FPCN39 CWLW 101430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 10 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. 10-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 39/FAIR 30 436 51/FAIR 22 656 38/FAIR 12 1194 KAMLOOPS 26/POOR 27 467 79/GOOD 31 1382 54/FAIR 14 1590 OKANAGAN 50/FAIR 35 713 41/FAIR 27 917 55/GOOD 13 1816 CASTLEGAR 32/POOR 18 755 50/FAIR 22 1219 62/GOOD 15 1905 CRANBROOK 24/POOR 14 1147 53/FAIR 28 1548 79/GOOD 24 2344 REVELSTOKE 28/POOR 21 616 32/POOR 21 661 50/FAIR 16 1420 GOLDEN 19/POOR 20 874 45/FAIR 22 1413 62/GOOD 22 1755 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 11 S 78 SW 109 CRANBROOK SW 44 SW 87 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 22/POOR 30 629 38/FAIR 17 901 53/FAIR 14 1257 100 MILE 30/POOR 36 1054 61/GOOD 26 1736 60/GOOD 17 2127 WILLIAMS LAKE 24/POOR 32 1028 47/FAIR 21 1643 60/GOOD 17 2139 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 30 941 58/GOOD 26 1657 66/GOOD 21 2015 PRINCE GEORGE 20/POOR 35 752 24/POOR 24 813 41/FAIR 21 1292 BURNS LAKE 18/POOR 34 765 67/FAIR 26 1639 42/FAIR 28 961 SMITHERS 72/GOOD 26 1161 14/POOR 20 569 47/FAIR 27 824 MCBRIDE 12/POOR 27 751 14/POOR 18 781 51/FAIR 22 1460 CLEARWATER 35/FAIR 27 587 16/POOR 22 458 45/FAIR 18 1159 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 74 SW 89 SMITHERS SW 78 SW 104 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 17/POOR 11 518 15/POOR 34 415 14/POOR 22 426 FT ST JOHN 16/POOR 40 729 21/POOR 33 761 53/FAIR 37 1149 WHITEHORSE 28/POOR 34 811 13/POOR 29 726 19/POOR 30 762 DAWSON 40/FAIR 31 764 26/POOR 30 479 19/POOR 27 437 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 15 778 14/POOR 32 718 10/POOR 20 701 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 76 SW 111 WATSON LAKE S 63 SW 83 WHITEHORSE SE 70 S 93 MAYO S 43 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 33/POOR 32 150 10/POOR 24 7 32/POOR 10 465 FRASER VALLEY 29/POOR 29 192 11/POOR 26 74 34/FAIR 8 694 SQUAMISH 30/POOR 24 224 10/POOR 18 57 30/POOR 6 725 SRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 26 82 10/POOR 29 25 13/POOR 1 687 CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 23 107 10/POOR 24 34 36/FAIR 7 813 NRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 20 86 12/POOR 26 46 33/POOR 11 466 TERRACE 75/GOOD 26 902 13/POOR 16 258 20/POOR 23 303 STEWART 58/GOOD 33 359 12/POOR 20 38 13/POOR 29 33 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 54 SW 74 SW 96 SANDSPIT SW 56 SW 59 SW 61 PORT HARDY SW 83 SW 89 SW 85 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MWSO