FPCN39 CWLW 161430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 16 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. 16-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 18/POOR 13 354 82/GOOD 17 1471 47/FAIR 14 826 KAMLOOPS 29/POOR 9 770 99/GOOD 21 1847 68/GOOD 17 1220 OKANAGAN 33/FAIR 8 1065 81/GOOD 14 1925 76/GOOD 20 1378 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 4 1221 80/GOOD 11 2340 74/GOOD 12 1953 CRANBROOK 18/POOR 7 1179 76/GOOD 14 2236 77/GOOD 15 2181 REVELSTOKE 19/POOR 6 740 60/GOOD 10 1648 57/GOOD 9 1701 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 13 NW 13 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 21/POOR 10 765 63/GOOD 14 1478 69/GOOD 18 1407 100 MILE 21/POOR 6 1319 94/GOOD 19 2421 94/GOOD 24 2114 WILLIAMS LAKE 10/POOR 6 971 84/GOOD 14 2525 83/GOOD 18 2150 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 6 1056 94/GOOD 19 2386 67/GOOD 12 2120 PRINCE GEORGE 35/FAIR 16 1015 45/FAIR 10 1467 64/GOOD 16 1537 BURNS LAKE 41/FAIR 13 1069 82/GOOD 16 1864 82/GOOD 16 1868 SMITHERS 32/POOR 9 1023 60/GOOD 14 1388 55/GOOD 10 1570 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 28 W 35 SMITHERS SW 30 W 24 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 18/POOR 16 482 75/GOOD 11 2021 39/FAIR 12 890 FT ST JOHN 61/GOOD 29 1121 99/GOOD 21 2352 93/GOOD 19 2129 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 21 832 53/FAIR 18 1252 33/FAIR 7 1401 DAWSON 11/POOR 6 418 19/POOR 9 583 26/POOR 19 546 WATSON LAKE 22/POOR 22 801 77/GOOD 11 2410 66/GOOD 14 1708 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 26 SW 41 WATSON LAKE W 43 W 26 WHITEHORSE S 35 SW 48 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 20/POOR 10 205 62/GOOD 18 723 51/FAIR 26 359 FRASER VALLEY 21/POOR 10 291 60/GOOD 12 1065 50/FAIR 16 622 SRN VAN ISLD 33/POOR 19 268 54/GOOD 11 961 47/FAIR 18 477 CNTRL VAN ISLD 21/POOR 12 208 63/GOOD 15 900 40/FAIR 19 364 NRN VAN ISLD 26/POOR 17 215 60/GOOD 38 342 36/FAIR 10 561 TERRACE 49/FAIR 12 959 56/GOOD 20 767 37/FAIR 12 695 STEWART 31/POOR 14 313 51/FAIR 26 362 27/POOR 14 260 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 22 W 20 W 19 SANDSPIT W 11 W 15 W 22 PORT HARDY S 35 SW 33 SW 33 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/