FPCN39 CWLW 051430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 5 NOVEMBER 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.

05-November-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   37/FAIR 16      589     56/GOOD 12      1129    53/FAIR 14      942
KAMLOOPS        26/POOR 16      548     74/GOOD 16      1431    70/GOOD 17      1276
OKANAGAN        57/GOOD 14      1245    67/GOOD 14      1488    67/GOOD 13      1581
CASTLEGAR       11/POOR 10      539     53/FAIR 10      1494    48/FAIR 11      1276
CRANBROOK       12/POOR 14      977     55/GOOD 14      1693    31/POOR 10      1378
REVELSTOKE      20/POOR 13      608     38/FAIR 10      1043    40/FAIR 7       1366
GOLDEN          57/GOOD 11      1793    45/FAIR 11      1485    34/FAIR 8       1426

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
PENTICTON       0  0 0  W  39   W  67
CRANBROOK       0       SW 48   SW 76

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         10/POOR 4       574     71/GOOD 19      1397    56/GOOD 23      1021
100 MILE        26/POOR 11      1242    72/GOOD 15      2052    63/GOOD 19      1629
WILLIAMS LAKE   16/POOR 13      1032    62/GOOD 12      2005    47/FAIR 19      1377
PUNTZI MTN      12/POOR 6       1005    70/GOOD 19      1744    90/GOOD 24      1971
PRINCE GEORGE   10/POOR 4       724     68/GOOD 19      1481    66/GOOD 23      1317
BURNS LAKE      22/POOR 28      801     57/GOOD 15      1465    18/POOR 23      790
SMITHERS        34/FAIR 24      737     50/FAIR 13      1223    15/POOR 17      588
MCBRIDE         13/POOR 8       817     72/GOOD 12      2103    64/GOOD 15      1622
CLEARWATER      31/POOR 13      728     56/GOOD 13      1229    54/FAIR 12      1252

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
PR. GEORGE      0       0  0 0  W  15
SMITHERS        0       S  54   S  56

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     12/POOR 23      405     18/POOR 23      454     23/POOR 11      623
FT ST JOHN      15/POOR 18      752     36/FAIR 16      1039    40/FAIR 16      1094
WHITEHORSE      10/POOR 11      719     14/POOR 6       869     22/POOR 10      951
DAWSON          10/POOR 1       493     17/POOR 5       676     12/POOR 11      418
WATSON LAKE     9/POOR  5       707     15/POOR 6       878     26/POOR 15      908

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
DEASE LAKE      0       S  54   SW 33
WATSON LAKE     0       S  17   SW 24
WHITEHORSE      0       E  22   SE 13
MAYO            0       SW 31   SW 37

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       22/POOR 18      137     60/GOOD 20      602     39/FAIR 18      350
FRASER VALLEY   28/POOR 13      344     55/GOOD 17      682     52/FAIR 13      797
SRN VAN ISLD    17/POOR 23      80      64/GOOD 15      919     19/POOR 14      154
CNTRL VAN ISLD  22/POOR 22      132     42/FAIR 10      724     19/POOR 15      154
NRN VAN ISLD    49/FAIR 29      324     80/GOOD 25      830     43/FAIR 23      334
TERRACE         25/POOR 18      392     52/FAIR 16      816     42/FAIR 19      581
STEWART         13/POOR 13      63      62/GOOD 16      807     10/POOR 19      21

FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
                900m    1800m   2700m
VANCOUVER       W  22   SW 24   W  37
SANDSPIT        SW 41   W  48   W  44
PORT HARDY      SW 28   SW 30   SW 35


VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR:   0-33
FAIR:   34-54
GOOD:   55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.

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