FPCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 17 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. 17-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 59/GOOD 18 883 45/FAIR 12 865 39/FAIR 28 449 KAMLOOPS 66/GOOD 18 1143 53/FAIR 16 967 52/FAIR 31 656 OKANAGAN 49/FAIR 13 1136 38/FAIR 12 948 46/FAIR 34 689 CASTLEGAR 54/GOOD 12 1361 40/FAIR 10 1149 18/POOR 21 576 CRANBROOK 55/GOOD 15 1637 83/GOOD 17 2220 44/FAIR 21 1299 REVELSTOKE 41/FAIR 11 1058 33/FAIR 8 1050 26/POOR 22 588 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 13 W 24 CRANBROOK W 11 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 44/FAIR 25 845 65/GOOD 14 1531 53/FAIR 41 786 100 MILE 70/GOOD 24 1599 87/GOOD 18 2256 69/GOOD 40 1320 WILLIAMS LAKE 44/FAIR 23 1270 60/GOOD 11 2049 58/GOOD 36 1259 PUNTZI MTN 22/POOR 22 1025 97/GOOD 20 2401 99/GOOD 32 2039 PRINCE GEORGE 52/FAIR 29 1021 65/GOOD 15 1605 94/GOOD 31 1596 BURNS LAKE 35/FAIR 24 767 79/GOOD 16 1790 55/GOOD 32 873 SMITHERS 22/POOR 19 651 58/GOOD 12 1485 47/FAIR 26 837 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 46 W 50 SMITHERS SW 43 SW 52 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 8 441 62/GOOD 22 965 71/GOOD 19 1223 FT ST JOHN 25/POOR 19 859 99/GOOD 24 2541 98/GOOD 38 1499 WHITEHORSE 10/POOR 4 728 59/GOOD 15 1490 60/GOOD 24 1207 DAWSON 33/FAIR 17 658 28/POOR 22 535 60/GOOD 24 869 WATSON LAKE 20/POOR 10 905 56/GOOD 19 1258 70/GOOD 30 1218 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE 0 0 SW 11 WATSON LAKE S 13 S 13 WHITEHORSE S 15 SW 22 MAYO 0 0 W 22 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 72/GOOD 30 557 34/FAIR 20 257 14/POOR 47 20 FRASER VALLEY 59/GOOD 21 626 22/POOR 8 354 20/POOR 39 112 SRN VAN ISLD 55/GOOD 20 547 23/POOR 16 180 14/POOR 43 40 CNTRL VAN ISLD 58/GOOD 21 574 43/FAIR 18 425 18/POOR 35 73 NRN VAN ISLD 79/GOOD 22 922 48/FAIR 9 972 26/POOR 40 103 TERRACE 69/GOOD 19 1017 43/FAIR 12 825 29/POOR 15 478 STEWART 18/POOR 18 98 26/POOR 12 273 13/POOR 20 47 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 33 SW 35 SW 37 SANDSPIT S 35 SW 41 SW 46 PORT HARDY W 30 W 33 W 39 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/