FPCN39 CWLW 071430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 7 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. 07-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 36/FAIR 22 482 57/GOOD 17 882 28/POOR 7 762 KAMLOOPS 39/FAIR 31 546 95/GOOD 22 1652 49/FAIR 12 1078 OKANAGAN 36/FAIR 26 670 82/GOOD 18 1630 49/FAIR 13 1123 CASTLEGAR 49/FAIR 23 878 51/FAIR 14 1163 55/GOOD 13 1298 CRANBROOK 29/POOR 30 1068 50/FAIR 10 1854 83/GOOD 18 2157 REVELSTOKE 50/FAIR 22 850 49/FAIR 11 1256 41/FAIR 10 1114 GOLDEN 21/POOR 24 877 46/FAIR 12 1457 56/GOOD 13 1632 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 56 W 81 CRANBROOK SW 57 W 80 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 24/POOR 21 680 83/GOOD 19 1691 28/POOR 12 852 100 MILE 30/POOR 30 1077 93/GOOD 23 2129 33/POOR 10 1418 WILLIAMS LAKE 24/POOR 22 1073 82/GOOD 23 1867 28/POOR 20 1127 PUNTZI MTN 18/POOR 24 977 99/GOOD 26 2510 33/POOR 12 1311 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 13 764 28/POOR 9 1114 34/FAIR 15 1027 BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 22 784 36/FAIR 11 1213 28/POOR 12 1019 SMITHERS 14/POOR 11 598 29/POOR 8 1018 28/POOR 11 856 MCBRIDE 23/POOR 16 893 49/FAIR 21 1156 40/FAIR 15 1165 CLEARWATER 39/FAIR 24 658 73/GOOD 18 1341 55/GOOD 15 1095 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 26 SW 33 SMITHERS W 22 W 35 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 19/POOR 22 470 15/POOR 6 580 13/POOR 13 439 FT ST JOHN 28/POOR 12 1006 37/FAIR 19 995 21/POOR 21 799 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 6 728 20/POOR 11 883 26/POOR 20 871 DAWSON 11/POOR 6 437 18/POOR 12 505 16/POOR 10 492 WATSON LAKE 14/POOR 22 728 12/POOR 13 737 13/POOR 5 835 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 19 0 0 WATSON LAKE N 19 N 19 WHITEHORSE N 9 0 0 MAYO W 30 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 31/POOR 35 126 24/POOR 24 124 18/POOR 7 238 FRASER VALLEY 19/POOR 29 122 19/POOR 16 179 34/FAIR 12 482 SQUAMISH 22/POOR 23 156 19/POOR 16 174 26/POOR 6 595 SRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 31 139 19/POOR 15 145 52/FAIR 15 664 CNTRL VAN ISLD 29/POOR 30 152 38/FAIR 20 324 40/FAIR 10 674 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 28 57 13/POOR 14 70 19/POOR 13 165 TERRACE 12/POOR 8 283 30/POOR 8 723 27/POOR 9 616 STEWART 16/POOR 22 67 17/POOR 22 77 21/POOR 14 163 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 56 SW 57 SW 59 SANDSPIT SW 52 SW 46 SW 46 PORT HARDY 0 0 0 0 E 9 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/