FPCN39 CWLW 051500
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY
5 FEBRUARY 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 12/POOR 254 4 32/POOR 564 7 19/POOR 338 12
KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 398 12 30/POOR 601 13 29/POOR 543 19
OKANAGAN 15/POOR 544 10 22/POOR 807 10 29/POOR 778 10
CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 584 12 30/POOR 812 6 22/POOR 739 9
CRANBROOK 13/POOR 978 9 30/POOR 1362 9 30/POOR 1396 10
REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 511 13 30/POOR 744 10 30/POOR 801 10
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON SE 9. SE 20 S 24
CRANBROOK 0 0 SW 13
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 16/POOR 603 20 30/POOR 771 11 30/POOR 747 10
100 MILE 21/POOR 1027 26 30/POOR 1191 12 30/POOR 1256 10
WILLIAMS LK 18/POOR 1019 22 31/POOR 1136 11 25/POOR 1053 10
PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 940 2 22/POOR 1117 9 26/POOR 1063 18
PR. GEORGE 16/POOR 758 16 26/POOR 927 8 23/POOR 807 10
BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 765 18 29/POOR 977 11 29/POOR 914 16
SMITHERS 19/POOR 617 22 28/POOR 759 12 33/POOR 763 16
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE S 33 S 33
SMITHERS SE 41 SE 31
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 12/POOR 421 8 30/POOR 611 18 26/POOR 701 6
FT STJOHN 13/POOR 735 9 15/POOR 844 3 15/POOR 754 12
WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 736 12 13/POOR 744 17 14/POOR 760 15
DAWSON 13/POOR 399 12 16/POOR 421 26 14/POOR 410 19
WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 713 9 13/POOR 782 7 14/POOR 808 2
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE S 24 S 20
WATSON LAKE W 17 W 24
WHITEHORSE W 9 W 28
MAYO N 15 NW 19
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 21/POOR 184 12 28/POOR 162 18 12/POOR 8 33
FRASER VLY 27/POOR 193 12 25/POOR 378 13 12/POOR 74 20
SRN VRISL 20/POOR 270 19 15/POOR 60 22 12/POOR 27 30
CNTRL VRISL 27/POOR 232 10 22/POOR 148 21 13/POOR 48 27
NRN VRISL 23/POOR 198 16 26/POOR 381 17 12/POOR 29 39
TERRACE 22/POOR 345 18 17/POOR 332 11 30/POOR 430 17
STEWART 22/POOR 121 23 13/POOR 42 21 21/POOR 140 19
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER E 24 SE 22 S 30
SANDSPIT SE 31 SE 26 SE 28
PORT HARDY SE 37 SE 28 SE 30
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
0-33.....POOR
34-54.....FAIR
55-100.....GOOD.
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET
END/JDG
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