FPCN39 CWLW 151330
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PDT MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 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.
15-October-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 18/POOR 16 336 36/FAIR 12 695 63/GOOD 50 490
KAMLOOPS 26/POOR 16 545 54/GOOD 16 988 75/GOOD 28 987
OKANAGAN 23/POOR 21 587 62/GOOD 18 1174 71/GOOD 21 1227
CASTLEGAR 17/POOR 14 597 46/FAIR 9 1397 55/GOOD 15 1195
CRANBROOK 12/POOR 7 1021 48/FAIR 10 1794 54/FAIR 17 1539
REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 16 544 51/FAIR 13 1174 36/FAIR 18 743
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON 0 0 0 S 39 SW 30
CRANBROOK 0 S 19 W 24
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 44/FAIR 27 821 62/GOOD 26 1038 71/GOOD 19 1401
100 MILE 43/FAIR 27 1204 62/GOOD 27 1418 79/GOOD 13 2440
WILLIAMS LAKE 42/FAIR 25 1222 60/GOOD 24 1447 95/GOOD 18 2540
PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 8 975 29/POOR 19 1122 99/GOOD 27 2495
PRINCE GEORGE 34/FAIR 26 883 42/FAIR 19 1060 85/GOOD 21 1787
BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 16 809 30/POOR 27 870 76/GOOD 24 1474
SMITHERS 21/POOR 16 665 41/FAIR 24 803 99/GOOD 19 2523
MCBRIDE 29/POOR 21 920 50/FAIR 19 1203 28/POOR 12 1030
CLEARWATER 26/POOR 19 568 51/FAIR 18 913 45/FAIR 19 796
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE 0 S 28 SW 35
SMITHERS 0 S 46 S 50
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 11/POOR 7 424 52/FAIR 23 805 47/FAIR 16 896
FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 16 746 50/FAIR 21 1128 66/GOOD 22 1340
WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 26 785 64/GOOD 32 1125 24/POOR 11 964
DAWSON 19/POOR 25 444 49/FAIR 21 786 13/POOR 4 545
WATSON LAKE 19/POOR 20 785 80/GOOD 38 1221 24/POOR 31 784
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE 0 SE 52 SE 31
WATSON LAKE 0 SE 20 SE 11
WHITEHORSE 0 SE 41 E 28
MAYO 0 SE 17 SE 19
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 28/POOR 28 131 11/POOR 24 18 76/GOOD 26 702
FRASER VALLEY 22/POOR 20 177 11/POOR 13 81 59/GOOD 17 758
SRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 17 112 11/POOR 12 56 77/GOOD 31 619
CNTRL VAN ISLD 19/POOR 22 105 15/POOR 15 98 57/GOOD 27 436
NRN VAN ISLD 32/POOR 32 164 46/FAIR 34 254 73/GOOD 28 622
TERRACE 25/POOR 15 416 13/POOR 24 245 36/FAIR 18 517
STEWART 27/POOR 18 206 17/POOR 29 60 14/POOR 23 50
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER SE 30 S 28 W 28
SANDSPIT S 54 S 26 SW 41
PORT HARDY S 69 S 70 SW 81
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR: 0-33
FAIR: 34-54
GOOD: 55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.
END/TCS