FPCN39 CWLW 031435 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 3 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 03-March-2002 SOUTHERN INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FRASER CANYON 16/POOR 15 319 50/FAIR 12 984 47/FAIR 18 684 KAMLOOPS 24/POOR 24 466 50/FAIR 10 1250 52/FAIR 19 848 OKANAGAN 25/POOR 19 621 52/FAIR 10 1432 38/FAIR 18 788 CASTLEGAR 14/POOR 11 580 52/FAIR 10 1455 27/POOR 16 715 CRANBROOK 23/POOR 18 1084 77/GOOD 20 1872 60/GOOD 17 1661 REVELSTOKE 23/POOR 15 618 49/FAIR 14 1072 20/POOR 10 649 GOLDEN 52/FAIR 20 1268 58/GOOD 14 1606 28/POOR 7 1320 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 20 N 37 CRANBROOK NW 46 NW 54 CENTRAL INTERIOR TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M QUESNEL 13/POOR 15 592 36/FAIR 14 937 45/FAIR 29 809 100 MILE 16/POOR 23 997 53/FAIR 12 1772 44/FAIR 10 1691 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 19 1004 49/FAIR 12 1685 84/GOOD 21 1993 PUNTZI MTN 22/POOR 28 996 51/FAIR 15 1529 52/FAIR 12 1707 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 21 751 43/FAIR 20 1054 40/FAIR 36 867 BURNS LAKE 28/POOR 28 848 52/FAIR 12 1515 40/FAIR 15 1139 SMITHERS 45/FAIR 28 803 42/FAIR 12 1111 14/POOR 27 555 MCBRIDE 37/FAIR 18 1044 51/FAIR 12 1511 44/FAIR 18 1148 CLEARWATER 19/POOR 18 501 50/FAIR 10 1293 30/POOR 7 974 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 56 W 67 SMITHERS W 72 W 94 NORTHERN BC/YUKON TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M FORT NELSON 99/GOOD 39 1521 65/GOOD 35 782 85/GOOD 23 1375 FT ST JOHN 37/FAIR 40 838 55/GOOD 19 1245 64/GOOD 31 1135 WHITEHORSE 45/FAIR 20 1089 64/GOOD 27 1207 80/GOOD 29 1403 DAWSON 33/POOR 25 564 20/POOR 5 770 46/FAIR 11 1095 WATSON LAKE 99/GOOD 34 1677 46/FAIR 16 1190 36/FAIR 14 1081 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 56 W 70 WATSON LAKE W 56 W 57 WHITEHORSE NW 28 NW 24 MAYO N 35 N 30 COAST TODAY TOMORROW 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT VI WND MXG HT KM/H M KM/H M KM/H M VANCOUVER 13/POOR 9 80 16/POOR 4 323 18/POOR 11 158 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 7 123 44/FAIR 11 736 24/POOR 12 298 SQUAMISH 10/POOR 5 77 29/POOR 7 599 19/POOR 13 189 SRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 3 66 16/POOR 4 346 27/POOR 10 371 CNTRL VAN ISLD 11/POOR 8 74 12/POOR 1 609 36/FAIR 11 525 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 8 128 12/POOR 9 88 10/POOR 19 30 TERRACE 39/FAIR 17 579 18/POOR 18 305 30/POOR 22 410 STEWART 47/FAIR 26 324 18/POOR 16 107 21/POOR 26 95 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 NW 17 NW 26 SANDSPIT 0 0 W 24 W 41 PORT HARDY SW 56 W 54 W 63 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/