FPCN39 CWLW 131439 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 13-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 30/POOR 31 364 22/POOR 28 320 27/POOR 22 384 KAMLOOPS 41/FAIR 36 532 90/GOOD 35 1083 83/GOOD 31 1052 OKANAGAN 17/POOR 40 492 63/GOOD 36 819 79/GOOD 26 1221 CASTLEGAR 54/FAIR 30 833 13/POOR 23 524 28/POOR 19 686 CRANBROOK 40/FAIR 30 1157 12/POOR 26 958 76/GOOD 26 1638 REVELSTOKE 13/POOR 22 480 12/POOR 24 465 40/FAIR 17 821 GOLDEN 19/POOR 23 864 11/POOR 22 802 62/GOOD 12 1849 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 11 S 78 SW 119 CRANBROOK SW 65 SW 117 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 40/FAIR 33 738 70/GOOD 34 1005 68/GOOD 11 1898 100 MILE 69/GOOD 43 1297 99/GOOD 41 2014 66/GOOD 33 1372 WILLIAMS LAKE 40/FAIR 37 1114 99/GOOD 39 2098 55/GOOD 27 1330 PUNTZI MTN 18/POOR 24 979 99/GOOD 31 2089 98/GOOD 17 2710 PRINCE GEORGE 26/POOR 31 796 44/FAIR 33 914 92/GOOD 18 2190 BURNS LAKE 46/FAIR 35 945 99/GOOD 29 1930 91/GOOD 20 2022 SMITHERS 56/GOOD 33 850 89/GOOD 27 1450 58/GOOD 17 1207 MCBRIDE 37/FAIR 21 1004 30/POOR 25 894 74/GOOD 15 1880 CLEARWATER 28/POOR 30 521 29/POOR 28 537 14/POOR 22 439 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 81 SW 76 SMITHERS SW 76 SW 98 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 70/GOOD 22 1099 49/FAIR 15 977 35/FAIR 9 978 FT ST JOHN 30/POOR 15 975 28/POOR 11 1026 46/FAIR 12 1355 WHITEHORSE 88/GOOD 26 1638 39/FAIR 24 965 42/FAIR 13 1241 DAWSON 75/GOOD 32 922 95/GOOD 33 1241 41/FAIR 11 985 WATSON LAKE 99/GOOD 40 1539 59/GOOD 34 1039 27/POOR 6 1273 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 63 SW 119 WATSON LAKE E 91 S 80 WHITEHORSE NE 56 E 43 MAYO E 52 E 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 17/POOR 60 27 10/POOR 42 8 11/POOR 18 18 FRASER VALLEY 21/POOR 48 104 10/POOR 37 65 13/POOR 15 103 SQUAMISH 26/POOR 31 157 14/POOR 28 82 12/POOR 14 86 SRN VAN ISLD 22/POOR 50 69 10/POOR 32 27 18/POOR 22 98 CNTRL VAN ISLD 16/POOR 42 55 11/POOR 30 35 45/FAIR 22 381 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 33 33 10/POOR 40 25 20/POOR 34 82 TERRACE 21/POOR 28 298 11/POOR 22 237 39/FAIR 17 582 STEWART 18/POOR 31 63 10/POOR 25 16 32/POOR 13 355 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 76 SW 109 SW 87 SANDSPIT S 63 SW 74 S 85 PORT HARDY S 87 S 78 S 85 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/