FLCN39 CWLW 021430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 2 MARCH 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 02-March-2004 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 42/FAIR 20 571 27/POOR 3 1387 47/FAIR 15 779 KAMLOOPS 45/FAIR 26 644 79/GOOD 14 1738 53/FAIR 15 1009 OKANAGAN 44/FAIR 18 877 78/GOOD 13 1938 49/FAIR 16 1013 CASTLEGAR 46/FAIR 18 936 77/GOOD 12 2070 47/FAIR 11 1241 CRANBROOK 32/POOR 19 1176 85/GOOD 12 2830 61/GOOD 15 1774 REVELSTOKE 40/FAIR 15 871 71/GOOD 8 2473 29/POOR 9 886 GOLDEN 41/FAIR 12 1334 52/FAIR 5 2699 42/FAIR 11 1425 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 N 30 NW 26 CRANBROOK S 9 W 15 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 13/POOR 10 613 50/FAIR 9 1555 27/POOR 10 900 100 MILE 27/POOR 22 1103 54/FAIR 12 1803 33/POOR 13 1309 WILLIAMS LAKE 20/POOR 20 1045 47/FAIR 8 1976 22/POOR 10 1178 PUNTZI MTN 13/POOR 10 990 22/POOR 2 2112 40/FAIR 18 1262 PRINCE GEORGE 19/POOR 17 804 61/GOOD 13 1658 13/POOR 2 1085 BURNS LAKE 13/POOR 10 793 61/GOOD 15 1546 22/POOR 10 969 SMITHERS 12/POOR 9 590 54/FAIR 14 1246 23/POOR 12 752 MCBRIDE 25/POOR 6 1251 60/GOOD 8 2243 35/FAIR 9 1326 CLEARWATER 24/POOR 19 544 86/GOOD 13 2196 28/POOR 10 757 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE N 13 NW 31 SMITHERS N 22 N 37 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 19/POOR 15 508 32/POOR 8 955 65/GOOD 20 1083 FT ST JOHN 70/GOOD 22 1416 30/POOR 5 1525 60/GOOD 19 1331 WHITEHORSE 12/POOR 17 740 47/FAIR 16 1214 49/FAIR 19 1169 DAWSON 30/POOR 30 508 60/GOOD 29 789 66/GOOD 27 892 WATSON LAKE 39/FAIR 18 1035 23/POOR 4 1375 53/FAIR 15 1348 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE NE 22 N 41 WATSON LAKE N 13 N 43 WHITEHORSE N 19 N 28 MAYO NE 11 N 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 25/POOR 20 155 38/FAIR 14 434 29/POOR 27 151 FRASER VALLEY 28/POOR 22 224 62/GOOD 13 1046 22/POOR 18 190 SQUAMISH 34/FAIR 21 210 28/POOR 5 956 18/POOR 9 248 SRN VAN ISLD 29/POOR 17 255 19/POOR 6 345 23/POOR 21 145 CNTRL VAN ISLD 15/POOR 9 149 22/POOR 3 854 33/POOR 20 268 NRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 5 74 12/POOR 6 123 16/POOR 26 73 TERRACE 18/POOR 15 332 54/FAIR 12 1073 22/POOR 12 425 STEWART 18/POOR 20 91 21/POOR 17 137 14/POOR 11 89 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER E 13 NW 20 N 46 SANDSPIT N 24 N 33 N 54 PORT HARDY N 26 NW 31 NW 41 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MMB