FPCN39 CWLW 301430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 30 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 30-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 28/POOR 10 601 61/GOOD 21 819 50/FAIR 23 629 KAMLOOPS 27/POOR 10 685 55/GOOD 17 971 78/GOOD 32 946 OKANAGAN 28/POOR 8 921 52/FAIR 18 990 55/GOOD 26 856 CASTLEGAR 36/FAIR 10 1036 63/GOOD 14 1447 53/FAIR 20 995 CRANBROOK 18/POOR 8 1153 69/GOOD 14 2041 75/GOOD 30 1539 REVELSTOKE 36/FAIR 7 1241 37/FAIR 8 1165 20/POOR 20 544 GOLDEN 30/POOR 5 1593 65/GOOD 14 1767 41/FAIR 21 1100 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 65 NW 70 CRANBROOK W 35 NW 59 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 6 603 41/FAIR 17 945 10/POOR 1 654 100 MILE 17/POOR 8 1135 27/POOR 17 1143 33/POOR 19 1190 WILLIAMS LAKE 14/POOR 8 1054 36/FAIR 16 1284 14/POOR 7 1083 PUNTZI MTN 29/POOR 8 1393 47/FAIR 25 1244 98/GOOD 29 1963 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 8 933 48/FAIR 14 1291 26/POOR 6 1231 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 8 806 33/POOR 14 1055 53/FAIR 11 1633 SMITHERS 17/POOR 13 635 24/POOR 9 848 41/FAIR 8 1373 MCBRIDE 36/FAIR 12 1180 45/FAIR 11 1430 27/POOR 13 997 CLEARWATER 32/POOR 12 784 36/FAIR 12 861 16/POOR 15 485 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE NW 31 W 22 SMITHERS W 31 W 30 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 5 669 82/GOOD 23 1300 75/GOOD 14 1646 FT ST JOHN 29/POOR 10 1094 69/GOOD 19 1512 41/FAIR 8 1532 WHITEHORSE 26/POOR 15 928 55/GOOD 8 2037 75/GOOD 18 1700 DAWSON 14/POOR 7 500 48/FAIR 8 1437 68/GOOD 11 1734 WATSON LAKE 40/FAIR 18 1045 40/FAIR 3 2842 85/GOOD 18 1952 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SW 17 SW 24 WATSON LAKE SW 22 SW 30 WHITEHORSE SW 11 W 26 MAYO W 24 W 43 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 12/POOR 10 48 26/POOR 22 152 25/POOR 22 142 FRASER VALLEY 13/POOR 8 158 20/POOR 20 158 27/POOR 18 253 SQUAMISH 12/POOR 6 152 33/POOR 40 172 34/FAIR 20 302 SRN VAN ISLD 38/FAIR 20 313 36/FAIR 29 210 34/FAIR 25 219 CNTRL VAN ISLD 40/FAIR 20 342 38/FAIR 20 324 41/FAIR 22 324 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 7 48 22/POOR 25 122 22/POOR 25 122 TERRACE 23/POOR 12 436 18/POOR 13 346 32/POOR 10 667 STEWART 11/POOR 12 33 28/POOR 12 307 38/FAIR 12 507 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 39 W 48 NW 81 SANDSPIT W 41 W 69 W 87 PORT HARDY S 9 W 39 W 74 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB