FPCN39 CWLW 231430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 23 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. 23-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 21/POOR 17 358 27/POOR 5 934 33/POOR 10 705 KAMLOOPS 18/POOR 6 636 31/POOR 6 1067 36/FAIR 10 899 OKANAGAN 22/POOR 8 761 32/POOR 7 1100 48/FAIR 9 1406 CASTLEGAR 26/POOR 15 711 29/POOR 8 989 50/FAIR 10 1390 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 9 1013 33/POOR 8 1546 49/FAIR 12 1672 REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 12 582 26/POOR 12 713 22/POOR 4 1076 GOLDEN 11/POOR 5 844 30/POOR 11 1169 33/POOR 8 1399 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 61 NW 43 CRANBROOK 0 0 0 NW 13 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 31/POOR 15 833 31/POOR 10 986 36/FAIR 19 836 100 MILE 26/POOR 12 1214 32/POOR 8 1499 34/FAIR 9 1491 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 16 1033 29/POOR 7 1506 42/FAIR 14 1434 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 13 982 33/POOR 8 1517 36/FAIR 15 1277 PRINCE GEORGE 32/POOR 13 1043 27/POOR 6 1262 48/FAIR 23 1065 BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 9 827 12/POOR 2 967 41/FAIR 21 1039 SMITHERS 11/POOR 11 555 11/POOR 2 667 30/POOR 16 781 MCBRIDE 23/POOR 10 1006 24/POOR 7 1149 42/FAIR 14 1224 CLEARWATER 25/POOR 16 589 25/POOR 8 779 19/POOR 3 997 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 N 17 0 0 SMITHERS 0 N 13 N 17 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 14/POOR 15 448 18/POOR 11 538 13/POOR 11 448 FT ST JOHN 32/POOR 15 994 13/POOR 15 743 40/FAIR 17 1075 WHITEHORSE 11/POOR 18 723 11/POOR 19 721 15/POOR 18 762 DAWSON 24/POOR 24 487 11/POOR 19 387 9/POOR 9 373 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 11 729 16/POOR 17 761 22/POOR 15 851 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 NW 13 0 0 WATSON LAKE 0 S 15 W 13 WHITEHORSE 0 W 28 SW 20 MAYO 0 SE 24 SW 17 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 51/FAIR 32 292 40/FAIR 20 323 39/FAIR 14 449 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 22 84 11/POOR 15 79 34/FAIR 15 397 SRN VAN ISLD 47/FAIR 29 301 59/GOOD 14 871 57/GOOD 21 549 CNTRL VAN ISLD 46/FAIR 28 311 57/GOOD 14 831 51/FAIR 16 615 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 20 75 38/FAIR 14 449 36/FAIR 20 301 TERRACE 10/POOR 4 248 14/POOR 3 517 13/POOR 17 259 STEWART 10/POOR 6 48 10/POOR 3 70 14/POOR 22 47 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 52 W 37 W 31 SANDSPIT NW 31 NW 35 W 41 PORT HARDY W 22 W 13 SW 15 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/TCS