FPCN39 CWLW 211430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 21 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. 21-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 29/POOR 21 416 50/FAIR 18 729 68/GOOD 11 1604 KAMLOOPS 35/FAIR 30 519 50/FAIR 15 946 94/GOOD 25 1458 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 26 525 50/FAIR 15 1056 48/FAIR 15 1026 CASTLEGAR 39/FAIR 19 823 52/FAIR 14 1180 37/FAIR 13 944 CRANBROOK 18/POOR 23 1008 50/FAIR 15 1539 79/GOOD 19 1978 REVELSTOKE 35/FAIR 19 715 44/FAIR 16 914 51/FAIR 12 1224 GOLDEN 20/POOR 19 892 50/FAIR 18 1285 57/GOOD 12 1712 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 50 W 70 CRANBROOK SW 54 W 69 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 16/POOR 27 595 55/GOOD 21 1045 28/POOR 19 738 100 MILE 22/POOR 30 1024 50/FAIR 19 1420 74/GOOD 26 1609 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 26 989 56/GOOD 22 1440 13/POOR 22 969 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 31 942 71/GOOD 27 1510 10/POOR 14 924 PRINCE GEORGE 67/GOOD 25 1279 41/FAIR 13 1204 37/FAIR 16 1050 BURNS LAKE 51/FAIR 20 1185 50/FAIR 18 1215 21/POOR 5 1156 SMITHERS 34/FAIR 17 814 26/POOR 16 723 15/POOR 2 1031 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 17 867 40/FAIR 16 1135 32/POOR 12 1118 CLEARWATER 25/POOR 22 540 46/FAIR 16 896 94/GOOD 21 1714 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 43 W 41 SMITHERS W 41 NW 35 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 48/FAIR 14 990 15/POOR 17 452 17/POOR 11 513 FT ST JOHN 52/FAIR 14 1384 27/POOR 17 895 31/POOR 8 1241 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 23 795 11/POOR 16 730 23/POOR 23 823 DAWSON 11/POOR 17 390 10/POOR 14 380 15/POOR 30 408 WATSON LAKE 17/POOR 9 855 10/POOR 2 740 15/POOR 9 802 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 39 N 28 WATSON LAKE N 28 N 31 WHITEHORSE N 52 N 50 MAYO NW 24 NW 39 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 32/POOR 33 144 87/GOOD 24 1002 15/POOR 53 22 FRASER VALLEY 22/POOR 26 149 52/FAIR 24 458 39/FAIR 26 297 SQUAMISH 21/POOR 17 181 35/FAIR 13 452 12/POOR 14 94 SRN VAN ISLD 49/FAIR 30 309 96/GOOD 29 1019 93/GOOD 34 818 CNTRL VAN ISLD 31/POOR 29 176 69/GOOD 22 724 14/POOR 41 45 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 33 57 65/GOOD 20 722 20/POOR 29 95 TERRACE 26/POOR 15 442 31/POOR 11 613 23/POOR 5 741 STEWART 11/POOR 15 27 15/POOR 11 107 11/POOR 16 32 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 48 W 50 W 54 SANDSPIT NW 46 NW 39 W 35 PORT HARDY NW 52 NW 54 NW 56 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC