FPCN39 CWLW 121430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 12 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. 12-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 11/POOR 10 272 32/POOR 10 679 48/FAIR 9 1185 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 12 429 31/POOR 10 776 99/GOOD 27 1770 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 10 509 31/POOR 10 886 91/GOOD 23 1590 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 13 572 25/POOR 7 945 66/GOOD 18 1294 CRANBROOK 25/POOR 15 1141 32/POOR 10 1389 81/GOOD 25 1759 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 13 509 23/POOR 5 975 71/GOOD 19 1290 GOLDEN 52/FAIR 20 1274 31/POOR 11 1185 80/GOOD 21 1755 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 9 NW 31 CRANBROOK NW 37 NW 52 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 19/POOR 14 678 25/POOR 15 745 99/GOOD 23 1950 100 MILE 14/POOR 13 1017 34/FAIR 20 1186 99/GOOD 30 2306 WILLIAMS LAKE 21/POOR 14 1099 32/POOR 14 1260 99/GOOD 22 2497 PUNTZI MTN 23/POOR 24 1020 46/FAIR 16 1410 70/GOOD 14 2026 PRINCE GEORGE 31/POOR 22 887 28/POOR 19 891 99/GOOD 24 2206 BURNS LAKE 30/POOR 32 841 32/POOR 20 945 35/FAIR 15 1073 SMITHERS 14/POOR 30 553 36/FAIR 28 723 61/GOOD 13 1490 MCBRIDE 43/FAIR 19 1108 30/POOR 14 1030 33/POOR 22 944 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 14 475 28/POOR 12 696 99/GOOD 24 1679 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 56 W 57 SMITHERS SW 85 SW 94 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 15/POOR 14 465 17/POOR 27 435 10/POOR 28 389 FT ST JOHN 42/FAIR 39 871 53/FAIR 38 956 11/POOR 30 704 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 37 765 18/POOR 26 767 40/FAIR 31 912 DAWSON 26/POOR 34 466 11/POOR 21 387 40/FAIR 35 554 WATSON LAKE 13/POOR 21 729 22/POOR 30 774 10/POOR 9 708 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 74 SW 113 WATSON LAKE SW 83 W 106 WHITEHORSE S 87 SW 98 MAYO SW 43 SW 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 22/POOR 20 130 18/POOR 8 202 48/FAIR 27 315 FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 21 160 18/POOR 9 238 35/FAIR 11 526 SQUAMISH 13/POOR 11 122 25/POOR 8 424 24/POOR 6 522 SRN VAN ISLD 20/POOR 14 170 22/POOR 12 228 32/POOR 10 481 CNTRL VAN ISLD 13/POOR 12 92 15/POOR 4 321 50/FAIR 19 497 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 13 89 14/POOR 7 157 58/GOOD 25 482 TERRACE 20/POOR 24 304 16/POOR 25 271 37/FAIR 6 1191 STEWART 24/POOR 33 97 11/POOR 31 16 29/POOR 13 305 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 15 0 0 0 0 SANDSPIT SE 17 SW 30 SW 35 PORT HARDY SW 72 SW 70 SW 81 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC