FPCN39 CWLW 231430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 23 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. 23-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 11/POOR 4 303 56/GOOD 10 1329 59/GOOD 14 1073 KAMLOOPS 16/POOR 11 462 61/GOOD 12 1396 74/GOOD 21 1183 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 10 568 61/GOOD 12 1486 64/GOOD 17 1242 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 15 686 40/FAIR 6 1574 48/FAIR 13 1161 CRANBROOK 28/POOR 13 1224 44/FAIR 8 1859 40/FAIR 10 1590 REVELSTOKE 11/POOR 5 506 36/FAIR 6 1360 40/FAIR 11 1036 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 11 W 35 CRANBROOK 0 0 W 35 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 15/POOR 8 688 32/POOR 7 1195 77/GOOD 21 1445 100 MILE 19/POOR 16 1057 75/GOOD 19 1870 86/GOOD 27 1803 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 8 1101 58/GOOD 14 1771 85/GOOD 24 1887 PUNTZI MTN 21/POOR 14 1070 41/FAIR 14 1384 71/GOOD 20 1716 PRINCE GEORGE 37/FAIR 21 963 48/FAIR 19 1133 42/FAIR 16 1118 BURNS LAKE 53/FAIR 22 991 39/FAIR 11 1108 57/GOOD 21 1074 SMITHERS 52/FAIR 22 967 37/FAIR 11 1043 55/GOOD 19 1072 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 W 30 SMITHERS SE 26 SW 17 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 15 490 53/FAIR 8 1620 73/GOOD 20 1223 FT ST JOHN 33/POOR 24 891 37/FAIR 10 1280 54/GOOD 20 1209 WHITEHORSE 36/FAIR 22 951 73/GOOD 12 2103 78/GOOD 19 1703 DAWSON 28/POOR 27 505 36/FAIR 17 700 28/POOR 14 630 WATSON LAKE 29/POOR 22 869 35/FAIR 5 1720 26/POOR 5 1334 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 37 0 0 WATSON LAKE E 19 E 9 WHITEHORSE E 17 N 11 MAYO E 31 E 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 19/POOR 20 100 55/GOOD 21 502 67/GOOD 29 502 FRASER VALLEY 19/POOR 15 176 55/GOOD 15 758 61/GOOD 18 758 SRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 13 170 56/GOOD 10 1119 72/GOOD 15 1119 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 7 96 60/GOOD 11 1124 69/GOOD 14 1124 NRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 21 137 60/GOOD 20 622 60/GOOD 20 622 TERRACE 42/FAIR 19 577 36/FAIR 15 577 45/FAIR 15 728 STEWART 25/POOR 20 160 50/FAIR 24 385 25/POOR 22 148 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 13 W 11 W 24 SANDSPIT SE 19 SW 20 W 30 PORT HARDY E 19 0 0 SW 31 VENTILLATION GUIDLINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MtnWC