/POOR 15 316 50/FAIR 13 929 45/FAIR 23 570 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 21 380 59/GOOD 18 996 45/FAIR 29 612 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 17 548 56/GOOD 17 1093 72/GOOD 28 1048 CASTLEGAR 19/POOR 14 632 55/GOOD 17 1112 39/FAIR 25 746 CRANBROOK 23/POOR 15 1120 59/GOOD 21 1499 37/FAIR 29 1139 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 12 522 51/FAIR 16 1065 27/POOR 20 618 GOLDEN 16/POOR 15 877 51/FAIR 19 1285 34/FAIR 19 1044 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 46 NW 28 CRANBROOK W 37 W 41 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 25/POOR 25 671 51/FAIR 19 1045 28/POOR 18 753 100 MILE 53/FAIR 27 1305 55/GOOD 21 1440 27/POOR 27 1073 WILLIAMS LAKE 29/POOR 25 1094 53/FAIR 20 1440 21/POOR 22 1039 PUNTZI MTN 44/FAIR 27 1184 70/GOOD 23 1603 66/GOOD 29 1407 PRINCE GEORGE 27/POOR 26 822 71/GOOD 27 1291 29/POOR 17 922 BURNS LAKE 22/POOR 26 812 72/GOOD 26 1347 23/POOR 11 962 SMITHERS 13/POOR 22 560 55/GOOD 21 1023 25/POOR 10 824 MCBRIDE 27/POOR 18 929 46/FAIR 20 1130 43/FAIR 16 1183 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 18 428 43/FAIR 18 796 55/GOOD 21 895 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 59 W 48 SMITHERS W 69 W 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 14/POOR 8 494 18/POOR 11 532 33/POOR 12 774 FT ST JOHN 17/POOR 28 748 34/FAIR 34 845 10/POOR 15 705 WHITEHORSE 16/POOR 27 750 10/POOR 4 753 32/POOR 23 903 DAWSON 12/POOR 19 396 9/POOR 4 383 23/POOR 20 500 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 30 704 11/POOR 14 711 29/POOR 15 953 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 43 W 43 WATSON LAKE W 52 W 44 WHITEHORSE NW 35 W 37 MAYO NW 30 NW 30 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 37/FAIR 25 234 37/FAIR 19 302 11/POOR 51 9 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 12 198 36/FAIR 18 363 18/POOR 35 104 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 19 139 31/POOR 11 456 12/POOR 23 72 SRN VAN ISLD 55/GOOD 29 388 46/FAIR 21 404 12/POOR 46 31 CNTRL VAN ISLD 42/FAIR 30 258 47/FAIR 18 483 11/POOR 43 31 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 26 41 42/FAIR 20 372 11/POOR 37 34 TERRACE 19/POOR 18 317 20/POOR 16 341 12/POOR 15 254 STEWART 14/POOR 23 46 18/POOR 17 107 10/POOR 8 37 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 50 NW 56 NW 39 SANDSPIT NW 48 NW 50 NW 57 PORT HARDY W 57 W 54 NW 57 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC