FPCN39 CWLW 271440 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 27 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. 27-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 32/POOR 11 647 29/POOR 11 591 14/POOR 8 344 KAMLOOPS 36/FAIR 20 621 49/FAIR 17 866 13/POOR 11 408 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 16 551 41/FAIR 13 978 31/POOR 10 891 CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 11 630 40/FAIR 7 1433 43/FAIR 11 1151 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 10 1124 53/FAIR 7 2376 23/POOR 4 1588 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 6 631 39/FAIR 6 1491 27/POOR 9 825 GOLDEN 27/POOR 13 1047 44/FAIR 7 1866 34/FAIR 11 1252 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 43 W 30 CRANBROOK S 43 SW 61 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 29/POOR 19 757 26/POOR 13 799 19/POOR 14 675 100 MILE 29/POOR 14 1223 45/FAIR 17 1398 9/POOR 3 965 WILLIAMS LAKE 33/POOR 16 1237 37/FAIR 14 1351 12/POOR 10 990 PUNTZI MTN 32/POOR 14 1233 25/POOR 8 1294 12/POOR 19 941 PRINCE GEORGE 24/POOR 19 839 19/POOR 9 905 12/POOR 5 805 BURNS LAKE 36/FAIR 17 1033 11/POOR 3 816 12/POOR 11 765 SMITHERS 37/FAIR 18 844 10/POOR 6 558 12/POOR 11 567 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 10 819 26/POOR 10 1063 32/POOR 14 1058 CLEARWATER 21/POOR 10 626 33/POOR 12 802 20/POOR 10 611 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NE 26 NE 35 SMITHERS E 48 NE 41 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 23 399 13/POOR 6 488 11/POOR 18 397 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 14 742 17/POOR 14 800 18/POOR 24 765 WHITEHORSE 19/POOR 27 772 11/POOR 17 722 14/POOR 30 736 DAWSON 17/POOR 29 423 12/POOR 21 394 13/POOR 24 399 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 16 714 11/POOR 8 727 10/POOR 9 712 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 0 E 15 WATSON LAKE NW 24 NW 17 WHITEHORSE S 30 SW 22 MAYO S 35 SW 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 45/FAIR 24 322 52/FAIR 33 292 14/POOR 16 60 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 8 239 42/FAIR 21 392 32/POOR 19 304 SQUAMISH 35/FAIR 18 341 42/FAIR 15 511 27/POOR 10 392 SRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 10 43 46/FAIR 15 544 55/GOOD 21 521 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 12 185 35/FAIR 21 275 34/FAIR 13 418 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 13 55 19/POOR 9 235 10/POOR 6 64 TERRACE 43/FAIR 19 594 20/POOR 12 384 13/POOR 6 325 STEWART 19/POOR 25 79 11/POOR 16 25 10/POOR 5 25 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 17 SW 19 SANDSPIT E 9 N 11 N 15 PORT HARDY N 30 N 33 N 30 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/dsl