FPCN39 CWLW 251430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 25 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. 25-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 27/POOR 8 658 52/FAIR 11 1104 47/FAIR 13 856 KAMLOOPS 28/POOR 10 726 52/FAIR 9 1433 70/GOOD 11 1795 OKANAGAN 31/POOR 11 846 27/POOR 11 768 75/GOOD 13 1817 CASTLEGAR 57/GOOD 21 1028 19/POOR 12 654 67/GOOD 14 1551 CRANBROOK 75/GOOD 25 1657 48/FAIR 15 1513 75/GOOD 16 2049 REVELSTOKE 34/FAIR 10 947 17/POOR 7 650 41/FAIR 9 1184 GOLDEN 64/GOOD 12 1920 48/FAIR 12 1501 58/GOOD 11 1820 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 20 SW 46 CRANBROOK SW 48 W 78 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 18 599 38/FAIR 17 896 46/FAIR 21 928 100 MILE 15/POOR 9 1066 51/FAIR 12 1727 39/FAIR 13 1424 WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 15 968 39/FAIR 18 1290 10/POOR 15 948 PUNTZI MTN 24/POOR 28 1010 37/FAIR 15 1290 33/POOR 15 1231 PRINCE GEORGE 17/POOR 13 802 43/FAIR 19 1065 62/GOOD 24 1227 BURNS LAKE 20/POOR 6 1044 30/POOR 27 870 62/GOOD 23 1265 SMITHERS 11/POOR 6 576 46/FAIR 22 891 40/FAIR 19 860 MCBRIDE 13/POOR 9 818 53/FAIR 9 1830 37/FAIR 12 1202 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 10 525 48/FAIR 6 1821 19/POOR 2 1300 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 20 SW 33 SMITHERS S 15 SW 19 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 20/POOR 15 513 25/POOR 15 587 24/POOR 16 562 FT ST JOHN 25/POOR 18 863 33/POOR 12 1092 18/POOR 16 795 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 12 920 24/POOR 15 889 9/POOR 2 712 DAWSON 10/POOR 9 382 9/POOR 20 374 11/POOR 29 384 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 17 714 18/POOR 9 884 11/POOR 6 740 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 17 SE 9 WATSON LAKE E 46 SE 9 WHITEHORSE E 19 E 17 MAYO E 33 E 33 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 25/POOR 13 238 49/FAIR 45 197 11/POOR 3 149 FRASER VALLEY 23/POOR 9 349 19/POOR 32 117 13/POOR 11 132 SQUAMISH 10/POOR 6 78 30/POOR 20 262 26/POOR 7 518 SRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 17 199 50/FAIR 25 383 18/POOR 9 199 CNTRL VAN ISLD 25/POOR 16 213 29/POOR 29 162 24/POOR 4 764 NRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 23 83 16/POOR 8 185 37/FAIR 13 468 TERRACE 27/POOR 8 659 22/POOR 16 368 52/FAIR 19 732 STEWART 28/POOR 13 299 15/POOR 22 57 12/POOR 26 28 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 13 SW 13 W 26 SANDSPIT SW 41 SW 43 SW 46 PORT HARDY 0 0 SW 15 S 22 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/