FPCN39 CWLW 061430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 6 JANUARY 2001 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 14/POOR 278 17 31/POOR 586 11 49/FAIR 523 20
KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 384 22 19/POOR 670 12 32/POOR 531 26
OKANAGAN 14/POOR 498 19 20/POOR 825 7 33/POOR 585 28
CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 533 15 39/FAIR 1051 3 35/FAIR 750 19
CRANBROOK 16/POOR 1003 23 48/FAIR 1572 11 25/POOR 1213 11
REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 461 17 40/FAIR 1020 6 25/POOR 601 22
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON 0 0 E 9 0 0
CRANBROOK NW 11 NW 35
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 15/POOR 607 20 22/POOR 718 21 15/POOR 571 39
100 MILE 13/POOR 969 22 29/POOR 1310 19 16/POOR 976 36
WILLIAMS LK 13/POOR 976 22 22/POOR 1142 20 14/POOR 966 34
PUNTZI MNT 13/POOR 945 23 21/POOR 1121 17 15/POOR 955 26
PR. GEORGE 15/POOR 729 26 30/POOR 923 18 13/POOR 708 34
BURNS LAKE 14/POOR 760 23 16/POOR 779 19 20/POOR 789 32
SMITHERS 27/POOR 659 22 12/POOR 545 17 22/POOR 616 29
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE SW 17 W 19
SMITHERS SW 41 SW 33
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 416 4 13/POOR 404 18 12/POOR 394 31
FT STJOHN 14/POOR 726 45 13/POOR 708 29 13/POOR 731 19
WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 750 24 16/POOR 742 37 12/POOR 711 37
DAWSON 35/FAIR 541 11 23/POOR 456 33 13/POOR 379 44
WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 701 31 13/POOR 712 24 12/POOR 701 31
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE SW 54 SW 98
WATSON LAKE SW 57 W 78
WHITEHORSE SW 61 SW 94
MAYO S 48 SW 81
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 26/POOR 144 7 16/POOR 45 28 12/POOR 9 37
FRASER VLY 15/POOR 125 1 22/POOR 197 23 12/POOR 70 23
SRN VRISL 14/POOR 71 7 32/POOR 186 19 13/POOR 34 38
CNTRL VRISL 20/POOR 119 5 48/FAIR 392 16 22/POOR 127 31
NRN VRISL 29/POOR 187 20 20/POOR 78 36 14/POOR 37 45
TERRACE 46/FAIR 529 16 13/POOR 246 16 14/POOR 262 23
STEWART 53/FAIR 344 19 14/POOR 62 19 13/POOR 39 27
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) :
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER E 33 SE 24 SE 15
SANDSPIT S 79 S 76 S 74
PORT HARDY SE 42 S 41 S 37
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
0-33.....POOR
34-54.....FAIR
55-100.....GOOD.
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET
END/MWSO