FPCN39 CWLW 111430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 11 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 11-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 42/FAIR 28 480 66/GOOD 23 849 76/GOOD 24 985 KAMLOOPS 62/GOOD 26 841 99/GOOD 37 1862 99/GOOD 31 1797 OKANAGAN 69/GOOD 33 922 91/GOOD 31 1296 94/GOOD 23 1674 CASTLEGAR 48/FAIR 21 906 68/GOOD 27 1043 62/GOOD 21 1097 CRANBROOK 39/FAIR 24 1196 75/GOOD 34 1466 93/GOOD 26 1991 REVELSTOKE 52/FAIR 18 986 70/GOOD 27 1032 57/GOOD 20 955 GOLDEN 41/FAIR 18 1163 69/GOOD 27 1358 64/GOOD 15 1676 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 S 63 SW 94 CRANBROOK SW 41 W 57 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 55/GOOD 31 887 69/GOOD 30 1061 99/GOOD 28 2184 100 MILE 71/GOOD 35 1401 99/GOOD 28 2618 99/GOOD 36 2887 WILLIAMS LAKE 53/FAIR 32 1255 99/GOOD 32 2039 99/GOOD 30 2725 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 19 962 99/GOOD 34 2839 99/GOOD 27 2663 PRINCE GEORGE 39/FAIR 31 893 32/POOR 26 871 98/GOOD 17 2492 BURNS LAKE 49/FAIR 28 1030 99/GOOD 29 2824 88/GOOD 16 2258 SMITHERS 55/GOOD 26 933 99/GOOD 23 2103 61/GOOD 12 1559 MCBRIDE 43/FAIR 22 1052 61/GOOD 22 1298 80/GOOD 18 1838 CLEARWATER 70/GOOD 24 1056 92/GOOD 21 1682 92/GOOD 23 1551 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 33 SW 33 SMITHERS SE 63 S 61 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 31/POOR 18 619 50/FAIR 17 915 65/GOOD 14 1383 FT ST JOHN 50/FAIR 23 1092 52/FAIR 18 1237 54/FAIR 13 1479 WHITEHORSE 49/FAIR 18 1189 75/GOOD 20 1594 72/GOOD 19 1574 DAWSON 13/POOR 21 408 76/GOOD 22 1208 70/GOOD 20 1162 WATSON LAKE 46/FAIR 16 1197 87/GOOD 25 1648 89/GOOD 29 1557 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 39 SE 31 WATSON LAKE E 37 SE 17 WHITEHORSE E 35 E 24 MAYO E 43 E 31 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 23/POOR 51 56 60/GOOD 27 454 77/GOOD 34 551 FRASER VALLEY 38/FAIR 41 203 65/GOOD 33 481 73/GOOD 32 586 SQUAMISH 42/FAIR 27 308 55/GOOD 21 561 57/GOOD 21 579 SRN VAN ISLD 35/FAIR 42 142 78/GOOD 35 568 65/GOOD 36 403 CNTRL VAN ISLD 61/GOOD 34 390 69/GOOD 25 636 62/GOOD 28 476 NRN VAN ISLD 14/POOR 21 67 64/GOOD 42 345 69/GOOD 34 474 TERRACE 26/POOR 19 390 58/GOOD 17 888 56/GOOD 14 998 STEWART 59/GOOD 28 431 35/FAIR 15 352 29/POOR 6 320 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 69 SW 76 SW 83 SANDSPIT SW 52 SW 63 SW 76 PORT HARDY SW 65 SW 61 SW 56 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/GF