FPCN39 CWLW 291430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 29 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. 29-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 14/POOR 13 295 23/POOR 6 662 20/POOR 17 346 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 19 429 19/POOR 8 586 22/POOR 10 592 OKANAGAN 13/POOR 14 512 23/POOR 6 902 28/POOR 15 710 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 6 570 38/FAIR 8 1249 19/POOR 7 760 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 13 1011 39/FAIR 8 1719 20/POOR 10 1153 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 11 481 25/POOR 6 970 15/POOR 9 556 GOLDEN 13/POOR 13 845 36/FAIR 9 1384 14/POOR 9 887 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 35 NW 44 CRANBROOK NW 30 W 39 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 12/POOR 8 612 24/POOR 7 954 29/POOR 24 706 100 MILE 13/POOR 17 987 19/POOR 6 1247 22/POOR 17 1084 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 10 1008 13/POOR 3 1192 22/POOR 18 1079 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 22 963 19/POOR 7 1190 37/FAIR 20 1196 PRINCE GEORGE 13/POOR 9 763 22/POOR 6 1098 28/POOR 28 825 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 14 760 31/POOR 14 1025 35/FAIR 18 1006 SMITHERS 10/POOR 7 555 27/POOR 12 822 45/FAIR 15 1033 MCBRIDE 29/POOR 16 969 28/POOR 8 1180 21/POOR 15 886 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 11 491 28/POOR 9 798 17/POOR 11 524 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 39 N 57 SMITHERS W 28 W 37 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 14 400 20/POOR 18 492 11/POOR 14 412 FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 20 726 16/POOR 10 829 44/FAIR 34 913 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 20 832 31/POOR 20 923 26/POOR 28 823 DAWSON 30/POOR 15 647 21/POOR 18 495 13/POOR 16 420 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 2 718 14/POOR 4 940 10/POOR 1 780 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 52 W 41 WATSON LAKE W 28 W 48 WHITEHORSE W 65 W 44 MAYO SW 26 W 37 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 15/POOR 11 99 18/POOR 4 406 19/POOR 21 87 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 8 123 32/POOR 7 725 11/POOR 15 82 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 9 97 22/POOR 5 539 12/POOR 9 112 SRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 11 55 12/POOR 1 478 13/POOR 16 69 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 7 85 20/POOR 4 516 16/POOR 16 99 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 14 85 41/FAIR 26 276 11/POOR 13 43 TERRACE 16/POOR 10 337 49/FAIR 14 839 35/FAIR 17 533 STEWART 13/POOR 11 76 44/FAIR 12 638 17/POOR 19 82 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 22 NW 30 NW 37 SANDSPIT NW 19 NW 24 N 44 PORT HARDY SW 39 W 31 NW 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/