FPCN39 CWLW 241400
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN
WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT THURSDAY
24 AUGUST 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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****** 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 26/POOR 408 16 100/GOOD 1653 16 100/GOOD 1156 16
KAMLOOPS 31/POOR 554 17 100/GOOD 2133 19 100/GOOD 1566 23
OKANAGAN 24/POOR 571 18 100/GOOD 1936 14 100/GOOD 1893 13
CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 523 6 100/GOOD 1863 14 100/GOOD 2476 16
CRANBROOK 13/POOR 980 4 100/GOOD 2953 16 100/GOOD 3146 21
REVELSTOKE 17/POOR 548 10 100/GOOD 2060 12 100/GOOD 1880 13
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON 0 0 SW 17 SW 24
CRANBROOK SW 9 W 28
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 734 1 100/GOOD 1548 12 100/GOOD 1824 16
100 MILE 18/POOR 1079 6 100/GOOD 2879 10 100/GOOD 2191 19
WILLIAMS LK 15/POOR 1111 3 100/GOOD 2288 1 79/GOOD 1557 10
PUNTZI MNT 16/POOR 991 14 100/GOOD 2307 20 100/GOOD 2468 22
PR. GEORGE 37/FAIR 1147 10 100/GOOD 1728 19 99/GOOD 1360 13
BURNS LAKE 14/POOR 806 6 57/GOOD 1260 12 100/GOOD 1863 26
SMITHERS 32/POOR 913 8 59/GOOD 1383 3 100/GOOD 1608 22
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE SW 48 W 48
SMITHERS W 41 SW 63
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 21/POOR 498 18 87/GOOD 1638 13 36/FAIR 678 3
FT STJOHN 29/POOR 899 17 100/GOOD 2512 7 100/GOOD 2333 25
WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 984 4 100/GOOD 1843 14 39/FAIR 1031 15
DAWSON 14/POOR 422 13 100/GOOD 1918 12 100/GOOD 1464 11
WATSON LAKE 18/POOR 803 14 100/GOOD 2156 16 36/FAIR 1702 4
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE W 33 W 41
WATSON LAKE W 46 W 37
WHITEHORSE W 24 NW 22
MAYO 0 0 0 0
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 20/POOR 144 19 50/FAIR 356 13 30/POOR 321 13
FRASER VLY 19/POOR 152 18 74/GOOD 880 9 39/FAIR 552 8
SRN VRISL 24/POOR 167 23 50/FAIR 250 9 29/POOR 216 12
CNTRL VRISL 20/POOR 151 13 70/GOOD 775 8 67/GOOD 695 9
NRN VRISL 13/POOR 74 2 67/GOOD 520 19 38/FAIR 296 18
TERRACE 18/POOR 382 6 75/GOOD 1022 9 60/GOOD 644 14
STEWART 16/POOR 136 10 70/GOOD 635 5 55/GOOD 427 13
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER 0 0 SW 13 SW 24
SANDSPIT W 9. W 24 W 37
PORT HARDY S 12 SW 24 SW 31
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
0-33.....POOR
34-54.....FAIR
55-100.....GOOD.
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET
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