FPCN39 CWLW 081430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 8 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. 08-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 44/FAIR 17 664 47/FAIR 20 637 28/POOR 7 770 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 12 410 65/GOOD 23 956 33/FAIR 7 1047 OKANAGAN 20/POOR 18 570 41/FAIR 17 856 34/FAIR 6 1298 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 9 512 20/POOR 5 913 23/POOR 2 1805 CRANBROOK 12/POOR 11 987 40/FAIR 10 1592 37/FAIR 5 2062 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 16 490 25/POOR 10 750 39/FAIR 6 1467 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 24 SW 35 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 30 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 63/GOOD 22 1138 68/GOOD 19 1330 55/GOOD 17 1158 100 MILE 24/POOR 14 1140 58/GOOD 26 1384 51/FAIR 15 1564 WILLIAMS LAKE 36/FAIR 20 1219 67/GOOD 20 1678 45/FAIR 13 1537 PUNTZI MTN 54/GOOD 19 1456 50/FAIR 11 1739 47/FAIR 10 1739 PRINCE GEORGE 42/FAIR 21 1019 65/GOOD 17 1509 51/FAIR 18 1205 BURNS LAKE 67/GOOD 22 1210 66/GOOD 15 1497 65/GOOD 21 1203 SMITHERS 61/GOOD 19 1174 58/GOOD 12 1478 58/GOOD 19 1126 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 30 W 30 SMITHERS NW 30 NW 41 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 34/FAIR 37 520 77/GOOD 29 1035 52/FAIR 14 1076 FT ST JOHN 52/FAIR 24 1094 100/GOOD26 2593 97/GOOD 29 1722 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 28 795 63/GOOD 20 1361 26/POOR 29 815 DAWSON 22/POOR 21 486 23/POOR 17 532 28/POOR 18 581 WATSON LAKE 23/POOR 31 773 100/GOOD19 2377 38/FAIR 24 941 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 43 W 52 WATSON LAKE W 69 W 65 WHITEHORSE W 43 W 46 MAYO W 54 W 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 10/POOR 2 91 46/FAIR 20 402 41/FAIR 18 373 FRASER CANYON 34/FAIR 19 327 29/POOR 10 456 49/FAIR 10 942 SRN VAN ISLD 24/POOR 23 147 24/POOR 7 419 20/POOR 8 289 CNTRL VAN ISLD 44/FAIR 27 296 59/GOOD 16 760 32/POOR 7 671 NRN VAN ISLD 76/GOOD 35 540 100/GOOD40 822 43/FAIR 11 666 TERRACE 44/FAIR 13 791 38/FAIR 6 1216 38/FAIR 21 504 STEWART 11/POOR 13 40 20/POOR 6 338 17/POOR 24 68 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 11 SW 24 SW 31 SANDSPIT NW 54 N 54 N 37 PORT HARDY NW 30 NW 31 NW 41 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC