FPCN39 CWLW 031430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 3 DECEMBER 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. 03-December-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 24/POOR 15 418 48/FAIR 15 795 43/FAIR 12 829 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 24 366 23/POOR 6 796 43/FAIR 12 946 OKANAGAN 16/POOR 4 798 30/POOR 7 1056 37/FAIR 14 862 CASTLEGAR 29/POOR 12 818 39/FAIR 14 945 30/POOR 10 917 CRANBROOK 14/POOR 6 1091 53/FAIR 17 1516 34/FAIR 11 1389 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 2 819 37/FAIR 12 929 28/POOR 9 855 GOLDEN 14/POOR 6 928 51/FAIR 15 1412 44/FAIR 13 1358 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 30 NW 15 CRANBROOK SE 17 SW 52 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 16/POOR 12 653 36/FAIR 22 795 23/POOR 19 688 100 MILE 13/POOR 8 1041 29/POOR 11 1304 26/POOR 14 1171 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 12 1058 30/POOR 15 1214 20/POOR 12 1120 PUNTZI MTN 19/POOR 12 1071 29/POOR 15 1168 40/FAIR 21 1218 PRINCE GEORGE 13/POOR 8 773 21/POOR 15 837 23/POOR 23 811 BURNS LAKE 11/POOR 7 760 21/POOR 15 870 22/POOR 21 835 SMITHERS 10/POOR 8 544 39/FAIR 28 748 22/POOR 14 703 MCBRIDE 10/POOR 12 750 29/POOR 13 1027 35/FAIR 14 1108 CLEARWATER 13/POOR 10 472 23/POOR 12 616 33/POOR 12 796 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE N 43 NW 39 SMITHERS SW 33 W 37 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 16 399 13/POOR 16 422 17/POOR 11 516 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 8 715 13/POOR 16 735 15/POOR 16 765 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 25 741 28/POOR 27 840 20/POOR 20 803 DAWSON 13/POOR 12 433 16/POOR 15 450 15/POOR 13 450 WATSON LAKE 9/POOR 6 703 11/POOR 10 720 13/POOR 23 720 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 52 W 57 WATSON LAKE NW 15 NW 52 WHITEHORSE S 31 S 24 MAYO S 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 33/POOR 15 316 50/FAIR 14 661 34/FAIR 9 552 FRASER VALLEY 11/POOR 10 93 61/GOOD 16 832 38/FAIR 11 608 SRN VAN ISLD 27/POOR 10 366 54/FAIR 17 619 50/FAIR 18 525 CNTRL VAN ISLD 25/POOR 10 340 69/GOOD 24 659 54/FAIR 20 536 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 10 58 75/GOOD 36 516 53/FAIR 22 472 TERRACE 12/POOR 13 265 43/FAIR 24 522 36/FAIR 20 497 STEWART 15/POOR 15 83 37/FAIR 23 257 29/POOR 20 207 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NW 11 N 30 NW 35 SANDSPIT NW 48 NW 46 NW 50 PORT HARDY SW 65 W 59 W 52 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/WJW