FPCN39 CWLW 011500
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY
01 JANUARY 2000 FOR TODAY.
VENTILATION INDICES AND MIXING HEIGHTS.
MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/HR.
SUBTRACT 20 FROM THE VENTILATION INDEX IN VALLEYS IF THE MIXING
HEIGHT IS BELOW THE HEIGHT OF THE LOCAL HILLS.
SOUTHERN INTERIOR
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VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd
(m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h)
FRSR CANYON 13/POOR 261 10 54/FAIR 457 15 73/GOOD 968 15
KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 398 4 54/FAIR 384 12 84/GOOD 985 12
OKANAGAN 17/POOR 517 13 54/FAIR 575 12 33/POOR 676 14
CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 533 3 54/FAIR 834 7 13/POOR 539 12
CRANBROOK 16/POOR 1040 8 54/FAIR 1264 13 50/FAIR 1335 14
REVELSTOKE 16/POOR 590 3 54/FAIR 754 12 23/POOR 660 13
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON 0 0 W 22 NW 46
CRANBROOK NW 22 NW 78
CENTRAL INTERIOR
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VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd
(m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h)
QUESNEL 14/POOR 595 7 54/FAIR 641 14 20/POOR 706 16
100 MILE 13/POOR 971 7 54/FAIR 1122 8 45/FAIR 1362 11
WILLIAMS LK 15/POOR 1010 6 54/FAIR 1073 10 26/POOR 1216 14
PUNTZI MNT 12/POOR 935 18 54/FAIR 1016 12 100/GOOD 1603 24
PR. GEORGE 15/POOR 747 16 54/FAIR 766 16 16/POOR 756 20
BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 754 17 54/FAIR 826 18 23/POOR 817 27
SMITHERS 13/POOR 562 14 54/FAIR 607 17 27/POOR 666 24
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE W 50 W 78
SMITHERS W 43 W 72
NORTHERN BC/YUKON
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VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd
(m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h)
FT NLSN 32/POOR 797 11 28/POOR 641 12 33/POOR 779 9
FT STJOHN 50/FAIR 935 33 50/FAIR 1051 15 71/GOOD 1271 17
WHITEHORSE 33/POOR 1075 10 27/POOR 968 8 32/POOR 1058 9
DAWSON 12/POOR 376 9 12/POOR 370 3 12/POOR 375 10
WATSON LAKE 47/FAIR 1235 16 50/FAIR 1273 14 52/FAIR 1255 12
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE W 44 W 70
WATSON LAKE W 57 W 76
WHITEHORSE W 35 W 63
MAYO W 31 W 52
COAST
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VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd
(m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h)
VANCOUVER 100/GOOD 212 4 100/GOOD 289 8 61/GOOD 306 30
FRASER VLY 100/GOOD 100 6 100/GOOD 292 6 54/FAIR 357 22
SRN VRISL 100/GOOD 317 5 100/GOOD 255 5 12/POOR 26 22
CNTRL VRISL 100/GOOD 296 1 100/GOOD 244 9 75/GOOD 542 19
NRN VRISL 100/GOOD 94 14 100/GOOD 35 14 32/POOR 225 26
TERRACE 100/GOOD 325 10 100/GOOD 354 11 13/POOR 249 18
STEWART 100/GOOD 60 15 100/GOOD 50 12 19/POOR 106 18
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER 0 0 NW 20 NW 28
SANDSPIT NW 12 W 28 W 57
PORT HARDY W 9. W 20 W 39
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
0-33.....POOR
34-54.....FAIR
55-100.....GOOD.
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET
END/Y2K/DONE BY DAY SHIFT. CATEGORIES GOOD. MIXING HEIGHTS/WIND ???
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