FPCN39 CWLW 131430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 13 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 19/POOR 348 12 34/FAIR 558 9 73/GOOD 624 17 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 511 7 50/FAIR 1000 5 47/FAIR 605 22 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 604 7 60/GOOD 1200 8 78/GOOD 810 23 CASTLEGAR 18/POOR 589 16 60/GOOD 1276 8 56/GOOD 859 17 CRANBROOK 22/POOR 1095 14 56/GOOD 1530 9 100/GOOD 1541 22 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 499 11 33/POOR 912 6 40/FAIR 694 20 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 26 N 70 CRANBROOK NW 11 N 35 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 16/POOR 616 8 17/POOR 627 14 19/POOR 636 27 100 MILE 16/POOR 1082 1 25/POOR 1175 10 17/POOR 1005 21 WILLIAMS LK 15/POOR 1024 5 16/POOR 1088 5 13/POOR 959 27 PUNTZI MNT 23/POOR 1018 19 22/POOR 994 26 18/POOR 968 27 PR. GEORGE 19/POOR 783 13 18/POOR 772 19 12/POOR 710 25 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 813 21 30/POOR 600 34 15/POOR 757 23 SMITHERS 20/POOR 618 23 30/POOR 500 28 14/POOR 564 20 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 59 NW100 SMITHERS W 67 W 106 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 21/POOR 495 15 100/GOOD 1153 22 31/POOR 519 27 FT STJOHN 22/POOR 801 19 14/POOR 723 39 68/GOOD 1180 17 WHITEHORSE 100/GOOD 1514 24 64/GOOD 1095 28 15/POOR 769 18 DAWSON 14/POOR 397 33 13/POOR 387 20 12/POOR 411 2 WATSON LAKE 35/FAIR 824 18 84/GOOD 1115 29 18/POOR 759 21 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 22 W 37 WATSON LAKE NW 39 NW 33 WHITEHORSE N 43 N 52 MAYO N 43 N 57 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 22/POOR 187 10 27/POOR 365 14 27/POOR 189 19 FRASER VLY 18/POOR 157 9 35/FAIR 641 9 36/FAIR 348 18 SRN VRISL 26/POOR 261 7 30/POOR 350 9 44/FAIR 361 25 CNTRL VRISL 19/POOR 204 8 27/POOR 401 8 42/FAIR 386 17 NRN VRISL 22/POOR 145 20 36/FAIR 360 14 33/POOR 165 20 TERRACE 12/POOR 246 10 51/FAIR 530 19 18/POOR 302 23 STEWART 21/POOR 145 21 15/POOR 69 22 19/POOR 112 28 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 N 35 N 59 SANDSPIT W 75 W 111 W 117 PORT HARDY NW 24 NW 46 NW 57 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/CC/MTNWC