FPCN39 CWLW 191430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 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.
19-February-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 23/POOR 24 339 56/GOOD 27 629 57/GOOD 16 929
KAMLOOPS 56/GOOD 33 677 99/GOOD 33 1300 89/GOOD 19 1649
OKANAGAN 76/GOOD 36 959 95/GOOD 27 1522 77/GOOD 15 1707
CASTLEGAR 50/FAIR 24 873 39/FAIR 21 789 66/GOOD 11 1805
CRANBROOK 33/POOR 22 1155 46/FAIR 24 1270 77/GOOD 16 2102
REVELSTOKE 47/FAIR 22 816 45/FAIR 17 893 58/GOOD 11 1493
GOLDEN 50/FAIR 18 1286 54/FAIR 17 1380 72/GOOD 14 1966
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON S 9 S 69 SW 78
CRANBROOK S 39 SW 57
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 79/GOOD 40 1040 75/GOOD 28 1183 52/FAIR 24 945
100 MILE 73/GOOD 41 1355 93/GOOD 29 1893 84/GOOD 21 2001
WILLIAMS LAKE 66/GOOD 36 1338 82/GOOD 25 1785 84/GOOD 17 2236
PUNTZI MTN 21/POOR 29 990 99/GOOD 39 2099 99/GOOD 28 2950
PRINCE GEORGE 74/GOOD 37 1163 99/GOOD 30 1765 83/GOOD 21 1719
BURNS LAKE 24/POOR 27 825 69/GOOD 31 1208 99/GOOD 28 2384
SMITHERS 31/POOR 23 708 74/GOOD 29 1130 89/GOOD 19 1824
MCBRIDE 57/GOOD 27 1143 80/GOOD 22 1648 76/GOOD 16 1861
CLEARWATER 59/GOOD 29 802 68/GOOD 24 1026 81/GOOD 15 1781
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE S 93 SW 69
SMITHERS S 63 S 70
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 10/POOR 7 418 21/POOR 7 719 34/FAIR 10 882
FT ST JOHN 20/POOR 27 772 20/POOR 20 801 98/GOOD 29 1744
WHITEHORSE 24/POOR 22 835 29/POOR 8 1199 22/POOR 6 1100
DAWSON 17/POOR 19 444 20/POOR 9 598 40/FAIR 12 903
WATSON LAKE 17/POOR 12 819 41/FAIR 23 978 38/FAIR 10 1290
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE SE 54 S 44
WATSON LAKE SE 37 S 46
WHITEHORSE SE 31 SE 24
MAYO 0 0 0 0
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 14/POOR 54 20 51/FAIR 47 202 11/POOR 16 25
FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 38 111 45/FAIR 38 258 26/POOR 17 245
SQUAMISH 21/POOR 27 134 32/POOR 23 252 22/POOR 13 244
SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 35 89 48/FAIR 43 219 42/FAIR 17 433
CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 32 59 45/FAIR 39 224 42/FAIR 17 438
NRN VAN ISLD 43/FAIR 35 227 41/FAIR 33 222 23/POOR 19 161
TERRACE 29/POOR 20 412 30/POOR 23 396 42/FAIR 14 707
STEWART 19/POOR 22 88 15/POOR 26 52 44/FAIR 19 403
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER S 52 SW 63 SW 67
SANDSPIT S 67 S 72 SW 72
PORT HARDY S 43 S 41 S 39
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR: 0-33
FAIR: 34-54
GOOD: 55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.
END/MtnWC