FPCN39 CWLW 221430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 22 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. 22-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 50/FAIR 20 682 44/FAIR 8 1147 55/GOOD 15 932 KAMLOOPS 72/GOOD 27 957 64/GOOD 17 1146 92/GOOD 25 1406 OKANAGAN 56/GOOD 24 911 42/FAIR 9 1242 89/GOOD 21 1639 CASTLEGAR 32/POOR 23 695 17/POOR 6 745 22/POOR 6 895 CRANBROOK 43/FAIR 31 1170 17/POOR 10 1094 43/FAIR 13 1495 REVELSTOKE 31/POOR 22 643 21/POOR 9 693 62/GOOD 10 1726 GOLDEN 38/FAIR 20 1085 22/POOR 8 1085 51/FAIR 10 1727 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 52 W 78 CRANBROOK SW 50 W 78 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 49/FAIR 20 985 87/GOOD 23 1582 74/GOOD 20 1426 100 MILE 77/GOOD 19 1939 54/FAIR 17 1540 89/GOOD 25 1930 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 16 1017 73/GOOD 19 1840 81/GOOD 22 1872 PUNTZI MTN 32/POOR 22 1121 88/GOOD 21 2071 64/GOOD 15 1799 PRINCE GEORGE 63/GOOD 15 1576 81/GOOD 26 1477 71/GOOD 16 1703 BURNS LAKE 60/GOOD 16 1474 70/GOOD 18 1584 46/FAIR 9 1613 SMITHERS 42/FAIR 16 962 59/GOOD 12 1518 36/FAIR 7 1324 MCBRIDE 68/GOOD 14 1808 37/FAIR 13 1177 53/FAIR 11 1625 CLEARWATER 74/GOOD 17 1423 20/POOR 11 575 73/GOOD 15 1531 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 33 W 28 SMITHERS NW 9 NW 17 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 47/FAIR 21 771 74/GOOD 23 1133 52/FAIR 16 980 FT ST JOHN 72/GOOD 33 1196 84/GOOD 26 1556 79/GOOD 22 1582 WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 12 827 13/POOR 2 1040 22/POOR 11 926 DAWSON 11/POOR 11 398 31/POOR 18 607 33/POOR 18 633 WATSON LAKE 31/POOR 19 916 43/FAIR 12 1282 13/POOR 2 1058 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 39 N 19 WATSON LAKE N 15 N 26 WHITEHORSE N 17 N 26 MAYO NW 17 N 31 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 30/POOR 17 250 16/POOR 19 74 50/FAIR 14 649 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 14 184 10/POOR 6 84 68/GOOD 15 1053 SQUAMISH 28/POOR 16 284 19/POOR 3 658 51/FAIR 11 894 SRN VAN ISLD 27/POOR 11 340 16/POOR 11 131 84/GOOD 17 1322 CNTRL VAN ISLD 43/FAIR 19 401 35/FAIR 14 392 79/GOOD 15 1351 NRN VAN ISLD 29/POOR 24 185 62/GOOD 33 405 48/FAIR 13 687 TERRACE 29/POOR 17 445 59/GOOD 12 1188 60/GOOD 15 1017 STEWART 15/POOR 25 52 38/FAIR 15 407 32/POOR 15 307 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 15 W 35 W 63 SANDSPIT N 35 W 37 W 57 PORT HARDY NW 44 NW 50 NW 46 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/