FPCN39 CWLW 071430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH 2001 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. 07-March-2001 SOUTHERN INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 7:00 AM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FRASER CANYON 10/POOR 10 32 29/POOR 10 700 17/POOR 13 212 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 13 95 22/POOR 9 503 42/FAIR 22 574 OKANAGAN 13/POOR 15 93 29/POOR 14 495 33/POOR 15 560 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 16 100 15/POOR 3 645 25/POOR 9 608 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 16 64 16/POOR 5 443 26/POOR 7 813 REVELSTOKE 12/POOR 13 73 17/POOR 6 415 13/POOR 8 173 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SE 9 S 30 S 22 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 11 CENTRAL INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 7:00 AM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M QUESNEL 22/POOR 29 146 27/POOR 15 410 50/FAIR 20 821 100 MILE 21/POOR 27 148 31/POOR 19 419 52/FAIR 26 668 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 21 127 25/POOR 12 456 52/FAIR 22 793 PUNTZI MTN 10/POOR 11 31 18/POOR 7 416 39/FAIR 12 916 PRINCE GEORGE 20/POOR 30 128 27/POOR 12 520 48/FAIR 18 855 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 20 58 18/POOR 6 471 50/FAIR 15 1090 SMITHERS 13/POOR 20 66 20/POOR 7 550 50/FAIR 13 1235 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 39 SW 35 SMITHERS S 54 S 69 NORTHERN BC/YUKON TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 7:00 AM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FORT NELSON 11/POOR 10 76 19/POOR 14 240 38/FAIR 33 321 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 16 75 27/POOR 10 608 88/GOOD 26 1677 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 33 139 58/GOOD 35 578 39/FAIR 23 486 DAWSON 17/POOR 39 64 21/POOR 29 139 15/POOR 10 202 WATSON LAKE 17/POOR 26 106 67/GOOD 28 936 78/GOOD 25 1360 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 50 SW 78 WATSON LAKE S 48 SW 54 WHITEHORSE S 48 S 76 MAYO S 50 S 50 COAST TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 7:00 AM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M VANCOUVER 15/POOR 31 62 18/POOR 10 293 17/POOR 13 205 FRASER CANYON 17/POOR 21 123 27/POOR 9 708 20/POOR 8 461 SRN VAN ISLD 13/POOR 17 79 10/POOR 2 236 10/POOR 1 273 CNTRL VAN ISLD 16/POOR 23 102 20/POOR 7 539 31/POOR 11 692 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 13 42 25/POOR 19 286 38/FAIR 20 529 TERRACE 11/POOR 19 27 17/POOR 8 337 37/FAIR 10 1033 STEWART 16/POOR 21 106 25/POOR 13 421 20/POOR 10 375 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 22 S 26 S 33 SANDSPIT S 43 S 48 S 57 PORT HARDY SW 35 S 50 S 78 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/