FPCN39 CWLW 151430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 15 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. 15-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 39/FAIR 21 527 34/FAIR 25 429 13/POOR 27 257 KAMLOOPS 33/POOR 29 513 37/FAIR 28 550 16/POOR 33 386 OKANAGAN 23/POOR 24 570 42/FAIR 35 656 20/POOR 28 527 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 7 521 38/FAIR 23 752 20/POOR 23 582 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 19 993 31/POOR 21 1145 23/POOR 26 1045 REVELSTOKE 31/POOR 18 681 37/FAIR 21 717 24/POOR 19 595 GOLDEN 26/POOR 15 1007 38/FAIR 20 1086 31/POOR 21 988 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 56 W 59 CRANBROOK W 35 NW 50 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 27/POOR 27 672 38/FAIR 30 745 11/POOR 16 568 100 MILE 31/POOR 33 1073 43/FAIR 36 1138 13/POOR 33 961 WILLIAMS LAKE 20/POOR 27 1016 41/FAIR 34 1140 11/POOR 27 956 PUNTZI MTN 18/POOR 32 961 38/FAIR 20 1210 13/POOR 26 936 PRINCE GEORGE 28/POOR 27 827 38/FAIR 20 991 16/POOR 11 801 BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 19 741 43/FAIR 24 1015 13/POOR 7 827 SMITHERS 14/POOR 12 592 38/FAIR 20 823 11/POOR 6 576 MCBRIDE 54/FAIR 22 1196 23/POOR 22 851 11/POOR 21 743 CLEARWATER 34/FAIR 20 649 40/FAIR 25 651 13/POOR 24 426 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 52 W 65 SMITHERS SW 61 W 54 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 6 391 9/POOR 11 389 28/POOR 16 610 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 12 711 11/POOR 5 753 13/POOR 21 731 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 7 778 10/POOR 3 744 14/POOR 16 755 DAWSON 10/POOR 10 388 23/POOR 19 511 10/POOR 18 380 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 6 725 10/POOR 4 730 16/POOR 21 748 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 50 SW 46 WATSON LAKE S 37 SW 35 WHITEHORSE 0 0 W 9 MAYO S 15 S 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 36/FAIR 31 177 52/FAIR 49 202 10/POOR 41 7 FRASER VALLEY 28/POOR 27 198 45/FAIR 38 258 10/POOR 29 65 SQUAMISH 24/POOR 19 202 13/POOR 24 86 15/POOR 27 96 SRN VAN ISLD 43/FAIR 25 307 39/FAIR 31 219 10/POOR 32 25 CNTRL VAN ISLD 45/FAIR 26 318 36/FAIR 28 224 10/POOR 30 28 NRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 19 156 40/FAIR 32 222 10/POOR 23 31 TERRACE 18/POOR 12 354 12/POOR 15 254 14/POOR 6 370 STEWART 13/POOR 14 57 14/POOR 18 60 12/POOR 12 47 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 39 W 41 W 46 SANDSPIT SW 44 W 35 W 31 PORT HARDY W 28 W 41 W 67 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC