FPCN39 CWLW 101430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 10-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 20/POOR 7 521 72/GOOD 22 983 55/GOOD 26 629 KAMLOOPS 14/POOR 10 443 81/GOOD 23 1246 74/GOOD 25 1046 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 5 735 84/GOOD 28 1256 64/GOOD 27 956 CASTLEGAR 13/POOR 3 713 54/FAIR 16 1129 30/POOR 24 666 CRANBROOK 16/POOR 8 1104 69/GOOD 19 1739 34/FAIR 31 1103 REVELSTOKE 15/POOR 3 808 50/FAIR 13 1143 44/FAIR 18 857 GOLDEN 13/POOR 3 1016 45/FAIR 11 1485 56/GOOD 14 1567 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 54 W 67 CRANBROOK SW 57 W 76 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 12/POOR 3 710 89/GOOD 18 1920 91/GOOD 22 1745 100 MILE 11/POOR 5 1028 89/GOOD 26 1893 99/GOOD 26 2440 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 15 1043 93/GOOD 23 2140 85/GOOD 19 2140 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 20 938 71/GOOD 18 1797 99/GOOD 30 2949 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 20 780 67/GOOD 25 1279 93/GOOD 23 1891 BURNS LAKE 34/FAIR 15 1049 62/GOOD 26 1214 60/GOOD 15 1515 SMITHERS 52/FAIR 20 999 65/GOOD 24 1097 60/GOOD 15 1323 MCBRIDE 24/POOR 8 1090 68/GOOD 10 2228 48/FAIR 12 1430 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 5 659 57/GOOD 15 1140 65/GOOD 20 1096 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 44 W 43 SMITHERS SE 59 S 72 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 22/POOR 8 682 29/POOR 5 1153 30/FAIR 6 1248 FT ST JOHN 71/GOOD 30 1228 67/GOOD 16 1596 49/FAIR 13 1381 WHITEHORSE 30/POOR 6 1409 49/FAIR 22 1103 53/FAIR 20 1203 DAWSON 14/POOR 3 703 29/POOR 10 770 29/POOR 10 770 WATSON LAKE 21/POOR 3 1429 33/POOR 12 1090 43/FAIR 12 1290 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 76 S 56 WATSON LAKE SE 80 SE 52 WHITEHORSE E 72 SE 76 MAYO E 57 E 76 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 26/POOR 22 149 36/FAIR 27 202 10/POOR 29 10 FRASER VALLEY 23/POOR 20 193 33/POOR 24 258 11/POOR 26 72 SQUAMISH 33/POOR 20 294 39/FAIR 25 302 19/POOR 21 143 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 26 116 40/FAIR 32 219 28/POOR 29 147 CNTRL VAN ISLD 35/FAIR 26 224 55/GOOD 22 502 35/FAIR 26 224 NRN VAN ISLD 31/POOR 37 138 50/GOOD 30 200 13/POOR 40 38 TERRACE 54/FAIR 26 612 29/POOR 20 417 36/FAIR 18 517 STEWART 46/FAIR 32 253 51/FAIR 27 357 23/POOR 12 229 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 56 SW 56 SW 59 SANDSPIT SW 56 SW 57 S 65 PORT HARDY S 56 S 57 S 48 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB