FPCN39 CWLW 161330 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 16 MAY 2001 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. SUBTRACT 20 FROM THE VENTILATION INDEX IN VALLEYS IF THE MIXING HEIGHT IS BELOW THE HEIGHT OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS OR HILLS. 16-May-2001 SOUTHERN INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FRASER CANYON 65/GOOD 20 927 93/GOOD 17 1825 81/GOOD 17 1447 KAMLOOPS 99/GOOD 27 1636 99/GOOD 26 2585 99/GOOD 19 1979 OKANAGAN 99/GOOD 26 1933 99/GOOD 25 2542 95/GOOD 16 2243 CASTLEGAR 92/GOOD 19 1895 99/GOOD 18 2443 82/GOOD 13 2124 CRANBROOK 79/GOOD 20 1918 99/GOOD 28 2510 99/GOOD 20 2605 REVELSTOKE 55/GOOD 14 1186 78/GOOD 18 1509 75/GOOD 14 1703 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 50 W 67 CRANBROOK SW 37 W 63 CENTRAL INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M QUESNEL 52/FAIR 12 1341 99/GOOD 17 2790 79/GOOD 15 1858 100 MILE 48/FAIR 9 1892 99/GOOD 26 3376 91/GOOD 17 2476 WILLIAMS LAKE 55/GOOD 12 1824 99/GOOD 25 3380 59/GOOD 11 2010 PUNTZI MTN 53/FAIR 20 1412 99/GOOD 26 3316 99/GOOD 26 2408 PRINCE GEORGE 32/POOR 16 982 99/GOOD 18 2599 88/GOOD 20 1906 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 6 681 99/GOOD 25 2893 96/GOOD 20 2014 SMITHERS 20/POOR 9 760 99/GOOD 18 2789 62/GOOD 15 1385 MCBRIDE 25/POOR 9 1063 55/GOOD 11 1702 61/GOOD 14 1614 CLEARWATER 43/FAIR 11 1055 95/GOOD 19 1905 79/GOOD 15 1695 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE N 28 NE 13 SMITHERS S 19 S 24 NORTHERN BC/YUKON TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FORT NELSON 31/POOR 6 1103 62/GOOD 5 2945 99/GOOD 17 2631 FT ST JOHN 40/FAIR 16 1102 99/GOOD 12 3806 99/GOOD 36 3779 WHITEHORSE 43/FAIR 11 1350 99/GOOD 15 3209 94/GOOD 16 2455 DAWSON 44/FAIR 13 946 99/GOOD 21 3521 88/GOOD 10 2813 WATSON LAKE 24/POOR 6 1173 99/GOOD 14 3145 80/GOOD 10 2698 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 13 S 19 WATSON LAKE 0 0 0 0 WHITEHORSE S 28 S 33 MAYO S 22 S 26 COAST TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M VANCOUVER 99/GOOD 38 912 83/GOOD 18 1199 32/POOR 7 660 FRASER VALLEY 90/GOOD 30 915 90/GOOD 20 1338 52/FAIR 10 1023 SRN VAN ISLD 99/GOOD 36 982 88/GOOD 20 1247 30/POOR 10 426 CNTRL VAN ISLD 90/GOOD 32 815 87/GOOD 17 1427 32/POOR 5 960 NRN VAN ISLD 51/FAIR 16 604 83/GOOD 20 1117 32/POOR 21 243 TERRACE 14/POOR 7 346 83/GOOD 15 1660 60/GOOD 14 1073 STEWART 18/POOR 7 259 57/GOOD 12 948 35/FAIR 12 448 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 48 W 41 W 37 SANDSPIT W 22 W 26 W 30 PORT HARDY SW 28 SW 33 SW 30 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/