FPCN39 CWLW 031430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 3 FEBRUARY 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 67/GOOD 623 19 100/GOOD 1397 12 71/GOOD 565 25 KAMLOOPS 21/POOR 448 27 100/GOOD 1526 16 72/GOOD 694 23 OKANAGAN 41/FAIR 669 21 100/GOOD 1743 10 66/GOOD 710 32 CASTLEGAR 31/POOR 704 16 100/GOOD 1738 12 53/FAIR 860 16 CRANBROOK 41/FAIR 1151 26 100/GOOD 2386 20 90/GOOD 1537 17 REVELSTOKE 91/GOOD 1056 18 100/GOOD 1385 15 42/FAIR 712 18 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 20 W 35 CRANBROOK W 17 W 44 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 31/POOR 689 29 100/GOOD 1734 20 29/POOR 695 24 100 MILE 20/POOR 1025 25 100/GOOD 2098 17 33/POOR 1092 29 WILLIAMS LK 21/POOR 1021 26 100/GOOD 1838 15 28/POOR 1084 25 PUNTZI MNT 22/POOR 994 31 100/GOOD 2242 18 55/GOOD 1215 11 PR. GEORGE 25/POOR 795 34 100/GOOD 1368 30 24/POOR 828 20 BURNS LAKE 23/POOR 793 34 100/GOOD 1512 29 26/POOR 872 17 SMITHERS 18/POOR 583 35 100/GOOD 1166 22 32/POOR 744 17 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 56 W 61 SMITHERS W 41 W 52 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 12/POOR 407 6 13/POOR 417 23 32/POOR 740 4 FT STJOHN 33/POOR 821 40 100/GOOD 1789 42 28/POOR 1192 20 WHITEHORSE 70/GOOD 1082 13 12/POOR 720 24 16/POOR 835 4 DAWSON 17/POOR 474 3 12/POOR 376 12 14/POOR 423 16 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 823 9 21/POOR 766 34 19/POOR 844 12 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 43 W 65 WATSON LAKE W 59 W 59 WHITEHORSE W 39 W 56 MAYO W 37 W 43 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 295 22 58/GOOD 813 7 17/POOR 42 40 FRASER VLY 44/FAIR 295 22 58/GOOD 813 7 19/POOR 123 35 SRN VRISL 44/FAIR 295 22 58/GOOD 813 7 29/POOR 98 30 CNTRL VRISL 44/FAIR 295 22 58/GOOD 813 7 29/POOR 149 26 NRN VRISL 44/FAIR 295 22 58/GOOD 813 7 31/POOR 203 24 TERRACE 42/FAIR 544 27 64/GOOD 606 14 14/POOR 283 13 STEWART 61/GOOD 377 25 42/FAIR 204 17 23/POOR 112 19 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 11 W 31 SANDSPIT SW 14 SW 19 W 30 PORT HARDY S 12 S 17 SW 19 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/MtnWC