FPCN39 CWLW 281430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 28-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 87/GOOD 25 1192 99/GOOD 30 2140 62/GOOD 24 761 KAMLOOPS 58/GOOD 12 1312 99/GOOD 24 2861 96/GOOD 29 1343 OKANAGAN 91/GOOD 26 1461 97/GOOD 19 2028 29/POOR 24 619 CASTLEGAR 64/GOOD 19 1206 99/GOOD 18 2240 27/POOR 15 732 CRANBROOK 64/GOOD 24 1502 99/GOOD 26 3039 90/GOOD 24 2008 REVELSTOKE 61/GOOD 20 1071 92/GOOD 20 1775 34/FAIR 18 722 GOLDEN 49/FAIR 21 1198 99/GOOD 22 2236 48/FAIR 18 1259 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 59 W 81 CRANBROOK W 46 W 81 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 99/GOOD 31 1563 99/GOOD 19 2447 17/POOR 10 688 100 MILE 99/GOOD 32 2285 99/GOOD 28 3106 43/FAIR 19 1320 WILLIAMS LAKE 73/GOOD 29 1521 99/GOOD 20 3100 20/POOR 9 1168 PUNTZI MTN 97/GOOD 33 1807 99/GOOD 22 2849 99/GOOD 35 2103 PRINCE GEORGE 99/GOOD 35 1573 99/GOOD 21 2245 29/POOR 21 873 BURNS LAKE 99/GOOD 34 1898 99/GOOD 24 2464 95/GOOD 25 1850 SMITHERS 99/GOOD 28 1783 99/GOOD 22 2027 53/FAIR 16 1154 MCBRIDE 91/GOOD 21 1971 99/GOOD 21 2223 39/FAIR 16 1124 CLEARWATER 88/GOOD 25 1378 99/GOOD 24 2445 28/POOR 16 628 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 72 W 59 SMITHERS W 46 W 65 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 48/FAIR 16 922 63/GOOD 16 1202 61/GOOD 13 1352 FT ST JOHN 19/POOR 28 759 99/GOOD 25 2340 87/GOOD 11 2862 WHITEHORSE 43/FAIR 10 1418 76/GOOD 15 1923 99/GOOD 14 2912 DAWSON 34/FAIR 15 710 58/GOOD 10 1521 54/FAIR 10 1381 WATSON LAKE 59/GOOD 15 1487 98/GOOD 15 2716 94/GOOD 12 3010 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 39 W 50 WATSON LAKE NW 48 NW 19 WHITEHORSE NW 30 N 22 MAYO W 30 W 33 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 30/POOR 10 418 48/FAIR 20 426 11/POOR 19 20 FRASER VALLEY 37/FAIR 20 347 79/GOOD 25 854 12/POOR 29 79 SQUAMISH 55/GOOD 16 702 55/GOOD 11 1009 19/POOR 17 157 SRN VAN ISLD 57/GOOD 16 717 48/FAIR 26 351 18/POOR 34 67 CNTRL VAN ISLD 82/GOOD 27 817 51/FAIR 10 952 13/POOR 23 52 NRN VAN ISLD 23/POOR 10 294 44/FAIR 12 651 10/POOR 24 26 TERRACE 54/FAIR 14 942 62/GOOD 12 1280 41/FAIR 14 693 STEWART 35/FAIR 19 285 42/FAIR 18 397 20/POOR 6 357 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 41 NW 44 W 80 SANDSPIT NW 41 NW 43 NW 67 PORT HARDY W 41 NW 54 W 67 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/WJW