FPCN39 CWLW 301430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 30 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.
30-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 26/POOR 18 408 15/POOR 17 296 28/POOR 9 647
KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 10 421 11/POOR 10 385 41/FAIR 15 794
OKANAGAN 15/POOR 14 535 19/POOR 16 572 44/FAIR 20 830
CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 9 528 20/POOR 9 724 19/POOR 14 628
CRANBROOK 17/POOR 15 1043 32/POOR 12 1313 12/POOR 12 981
REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 6 549 15/POOR 9 557 20/POOR 13 606
GOLDEN 15/POOR 10 891 12/POOR 9 853 35/FAIR 11 1260
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON 0 0 W 52 NW 46
CRANBROOK NW 26 NW 43
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 21/POOR 19 661 18/POOR 22 617 23/POOR 18 698
100 MILE 14/POOR 11 1031 16/POOR 20 1000 42/FAIR 17 1356
WILLIAMS LAKE 13/POOR 11 1013 12/POOR 18 970 18/POOR 11 1098
PUNTZI MTN 16/POOR 18 986 20/POOR 17 1028 17/POOR 9 1067
PRINCE GEORGE 21/POOR 19 813 14/POOR 27 723 12/POOR 21 719
BURNS LAKE 15/POOR 16 789 15/POOR 20 771 21/POOR 15 870
SMITHERS 17/POOR 16 614 27/POOR 18 722 17/POOR 8 708
MCBRIDE 24/POOR 16 910 25/POOR 15 939 37/FAIR 10 1308
CLEARWATER 19/POOR 13 533 18/POOR 13 520 40/FAIR 12 944
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE W 22 NW 43
SMITHERS SW 57 SW 44
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 14/POOR 16 442 14/POOR 12 453 11/POOR 6 428
FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 23 728 20/POOR 24 778 21/POOR 18 819
WHITEHORSE 22/POOR 25 798 12/POOR 19 736 13/POOR 14 757
DAWSON 39/FAIR 30 580 16/POOR 24 422 14/POOR 11 456
WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 5 754 9/POOR 3 704 10/POOR 4 716
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE SW 50 S 43
WATSON LAKE SW 30 SW 30
WHITEHORSE S 54 S 56
MAYO S 37 S 33
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 50/FAIR 28 324 15/POOR 23 47 10/POOR 9 31
FRASER VALLEY 26/POOR 19 236 12/POOR 24 84 10/POOR 17 69
SQUAMISH 20/POOR 12 216 13/POOR 13 114 15/POOR 7 220
SRN VAN ISLD 43/FAIR 19 394 16/POOR 26 67 16/POOR 8 176
CNTRL VAN ISLD 42/FAIR 22 336 12/POOR 16 60 14/POOR 5 188
NRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 22 108 11/POOR 9 61 10/POOR 8 45
TERRACE 21/POOR 21 325 49/FAIR 18 707 24/POOR 9 526
STEWART 22/POOR 18 145 21/POOR 20 119 12/POOR 10 55
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER S 22 W 41 W 35
SANDSPIT SW 30 SW 33 SW 39
PORT HARDY SW 44 S 54 S 65
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR: 0-33
FAIR: 34-54
GOOD: 55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.
END/AN