FPCN39 CWLW 021430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 2 FEBRUARY 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. 02-February-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 47/FAIR 18 692 99/GOOD 35 1729 59/GOOD 20 820 KAMLOOPS 23/POOR 10 605 86/GOOD 21 1446 99/GOOD 27 1673 OKANAGAN 22/POOR 12 658 94/GOOD 28 1456 93/GOOD 26 1505 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 10 772 56/GOOD 12 1395 19/POOR 18 601 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 13 1020 57/GOOD 14 1739 71/GOOD 28 1521 REVELSTOKE 32/POOR 16 731 55/GOOD 14 1193 16/POOR 17 517 GOLDEN 29/POOR 19 992 57/GOOD 14 1585 59/GOOD 21 1344 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 33 SW 44 CRANBROOK W 35 W 48 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 20/POOR 20 647 85/GOOD 35 1195 85/GOOD 20 1693 100 MILE 19/POOR 25 1017 84/GOOD 32 1640 99/GOOD 22 2419 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 21 1007 84/GOOD 32 1640 93/GOOD 21 2235 PUNTZI MTN 15/POOR 19 965 57/GOOD 25 1360 98/GOOD 26 2089 PRINCE GEORGE 21/POOR 21 803 94/GOOD 31 1591 92/GOOD 26 1722 BURNS LAKE 20/POOR 20 817 73/GOOD 28 1315 10/POOR 23 725 SMITHERS 22/POOR 20 644 70/GOOD 24 1173 11/POOR 18 544 MCBRIDE 25/POOR 16 928 62/GOOD 21 1332 16/POOR 20 798 CLEARWATER 21/POOR 20 512 61/GOOD 21 996 75/GOOD 19 1337 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 30 W 43 SMITHERS S 48 SW 57 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 13 399 14/POOR 20 429 23/POOR 16 548 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 25 723 60/GOOD 24 1195 24/POOR 33 785 WHITEHORSE 24/POOR 15 889 50/FAIR 15 1303 10/POOR 15 713 DAWSON 21/POOR 18 500 11/POOR 13 396 12/POOR 23 390 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 12 728 10/POOR 8 723 17/POOR 13 800 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 43 SW 33 WATSON LAKE S 26 S 20 WHITEHORSE S 44 S 30 MAYO SW 30 SW 30 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 40/FAIR 30 218 99/GOOD 42 1402 10/POOR 13 10 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 10 168 99/GOOD 24 1358 10/POOR 17 64 SQUAMISH 30/POOR 15 327 88/GOOD 22 1152 12/POOR 12 104 SRN VAN ISLD 33/POOR 26 205 99/GOOD 36 1419 9/POOR 13 25 CNTRL VAN ISLD 33/POOR 24 224 99/GOOD 34 1324 28/POOR 11 368 NRN VAN ISLD 20/POOR 43 70 99/GOOD 52 922 11/POOR 27 35 TERRACE 12/POOR 8 280 28/POOR 19 417 15/POOR 19 272 STEWART 14/POOR 15 74 43/FAIR 24 307 14/POOR 18 55 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 43 S 43 SW 54 SANDSPIT S 85 S 83 SW 74 PORT HARDY S 67 S 57 S 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/