FPCN39 CWLW 311430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 31 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 31-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 84/GOOD 50 671 88/GOOD 50 721 70/GOOD 10 1813 KAMLOOPS 30/POOR 7 940 99/GOOD 30 1385 74/GOOD 9 2263 OKANAGAN 19/POOR 5 831 84/GOOD 28 1253 38/FAIR 5 1656 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 10 606 60/GOOD 20 1096 64/GOOD 9 1995 CRANBROOK 28/POOR 15 1189 99/GOOD 36 1818 46/FAIR 10 1739 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 2 813 39/FAIR 24 702 53/FAIR 10 1443 GOLDEN 33/POOR 12 1190 37/FAIR 24 1028 68/GOOD 10 2285 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 69 W 111 CRANBROOK W 52 W 100 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 14/POOR 10 630 57/GOOD 30 918 90/GOOD 19 1895 100 MILE 23/POOR 20 1072 67/GOOD 30 1421 99/GOOD 16 3138 WILLIAMS LAKE 12/POOR 15 982 69/GOOD 30 1446 99/GOOD 17 3064 PUNTZI MTN 18/POOR 25 980 99/GOOD 40 2331 99/GOOD 18 2854 PRINCE GEORGE 21/POOR 15 841 53/FAIR 30 1026 96/GOOD 21 2067 BURNS LAKE 21/POOR 15 865 99/GOOD 23 2440 85/GOOD 18 1988 SMITHERS 24/POOR 8 873 93/GOOD 18 2027 77/GOOD 15 1771 MCBRIDE 36/FAIR 18 1030 64/GOOD 25 1264 63/GOOD 8 2387 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 5 661 51/FAIR 20 867 85/GOOD 9 2914 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 83 W 89 SMITHERS W 52 W 57 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 28/POOR 12 682 53/FAIR 25 782 80/GOOD 17 1581 FT ST JOHN 25/POOR 10 995 36/FAIR 28 895 88/GOOD 20 1910 WHITEHORSE 55/GOOD 20 1233 89/GOOD 25 1701 69/GOOD 12 1970 DAWSON 16/POOR 10 503 53/FAIR 10 1370 39/FAIR 7 1265 WATSON LAKE 26/POOR 6 1240 71/GOOD 18 1590 67/GOOD 12 1905 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 24 0 0 WATSON LAKE E 15 NE 13 WHITEHORSE N 33 N 15 MAYO N 20 N 24 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 11 52 29/POOR 20 202 39/FAIR 10 612 FRASER VALLEY 26/POOR 25 190 25/POOR 30 158 49/FAIR 11 850 SQUAMISH 19/POOR 10 243 28/POOR 25 202 69/GOOD 15 1077 SRN VAN ISLD 34/FAIR 15 361 25/POOR 32 112 40/FAIR 10 659 CNTRL VAN ISLD 30/POOR 10 431 55/GOOD 23 485 36/FAIR 6 928 NRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 10 274 11/POOR 15 41 34/FAIR 10 519 TERRACE 42/FAIR 10 917 82/GOOD 15 1642 93/GOOD 15 2022 STEWART 21/POOR 5 475 53/FAIR 20 507 64/GOOD 15 900 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 39 W 57 W 81 SANDSPIT W 54 W 80 W 93 PORT HARDY NW 37 W 54 W 81 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB