FPCN39 CWLW 131430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 13 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. 13-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 22/POOR 19 360 45/FAIR 13 829 34/FAIR 13 617 KAMLOOPS 17/POOR 15 439 52/FAIR 16 946 30/POOR 10 769 OKANAGAN 29/POOR 23 629 52/FAIR 15 1106 29/POOR 8 947 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 12 601 48/FAIR 14 1095 33/POOR 7 1175 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 7 1055 45/FAIR 13 1539 41/FAIR 12 1496 REVELSTOKE 19/POOR 17 554 32/POOR 15 742 26/POOR 6 974 GOLDEN 16/POOR 15 871 48/FAIR 17 1285 38/FAIR 12 1290 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 24 W 41 CRANBROOK W 43 W 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 35/FAIR 12 989 93/GOOD 27 1569 15/POOR 22 596 100 MILE 18/POOR 17 1036 97/GOOD 33 1840 28/POOR 17 1163 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 18 993 88/GOOD 27 1840 17/POOR 14 1050 PUNTZI MTN 19/POOR 27 980 86/GOOD 26 1810 70/GOOD 29 1459 PRINCE GEORGE 86/GOOD 23 1704 83/GOOD 27 1491 15/POOR 26 733 BURNS LAKE 99/GOOD 29 2000 64/GOOD 20 1385 74/GOOD 38 1169 SMITHERS 99/GOOD 25 1764 40/FAIR 16 923 41/FAIR 36 710 MCBRIDE 69/GOOD 15 1742 64/GOOD 20 1401 43/FAIR 19 1110 CLEARWATER 29/POOR 16 646 46/FAIR 20 796 29/POOR 10 786 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 80 W 78 SMITHERS W 50 W 65 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 13/POOR 28 410 27/POOR 35 482 32/POOR 27 550 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 33 728 91/GOOD 29 1588 80/GOOD 39 1218 WHITEHORSE 26/POOR 21 861 40/FAIR 27 944 39/FAIR 26 945 DAWSON 17/POOR 21 436 31/POOR 30 518 11/POOR 27 381 WATSON LAKE 30/POOR 37 800 17/POOR 14 797 70/GOOD 36 1131 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 56 W 76 WATSON LAKE W 76 W 69 WHITEHORSE W 69 NW 48 MAYO W 41 SW 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 12/POOR 5 102 68/GOOD 30 502 8/POOR -1 263 FRASER VALLEY 11/POOR 11 88 65/GOOD 25 616 16/POOR 3 487 SQUAMISH 10/POOR 4 75 48/FAIR 12 752 13/POOR 2 429 SRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 17 177 52/FAIR 14 706 16/POOR 5 267 CNTRL VAN ISLD 20/POOR 20 132 70/GOOD 25 659 17/POOR 4 393 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 19 44 50/FAIR 18 522 30/POOR 13 337 TERRACE 74/GOOD 17 1246 22/POOR 8 517 16/POOR 27 264 STEWART 37/FAIR 22 268 33/POOR 16 307 18/POOR 29 67 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 19 W 35 SANDSPIT W 26 W 31 W 50 PORT HARDY W 30 NW 37 NW 80 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC