FPCN39 CWLW 051430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 5 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. 05-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 23/POOR 29 322 65/GOOD 28 729 52/FAIR 15 868 KAMLOOPS 35/FAIR 29 526 97/GOOD 34 1217 43/FAIR 18 746 OKANAGAN 39/FAIR 32 652 57/GOOD 26 889 62/GOOD 23 1019 CASTLEGAR 21/POOR 18 625 50/FAIR 18 995 38/FAIR 12 995 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 8 1053 64/GOOD 25 1477 60/GOOD 16 1688 REVELSTOKE 34/FAIR 20 696 54/FAIR 21 924 22/POOR 12 651 GOLDEN 21/POOR 16 928 58/GOOD 21 1331 58/GOOD 14 1597 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 SW 65 SW 104 CRANBROOK SW 43 W 78 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 59/GOOD 36 871 83/GOOD 31 1245 52/FAIR 24 945 100 MILE 52/FAIR 39 1184 87/GOOD 37 1581 46/FAIR 27 1240 WILLIAMS LAKE 51/FAIR 37 1193 66/GOOD 32 1383 52/FAIR 24 1340 PUNTZI MTN 18/POOR 29 968 99/GOOD 42 2069 42/FAIR 14 1408 PRINCE GEORGE 52/FAIR 31 999 87/GOOD 34 1391 62/GOOD 19 1364 BURNS LAKE 22/POOR 22 824 86/GOOD 33 1415 40/FAIR 19 1055 SMITHERS 22/POOR 17 664 77/GOOD 27 1223 43/FAIR 18 923 MCBRIDE 41/FAIR 25 1001 18/POOR 24 800 41/FAIR 17 1130 CLEARWATER 49/FAIR 26 735 26/POOR 26 519 45/FAIR 18 832 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 81 SW 85 SMITHERS SW 56 SW 70 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 12 398 12/POOR 9 441 24/POOR 14 591 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 9 711 14/POOR 11 773 54/FAIR 17 1302 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 24 739 11/POOR 19 723 18/POOR 15 810 DAWSON 10/POOR 17 384 9/POOR 8 379 12/POOR 14 412 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 3 707 10/POOR 8 720 14/POOR 8 800 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 17 W 9 WATSON LAKE N 22 W 19 WHITEHORSE SW 41 W 22 MAYO SW 24 W 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 29/POOR 38 104 91/GOOD 37 702 52/FAIR 49 202 FRASER VALLEY 41/FAIR 30 285 86/GOOD 33 758 37/FAIR 29 258 SQUAMISH 34/FAIR 23 273 74/GOOD 25 752 31/POOR 22 252 SRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 37 65 89/GOOD 36 719 47/FAIR 41 219 CNTRL VAN ISLD 26/POOR 32 129 84/GOOD 32 724 45/FAIR 38 224 NRN VAN ISLD 50/FAIR 46 218 57/GOOD 16 722 48/FAIR 43 222 TERRACE 42/FAIR 10 920 61/GOOD 18 917 35/FAIR 16 551 STEWART 12/POOR 17 43 30/POOR 14 307 17/POOR 25 63 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 61 S 85 SW 109 SANDSPIT S 61 SW 67 SW 67 PORT HARDY NW 46 NW 41 W 30 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/