FPCN39 CWLW 051431 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 05-March-2003 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 76/GOOD 26 927 71/GOOD 20 1040 74/GOOD 25 929 KAMLOOPS 42/FAIR 30 574 66/GOOD 25 919 64/GOOD 17 1146 OKANAGAN 56/GOOD 29 829 82/GOOD 28 1210 61/GOOD 14 1356 CASTLEGAR 51/FAIR 21 944 92/GOOD 28 1453 90/GOOD 26 1475 CRANBROOK 47/FAIR 29 1220 93/GOOD 28 1905 85/GOOD 26 1810 REVELSTOKE 43/FAIR 21 792 62/GOOD 23 995 40/FAIR 8 1243 GOLDEN 36/FAIR 23 1022 82/GOOD 24 1669 32/POOR 5 1723 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 76 W 102 CRANBROOK W 56 W 78 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 97/GOOD 26 1681 55/GOOD 21 1045 99/GOOD 27 1832 100 MILE 99/GOOD 28 2069 91/GOOD 24 2020 85/GOOD 24 1896 WILLIAMS LAKE 97/GOOD 28 2000 99/GOOD 21 2503 99/GOOD 27 2101 PUNTZI MTN 99/GOOD 31 2190 94/GOOD 22 2181 89/GOOD 24 1952 PRINCE GEORGE 93/GOOD 19 2126 61/GOOD 24 1209 65/GOOD 28 1191 BURNS LAKE 99/GOOD 28 2047 58/GOOD 23 1215 99/GOOD 26 2488 SMITHERS 98/GOOD 22 1905 58/GOOD 19 1123 99/GOOD 21 2497 MCBRIDE 82/GOOD 18 1901 32/POOR 9 1230 67/GOOD 13 1857 CLEARWATER 87/GOOD 22 1477 74/GOOD 25 1085 39/FAIR 11 969 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 67 NW 56 SMITHERS W 59 NW 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 60/GOOD 25 861 99/GOOD 25 2202 99/GOOD 24 1981 FT ST JOHN 87/GOOD 27 1583 79/GOOD 24 1506 99/GOOD 22 2214 WHITEHORSE 89/GOOD 28 1589 87/GOOD 27 1593 99/GOOD 31 1975 DAWSON 13/POOR 15 420 59/GOOD 16 1113 84/GOOD 25 1251 WATSON LAKE 63/GOOD 15 1561 95/GOOD 26 1791 57/GOOD 12 1621 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 52 NE 31 WATSON LAKE E 33 N 41 WHITEHORSE N 44 N 57 MAYO NE 72 NE 69 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 26/POOR 31 107 79/GOOD 39 502 93/GOOD 41 663 FRASER VALLEY 26/POOR 25 189 67/GOOD 29 558 67/GOOD 29 558 SQUAMISH 37/FAIR 20 343 48/FAIR 19 502 56/GOOD 20 602 SRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 39 114 79/GOOD 39 519 99/GOOD 38 1010 CNTRL VAN ISLD 20/POOR 35 82 59/GOOD 35 360 99/GOOD 36 878 NRN VAN ISLD 44/FAIR 41 202 73/GOOD 34 522 75/GOOD 36 522 TERRACE 82/GOOD 21 1216 56/GOOD 18 817 95/GOOD 16 1998 STEWART 66/GOOD 14 1021 70/GOOD 26 607 97/GOOD 23 1315 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 59 W 59 W 81 SANDSPIT W 72 W 70 W 76 PORT HARDY W 67 NW 72 NW 70 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC