FPCN39 CWLW 061431
SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN
WEATHER CENTRE OF
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR TODAY.
MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H.
06-February-2003
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 19/POOR 14 361 22/POOR 8 548 33/POOR 12 633
KAMLOOPS 19/POOR 13 486 23/POOR 11 586 42/FAIR 16 781
OKANAGAN 21/POOR 8 728 22/POOR 7 810 27/POOR 11 772
CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 20 641 35/FAIR 9 1069 29/POOR 8 974
CRANBROOK 21/POOR 21 1050 37/FAIR 12 1424 38/FAIR 10 1541
REVELSTOKE 9/POOR 1 511 24/POOR 7 865 27/POOR 10 783
GOLDEN 12/POOR 11 834 32/POOR 14 1110 42/FAIR 10 1480
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PENTICTON 0 0 NE 19 NE 31
CRANBROOK N 19 NE 35
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 10/POOR 4 606 15/POOR 7 689 16/POOR 9 680
100 MILE 12/POOR 13 978 24/POOR 14 1147 29/POOR 16 1182
WILLIAMS LAKE 11/POOR 10 967 15/POOR 6 1121 16/POOR 9 1093
PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 9 931 15/POOR 14 994 14/POOR 9 1018
PRINCE GEORGE 21/POOR 9 953 10/POOR 3 774 17/POOR 9 861
BURNS LAKE 12/POOR 11 771 15/POOR 15 786 13/POOR 12 774
SMITHERS 10/POOR 10 541 19/POOR 16 644 18/POOR 11 668
MCBRIDE 13/POOR 13 781 28/POOR 12 1034 35/FAIR 11 1203
CLEARWATER 16/POOR 10 523 22/POOR 13 590 29/POOR 14 680
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
PR. GEORGE NW 22 NW 26
SMITHERS W 13 W 20
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 38 435 42/FAIR 38 566 66/GOOD 27 911
FT ST JOHN 22/POOR 27 787 14/POOR 25 735 20/POOR 21 795
WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 22 757 44/FAIR 18 1113 26/POOR 18 885
DAWSON 10/POOR 14 384 11/POOR 8 406 14/POOR 14 432
WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 10 709 12/POOR 28 709 11/POOR 21 707
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
DEASE LAKE W 31 W 43
WATSON LAKE W 44 W 52
WHITEHORSE SW 61 SW 69
MAYO W 43 W 48
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 25/POOR 32 99 26/POOR 15 220 24/POOR 18 163
FRASER VALLEY 20/POOR 23 152 22/POOR 6 456 23/POOR 8 399
SQUAMISH 20/POOR 19 157 18/POOR 6 344 19/POOR 7 315
SRN VAN ISLD 17/POOR 12 149 21/POOR 9 268 19/POOR 8 241
CNTRL VAN ISLD 14/POOR 17 75 24/POOR 10 310 23/POOR 11 259
NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 14 64 12/POOR 6 103 11/POOR 6 77
TERRACE 11/POOR 9 258 11/POOR 3 338 14/POOR 9 317
STEWART 10/POOR 8 30 10/POOR 13 23 10/POOR 11 17
FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
900m 1800m 2700m
VANCOUVER E 30 NE 19 NE 41
SANDSPIT 0 0 NE 19 N 15
PORT HARDY SW 9 SW 15 SW 24
VENTILATION GUIDELINES:
POOR: 0-33
FAIR: 34-54
GOOD: 55-100
VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET.
END/RAM