FLCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST FRIDAY 17 MARCH 2006 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-MARCH-2006 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 19/POOR 6 532 99/GOOD 20 1810 81/GOOD 20 1259 KAMLOOPS 15/POOR 10 465 96/GOOD 15 2275 88/GOOD 16 1888 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 7 622 73/GOOD 12 1878 60/GOOD 10 1661 CASTLEGAR 15/POOR 5 700 69/GOOD 12 1761 67/GOOD 13 1623 CRANBROOK 15/POOR 6 1128 65/GOOD 18 1716 69/GOOD 12 2229 REVELSTOKE 20/POOR 6 786 61/GOOD 12 1491 48/FAIR 10 1294 GOLDEN 21/POOR 11 994 69/GOOD 10 2309 74/GOOD 12 2242 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PENTICTON 0 0 S 44 S 48 CRANBROOK S 22 S 43 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 14/POOR 23 588 99/GOOD 19 2413 81/GOOD 23 1444 100 MILE 21/POOR 19 1056 73/GOOD 9 2810 99/GOOD 23 2340 WILLIAMS LAKE 15/POOR 14 1023 56/GOOD 6 2773 90/GOOD 22 2108 PUNTZI MTN 12/POOR 8 979 96/GOOD 16 2715 67/GOOD 10 2372 PRINCE GEORGE 18/POOR 28 752 56/GOOD 10 1778 68/GOOD 15 1690 BURNS LAKE 17/POOR 6 975 99/GOOD 26 2568 58/GOOD 11 1767 SMITHERS 17/POOR 10 662 98/GOOD 14 2709 42/FAIR 6 1679 MCBRIDE 14/POOR 6 878 51/FAIR 10 1671 41/FAIR 6 1845 CLEARWATER 17/POOR 6 645 69/GOOD 10 1927 43/FAIR 6 1612 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M PR. GEORGE S 37 S 26 SMITHERS W 20 SW 28 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 30/POOR 14 672 55/GOOD 21 879 41/FAIR 10 1058 FT ST JOHN 13/POOR 4 888 41/FAIR 13 1213 51/FAIR 14 1365 WHITEHORSE 13/POOR 13 762 53/FAIR 8 1948 62/GOOD 23 1254 DAWSON 11/POOR 4 468 38/FAIR 8 1114 94/GOOD 34 1184 WATSON LAKE 78/GOOD 21 1601 48/FAIR 7 1926 53/FAIR 11 1595 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M DEASE LAKE E 9 S 39 WATSON LAKE E 22 S 35 WHITEHORSE N 15 N 37 MAYO 0 0 E 9 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 30/POOR 23 179 63/GOOD 30 445 70/GOOD 18 869 FRASER VALLEY 15/POOR 11 150 51/FAIR 14 720 56/GOOD 10 1129 SQUAMISH 14/POOR 3 371 58/GOOD 10 1209 54/FAIR 13 835 SRN VAN ISLD 25/POOR 8 415 18/POOR 9 199 75/GOOD 22 839 CNTRL VAN ISLD 20/POOR 10 240 73/GOOD 22 794 69/GOOD 16 977 NRN VAN ISLD 98/GOOD 33 938 97/GOOD 24 1266 90/GOOD 26 1011 TERRACE 15/POOR 4 501 80/GOOD 12 1918 64/GOOD 13 1268 STEWART 9/POOR 1 54 30/POOR 6 694 27/POOR 19 189 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900M 1800M 2700M VANCOUVER SE 31 S 15 S 30 SANDSPIT 0 0 SW 15 SW 13 PORT HARDY W 54 NW 33 W 26 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/PSPC