FPCN39 CWLW 241430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 24 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 53/FAIR 542 14 50/FAIR 1000 13 100/GOOD 1429 10 KAMLOOPS 21/POOR 487 11 50/FAIR 1000 4 99/GOOD 1313 8 OKANAGAN 31/POOR 717 14 50/FAIR 1000 10 100/GOOD 1605 7 CASTLEGAR 54/FAIR 907 13 50/FAIR 1000 16 100/GOOD 2127 10 CRANBROOK 47/FAIR 1242 20 50/FAIR 1000 22 100/GOOD 3048 13 REVELSTOKE 66/GOOD 950 13 50/FAIR 1000 13 100/GOOD 1827 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON W 9. W 19 W 35 CRANBROOK W 17 W 43 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 783 16 30/POOR 1230 8 66/GOOD 1340 4 100 MILE 31/POOR 1250 9 30/POOR 1917 10 100/GOOD 2038 12 WILLIAMS LK 37/FAIR 1299 13 30/POOR 1712 7 100/GOOD 1852 9 PUNTZI MNT 23/POOR 1225 7 30/POOR 2016 2 100/GOOD 2366 23 PR. GEORGE 25/POOR 833 17 30/POOR 1689 9 48/FAIR 1338 7 BURNS LAKE 30/POOR 1212 16 30/POOR 1565 9 38/FAIR 1179 9 SMITHERS 30/POOR 1023 18 30/POOR 1254 11 40/FAIR 1083 6 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 15 W 28 SMITHERS 0 0 NW 37 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 50/FAIR 674 20 30/POOR 1151 15 33/POOR 1040 5 FT STJOHN 45/FAIR 970 22 30/POOR 1484 15 51/FAIR 1317 10 WHITEHORSE 39/FAIR 970 19 30/POOR 1283 11 38/FAIR 994 18 DAWSON 19/POOR 429 24 27/POOR 568 11 43/FAIR 546 30 WATSON LAKE 100/GOOD 1209 26 30/POOR 1508 24 47/FAIR 1440 7 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 0 SW 19 WATSON LAKE E 22 S 17 WHITEHORSE N 11 N 11 MAYO E 20 E 17 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 52/FAIR 445 22 50/FAIR 677 4 69/GOOD 860 18 FRASER VLY 52/FAIR 510 16 50/FAIR 917 12 87/GOOD 1457 13 SRN VRISL 60/GOOD 480 22 43/FAIR 626 4 40/FAIR 642 3 CNTRL VRISL 47/FAIR 397 22 81/GOOD 991 1 72/GOOD 934 10 NRN VRISL 13/POOR 76 10 66/GOOD 738 11 70/GOOD 920 9 TERRACE 49/FAIR 620 13 42/FAIR 993 5 100/GOOD 1398 10 STEWART 47/FAIR 281 20 28/POOR 240 13 17/POOR 224 3 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WINDS IN KM/H) : 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 12 W 22 W 33 SANDSPIT W 9. NW 24 NW 41 PORT HARDY W 14 W 24 W 33 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: 0-33.....POOR 34-54.....FAIR 55-100.....GOOD. VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET END/