FPCN39 CWLW 151430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 15 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. 15-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 32/POOR 14 564 20/POOR 4 743 69/GOOD 15 1246 KAMLOOPS 23/POOR 11 593 67/GOOD 10 1812 99/GOOD 21 1821 OKANAGAN 23/POOR 12 684 74/GOOD 11 2046 74/GOOD 12 1899 CASTLEGAR 21/POOR 15 645 65/GOOD 9 2037 70/GOOD 12 1819 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 10 1049 61/GOOD 8 2507 99/GOOD 17 2810 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 13 514 51/FAIR 6 1982 56/GOOD 10 1518 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON SE 9 SE 15 S 19 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 28/POOR 23 709 63/GOOD 12 1646 57/GOOD 11 1549 100 MILE 36/FAIR 22 1192 69/GOOD 12 2219 86/GOOD 16 2381 WILLIAMS LAKE 26/POOR 19 1114 65/GOOD 11 2185 49/FAIR 8 2047 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 12 970 37/FAIR 6 1846 85/GOOD 15 2426 PRINCE GEORGE 33/POOR 25 880 63/GOOD 10 2021 64/GOOD 13 1728 BURNS LAKE 16/POOR 14 641 36/FAIR 5 1652 88/GOOD 16 2078 SMITHERS 17/POOR 19 602 34/FAIR 5 1512 53/FAIR 11 1434 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 35 S 17 SMITHERS S 30 S 44 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 15/POOR 19 438 23/POOR 5 934 59/GOOD 9 1682 FT ST JOHN 34/FAIR 25 893 53/FAIR 8 1957 99/GOOD 24 2890 WHITEHORSE 30/POOR 24 873 45/FAIR 20 1083 48/FAIR 16 1239 DAWSON 24/POOR 31 460 36/FAIR 25 594 20/POOR 10 583 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 3 732 49/FAIR 9 1656 88/GOOD 14 2423 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 30 S 33 WATSON LAKE SW 11 SW 20 WHITEHORSE S 33 S 39 MAYO S 24 S 20 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 52/FAIR 25 390 51/FAIR 12 771 64/GOOD 20 675 FRASER VALLEY 36/FAIR 18 368 40/FAIR 12 596 45/FAIR 11 771 SRN VAN ISLD 46/FAIR 13 633 44/FAIR 15 510 40/FAIR 10 672 CNTRL VAN ISLD 42/FAIR 14 519 26/POOR 6 566 55/GOOD 13 842 NRN VAN ISLD 63/GOOD 31 443 87/GOOD 29 849 56/GOOD 34 341 TERRACE 21/POOR 14 380 31/POOR 8 759 44/FAIR 12 843 STEWART 29/POOR 18 225 35/FAIR 11 477 45/FAIR 12 661 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SE 30 S 41 S 44 SANDSPIT SE 52 S 52 SW 22 PORT HARDY S 30 S 28 S 33 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/