FPCN39 CWLW 221430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 22 MARCH 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 22-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 78/GOOD 28 910 86/GOOD 21 1329 82/GOOD 11 2135 KAMLOOPS 49/FAIR 30 637 99/GOOD 32 1445 99/GOOD 20 3009 OKANAGAN 52/FAIR 30 776 99/GOOD 24 1885 99/GOOD 18 2989 CASTLEGAR 33/POOR 22 710 84/GOOD 22 1495 99/GOOD 17 2466 CRANBROOK 28/POOR 23 1099 94/GOOD 31 1839 99/GOOD 22 2438 REVELSTOKE 29/POOR 18 656 73/GOOD 21 1243 89/GOOD 16 2000 GOLDEN 30/POOR 17 1025 73/GOOD 22 1549 99/GOOD 19 2473 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 54 SW 81 CRANBROOK SW 44 SW 74 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 61/GOOD 29 975 99/GOOD 36 1507 99/GOOD 29 2345 100 MILE 60/GOOD 34 1293 99/GOOD 34 2704 99/GOOD 27 3358 WILLIAMS LAKE 58/GOOD 31 1314 99/GOOD 33 3511 99/GOOD 26 3560 PUNTZI MTN 33/POOR 22 1124 99/GOOD 34 2885 99/GOOD 28 3335 PRINCE GEORGE 41/FAIR 22 996 99/GOOD 35 2265 99/GOOD 31 2150 BURNS LAKE 31/POOR 19 949 75/GOOD 20 1615 99/GOOD 25 2455 SMITHERS 20/POOR 14 671 64/GOOD 15 1423 86/GOOD 17 1896 MCBRIDE 44/FAIR 20 1102 92/GOOD 23 1894 64/GOOD 19 1437 CLEARWATER 41/FAIR 23 683 83/GOOD 27 1206 97/GOOD 20 1899 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SE 20 SE 30 SMITHERS S 19 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 12/POOR 9 443 65/GOOD 18 1147 56/GOOD 11 1376 FT ST JOHN 9/POOR -1 725 61/GOOD 22 1262 41/FAIR 12 1254 WHITEHORSE 22/POOR 19 837 67/GOOD 14 1745 99/GOOD 25 2415 DAWSON 22/POOR 23 475 66/GOOD 10 1801 91/GOOD 19 1743 WATSON LAKE 40/FAIR 20 1008 70/GOOD 17 1612 97/GOOD 17 2430 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 28 S 28 WATSON LAKE SE 13 S 17 WHITEHORSE SE 28 S 31 MAYO SE 15 S 20 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 63/GOOD 53 252 79/GOOD 39 502 82/GOOD 45 468 FRASER VALLEY 52/FAIR 39 308 79/GOOD 28 758 83/GOOD 26 896 SQUAMISH 50/FAIR 30 352 74/GOOD 25 752 68/GOOD 14 1115 SRN VAN ISLD 81/GOOD 41 518 76/GOOD 37 519 86/GOOD 24 995 CNTRL VAN ISLD 85/GOOD 35 672 71/GOOD 32 524 99/GOOD 29 1192 NRN VAN ISLD 44/FAIR 25 322 75/GOOD 30 622 27/POOR 22 183 TERRACE 34/FAIR 20 467 60/GOOD 20 817 61/GOOD 10 1450 STEWART 28/POOR 18 207 64/GOOD 20 675 26/POOR 8 413 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 67 SW 91 S 70 SANDSPIT W 15 W 9 S 15 PORT HARDY NW 15 W 9 SW 11 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/ret