FPCN39 CWLW 081430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 8 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 *** 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 19/POOR 324 23 50/FAIR 508 20 31/POOR 363 19 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 451 26 13/POOR 375 23 56/GOOD 614 27 OKANAGAN 28/POOR 539 30 13/POOR 450 25 99/GOOD 838 29 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 533 20 29/POOR 723 13 53/FAIR 907 15 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 977 10 40/FAIR 1093 17 71/GOOD 1536 14 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 455 23 12/POOR 451 16 16/POOR 523 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 24 SW 56 CRANBROOK SW 20 SW 67 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 32/POOR 659 40 17/POOR 591 20 13/POOR 578 20 100 MILE 49/FAIR 1133 37 40/FAIR 1106 28 26/POOR 1032 33 WILLIAMS LK 47/FAIR 1134 35 21/POOR 1032 23 13/POOR 962 29 PUNTZI MNT 15/POOR 945 28 100/GOOD 1656 26 15/POOR 996 1 PR. GEORGE 14/POOR 711 37 32/FAIR 1100 25 12/POOR 716 3 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 744 32 91/GOOD 1249 22 17/POOR 803 14 SMITHERS 15/POOR 571 27 12/POOR 535 16 13/POOR 544 10 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 43 SW 50 SMITHERS SW 41 SW 56 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 14/POOR 419 25 13/POOR 407 25 12/POOR 400 19 FT STJOHN 13/POOR 712 24 13/POOR 720 35 26/POOR 790 31 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 782 25 16/POOR 760 28 13/POOR 731 27 DAWSON 21/POOR 452 34 18/POOR 419 27 12/POOR 373 27 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 704 30 12/POOR 703 26 13/POOR 729 11 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 31 SW 63 WATSON LAKE W 50 W 63 WHITEHORSE S 39 SW 65 MAYO S 39 SW 39 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 48/FAIR 181 44 45/FAIR 47 19 26/POOR 71 42 FRASER VLY 16/POOR 101 29 14/POOR 90 20 16/POOR 89 22 SRN VRISL 52/FAIR 171 41 50/FAIR 117 21 20/POOR 62 35 CNTRL VRISL 45/FAIR 315 34 52/FAIR 585 19 18/POOR 72 28 NRN VRISL 27/POOR 207 24 27/POOR 142 34 32/POOR 381 7 TERRACE 57/GOOD 601 20 63/GOOD 249 18 15/POOR 268 10 STEWART 39/FAIR 279 22 58/GOOD 52 18 13/POOR 42 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 25 SW 41 SW 54 SANDSPIT SE 53 S 57 S 61 PORT HARDY S 59 S 76 SW 78 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MWSO