FPCN39 CWLW 261430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 26 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. 26-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 10/POOR 8 252 15/POOR 11 336 13/POOR 10 308 KAMLOOPS 11/POOR 14 378 19/POOR 18 454 14/POOR 16 398 OKANAGAN 13/POOR 17 502 24/POOR 18 619 34/FAIR 20 704 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 11 547 18/POOR 11 654 17/POOR 12 626 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 14 964 12/POOR 4 1073 13/POOR 6 1069 REVELSTOKE 10/POOR 6 464 19/POOR 15 567 15/POOR 14 524 GOLDEN 9/POOR 4 803 12/POOR 11 829 11/POOR 9 831 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SE 24 SE 20 CRANBROOK 0 0 0 0 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 19/POOR 27 613 32/POOR 29 705 35/FAIR 19 821 100 MILE 23/POOR 26 1039 29/POOR 28 1079 30/POOR 20 1147 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 24 1003 28/POOR 28 1076 35/FAIR 21 1196 PUNTZI MTN 9/POOR 1 931 17/POOR 17 1000 16/POOR 13 1010 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 18 725 15/POOR 17 753 13/POOR 7 801 BURNS LAKE 18/POOR 21 795 33/POOR 27 889 20/POOR 14 859 SMITHERS 21/POOR 22 623 27/POOR 24 671 20/POOR 14 667 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 20 780 19/POOR 21 815 20/POOR 14 882 CLEARWATER 15/POOR 19 449 22/POOR 19 521 14/POOR 16 457 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SE 33 SE 33 SMITHERS SE 44 SE 50 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 8 388 9/POOR 17 385 11/POOR 5 445 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 9 715 11/POOR 8 735 12/POOR 8 755 WHITEHORSE 19/POOR 27 769 13/POOR 29 726 22/POOR 19 835 DAWSON 26/POOR 42 449 12/POOR 43 383 18/POOR 28 428 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 6 707 9/POOR 7 695 10/POOR 14 700 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 56 S 48 WATSON LAKE S 31 S 43 WHITEHORSE S 67 S 81 MAYO S 70 S 70 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 23/POOR 27 103 30/POOR 28 151 11/POOR 36 12 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 18 130 17/POOR 12 188 16/POOR 23 111 SQUAMISH 18/POOR 20 133 30/POOR 19 269 28/POOR 19 242 SRN VAN ISLD 33/POOR 22 234 44/FAIR 26 308 37/FAIR 36 180 CNTRL VAN ISLD 20/POOR 23 114 36/FAIR 26 237 39/FAIR 32 215 NRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 42 91 38/FAIR 54 134 25/POOR 34 110 TERRACE 19/POOR 18 323 24/POOR 22 352 19/POOR 13 366 STEWART 12/POOR 27 26 17/POOR 30 57 14/POOR 17 58 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 26 SE 17 SE 26 SANDSPIT SE 57 SE 54 SE 61 PORT HARDY SE 89 SE 87 SE 94 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/