FPCN39 CWLW 251430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 25 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 25-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 32/POOR 16 510 60/GOOD 10 1454 56/GOOD 23 704 KAMLOOPS 45/FAIR 19 757 74/GOOD 11 1941 99/GOOD 30 1469 OKANAGAN 50/FAIR 19 927 67/GOOD 9 2086 99/GOOD 26 1777 CASTLEGAR 39/FAIR 18 839 74/GOOD 9 2412 99/GOOD 26 2254 CRANBROOK 19/POOR 18 1045 97/GOOD 15 2933 99/GOOD 29 2001 REVELSTOKE 22/POOR 12 650 61/GOOD 9 1835 86/GOOD 20 1605 GOLDEN 20/POOR 16 915 71/GOOD 11 2267 91/GOOD 20 2091 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 NW 24 W 17 CRANBROOK N 30 NW 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 16/POOR 14 631 75/GOOD 14 1822 99/GOOD 26 1792 100 MILE 32/POOR 20 1171 57/GOOD 8 2333 99/GOOD 29 2353 WILLIAMS LAKE 19/POOR 16 1058 63/GOOD 10 2261 99/GOOD 26 2346 PUNTZI MTN 14/POOR 9 1017 89/GOOD 17 2380 99/GOOD 34 2383 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 13 829 72/GOOD 13 1978 99/GOOD 29 1990 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 3 748 86/GOOD 19 1935 99/GOOD 29 1785 SMITHERS 11/POOR 14 553 79/GOOD 18 1614 93/GOOD 24 1656 MCBRIDE 64/GOOD 11 1965 55/GOOD 9 1913 42/FAIR 17 1144 CLEARWATER 24/POOR 18 556 52/FAIR 7 1781 73/GOOD 25 1071 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 19 W 41 SMITHERS SW 19 W 24 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 12 420 76/GOOD 16 1519 81/GOOD 11 2277 FT ST JOHN 16/POOR 14 791 56/GOOD 15 1419 99/GOOD 30 2066 WHITEHORSE 23/POOR 23 822 78/GOOD 26 1444 75/GOOD 14 1985 DAWSON 27/POOR 28 495 90/GOOD 28 1275 25/POOR 5 1005 WATSON LAKE 11/POOR 6 761 71/GOOD 16 1706 95/GOOD 16 2481 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 28 SW 28 WATSON LAKE SW 13 SW 24 WHITEHORSE S 43 S 33 MAYO S 30 S 22 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 14/POOR 9 110 27/POOR 5 702 14/POOR 35 28 FRASER VALLEY 22/POOR 7 399 37/FAIR 5 1208 59/GOOD 32 425 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 2 235 36/FAIR 6 952 31/POOR 22 248 SRN VAN ISLD 33/POOR 17 298 20/POOR 6 353 72/GOOD 32 542 CNTRL VAN ISLD 25/POOR 15 232 45/FAIR 9 876 46/FAIR 28 312 NRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 24 97 82/GOOD 25 872 10/POOR 30 29 TERRACE 18/POOR 15 327 63/GOOD 20 877 57/GOOD 20 769 STEWART 14/POOR 20 50 70/GOOD 24 657 40/FAIR 24 276 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 9 S 22 SW 19 SANDSPIT SE 35 SE 37 S 35 PORT HARDY S 48 S 52 S 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/