FPCN39 CWLW 091430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 9 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. 09-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 55/GOOD 24 672 34/FAIR 5 1229 48/FAIR 9 1184 KAMLOOPS 50/FAIR 25 709 56/GOOD 9 1556 66/GOOD 13 1430 OKANAGAN 55/GOOD 18 1036 65/GOOD 10 1856 70/GOOD 14 1580 CASTLEGAR 37/FAIR 17 835 34/FAIR 4 1738 75/GOOD 14 1772 CRANBROOK 60/GOOD 17 1647 21/POOR 2 2119 80/GOOD 18 2069 REVELSTOKE 28/POOR 19 636 43/FAIR 5 1874 68/GOOD 14 1520 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON NW 9 NW 20 NW 20 CRANBROOK 0 0 0 0 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 20/POOR 19 652 56/GOOD 10 1645 27/POOR 14 794 100 MILE 32/POOR 24 1129 60/GOOD 10 2140 58/GOOD 15 1696 WILLIAMS LAKE 30/POOR 26 1097 60/GOOD 10 2140 44/FAIR 14 1466 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 18 955 52/FAIR 8 2110 79/GOOD 21 1839 PRINCE GEORGE 14/POOR 15 751 60/GOOD 10 1891 45/FAIR 23 1024 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 7 651 66/GOOD 12 1745 75/GOOD 26 1231 SMITHERS 10/POOR 8 549 38/FAIR 10 1124 70/GOOD 23 1202 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE N 13 N 35 SMITHERS S 15 W 20 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 12/POOR 11 433 35/FAIR 13 782 100/GOOD27 2366 FT ST JOHN 30/POOR 15 972 85/GOOD 23 1695 100/GOOD37 2369 WHITEHORSE 25/POOR 27 819 77/GOOD 27 1403 37/FAIR 18 1019 DAWSON 31/POOR 34 498 53/FAIR 20 870 17/POOR 11 506 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 12 730 46/FAIR 16 1190 86/GOOD 25 1620 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 33 SW 43 WATSON LAKE W 41 W 35 WHITEHORSE SW 50 SW 74 MAYO S 33 S 30 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 25/POOR 20 157 51/FAIR 26 359 64/GOOD 30 450 FRASER CANYON 59/GOOD 27 491 33/POOR 5 1018 73/GOOD 16 1108 SRN VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 28 254 30/POOR 14 320 20/POOR 6 367 CNTRL VAN ISLD 24/POOR 15 209 45/FAIR 14 584 72/GOOD 19 901 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 9 81 53/FAIR 16 647 49/FAIR 17 535 TERRACE 17/POOR 13 334 34/FAIR 11 679 36/FAIR 16 561 STEWART 13/POOR 13 70 23/POOR 15 180 22/POOR 20 131 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER NE 37 NE 17 N 30 SANDSPIT E 15 N 22 N 28 PORT HARDY SW 19 SW 24 SW 31 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/