FPCN39 CWLW 161430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 16 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. 16-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 60/GOOD 23 407 69/GOOD 15 639 66/GOOD 12 693 KAMLOOPS 59/GOOD 24 509 75/GOOD 18 1347 46/FAIR 15 887 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 17 488 67/GOOD 15 835 36/FAIR 12 920 CASTLEGAR 67/GOOD 19 1264 62/GOOD 9 1551 62/GOOD 19 1167 CRANBROOK 54/FAIR 19 1471 16/POOR 14 1034 59/GOOD 16 1668 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 12 485 12/POOR 13 483 47/FAIR 19 881 GOLDEN 27/POOR 13 1060 41/FAIR 10 812 36/FAIR 17 1112 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 SW 33 SW 65 CRANBROOK 0 SW 44 SW 72 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 17/POOR 27 602 99/GOOD 23 2024 49/FAIR 24 908 100 MILE 42/FAIR 29 1182 99/GOOD 20 2535 47/FAIR 17 1423 WILLIAMS LAKE 34/FAIR 27 1124 99/GOOD 20 2683 46/FAIR 19 1365 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 26 935 99/GOOD 26 2524 45/FAIR 22 1264 PRINCE GEORGE 47/FAIR 31 738 88/GOOD 23 1746 43/FAIR 23 1000 BURNS LAKE 18/POOR 34 767 79/GOOD 25 1494 53/FAIR 24 1126 SMITHERS 43/FAIR 22 557 59/GOOD 22 1063 45/FAIR 23 857 MCBRIDE 47/FAIR 18 1191 50/FAIR 18 850 36/FAIR 15 1100 CLEARWATER 35/FAIR 21 648 47/FAIR 18 850 41/FAIR 16 816 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 SW 67 SW 72 SMITHERS 0 SW 30 SW 41 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 17/POOR 30 430 15/POOR 29 418 14/POOR 31 409 FT ST JOHN 47/FAIR 31 745 87/GOOD 40 1288 59/GOOD 25 1170 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 16 731 12/POOR 20 733 45/FAIR 46 870 DAWSON 12/POOR 7 439 14/POOR 7 495 22/POOR 42 430 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 17 705 10/POOR 18 700 13/POOR 26 720 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 SW 56 SW 63 WATSON LAKE 0 W 74 W 74 WHITEHORSE 0 W 35 W 37 MAYO 0 NW 35 NW 33 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 20/POOR 27 78 34/FAIR 17 300 21/POOR 17 140 FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 26 135 30/POOR 10 478 33/POOR 17 344 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 21 76 39/FAIR 14 455 19/POOR 13 159 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 20 52 36/FAIR 14 415 22/POOR 7 366 NRN VAN ISLD 36/FAIR 31 202 30/POOR 20 229 42/FAIR 30 250 TERRACE 19/POOR 16 338 11/POOR 19 232 10/POOR 23 228 STEWART 16/POOR 15 94 13/POOR 20 43 11/POOR 28 22 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 52 SW 59 SW 59 SANDSPIT SW 63 SW 70 SW 76 PORT HARDY SW 70 SW 65 SW 61 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/