FPCN39 CWLW 281430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 28 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. 28-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 6 301 16/POOR 18 297 12/POOR 10 284 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 15 396 10/POOR 11 356 11/POOR 16 363 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 17 561 13/POOR 21 489 30/POOR 12 798 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 12 527 16/POOR 11 619 39/FAIR 18 840 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 8 966 19/POOR 8 1165 27/POOR 13 1212 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 16 501 27/POOR 15 675 33/POOR 16 740 GOLDEN 11/POOR 14 805 20/POOR 16 912 28/POOR 16 1020 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 24 SW 20 CRANBROOK E 20 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 13/POOR 24 579 26/POOR 18 724 16/POOR 23 597 100 MILE 29/POOR 23 1111 13/POOR 22 972 40/FAIR 23 1224 WILLIAMS LAKE 21/POOR 25 1029 11/POOR 19 963 41/FAIR 22 1247 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 13 955 11/POOR 9 952 12/POOR 13 957 PRINCE GEORGE 11/POOR 14 713 10/POOR 7 719 11/POOR 16 715 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 26 764 13/POOR 22 751 17/POOR 21 788 SMITHERS 13/POOR 26 551 10/POOR 21 535 14/POOR 20 569 MCBRIDE 16/POOR 24 781 30/POOR 18 956 30/POOR 16 992 CLEARWATER 20/POOR 19 501 14/POOR 17 450 33/POOR 15 719 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SE 26 SE 37 SMITHERS SE 44 SE 46 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 22/POOR 15 541 25/POOR 16 568 16/POOR 26 432 FT ST JOHN 30/POOR 26 857 16/POOR 15 776 25/POOR 13 935 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 15 884 12/POOR 20 732 35/FAIR 25 916 DAWSON 13/POOR 25 400 11/POOR 19 391 16/POOR 32 413 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 9 741 10/POOR 18 698 10/POOR 16 696 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 39 S 44 WATSON LAKE S 43 S 56 WHITEHORSE SE 24 SE 37 MAYO S 26 S 46 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 31/POOR 29 151 10/POOR 22 12 10/POOR 35 9 FRASER VALLEY 22/POOR 23 166 19/POOR 17 166 11/POOR 25 75 SQUAMISH 24/POOR 15 242 12/POOR 13 97 11/POOR 21 69 SRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 22 140 19/POOR 20 115 14/POOR 21 60 CNTRL VAN ISLD 36/FAIR 23 266 22/POOR 20 152 13/POOR 22 55 NRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 44 53 11/POOR 34 30 10/POOR 33 25 TERRACE 16/POOR 20 286 11/POOR 18 241 11/POOR 16 244 STEWART 12/POOR 28 28 10/POOR 25 12 12/POOR 21 34 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 30 SW 17 SW 37 SANDSPIT S 48 S 28 S 22 PORT HARDY SE 56 SE 37 SE 44 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/