FPCN39 CWLW 161500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 16 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 *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) FRSR CANYON 24/POOR 416 11 24/POOR 416 11 100/GOOD 904 14 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 521 18 20/POOR 521 18 100/GOOD 1236 16 OKANAGAN 20/POOR 521 18 20/POOR 521 18 71/GOOD 944 19 CASTLEGAR 47/FAIR 800 26 47/FAIR 800 26 84/GOOD 1085 15 CRANBROOK 20/POOR 521 18 20/POOR 521 18 100/GOOD 1685 24 REVELSTOKE 53/FAIR 723 23 19/POOR 566 12 92/GOOD 1025 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON E 9 S 20 S 56 CRANBROOK S 15 S 52 CENTRAL INTERIOR *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) QUESNEL 17/POOR 621 11 19/POOR 660 17 15/POOR 703 6 100 MILE 32/POOR 1087 29 16/POOR 1065 5 100/GOOD 2166 14 WILLIAMS LK 13/POOR 969 20 16/POOR 1036 14 16/POOR 1064 11 PUNTZI MNT 24/POOR 1028 23 35/FAIR 1204 12 100/GOOD 1965 8 PR. GEORGE 20/POOR 807 14 28/POOR 818 29 20/POOR 987 7 BURNS LAKE 34/FAIR 942 19 34/FAIR 942 19 28/POOR 959 11 SMITHERS 35/FAIR 753 18 35/FAIR 753 18 25/POOR 709 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 SW 17 SMITHERS E 31 E 17 NORTHERN BC/YUKON *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) FT NLSN 13/POOR 406 30 27/POOR 582 18 13/POOR 429 9 FT STJOHN 15/POOR 746 12 21/POOR 773 24 19/POOR 850 14 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 716 4 12/POOR 713 13 12/POOR 719 15 DAWSON 12/POOR 379 7 12/POOR 381 16 13/POOR 391 18 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 708 21 12/POOR 731 11 12/POOR 713 4 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 17 N 22 WATSON LAKE NW 28 NW 37 WHITEHORSE NW 15 W 28 MAYO W 33 W 46 COAST *** TODAY *** *** TOMORROW *** ****** 7:00 AM **** **** 4:00 PM ***** ***** 4:00 PM ***** VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd VI MXG HT Wnd (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) (m) (km/h) VANCOUVER 22/POOR 79 37 22/POOR 79 37 13/POOR 16 37 FRASER VLY 38/FAIR 241 25 39/FAIR 248 36 12/POOR 67 22 SRN VRISL 17/POOR 62 31 17/POOR 62 31 14/POOR 38 34 CNTRL VRISL 14/POOR 71 16 14/POOR 71 16 26/POOR 144 31 NRN VRISL 19/POOR 82 21 27/POOR 193 19 73/GOOD 585 29 TERRACE 31/POOR 392 20 34/FAIR 424 19 23/POOR 404 11 STEWART 28/POOR 155 24 13/POOR 42 26 13/POOR 46 21 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 42 SE 52 S 65 SANDSPIT N 35 N 35 NE 26 PORT HARDY NE 31 NE 31 E 24 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MTNWC $$$$^^