FPCN39 CWLW 261430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 26-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 68/GOOD 25 833 99/GOOD 20 2229 99/GOOD 25 1729 KAMLOOPS 30/POOR 25 509 99/GOOD 30 2346 99/GOOD 34 1846 OKANAGAN 24/POOR 25 571 99/GOOD 20 2456 99/GOOD 25 1956 CASTLEGAR 39/FAIR 16 882 99/GOOD 20 2495 97/GOOD 20 1995 CRANBROOK 27/POOR 20 1115 99/GOOD 30 2939 99/GOOD 28 2439 REVELSTOKE 21/POOR 18 564 97/GOOD 20 1943 97/GOOD 20 1943 GOLDEN 18/POOR 17 880 97/GOOD 20 2285 99/GOOD 22 2285 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 54 SW 56 CRANBROOK W 43 W 50 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 60/GOOD 31 935 99/GOOD 25 2545 80/GOOD 20 1545 100 MILE 57/GOOD 31 1298 99/GOOD 25 2940 80/GOOD 20 1940 WILLIAMS LAKE 38/FAIR 29 1145 99/GOOD 25 2940 80/GOOD 20 1940 PUNTZI MTN 64/GOOD 33 1323 99/GOOD 30 2910 80/GOOD 20 1910 PRINCE GEORGE 64/GOOD 34 1088 99/GOOD 30 2691 80/GOOD 20 1691 BURNS LAKE 60/GOOD 32 1093 99/GOOD 30 2715 80/GOOD 20 1715 SMITHERS 35/FAIR 26 728 99/GOOD 30 2523 80/GOOD 20 1523 MCBRIDE 48/FAIR 20 1162 97/GOOD 15 2730 80/GOOD 20 1730 CLEARWATER 27/POOR 23 546 99/GOOD 25 2396 80/GOOD 20 1396 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 67 W 59 SMITHERS SW 65 SW 70 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 17/POOR 21 453 34/FAIR 5 1382 80/GOOD 20 1382 FT ST JOHN 22/POOR 25 795 89/GOOD 25 1695 80/GOOD 20 1695 WHITEHORSE 26/POOR 16 910 68/GOOD 10 2203 80/GOOD 20 1703 DAWSON 38/FAIR 21 657 29/POOR 5 1170 80/GOOD 20 1370 WATSON LAKE 26/POOR 22 838 53/FAIR 10 1690 80/GOOD 20 1690 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 50 SW 54 WATSON LAKE S 35 SW 28 WHITEHORSE S 28 S 24 MAYO E 9 SE 30 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 29/POOR 10 397 22/POOR 25 102 20/POOR 20 102 FRASER VALLEY 31/POOR 14 368 89/GOOD 25 1058 53/FAIR 20 558 SQUAMISH 34/FAIR 15 393 29/POOR 20 252 53/FAIR 20 552 SRN VAN ISLD 53/FAIR 21 488 68/GOOD 30 519 53/FAIR 20 519 CNTRL VAN ISLD 47/FAIR 16 535 60/GOOD 30 424 46/FAIR 20 424 NRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 31 108 29/POOR 20 222 46/FAIR 20 422 TERRACE 27/POOR 22 377 80/GOOD 20 1217 50/FAIR 30 517 STEWART 16/POOR 21 68 80/GOOD 20 1007 29/POOR 20 207 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 30 SW 44 SW 65 SANDSPIT SW 63 SW 70 SW 91 PORT HARDY W 69 W 63 W 57 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/