FPCN39 CWLW 191430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 19 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. 19-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 81/GOOD 22 1163 75/GOOD 24 972 95/GOOD 21 1583 KAMLOOPS 99/GOOD 33 1370 99/GOOD 32 2128 99/GOOD 26 2296 OKANAGAN 99/GOOD 27 1779 99/GOOD 24 2227 99/GOOD 23 1961 CASTLEGAR 99/GOOD 28 2166 87/GOOD 20 1695 89/GOOD 16 2059 CRANBROOK 99/GOOD 34 2541 87/GOOD 20 2139 99/GOOD 24 2545 REVELSTOKE 99/GOOD 27 2276 71/GOOD 17 1398 67/GOOD 17 1299 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON W 13 W 33 W 70 CRANBROOK SW 30 SW 81 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 70/GOOD 27 1130 99/GOOD 35 2151 99/GOOD 24 1993 100 MILE 99/GOOD 30 1965 99/GOOD 36 2664 99/GOOD 29 3359 WILLIAMS LAKE 65/GOOD 26 1469 99/GOOD 33 3048 99/GOOD 27 3028 PUNTZI MTN 82/GOOD 35 1512 99/GOOD 38 2528 99/GOOD 36 2989 PRINCE GEORGE 50/FAIR 28 1011 85/GOOD 35 1335 99/GOOD 30 2133 BURNS LAKE 76/GOOD 35 1071 91/GOOD 34 1307 99/GOOD 33 2411 SMITHERS 59/GOOD 26 972 78/GOOD 26 1268 94/GOOD 24 1690 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 56 SW 63 SMITHERS SW 50 SW 83 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 74/GOOD 20 1254 69/GOOD 16 1341 70/GOOD 14 1494 FT ST JOHN 74/GOOD 25 1384 70/GOOD 22 1419 72/GOOD 18 1609 WHITEHORSE 81/GOOD 25 1535 96/GOOD 25 1867 85/GOOD 23 1693 DAWSON 15/POOR 16 433 39/FAIR 18 714 30/POOR 12 719 WATSON LAKE 84/GOOD 22 1707 76/GOOD 17 1778 88/GOOD 19 1981 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 15 SW 61 WATSON LAKE E 20 S 19 WHITEHORSE NE 35 NE 46 MAYO NE 52 NE 48 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 67/GOOD 26 565 88/GOOD 27 902 72/GOOD 19 872 FRASER VALLEY 62/GOOD 22 639 59/GOOD 26 517 80/GOOD 19 1132 SRN VAN ISLD 81/GOOD 27 780 67/GOOD 25 596 61/GOOD 19 682 CNTRL VAN ISLD 59/GOOD 19 645 82/GOOD 25 866 72/GOOD 19 901 NRN VAN ISLD 78/GOOD 42 478 70/GOOD 24 680 71/GOOD 22 756 TERRACE 47/FAIR 17 701 60/GOOD 22 775 66/GOOD 19 967 STEWART 25/POOR 12 265 47/FAIR 22 385 41/FAIR 12 571 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 46 SW 67 SW 67 SANDSPIT SW 76 SW 93 SW 85 PORT HARDY W 39 W 37 W 35 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/