FPCN39 CWLW 181447 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 18 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. 18-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 19/POOR 17 340 34/FAIR 27 417 84/GOOD 23 1195 KAMLOOPS 22/POOR 15 506 54/FAIR 29 696 99/GOOD 34 1676 OKANAGAN 34/FAIR 19 716 52/FAIR 34 738 99/GOOD 29 1863 CASTLEGAR 28/POOR 10 862 37/FAIR 20 784 73/GOOD 24 1201 CRANBROOK 37/FAIR 15 1327 61/GOOD 18 1636 87/GOOD 28 1789 REVELSTOKE 31/POOR 13 778 49/FAIR 22 842 76/GOOD 21 1323 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 17 SW 35 CRANBROOK SW 9 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 19/POOR 21 633 64/GOOD 37 909 99/GOOD 29 2088 100 MILE 33/POOR 22 1154 71/GOOD 39 1358 99/GOOD 36 3002 WILLIAMS LAKE 24/POOR 21 1077 67/GOOD 36 1348 99/GOOD 30 2992 PUNTZI MTN 19/POOR 15 1030 68/GOOD 30 1408 99/GOOD 36 2538 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 20 789 80/GOOD 27 1446 99/GOOD 28 2230 BURNS LAKE 24/POOR 15 733 67/GOOD 31 1022 93/GOOD 31 1435 SMITHERS 24/POOR 18 681 45/FAIR 27 806 78/GOOD 28 1213 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 41 SW 28 SMITHERS S 35 SW 50 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 50/FAIR 15 989 68/GOOD 18 1205 84/GOOD 20 1493 FT ST JOHN 45/FAIR 16 1177 77/GOOD 30 1325 70/GOOD 22 1420 WHITEHORSE 72/GOOD 23 1422 72/GOOD 26 1344 91/GOOD 23 1849 DAWSON 17/POOR 17 459 40/FAIR 20 698 48/FAIR 23 739 WATSON LAKE 60/GOOD 21 1271 77/GOOD 26 1405 93/GOOD 24 1820 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 19 S 39 WATSON LAKE SE 26 S 30 WHITEHORSE N 13 S 15 MAYO NE 37 N 19 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 34/FAIR 24 214 13/POOR 47 19 60/GOOD 25 481 FRASER VALLEY 33/POOR 20 295 13/POOR 34 82 59/GOOD 21 618 SRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 20 207 13/POOR 38 40 76/GOOD 28 670 CNTRL VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 21 340 35/FAIR 31 193 88/GOOD 24 1048 NRN VAN ISLD 37/FAIR 30 211 25/POOR 38 104 67/GOOD 27 563 TERRACE 28/POOR 15 464 30/POOR 17 459 58/GOOD 19 817 STEWART 27/POOR 15 237 13/POOR 21 45 48/FAIR 21 407 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 31 S 37 SW 46 SANDSPIT S 44 S 50 SW 56 PORT HARDY S 46 S 52 S 56 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/