FPCN39 CWLW 301430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 30 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. 30-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 26/POOR 18 408 15/POOR 17 296 28/POOR 9 647 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 10 421 11/POOR 10 385 41/FAIR 15 794 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 14 535 19/POOR 16 572 44/FAIR 20 830 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 9 528 20/POOR 9 724 19/POOR 14 628 CRANBROOK 17/POOR 15 1043 32/POOR 12 1313 12/POOR 12 981 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 6 549 15/POOR 9 557 20/POOR 13 606 GOLDEN 15/POOR 10 891 12/POOR 9 853 35/FAIR 11 1260 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 52 NW 46 CRANBROOK NW 26 NW 43 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 21/POOR 19 661 18/POOR 22 617 23/POOR 18 698 100 MILE 14/POOR 11 1031 16/POOR 20 1000 42/FAIR 17 1356 WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 11 1013 12/POOR 18 970 18/POOR 11 1098 PUNTZI MTN 16/POOR 18 986 20/POOR 17 1028 17/POOR 9 1067 PRINCE GEORGE 21/POOR 19 813 14/POOR 27 723 12/POOR 21 719 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 16 789 15/POOR 20 771 21/POOR 15 870 SMITHERS 17/POOR 16 614 27/POOR 18 722 17/POOR 8 708 MCBRIDE 24/POOR 16 910 25/POOR 15 939 37/FAIR 10 1308 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 13 533 18/POOR 13 520 40/FAIR 12 944 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 22 NW 43 SMITHERS SW 57 SW 44 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 14/POOR 16 442 14/POOR 12 453 11/POOR 6 428 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 23 728 20/POOR 24 778 21/POOR 18 819 WHITEHORSE 22/POOR 25 798 12/POOR 19 736 13/POOR 14 757 DAWSON 39/FAIR 30 580 16/POOR 24 422 14/POOR 11 456 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 5 754 9/POOR 3 704 10/POOR 4 716 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 50 S 43 WATSON LAKE SW 30 SW 30 WHITEHORSE S 54 S 56 MAYO S 37 S 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 50/FAIR 28 324 15/POOR 23 47 10/POOR 9 31 FRASER VALLEY 26/POOR 19 236 12/POOR 24 84 10/POOR 17 69 SQUAMISH 20/POOR 12 216 13/POOR 13 114 15/POOR 7 220 SRN VAN ISLD 43/FAIR 19 394 16/POOR 26 67 16/POOR 8 176 CNTRL VAN ISLD 42/FAIR 22 336 12/POOR 16 60 14/POOR 5 188 NRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 22 108 11/POOR 9 61 10/POOR 8 45 TERRACE 21/POOR 21 325 49/FAIR 18 707 24/POOR 9 526 STEWART 22/POOR 18 145 21/POOR 20 119 12/POOR 10 55 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 22 W 41 W 35 SANDSPIT SW 30 SW 33 SW 39 PORT HARDY SW 44 S 54 S 65 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/AN