FLCN39 CWLW 041430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 4 MARCH 2005 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 04-March-2005 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 16/POOR 9 367 99/GOOD 30 1419 83/GOOD 30 947 KAMLOOPS 13/POOR 7 438 99/GOOD 19 2102 76/GOOD 16 1498 OKANAGAN 12/POOR 9 519 72/GOOD 9 2312 55/GOOD 10 1506 CASTLEGAR 11/POOR 6 552 59/GOOD 8 1962 62/GOOD 10 1760 CRANBROOK 10/POOR 5 985 63/GOOD 10 2250 53/FAIR 10 1927 REVELSTOKE 14/POOR 4 671 42/FAIR 7 1439 22/POOR 3 1250 GOLDEN 11/POOR 3 881 36/FAIR 7 1563 18/POOR 3 1345 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 13 W 17 CRANBROOK SW 9 W 19 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 22/POOR 29 630 97/GOOD 21 1954 52/FAIR 32 845 100 MILE 22/POOR 24 1039 89/GOOD 18 2342 72/GOOD 27 1547 WILLIAMS LAKE 16/POOR 16 1019 84/GOOD 17 2237 46/FAIR 27 1240 PUNTZI MTN 11/POOR 6 975 92/GOOD 15 2693 96/GOOD 22 2244 PRINCE GEORGE 32/POOR 38 809 99/GOOD 26 2158 60/GOOD 40 991 BURNS LAKE 10/POOR 12 735 99/GOOD 25 2106 31/POOR 22 915 SMITHERS 20/POOR 21 619 95/GOOD 19 2026 28/POOR 19 723 MCBRIDE 15/POOR 9 848 63/GOOD 9 2206 31/POOR 20 945 CLEARWATER 14/POOR 8 517 57/GOOD 9 1641 33/POOR 6 1214 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 52 SW 43 SMITHERS S 48 SW 72 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 20/POOR 9 615 12/POOR 2 640 43/FAIR 10 1100 FT ST JOHN 11/POOR 16 721 99/GOOD 31 1992 76/GOOD 22 1528 WHITEHORSE 15/POOR 15 775 74/GOOD 21 1526 93/GOOD 21 2015 DAWSON 12/POOR 10 425 27/POOR 11 689 18/POOR 7 601 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 11 814 27/POOR 4 1585 54/FAIR 8 1961 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 63 SW 91 WATSON LAKE SW 48 SW 59 WHITEHORSE S 50 S 81 MAYO S 28 S 30 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 13/POOR 20 37 34/FAIR 10 502 27/POOR 6 567 FRASER VALLEY 10/POOR 5 91 50/FAIR 10 958 25/POOR 6 572 SQUAMISH 11/POOR 7 98 27/POOR 7 552 31/POOR 6 795 SRN VAN ISLD 10/POOR 5 68 26/POOR 16 224 21/POOR 9 278 CNTRL VAN ISLD 10/POOR 6 50 23/POOR 3 886 45/FAIR 11 731 NRN VAN ISLD 30/POOR 24 192 90/GOOD 36 737 11/POOR 40 31 TERRACE 13/POOR 7 321 59/GOOD 17 917 11/POOR 20 239 STEWART 12/POOR 12 54 57/GOOD 16 707 10/POOR 6 33 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 24 S 26 S 54 SANDSPIT S 50 S 50 S 43 PORT HARDY S 50 S 52 S 54 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/