FPCN39 CWLW 201430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 20-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 49/FAIR 17 741 60/GOOD 20 829 32/POOR 9 744 KAMLOOPS 55/GOOD 21 845 83/GOOD 17 1613 48/FAIR 13 1003 OKANAGAN 46/FAIR 15 988 76/GOOD 14 1769 38/FAIR 9 1120 CASTLEGAR 48/FAIR 12 1212 78/GOOD 13 1972 43/FAIR 15 969 CRANBROOK 49/FAIR 14 1566 74/GOOD 14 2190 29/POOR 8 1432 REVELSTOKE 48/FAIR 14 1055 64/GOOD 11 1658 45/FAIR 12 1076 GOLDEN 50/FAIR 14 1540 57/GOOD 13 1926 39/FAIR 10 1403 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 24 W 43 CRANBROOK E 24 W 24 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 56/GOOD 22 1045 68/GOOD 15 1545 44/FAIR 11 1222 100 MILE 47/FAIR 17 1425 73/GOOD 17 1940 58/GOOD 18 1580 WILLIAMS LAKE 56/GOOD 20 1476 65/GOOD 14 1940 51/FAIR 15 1572 PUNTZI MTN 54/FAIR 23 1361 95/GOOD 27 1970 51/FAIR 21 1355 PRINCE GEORGE 50/FAIR 23 1088 83/GOOD 18 1882 35/FAIR 6 1564 BURNS LAKE 80/GOOD 28 1442 90/GOOD 28 1636 67/GOOD 23 1356 SMITHERS 78/GOOD 27 1243 87/GOOD 27 1405 69/GOOD 24 1156 MCBRIDE 49/FAIR 18 1221 67/GOOD 15 1699 48/FAIR 11 1513 CLEARWATER 57/GOOD 20 955 76/GOOD 15 1629 49/FAIR 13 1075 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE E 46 NE 33 SMITHERS E 80 E 78 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 12/POOR 7 469 45/FAIR 11 1082 20/POOR 3 1075 FT ST JOHN 20/POOR 20 800 21/POOR 3 1452 27/POOR 6 1261 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 25 788 34/FAIR 11 1155 44/FAIR 12 1335 DAWSON 23/POOR 25 476 43/FAIR 15 851 19/POOR 4 836 WATSON LAKE 10/POOR 5 719 40/FAIR 11 1266 22/POOR 5 1187 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 50 E 56 WATSON LAKE E 13 E 30 WHITEHORSE SE 20 SE 15 MAYO S 11 SE 17 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 87/GOOD 45 536 56/GOOD 32 342 13/POOR 30 25 FRASER VALLEY 71/GOOD 34 538 57/GOOD 34 389 25/POOR 11 338 SQUAMISH 55/GOOD 24 493 63/GOOD 24 605 24/POOR 18 214 SRN VAN ISLD 79/GOOD 31 648 74/GOOD 35 513 15/POOR 21 75 CNTRL VAN ISLD 75/GOOD 27 690 81/GOOD 36 594 18/POOR 23 94 NRN VAN ISLD 83/GOOD 38 587 80/GOOD 37 567 18/POOR 42 64 TERRACE 78/GOOD 25 988 82/GOOD 26 1041 57/GOOD 19 804 STEWART 50/FAIR 33 279 38/FAIR 29 211 32/POOR 31 154 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 39 W 20 W 69 SANDSPIT E 59 E 13 W 30 PORT HARDY E 56 E 44 E 65 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/CC/MTNWC