FPCN39 CWLW 051430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 5 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. 05-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 11/POOR 5 297 42/FAIR 14 728 54/FAIR 30 572 KAMLOOPS 12/POOR 5 450 34/FAIR 11 801 76/GOOD 33 905 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 17 512 36/FAIR 8 1131 77/GOOD 27 1147 CASTLEGAR 27/POOR 12 787 35/FAIR 8 1166 19/POOR 23 574 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 11 1100 29/POOR 8 1420 18/POOR 32 992 REVELSTOKE 25/POOR 12 695 29/POOR 5 1208 29/POOR 22 626 GOLDEN 13/POOR 10 853 19/POOR 3 1416 20/POOR 23 875 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 46 S 37 CRANBROOK S 9 SW 28 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 14 644 31/POOR 23 731 15/POOR 23 592 100 MILE 12/POOR 10 990 33/POOR 21 1170 20/POOR 38 992 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 8 1011 24/POOR 19 1087 14/POOR 29 970 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 15 955 30/POOR 17 1153 28/POOR 39 1005 PRINCE GEORGE 17/POOR 16 779 35/FAIR 28 883 22/POOR 26 789 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 17 790 25/POOR 33 810 26/POOR 32 819 SMITHERS 16/POOR 18 596 19/POOR 29 586 24/POOR 23 647 MCBRIDE 21/POOR 18 858 39/FAIR 13 1212 17/POOR 20 804 CLEARWATER 14/POOR 16 457 29/POOR 12 715 16/POOR 25 447 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 26 SW 35 SMITHERS SW 43 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 9/POOR 3 395 13/POOR 17 427 13/POOR 18 422 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 12 727 20/POOR 22 792 13/POOR 42 714 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 11 863 13/POOR 21 741 10/POOR 19 711 DAWSON 10/POOR 8 396 9/POOR 16 375 10/POOR 28 374 WATSON LAKE 14/POOR 12 773 11/POOR 19 712 11/POOR 13 713 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 20 SW 31 WATSON LAKE SE 22 S 30 WHITEHORSE 0 0 S 13 MAYO SE 20 SE 24 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 17/POOR 14 104 34/FAIR 14 366 11/POOR 40 12 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 9 109 35/FAIR 13 460 11/POOR 39 67 SRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 10 212 51/FAIR 16 607 12/POOR 44 31 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 8 173 44/FAIR 16 495 12/POOR 36 39 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 13 56 59/GOOD 34 372 12/POOR 42 37 TERRACE 26/POOR 18 397 43/FAIR 24 517 18/POOR 20 302 STEWART 16/POOR 17 86 42/FAIR 22 327 12/POOR 23 31 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 19 W 20 W 26 SANDSPIT W 26 W 33 W 31 PORT HARDY W 44 W 46 W 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/