FPCN39 CWLW 151430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 15 JANUARY 2002 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-January-2002 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 42/FAIR 15 698 49/FAIR 14 860 38/FAIR 12 729 KAMLOOPS 39/FAIR 19 674 70/GOOD 20 1127 52/FAIR 15 996 OKANAGAN 41/FAIR 15 896 52/FAIR 15 1099 32/POOR 20 682 CASTLEGAR 36/FAIR 22 750 41/FAIR 10 1167 22/POOR 11 719 CRANBROOK 23/POOR 24 1049 50/FAIR 17 1476 54/FAIR 18 1506 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 16 498 36/FAIR 11 944 11/POOR 13 469 GOLDEN 14/POOR 15 848 31/POOR 16 1062 13/POOR 16 826 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 43 N 48 CRANBROOK NE 31 N 24 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 38/FAIR 18 877 38/FAIR 11 1085 53/FAIR 20 1045 100 MILE 33/POOR 22 1157 60/GOOD 20 1555 50/FAIR 15 1540 WILLIAMS LAKE 25/POOR 17 1126 47/FAIR 13 1574 50/FAIR 15 1540 PUNTZI MTN 18/POOR 25 974 37/FAIR 13 1359 48/FAIR 20 1331 PRINCE GEORGE 26/POOR 22 840 35/FAIR 12 1136 47/FAIR 15 1235 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 28 797 32/POOR 17 980 12/POOR 22 742 SMITHERS 30/POOR 24 692 11/POOR 14 552 11/POOR 17 542 MCBRIDE 31/POOR 14 1041 32/POOR 12 1118 45/FAIR 17 1183 CLEARWATER 34/FAIR 16 712 53/FAIR 16 1024 43/FAIR 15 885 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 37 N 65 SMITHERS NW 50 NW 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 15/POOR 35 413 12/POOR 26 404 11/POOR 22 400 FT ST JOHN 19/POOR 23 772 28/POOR 22 859 11/POOR 24 712 WHITEHORSE 14/POOR 28 733 14/POOR 25 741 11/POOR 8 754 DAWSON 13/POOR 13 422 12/POOR 24 393 10/POOR 16 383 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 27 701 10/POOR 9 702 11/POOR 25 707 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 43 NW 48 WATSON LAKE NW 59 NW 57 WHITEHORSE W 35 W 22 MAYO W 61 W 69 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 13/POOR 14 59 18/POOR 5 330 21/POOR 9 246 FRASER VALLEY 21/POOR 25 150 25/POOR 7 494 23/POOR 7 451 SQUAMISH 17/POOR 21 120 15/POOR 5 254 27/POOR 10 392 SRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 17 118 20/POOR 7 308 21/POOR 8 305 CNTRL VAN ISLD 16/POOR 8 178 31/POOR 12 388 16/POOR 9 165 NRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 26 61 22/POOR 29 106 11/POOR 31 35 TERRACE 10/POOR 9 240 13/POOR 9 288 12/POOR 12 256 STEWART 10/POOR 16 23 13/POOR 16 49 17/POOR 17 95 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NE 17 N 26 N 54 SANDSPIT N 43 N 65 N 72 PORT HARDY W 26 NW 50 NW 76 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/dsl