FPCN39 CWLW 141430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 14 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. 14-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 12/POOR 7 310 39/FAIR 14 672 33/POOR 14 573 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 11 449 26/POOR 9 720 26/POOR 15 561 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 6 561 36/FAIR 10 1010 49/FAIR 21 869 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 17 639 35/FAIR 8 1152 34/FAIR 9 1051 CRANBROOK 20/POOR 20 1047 44/FAIR 13 1511 39/FAIR 12 1458 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 7 472 26/POOR 6 976 22/POOR 12 645 GOLDEN 25/POOR 14 1011 33/POOR 11 1230 43/FAIR 13 1345 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 24 N 63 CRANBROOK N 33 NW 22 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 12 705 13/POOR 18 586 13/POOR 28 568 100 MILE 15/POOR 12 1024 20/POOR 13 1094 24/POOR 25 1051 WILLIAMS LAKE 18/POOR 12 1083 18/POOR 12 1078 16/POOR 23 998 PUNTZI MTN 24/POOR 13 1133 74/GOOD 27 1552 55/GOOD 26 1312 PRINCE GEORGE 33/POOR 18 964 14/POOR 24 728 13/POOR 29 714 BURNS LAKE 50/FAIR 22 1124 84/GOOD 28 1509 82/GOOD 28 1479 SMITHERS 51/FAIR 21 973 75/GOOD 28 1162 61/GOOD 24 1047 MCBRIDE 48/FAIR 15 1301 28/POOR 16 968 42/FAIR 19 1093 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 12 454 24/POOR 10 693 27/POOR 16 620 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 33 W 61 SMITHERS SW 81 W 80 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 18 444 15/POOR 20 441 16/POOR 16 457 FT ST JOHN 43/FAIR 37 889 60/GOOD 35 1040 73/GOOD 31 1243 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 33 733 43/FAIR 22 1031 25/POOR 4 1462 DAWSON 13/POOR 22 407 11/POOR 23 384 15/POOR 15 449 WATSON LAKE 20/POOR 26 772 36/FAIR 24 921 27/POOR 15 920 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 72 SW 98 WATSON LAKE SW 85 W 104 WHITEHORSE SW 80 SW 104 MAYO SW 67 SW 65 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 21/POOR 22 108 15/POOR 4 294 13/POOR 14 56 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 15 143 21/POOR 4 637 14/POOR 3 364 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 11 129 19/POOR 4 517 31/POOR 11 445 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 12 108 16/POOR 5 267 18/POOR 10 189 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 9 91 22/POOR 6 444 23/POOR 10 290 NRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 13 83 19/POOR 17 134 16/POOR 22 82 TERRACE 40/FAIR 20 544 38/FAIR 26 451 39/FAIR 24 473 STEWART 28/POOR 24 159 45/FAIR 27 294 43/FAIR 28 268 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 24 N 26 NW 69 SANDSPIT SW 17 W 35 W 65 PORT HARDY SW 67 W 67 W 80 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/gf