FPCN39 CWLW 281430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 28 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. 28-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 22/POOR 15 389 10/POOR 1 421 23/POOR 12 444 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 14 470 10/POOR 5 381 16/POOR 11 460 OKANAGAN 22/POOR 13 653 22/POOR 7 820 35/FAIR 10 990 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 14 667 42/FAIR 10 1192 44/FAIR 10 1237 CRANBROOK 20/POOR 18 1057 36/FAIR 9 1562 45/FAIR 10 1707 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 9 516 32/POOR 10 906 23/POOR 7 819 GOLDEN 11/POOR 9 826 34/FAIR 13 1171 43/FAIR 13 1331 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NE 20 E 17 CRANBROOK 0 0 NW 17 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 11/POOR 12 579 15/POOR 17 611 14/POOR 15 610 100 MILE 10/POOR 5 975 11/POOR 11 969 11/POOR 9 974 WILLIAMS LAKE 9/POOR 2 962 15/POOR 11 1039 11/POOR 6 998 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 3 933 11/POOR 16 933 11/POOR 19 927 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 9 728 18/POOR 11 846 11/POOR 14 720 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 13 739 14/POOR 11 799 10/POOR 12 730 SMITHERS 12/POOR 16 552 13/POOR 13 575 10/POOR 10 541 MCBRIDE 11/POOR 13 756 39/FAIR 18 1073 27/POOR 10 1074 CLEARWATER 12/POOR 8 467 15/POOR 5 600 17/POOR 8 585 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 30 N 37 SMITHERS W 22 W 28 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 10/POOR 11 397 11/POOR 18 400 13/POOR 23 413 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 33 728 40/FAIR 27 934 19/POOR 12 856 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 21 753 12/POOR 17 730 12/POOR 22 728 DAWSON 21/POOR 18 499 10/POOR 22 382 13/POOR 29 396 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 10 720 9/POOR 3 708 9/POOR 6 701 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NW 35 NW 43 WATSON LAKE NW 46 NW 44 WHITEHORSE W 69 W 43 MAYO W 48 W 61 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 52/FAIR 30 327 19/POOR 14 134 32/POOR 13 356 FRASER VALLEY 51/FAIR 34 333 30/POOR 14 358 31/POOR 9 541 SQUAMISH 36/FAIR 24 277 23/POOR 9 359 17/POOR 4 437 SRN VAN ISLD 49/FAIR 20 459 64/GOOD 31 459 27/POOR 11 330 CNTRL VAN ISLD 34/FAIR 23 245 41/FAIR 14 501 25/POOR 11 310 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 21 68 9/POOR 1 67 15/POOR 25 65 TERRACE 10/POOR 3 262 12/POOR 5 318 12/POOR 17 254 STEWART 11/POOR 8 49 11/POOR 7 67 10/POOR 10 30 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 33 E 19 E 17 SANDSPIT NE 19 NE 24 NE 28 PORT HARDY 0 0 0 0 NW 13 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/dsl