FPCN39 CWLW 261430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 26 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. 26-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 11 323 19/POOR 2 1186 22/POOR 9 497 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 14 392 32/POOR 8 922 38/FAIR 18 676 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 14 539 38/FAIR 12 956 34/FAIR 11 911 CASTLEGAR 53/FAIR 22 954 46/FAIR 10 1295 47/FAIR 12 1193 CRANBROOK 40/FAIR 31 1151 53/FAIR 20 1439 48/FAIR 21 1339 REVELSTOKE 35/FAIR 14 817 37/FAIR 10 1020 25/POOR 9 783 GOLDEN 15/POOR 7 930 53/FAIR 10 1824 30/POOR 13 1096 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 54 SW 54 CRANBROOK SW 52 SW 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 43/FAIR 18 940 36/FAIR 20 818 35/FAIR 13 950 100 MILE 20/POOR 15 1080 45/FAIR 16 1421 44/FAIR 17 1378 WILLIAMS LAKE 50/FAIR 18 1444 18/POOR 17 1041 38/FAIR 14 1373 PUNTZI MTN 44/FAIR 16 1374 31/POOR 14 1224 20/POOR 5 1323 PRINCE GEORGE 36/FAIR 18 994 50/FAIR 20 1148 27/POOR 10 1042 BURNS LAKE 50/FAIR 18 1223 50/FAIR 19 1200 11/POOR 1 995 SMITHERS 44/FAIR 17 968 39/FAIR 16 912 10/POOR 4 566 MCBRIDE 17/POOR 11 863 26/POOR 9 1093 31/POOR 10 1172 CLEARWATER 22/POOR 16 549 25/POOR 5 991 32/POOR 12 781 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NE 17 NE 9 SMITHERS E 41 E 20 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 17/POOR 24 446 23/POOR 5 908 19/POOR 7 658 FT ST JOHN 21/POOR 22 802 29/POOR 18 911 28/POOR 9 1095 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 11 716 10/POOR 1 712 10/POOR 14 716 DAWSON 11/POOR 22 387 11/POOR 27 380 17/POOR 17 457 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 11 724 11/POOR 5 745 11/POOR 17 710 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 33 E 19 WATSON LAKE E 19 NE 22 WHITEHORSE E 37 E 39 MAYO E 15 E 19 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 34/FAIR 20 250 39/FAIR 14 454 51/FAIR 14 680 FRASER VALLEY 34/FAIR 24 269 34/FAIR 10 552 51/FAIR 13 778 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 9 160 28/POOR 6 686 40/FAIR 10 702 SRN VAN ISLD 62/GOOD 31 428 34/FAIR 12 439 37/FAIR 10 586 CNTRL VAN ISLD 38/FAIR 22 290 48/FAIR 11 811 40/FAIR 7 953 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 6 43 43/FAIR 9 819 25/POOR 10 320 TERRACE 41/FAIR 18 595 12/POOR 15 259 19/POOR 9 425 STEWART 21/POOR 23 102 10/POOR 23 14 10/POOR 13 25 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 41 SW 43 SW 43 SANDSPIT NW 13 W 11 W 9 PORT HARDY N 22 N 22 N 22 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MtnWC