FLCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-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 32/POOR 12 607 67/GOOD 18 1041 99/GOOD 40 1229 KAMLOOPS 70/GOOD 16 1331 88/GOOD 16 1875 99/GOOD 32 1757 OKANAGAN 72/GOOD 17 1423 80/GOOD 14 1902 82/GOOD 29 1195 CASTLEGAR 66/GOOD 17 1325 76/GOOD 12 2009 89/GOOD 25 1495 CRANBROOK 88/GOOD 20 2157 93/GOOD 18 2456 44/FAIR 39 1128 REVELSTOKE 70/GOOD 18 1319 42/FAIR 7 1431 61/GOOD 28 889 GOLDEN 80/GOOD 21 1756 69/GOOD 12 2071 79/GOOD 29 1462 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 59 W 83 CRANBROOK W 43 W 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 66/GOOD 19 1290 81/GOOD 13 2121 99/GOOD 25 2986 100 MILE 60/GOOD 20 1553 76/GOOD 12 2478 99/GOOD 33 2712 WILLIAMS LAKE 26/POOR 21 1098 66/GOOD 9 2505 99/GOOD 26 2792 PUNTZI MTN 37/FAIR 13 1350 61/GOOD 10 2162 99/GOOD 28 3345 PRINCE GEORGE 38/FAIR 23 954 61/GOOD 8 2254 99/GOOD 29 2524 BURNS LAKE 83/GOOD 21 1738 76/GOOD 10 2533 99/GOOD 29 2033 SMITHERS 73/GOOD 15 1654 63/GOOD 8 2168 70/GOOD 18 1409 MCBRIDE 90/GOOD 19 2069 62/GOOD 9 2162 51/FAIR 17 1284 CLEARWATER 71/GOOD 19 1238 54/FAIR 7 1853 98/GOOD 30 1405 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE W 54 W 56 SMITHERS W 37 W 44 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 41/FAIR 16 799 33/POOR 5 1356 84/GOOD 30 1122 FT ST JOHN 67/GOOD 32 1156 54/FAIR 7 2171 50/FAIR 16 1255 WHITEHORSE 43/FAIR 21 1052 70/GOOD 9 2468 84/GOOD 24 1639 DAWSON 11/POOR 9 413 68/GOOD 12 1614 80/GOOD 23 1244 WATSON LAKE 70/GOOD 26 1295 92/GOOD 14 2603 98/GOOD 26 1865 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE W 46 W 59 WATSON LAKE NW 37 W 20 WHITEHORSE W 35 W 20 MAYO NW 11 W 17 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 14/POOR 19 54 33/POOR 12 411 99/GOOD 40 1002 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 15 134 75/GOOD 12 1558 99/GOOD 32 1058 SQUAMISH 15/POOR 6 238 24/POOR 11 309 85/GOOD 23 1052 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 19 83 37/FAIR 15 406 99/GOOD 37 1019 CNTRL VAN ISLD 17/POOR 18 101 49/FAIR 17 545 99/GOOD 33 1024 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 8 64 95/GOOD 35 25 44/FAIR 28 292 TERRACE 37/FAIR 8 920 42/FAIR 6 1356 61/GOOD 25 717 STEWART 19/POOR 12 161 99/GOOD 7 819 36/FAIR 8 707 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER W 19 W 48 W 81 SANDSPIT W 15 W 30 W 61 PORT HARDY W 15 W 15 W 33 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/DVO