FLCN39 CWLW 181430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 18 MARCH 2004 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 18-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 93/GOOD 30 1139 93/GOOD 30 1214 91/GOOD 14 2079 KAMLOOPS 98/GOOD 32 1302 99/GOOD 36 1553 99/GOOD 21 3272 OKANAGAN 99/GOOD 33 1689 85/GOOD 25 1360 99/GOOD 19 2073 CASTLEGAR 26/POOR 21 649 32/POOR 24 685 83/GOOD 20 1572 CRANBROOK 23/POOR 24 1046 45/FAIR 36 1155 99/GOOD 25 2506 REVELSTOKE 68/GOOD 20 1192 48/FAIR 26 770 50/FAIR 8 1565 GOLDEN 36/FAIR 20 1059 61/GOOD 27 1250 60/GOOD 14 1649 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON S 9 SW 61 SW 102 CRANBROOK SW 54 W 93 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 36/FAIR 31 724 99/GOOD 37 2370 66/GOOD 7 2566 100 MILE 35/FAIR 37 1083 99/GOOD 40 2768 99/GOOD 17 3654 WILLIAMS LAKE 21/POOR 30 1013 99/GOOD 35 2945 87/GOOD 11 3096 PUNTZI MTN 94/GOOD 33 1762 99/GOOD 40 2958 99/GOOD 18 3220 PRINCE GEORGE 37/FAIR 27 906 99/GOOD 35 2337 78/GOOD 9 2829 BURNS LAKE 51/FAIR 26 1070 99/GOOD 30 2176 62/GOOD 6 2857 SMITHERS 60/GOOD 26 986 78/GOOD 19 1534 50/FAIR 6 2047 MCBRIDE 74/GOOD 21 1558 54/FAIR 23 1172 78/GOOD 12 2338 CLEARWATER 58/GOOD 26 839 74/GOOD 26 1063 77/GOOD 11 2097 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 67 SW 72 SMITHERS E 63 S 54 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 36/FAIR 24 610 91/GOOD 34 1159 89/GOOD 22 1507 FT ST JOHN 49/FAIR 38 925 44/FAIR 17 1128 60/GOOD 26 1157 WHITEHORSE 40/FAIR 18 1068 99/GOOD 26 2117 99/GOOD 26 1920 DAWSON 17/POOR 18 449 96/GOOD 25 1535 73/GOOD 26 1022 WATSON LAKE 59/GOOD 24 1187 99/GOOD 36 1738 99/GOOD 29 1973 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 41 E 35 WATSON LAKE E 19 E 35 WHITEHORSE N 31 NE 26 MAYO N 11 N 22 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 81/GOOD 44 472 99/GOOD 52 928 46/FAIR 17 476 FRASER VALLEY 59/GOOD 36 383 79/GOOD 31 700 37/FAIR 15 445 SQUAMISH 47/FAIR 28 350 91/GOOD 27 1014 40/FAIR 10 705 SRN VAN ISLD 90/GOOD 37 707 94/GOOD 45 634 42/FAIR 16 447 CNTRL VAN ISLD 77/GOOD 34 571 99/GOOD 39 941 75/GOOD 16 1127 NRN VAN ISLD 18/POOR 41 61 52/FAIR 31 949 64/GOOD 23 606 TERRACE 22/POOR 16 366 51/FAIR 15 846 45/FAIR 6 1514 STEWART 73/GOOD 33 516 99/GOOD 14 319 27/POOR 6 585 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 63 SW 78 SW 91 SANDSPIT SW 85 SW 91 SW 87 PORT HARDY N 74 N 70 N 35 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/