FPCN39 CWLW 111430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 11 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. 11-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 45/FAIR 20 609 52/FAIR 9 1318 36/FAIR 12 686 KAMLOOPS 41/FAIR 30 567 58/GOOD 9 1614 28/POOR 11 692 OKANAGAN 78/GOOD 28 1150 63/GOOD 10 1788 44/FAIR 16 926 CASTLEGAR 68/GOOD 24 1121 78/GOOD 12 2100 32/POOR 8 1074 CRANBROOK 32/POOR 29 1095 99/GOOD 21 2621 48/FAIR 13 1586 REVELSTOKE 81/GOOD 20 1469 63/GOOD 12 1529 32/POOR 8 1014 GOLDEN 73/GOOD 25 1459 75/GOOD 17 1826 33/POOR 13 1156 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 59 W 70 CRANBROOK W 46 NW 70 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 34/FAIR 29 719 29/POOR 13 844 16/POOR 16 621 100 MILE 47/FAIR 30 1217 54/FAIR 9 2071 27/POOR 16 1158 WILLIAMS LAKE 26/POOR 27 1063 43/FAIR 10 1655 20/POOR 12 1120 PUNTZI MTN 30/POOR 26 1073 68/GOOD 18 1736 60/GOOD 19 1545 PRINCE GEORGE 42/FAIR 31 917 56/GOOD 21 1202 59/GOOD 22 1229 BURNS LAKE 62/GOOD 32 1113 52/FAIR 30 1035 83/GOOD 33 1366 SMITHERS 89/GOOD 30 1358 38/FAIR 30 724 15/POOR 31 556 MCBRIDE 64/GOOD 21 1371 67/GOOD 17 1599 30/POOR 16 984 CLEARWATER 77/GOOD 23 1204 61/GOOD 12 1432 30/POOR 12 739 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 67 W 59 SMITHERS W 57 W 41 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 40 419 21/POOR 24 480 16/POOR 24 433 FT ST JOHN 34/FAIR 38 830 99/GOOD 37 1588 18/POOR 43 735 WHITEHORSE 35/FAIR 28 895 15/POOR 30 740 36/FAIR 23 942 DAWSON 12/POOR 15 412 28/POOR 32 489 16/POOR 20 436 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 33 712 10/POOR 15 707 14/POOR 31 719 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 59 W 80 WATSON LAKE W 78 W 94 WHITEHORSE SW 69 W 81 MAYO W 72 W 56 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 34/FAIR 29 175 45/FAIR 12 641 15/POOR 7 148 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 17 136 45/FAIR 8 1036 18/POOR 8 265 SQUAMISH 21/POOR 14 216 31/POOR 5 932 18/POOR 4 448 SRN VAN ISLD 26/POOR 25 153 24/POOR 4 758 27/POOR 12 312 CNTRL VAN ISLD 28/POOR 25 171 42/FAIR 7 1008 20/POOR 6 367 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 15 91 40/FAIR 14 489 21/POOR 6 412 TERRACE 39/FAIR 18 873 19/POOR 25 292 15/POOR 28 258 STEWART 39/FAIR 25 259 12/POOR 26 27 10/POOR 31 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 44 NW 44 NW 57 SANDSPIT W 35 W 39 W 57 PORT HARDY SW 43 W 50 W 59 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MWSO