FPCN39 CWLW 091430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 9 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. 09-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 28/POOR 17 450 24/POOR 23 351 25/POOR 20 382 KAMLOOPS 17/POOR 20 421 51/FAIR 26 710 38/FAIR 26 578 OKANAGAN 16/POOR 11 572 80/GOOD 29 1154 53/FAIR 22 903 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 11 567 62/GOOD 15 1353 46/FAIR 24 830 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 18 1004 60/GOOD 16 1691 84/GOOD 33 1608 REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 14 529 65/GOOD 16 1317 11/POOR 21 462 GOLDEN 16/POOR 7 981 58/GOOD 15 1543 17/POOR 21 852 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 22 SW 30 CRANBROOK SW 20 SW 13 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 33/POOR 26 730 51/FAIR 42 933 77/GOOD 26 1270 100 MILE 23/POOR 30 1027 50/FAIR 38 1178 87/GOOD 30 1733 WILLIAMS LAKE 21/POOR 25 1032 47/FAIR 38 1323 88/GOOD 28 1812 PUNTZI MTN 16/POOR 19 975 45/FAIR 28 1410 99/GOOD 29 2347 PRINCE GEORGE 22/POOR 28 778 46/FAIR 39 1057 84/GOOD 26 1552 BURNS LAKE 28/POOR 23 877 24/POOR 32 803 97/GOOD 24 1961 SMITHERS 24/POOR 23 738 15/POOR 30 560 10/POOR 17 534 MCBRIDE 27/POOR 17 1061 52/FAIR 27 1345 34/FAIR 19 995 CLEARWATER 22/POOR 20 524 45/FAIR 24 977 12/POOR 21 421 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 48 SW 41 SMITHERS S 56 S 61 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 9/POOR 1 397 28/POOR 19 580 14/POOR 25 417 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 27 720 26/POOR 29 810 60/GOOD 36 1029 WHITEHORSE 24/POOR 25 814 47/FAIR 35 937 17/POOR 31 749 DAWSON 32/POOR 29 526 17/POOR 32 416 12/POOR 24 389 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 6 713 20/POOR 27 768 13/POOR 28 719 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 41 SW 43 WATSON LAKE SW 19 SW 30 WHITEHORSE SE 28 SE 26 MAYO SE 24 S 28 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 36/FAIR 28 200 16/POOR 29 48 11/POOR 24 17 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 20 143 14/POOR 17 109 10/POOR 26 65 SQUAMISH 15/POOR 16 119 17/POOR 20 125 20/POOR 18 171 SRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 20 149 26/POOR 30 127 12/POOR 29 38 CNTRL VAN ISLD 22/POOR 21 140 17/POOR 30 76 32/POOR 23 220 NRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 42 56 10/POOR 52 26 15/POOR 33 53 TERRACE 34/FAIR 20 465 13/POOR 32 239 13/POOR 16 260 STEWART 19/POOR 22 94 12/POOR 32 26 15/POOR 21 56 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 33 S 41 S 39 SANDSPIT S 80 S 102 S 85 PORT HARDY SE 117 S 126 S 120 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/LEC