FPCN39 CWLW 101430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 10 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. 10-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 26/POOR 22 378 49/FAIR 8 1319 34/FAIR 7 935 KAMLOOPS 29/POOR 19 552 50/FAIR 8 1488 76/GOOD 19 1314 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 15 585 50/FAIR 7 1744 59/GOOD 17 1146 CASTLEGAR 10/POOR 1 760 44/FAIR 6 1731 80/GOOD 17 1690 CRANBROOK 39/FAIR 12 1465 60/GOOD 10 2148 99/GOOD 21 2460 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 11 482 35/FAIR 5 1484 57/GOOD 12 1361 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 11 W 11 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 28 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 30/POOR 18 774 61/GOOD 18 1241 44/FAIR 12 1171 100 MILE 27/POOR 24 1089 68/GOOD 17 1828 56/GOOD 17 1587 WILLIAMS LAKE 29/POOR 20 1134 71/GOOD 16 1941 49/FAIR 13 1625 PUNTZI MTN 43/FAIR 22 1237 85/GOOD 23 1896 40/FAIR 19 1255 PRINCE GEORGE 54/FAIR 20 1241 75/GOOD 26 1371 76/GOOD 20 1608 BURNS LAKE 53/FAIR 24 954 88/GOOD 28 1425 26/POOR 25 675 SMITHERS 33/POOR 25 711 72/GOOD 25 1179 33/FAIR 27 702 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 43 W 46 SMITHERS W 48 W 59 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 16/POOR 10 504 48/FAIR 21 792 23/POOR 21 505 FT ST JOHN 91/GOOD 28 1635 99/GOOD 38 2152 99/GOOD 33 2466 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 24 787 40/FAIR 25 960 77/GOOD 35 1243 DAWSON 11/POOR 9 411 17/POOR 7 571 16/POOR 9 522 WATSON LAKE 23/POOR 19 830 52/FAIR 10 1651 49/FAIR 23 1071 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 43 W 76 WATSON LAKE W 59 W 67 WHITEHORSE W 46 W 65 MAYO W 24 W 37 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 13/POOR 2 341 62/GOOD 28 463 42/FAIR 24 294 FRASER CANYON 21/POOR 14 213 68/GOOD 16 1001 43/FAIR 16 507 SRN VAN ISLD 31/POOR 19 247 25/POOR 9 359 33/POOR 21 244 CNTRL VAN ISLD 54/FAIR 20 533 72/GOOD 20 860 59/GOOD 19 652 NRN VAN ISLD 27/POOR 14 275 49/FAIR 20 467 12/POOR 18 52 TERRACE 18/POOR 17 311 32/POOR 18 469 17/POOR 19 296 STEWART 14/POOR 19 53 22/POOR 21 125 19/POOR 24 87 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 W 19 W 24 SANDSPIT NW 24 NW 37 NW 54 PORT HARDY W 39 W 39 W 52 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/DSL