FPCN39 CWLW 201430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 20 MARCH 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 20-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 47/FAIR 14 821 69/GOOD 18 1085 65/GOOD 16 1105 KAMLOOPS 43/FAIR 14 860 99/GOOD 24 2274 99/GOOD 24 1982 OKANAGAN 49/FAIR 16 1005 98/GOOD 17 2228 76/GOOD 19 1409 CASTLEGAR 60/GOOD 21 1068 89/GOOD 14 2286 52/FAIR 14 1195 CRANBROOK 13/POOR 14 986 81/GOOD 16 2230 88/GOOD 22 2048 REVELSTOKE 24/POOR 19 595 61/GOOD 11 1586 39/FAIR 15 851 GOLDEN 19/POOR 18 893 50/FAIR 12 1532 59/GOOD 16 1519 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 33 SW 37 CRANBROOK S 39 S 43 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 51/FAIR 29 872 99/GOOD 18 2349 99/GOOD 19 2164 100 MILE 63/GOOD 25 1466 99/GOOD 27 3069 99/GOOD 28 3049 WILLIAMS LAKE 55/GOOD 26 1347 99/GOOD 18 3042 99/GOOD 23 3364 PUNTZI MTN 19/POOR 21 1001 99/GOOD 23 3198 99/GOOD 28 3240 PRINCE GEORGE 45/FAIR 32 929 96/GOOD 19 2218 95/GOOD 20 2130 BURNS LAKE 25/POOR 18 888 99/GOOD 25 2413 99/GOOD 24 2413 SMITHERS 16/POOR 19 586 74/GOOD 21 1357 79/GOOD 19 1571 MCBRIDE 30/POOR 22 916 65/GOOD 12 1885 46/FAIR 13 1353 CLEARWATER 52/FAIR 18 928 99/GOOD 19 2172 67/GOOD 19 1172 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 65 SW 35 SMITHERS SW 39 S 31 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 40/FAIR 24 653 24/POOR 5 952 60/GOOD 8 1884 FT ST JOHN 19/POOR 18 795 99/GOOD 25 1943 90/GOOD 17 2204 WHITEHORSE 32/POOR 19 944 72/GOOD 15 1821 56/GOOD 8 2079 DAWSON 31/POOR 31 514 42/FAIR 7 1381 42/FAIR 6 1517 WATSON LAKE 31/POOR 21 902 27/POOR 4 1555 21/POOR 2 1815 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 31 SW 28 WATSON LAKE S 28 S 20 WHITEHORSE SE 37 SE 30 MAYO SE 26 SE 26 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 28/POOR 26 143 83/GOOD 27 802 51/FAIR 37 252 FRASER VALLEY 17/POOR 21 127 65/GOOD 23 658 42/FAIR 28 305 SQUAMISH 25/POOR 16 241 56/GOOD 18 652 31/POOR 13 388 SRN VAN ISLD 21/POOR 22 121 70/GOOD 26 619 42/FAIR 29 259 CNTRL VAN ISLD 25/POOR 23 159 65/GOOD 22 661 36/FAIR 22 274 NRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 25 88 60/GOOD 20 622 45/FAIR 26 322 TERRACE 12/POOR 15 250 61/GOOD 21 817 41/FAIR 16 642 STEWART 17/POOR 15 107 60/GOOD 20 607 46/FAIR 16 507 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 20 SW 33 SW 35 SANDSPIT S 37 S 35 S 37 PORT HARDY S 46 S 48 S 46 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/cc/mtnwc