FPCN39 CWLW 261430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 26 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 29/POOR 486 9 27/POOR 638 3 37/FAIR 544 16 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 410 4 16/POOR 813 2 25/POOR 627 11 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 586 6 32/POOR 904 6 15/POOR 522 11 CASTLEGAR 22/POOR 638 12 23/POOR 982 6 17/POOR 809 7 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 1007 9 33/POOR 1414 7 27/POOR 1260 11 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 510 6 20/POOR 871 6 21/POOR 786 7 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 NE 11 CRANBROOK 0 0 N 15 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 12/POOR 565 4 29/POOR 810 18 29/POOR 744 22 100 MILE 13/POOR 967 2 31/POOR 1302 10 30/POOR 1198 19 WILLIAMS LK 12/POOR 964 2 25/POOR 1220 10 24/POOR 1181 16 PUNTZI MNT 12/POOR 932 2 19/POOR 1153 5 30/POOR 1080 18 PR. GEORGE 12/POOR 715 5 22/POOR 915 8 28/POOR 842 28 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 731 1 17/POOR 887 2 38/FAIR 905 26 SMITHERS 12/POOR 545 8 20/POOR 686 7 40/FAIR 747 23 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 20 W 28 SMITHERS SW 28 SW 31 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 13/POOR 405 30 33/POOR 557 16 21/POOR 470 28 FT STJOHN 20/POOR 778 23 29/POOR 883 20 26/POOR 790 38 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 733 27 13/POOR 722 28 12/POOR 712 38 DAWSON 18/POOR 442 20 22/POOR 461 28 13/POOR 381 34 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 705 17 12/POOR 712 8 14/POOR 718 41 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 24 SW 41 WATSON LAKE W 43 W 54 WHITEHORSE S 50 SW 70 MAYO SW 37 SW 33 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 44/FAIR 245 31 17/POOR 111 4 27/POOR 288 7 FRASER VLY 33/POOR 228 23 17/POOR 286 9 26/POOR 460 2 SRN VRISL 30/POOR 226 18 28/POOR 260 10 15/POOR 224 4 CNTRL VRISL 26/POOR 188 19 30/POOR 393 3 26/POOR 369 8 NRN VRISL 17/POOR 89 19 19/POOR 331 3 36/FAIR 213 21 TERRACE 17/POOR 303 14 17/POOR 400 8 21/POOR 322 22 STEWART 12/POOR 29 14 12/POOR 22 12 16/POOR 71 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 14 E 15 E 20 SANDSPIT SW 18 S 31 S 41 PORT HARDY SW 9. S 11 SE 22 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/