FPCN39 CWLW 231430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-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 31/POOR 15 516 66/GOOD 8 2029 55/GOOD 8 1545 KAMLOOPS 17/POOR 10 496 58/GOOD 6 2246 59/GOOD 8 1835 OKANAGAN 14/POOR 10 550 65/GOOD 8 2206 58/GOOD 9 1743 CASTLEGAR 24/POOR 14 698 58/GOOD 6 2395 62/GOOD 9 1907 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 15 1060 79/GOOD 11 2739 34/FAIR 4 2171 REVELSTOKE 18/POOR 11 596 50/FAIR 5 2243 56/GOOD 9 1664 GOLDEN 15/POOR 13 867 50/FAIR 5 2585 57/GOOD 11 1797 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 0 0 S 22 CRANBROOK E 35 SE 17 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 11/POOR 9 594 48/FAIR 7 1745 58/GOOD 8 1982 100 MILE 32/POOR 22 1146 48/FAIR 7 2140 62/GOOD 9 2371 WILLIAMS LAKE 22/POOR 16 1091 38/FAIR 5 2140 64/GOOD 9 2423 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 5 1025 66/GOOD 9 2510 77/GOOD 13 2345 PRINCE GEORGE 10/POOR 1 797 52/FAIR 8 1891 77/GOOD 14 2029 BURNS LAKE 24/POOR 15 907 43/FAIR 6 1915 84/GOOD 18 1946 SMITHERS 33/POOR 17 802 38/FAIR 5 1723 68/GOOD 14 1580 MCBRIDE 18/POOR 18 823 33/POOR 4 1930 56/GOOD 13 1566 CLEARWATER 36/FAIR 17 718 44/FAIR 6 1642 65/GOOD 10 1785 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE E 11 SE 20 SMITHERS S 20 S 26 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 28/POOR 23 540 62/GOOD 16 1172 55/GOOD 20 912 FT ST JOHN 19/POOR 21 781 50/FAIR 14 1345 69/GOOD 12 1964 WHITEHORSE 17/POOR 9 877 59/GOOD 9 2003 31/POOR 4 1785 DAWSON 30/POOR 25 538 76/GOOD 16 1520 28/POOR 4 1302 WATSON LAKE 21/POOR 17 820 50/FAIR 8 1840 37/FAIR 7 1525 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 19 S 22 WATSON LAKE SE 15 S 30 WHITEHORSE NE 11 S 13 MAYO E 28 SE 19 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 15/POOR 15 78 17/POOR 4 353 16/POOR 4 312 FRASER VALLEY 16/POOR 14 151 45/FAIR 9 905 58/GOOD 13 936 SQUAMISH 23/POOR 11 293 29/POOR 5 822 43/FAIR 7 1083 SRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 5 77 21/POOR 5 469 20/POOR 6 356 CNTRL VAN ISLD 12/POOR 5 136 28/POOR 4 955 19/POOR 2 945 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 12 67 35/FAIR 10 542 11/POOR 5 88 TERRACE 24/POOR 13 437 56/GOOD 12 1117 48/FAIR 9 1177 STEWART 30/POOR 17 247 32/POOR 5 907 26/POOR 5 643 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER 0 0 SW 15 SW 28 SANDSPIT S 11 S 15 SW 17 PORT HARDY N 19 N 11 S 11 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/