FPCN39 CWLW 291430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 29 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 29-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 40/FAIR 16 629 90/GOOD 32 1029 74/GOOD 30 816 KAMLOOPS 54/FAIR 13 1126 83/GOOD 25 1204 62/GOOD 20 989 OKANAGAN 51/FAIR 15 1082 75/GOOD 22 1274 59/GOOD 19 1084 CASTLEGAR 27/POOR 16 713 82/GOOD 17 1742 62/GOOD 13 1485 CRANBROOK 20/POOR 17 1060 93/GOOD 20 2293 72/GOOD 16 1976 REVELSTOKE 35/FAIR 16 774 78/GOOD 15 1738 48/FAIR 10 1288 GOLDEN 41/FAIR 17 1185 71/GOOD 13 2029 56/GOOD 13 1630 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 43 NW 44 CRANBROOK NW 22 NW 48 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 28/POOR 11 879 34/FAIR 12 957 45/FAIR 13 1135 100 MILE 30/POOR 15 1209 30/POOR 14 1239 32/POOR 11 1360 WILLIAMS LAKE 17/POOR 11 1074 21/POOR 11 1140 32/POOR 10 1390 PUNTZI MTN 41/FAIR 10 1575 90/GOOD 28 1816 50/FAIR 25 1275 PRINCE GEORGE 22/POOR 13 888 62/GOOD 8 2298 44/FAIR 9 1507 BURNS LAKE 22/POOR 11 931 20/POOR 3 1435 25/POOR 10 1025 SMITHERS 23/POOR 12 748 16/POOR 2 1160 22/POOR 7 887 MCBRIDE 64/GOOD 11 1954 49/FAIR 7 2002 48/FAIR 8 1788 CLEARWATER 29/POOR 15 651 69/GOOD 12 1668 47/FAIR 8 1436 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE 0 0 W 26 SMITHERS S 24 SW 33 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 13 1032 45/FAIR 8 1334 82/GOOD 21 1383 FT ST JOHN 20/POOR 22 789 91/GOOD 13 2716 70/GOOD 24 1355 WHITEHORSE 20/POOR 20 805 86/GOOD 11 2825 52/FAIR 6 2334 DAWSON 15/POOR 9 498 56/GOOD 9 1581 40/FAIR 6 1453 WATSON LAKE 18/POOR 18 787 80/GOOD 10 2701 67/GOOD 10 2161 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 24 W 22 WATSON LAKE W 20 W 31 WHITEHORSE W 30 W 41 MAYO W 13 W 35 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 25/POOR 14 217 11/POOR 20 16 10/POOR 14 11 FRASER VALLEY 21/POOR 15 212 11/POOR 28 71 10/POOR 22 69 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 9 155 17/POOR 14 156 14/POOR 11 129 SRN VAN ISLD 48/FAIR 22 401 26/POOR 33 120 26/POOR 31 124 CNTRL VAN ISLD 44/FAIR 21 379 52/FAIR 26 392 46/FAIR 21 404 NRN VAN ISLD 12/POOR 23 49 12/POOR 21 52 10/POOR 23 26 TERRACE 41/FAIR 15 672 45/FAIR 12 869 19/POOR 10 409 STEWART 29/POOR 12 330 41/FAIR 12 572 24/POOR 6 499 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 20 W 31 W 74 SANDSPIT SW 46 W 59 W 80 PORT HARDY W 39 W 50 W 76 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/WJW