FPCN39 CWLW 241430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 24 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.
24-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 12/POOR 17 256 16/POOR 12 335 12/POOR 8 306
KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 14 412 23/POOR 14 533 18/POOR 13 481
OKANAGAN 26/POOR 24 596 34/FAIR 20 711 15/POOR 9 578
CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 6 550 15/POOR 5 706 12/POOR 8 560
CRANBROOK 14/POOR 20 985 15/POOR 9 1064 17/POOR 14 1042
REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 16 514 22/POOR 15 601 13/POOR 11 514
GOLDEN 10/POOR 5 803 10/POOR 6 824 10/POOR 4 813
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON 0 0 S 30 SW 28
CRANBROOK NW 15 NW 26
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 35/FAIR 33 705 40/FAIR 33 743 24/POOR 21 677
100 MILE 30/POOR 30 1075 33/POOR 28 1113 26/POOR 21 1097
WILLIAMS LAKE 25/POOR 32 1037 29/POOR 29 1078 29/POOR 20 1139
PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 17 937 13/POOR 21 945 16/POOR 14 998
PRINCE GEORGE 23/POOR 33 771 31/POOR 34 816 15/POOR 14 763
BURNS LAKE 24/POOR 30 809 29/POOR 33 836 11/POOR 18 735
SMITHERS 24/POOR 28 628 24/POOR 25 641 11/POOR 20 541
MCBRIDE 22/POOR 23 838 30/POOR 21 927 12/POOR 12 771
CLEARWATER 24/POOR 21 534 31/POOR 19 624 18/POOR 16 501
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE SW 46 SW 35
SMITHERS S 94 SW 130
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 16/POOR 25 432 20/POOR 33 442 9/POOR 8 388
FT ST JOHN 12/POOR 24 717 18/POOR 29 755 11/POOR 20 712
WHITEHORSE 27/POOR 29 821 43/FAIR 34 915 52/FAIR 32 1003
DAWSON 15/POOR 22 424 11/POOR 3 509 15/POOR 37 399
WATSON LAKE 20/POOR 33 752 24/POOR 25 801 9/POOR 20 694
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE S 83 S 131
WATSON LAKE S 67 SW 106
WHITEHORSE S 65 S 74
MAYO S 81 SW 98
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 25/POOR 32 97 28/POOR 28 131 11/POOR 26 18
FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 22 137 22/POOR 16 207 12/POOR 16 94
SQUAMISH 15/POOR 17 118 20/POOR 18 166 13/POOR 21 86
SRN VAN ISLD 32/POOR 28 181 27/POOR 22 175 15/POOR 17 87
CNTRL VAN ISLD 30/POOR 28 174 28/POOR 24 177 27/POOR 19 205
NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 51 45 21/POOR 41 77 10/POOR 32 30
TERRACE 31/POOR 30 361 35/FAIR 25 427 10/POOR 17 226
STEWART 19/POOR 29 72 26/POOR 30 116 10/POOR 20 13
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER SE 43 S 41 S 37
SANDSPIT S 91 S 117 S 113
PORT HARDY S 137 S 117 S 135
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR: 0-33
FAIR: 34-54
GOOD: 55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.
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