FPCN39 CWLW 241500 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 24 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 42/FAIR 555 12 52/FAIR 740 9 27/POOR 579 6 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 451 10 45/FAIR 972 10 26/POOR 586 11 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 538 11 40/FAIR 971 10 39/FAIR 816 7 CASTLEGAR 23/POOR 627 17 38/FAIR 980 11 50/FAIR 916 16 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 1000 15 18/POOR 1399 1 37/FAIR 1364 14 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 531 5 25/POOR 846 9 44/FAIR 850 14 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 E 13 S 19 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 19 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 12/POOR 566 5 53/FAIR 1086 9 51/FAIR 859 10 100 MILE 14/POOR 988 9 53/FAIR 950 12 50/FAIR 931 8 WILLIAMS LK 13/POOR 985 6 51/FAIR 902 12 49/FAIR 957 10 PUNTZI MNT 15/POOR 994 8 49/FAIR 1323 15 17/POOR 1041 8 PR. GEORGE 12/POOR 715 7 36/FAIR 1157 7 14/POOR 767 4 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 732 2 20/POOR 883 13 23/POOR 987 9 SMITHERS 12/POOR 542 8 19/POOR 658 16 20/POOR 659 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 N 13 SMITHERS E 20 NE 24 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 405 26 14/POOR 432 17 13/POOR 446 12 FT STJOHN 17/POOR 753 24 15/POOR 754 26 15/POOR 751 15 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 734 32 13/POOR 718 28 12/POOR 713 23 DAWSON 17/POOR 429 23 12/POOR 380 27 12/POOR 379 33 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 707 6 12/POOR 718 11 15/POOR 793 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 24 W 30 WATSON LAKE W 46 W 46 WHITEHORSE SW 56 SW 80 MAYO SW 50 W 83 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 18/POOR 400 17 29/POOR 129 33 16/POOR 57 19 FRASER VLY 22/POOR 260 16 42/FAIR 338 24 16/POOR 150 10 SRN VRISL 22/POOR 422 15 17/POOR 77 21 13/POOR 63 11 CNTRL VRISL 23/POOR 300 13 15/POOR 74 20 12/POOR 53 14 NRN VRISL 26/POOR 153 19 38/FAIR 294 21 24/POOR 306 11 TERRACE 17/POOR 292 14 13/POOR 245 14 14/POOR 279 9 STEWART 14/POOR 56 10 12/POOR 42 18 14/POOR 59 16 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 37 SE 35 SE 37 SANDSPIT NE 29 NE 20 NE 24 PORT HARDY E 20 E 19 E 35 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MtnWC $$$$^^