FPCN39 CWLW 121430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 12-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 85/GOOD 24 1187 46/FAIR 29 502 25/POOR 33 323 KAMLOOPS 68/GOOD 16 1282 66/GOOD 34 767 84/GOOD 38 936 OKANAGAN 49/FAIR 10 1346 77/GOOD 34 1006 11/POOR 40 466 CASTLEGAR 59/GOOD 19 1110 60/GOOD 24 995 13/POOR 27 520 CRANBROOK 89/GOOD 25 1938 74/GOOD 25 1639 14/POOR 26 973 REVELSTOKE 69/GOOD 21 1178 55/GOOD 21 943 12/POOR 25 463 GOLDEN 75/GOOD 23 1564 46/FAIR 20 1185 17/POOR 22 854 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 44 W 83 CRANBROOK W 50 W 80 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 23/POOR 19 683 39/FAIR 38 707 99/GOOD 38 1742 100 MILE 33/POOR 13 1308 57/GOOD 38 1231 99/GOOD 46 1997 WILLIAMS LAKE 24/POOR 31 1035 47/FAIR 34 1185 99/GOOD 41 2182 PUNTZI MTN 91/GOOD 32 1736 94/GOOD 37 1672 99/GOOD 31 2255 PRINCE GEORGE 16/POOR 6 902 22/POOR 32 768 99/GOOD 28 2009 BURNS LAKE 30/POOR 15 987 25/POOR 29 818 99/GOOD 25 1962 SMITHERS 23/POOR 11 761 31/POOR 27 684 89/GOOD 22 1654 MCBRIDE 24/POOR 15 923 30/POOR 27 882 70/GOOD 24 1394 CLEARWATER 55/GOOD 27 789 48/FAIR 28 696 62/GOOD 31 809 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 39 W 80 SMITHERS SW 59 W 78 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 63/GOOD 22 981 79/GOOD 23 1231 59/GOOD 15 1170 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 16 766 76/GOOD 29 1323 35/FAIR 27 890 WHITEHORSE 48/FAIR 22 1089 99/GOOD 28 1817 75/GOOD 19 1646 DAWSON 11/POOR 7 420 81/GOOD 13 1971 92/GOOD 29 1290 WATSON LAKE 42/FAIR 27 943 99/GOOD 26 1907 69/GOOD 29 1219 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 31 W 9 WATSON LAKE SE 17 0 0 WHITEHORSE N 37 N 43 MAYO N 33 N 30 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 35/FAIR 20 264 56/GOOD 55 202 12/POOR 71 9 FRASER VALLEY 43/FAIR 23 368 41/FAIR 44 208 11/POOR 51 65 SQUAMISH 47/FAIR 16 568 20/POOR 30 124 13/POOR 37 72 SRN VAN ISLD 27/POOR 17 226 13/POOR 44 35 11/POOR 54 27 CNTRL VAN ISLD 42/FAIR 19 395 15/POOR 39 53 12/POOR 48 36 NRN VAN ISLD 36/FAIR 29 211 11/POOR 30 34 10/POOR 37 29 TERRACE 23/POOR 12 438 20/POOR 25 301 17/POOR 17 304 STEWART 18/POOR 16 116 25/POOR 28 120 10/POOR 23 13 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 22 SW 43 SW 57 SANDSPIT S 43 SW 43 SW 50 PORT HARDY SW 26 SW 33 SW 43 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/