FPCN39 CWLW 131430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN
WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER 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 26/POOR 477 8 43/FAIR 689 10 42/FAIR 680 10
KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 490 11 40/FAIR 905 8 23/POOR 707 11
OKANAGAN 26/POOR 665 12 35/FAIR 1032 6 41/FAIR 944 13
CASTLEGAR 20/POOR 848 2 36/FAIR 1056 9 67/GOOD 1166 14
CRANBROOK 15/POOR 1037 9 18/POOR 1291 1 49/FAIR 1427 11
REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 569 10 23/POOR 834 6 19/POOR 714 10
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON 0 0 E 17 E 35
CRANBROOK E 9 E 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 18/POOR 626 20 30/POOR 905 2 18/POOR 818 2
100 MILE 35/FAIR 1144 22 35/FAIR 1385 5 17/POOR 1243 7
WILLIAMS LK 24/POOR 1069 22 32/POOR 1340 4 15/POOR 1256 2
PUNTZI MNT 16/POOR 992 7 23/POOR 1202 8 22/POOR 1188 11
PR. GEORGE 14/POOR 739 15 18/POOR 972 6 16/POOR 970 2
BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 787 6 19/POOR 898 10 33/POOR 1045 12
SMITHERS 18/POOR 675 9 25/POOR 770 9 37/FAIR 850 14
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE 0 0 S 9
SMITHERS SE 22 SE 17
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 13/POOR 411 16 14/POOR 435 21 13/POOR 435 15
FT STJOHN 15/POOR 738 27 19/POOR 824 21 16/POOR 832 11
WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 740 22 18/POOR 762 27 13/POOR 726 25
DAWSON 17/POOR 434 15 14/POOR 399 29 12/POOR 382 11
WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 706 13 17/POOR 795 13 13/POOR 765 12
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE SW 20 SW 28
WATSON LAKE W 35 W 39
WHITEHORSE SW 43 SW 35
MAYO SW 26 W 41
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 98/GOOD 506 28 49/FAIR 587 5 48/FAIR 440 4
FRASER VLY 24/POOR 198 13 49/FAIR 689 13 47/FAIR 529 11
SRN VRISL 100/GOOD 660 25 50/FAIR 444 13 28/POOR 297 7
CNTRL VRISL 81/GOOD 481 23 64/GOOD 651 7 52/FAIR 623 3
NRN VRISL 74/GOOD 407 27 13/POOR 52 12 39/FAIR 416 12
TERRACE 17/POOR 327 12 25/POOR 503 9 28/POOR 499 9
STEWART 14/POOR 72 14 13/POOR 60 11 14/POOR 72 16
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER E 22 E 35 E 37
SANDSPIT S 20 S 17 S 22
PORT HARDY E 14 NE 15 NE 13
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
0-33.....POOR
34-54.....FAIR
55-100.....GOOD.
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET
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