FPCN39 CWLW 211430
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2002 FOR TODAY.
MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H.
21-November-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 13/POOR 22 265 84/GOOD 20 1329 47/FAIR 15 779
KAMLOOPS 23/POOR 21 477 56/GOOD 22 846 12/POOR 10 409
OKANAGAN 23/POOR 24 568 38/FAIR 20 756 13/POOR 12 510
CASTLEGAR 18/POOR 19 580 37/FAIR 13 939 15/POOR 13 582
CRANBROOK 10/POOR 5 967 52/FAIR 14 1639 50/FAIR 12 1707
REVELSTOKE 27/POOR 19 632 43/FAIR 12 1043 74/GOOD 16 1543
GOLDEN 22/POOR 13 977 73/GOOD 17 1785 65/GOOD 10 2185
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON 0 0 S 57 SW 67
CRANBROOK S 19 SW 48
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 20/POOR 20 653 80/GOOD 17 1745 29/POOR 5 1345
100 MILE 34/FAIR 29 1111 55/GOOD 15 1640 31/POOR 5 1790
WILLIAMS LAKE 28/POOR 29 1067 68/GOOD 20 1690 40/FAIR 8 1740
PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 23 938 99/GOOD 26 2410 41/FAIR 8 1760
PRINCE GEORGE 18/POOR 32 743 97/GOOD 25 1891 40/FAIR 8 1491
BURNS LAKE 75/GOOD 29 1334 99/GOOD 25 2315 28/POOR 5 1465
SMITHERS 74/GOOD 29 1117 99/GOOD 22 1923 34/FAIR 5 1523
MCBRIDE 21/POOR 24 823 89/GOOD 18 2130 64/GOOD 18 1480
CLEARWATER 35/FAIR 21 645 86/GOOD 18 1696 38/FAIR 10 996
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE SW 54 SW 63
SMITHERS SW 80 SW 80
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 20/POOR 28 458 60/GOOD 20 982 12/POOR 20 407
FT ST JOHN 14/POOR 28 725 99/GOOD 35 1595 94/GOOD 35 1495
WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 14 737 36/FAIR 22 953 99/GOOD 32 1703
DAWSON 10/POOR 20 382 10/POOR 16 384 10/POOR 15 385
WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 7 750 95/GOOD 30 1640 12/POOR 30 706
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE SW 70 SW 85
WATSON LAKE SW 76 SW 80
WHITEHORSE N 26 N 28
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 13/POOR 23 37 25/POOR 10 302 40/FAIR 15 427
FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 20 137 44/FAIR 21 408 51/FAIR 21 508
SQUAMISH 15/POOR 20 106 50/FAIR 20 502 35/FAIR 13 452
SRN VAN ISLD 9/POOR 6 32 20/POOR 18 139 14/POOR 8 138
CNTRL VAN ISLD 10/POOR 12 40 18/POOR 12 156 26/POOR 15 242
NRN VAN ISLD 35/FAIR 24 241 30/POOR 32 152 12/POOR 15 57
TERRACE 66/GOOD 25 787 61/GOOD 18 917 25/POOR 16 412
STEWART 49/FAIR 23 387 55/GOOD 16 657 23/POOR 18 157
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER S 35 S 33 S 52
SANDSPIT S 41 SW 43 SW 56
PORT HARDY NW 37 W 31 SW 41
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR: 0-33
FAIR: 34-54
GOOD: 55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.
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