FLCN39 CWLW 231327 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST THURSDAY 23 MARCH 2006 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 23-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 15/POOR 6 415 79/GOOD 20 1219 75/GOOD 30 824 KAMLOOPS 20/POOR 18 460 99/GOOD 31 1748 62/GOOD 14 1267 OKANAGAN 15/POOR 10 565 88/GOOD 18 1822 70/GOOD 18 1321 CASTLEGAR 16/POOR 6 696 56/GOOD 8 1842 50/FAIR 20 945 CRANBROOK 11/POOR 6 1011 67/GOOD 10 2413 50/FAIR 20 1389 REVELSTOKE 17/POOR 6 682 58/GOOD 10 1576 58/GOOD 20 1014 GOLDEN 20/POOR 7 1071 55/GOOD 10 1829 54/FAIR 12 1636 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 56 S 61 CRANBROOK S 13 SW 28 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 67/GOOD 33 992 99/GOOD 33 1557 44/FAIR 25 843 100 MILE 53/FAIR 35 1225 99/GOOD 38 2309 97/GOOD 30 1927 WILLIAMS LAKE 57/GOOD 33 1280 99/GOOD 36 2201 79/GOOD 27 1676 PUNTZI MTN 40/FAIR 32 1108 99/GOOD 32 2145 52/FAIR 20 1391 PRINCE GEORGE 39/FAIR 29 903 91/GOOD 23 1837 50/FAIR 20 1141 BURNS LAKE 14/POOR 14 782 88/GOOD 32 1474 49/FAIR 22 1115 SMITHERS 16/POOR 11 647 85/GOOD 25 1427 46/FAIR 20 923 MCBRIDE 16/POOR 10 864 59/GOOD 9 2027 76/GOOD 15 1944 CLEARWATER 16/POOR 12 511 90/GOOD 16 1994 62/GOOD 20 1028 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE S 69 S 48 SMITHERS SE 24 S 35 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 20 588 64/GOOD 19 1091 62/GOOD 14 1290 FT ST JOHN 15/POOR 16 766 58/GOOD 22 1219 71/GOOD 22 1427 WHITEHORSE 18/POOR 18 801 67/GOOD 13 1835 48/FAIR 9 1641 DAWSON 21/POOR 17 499 81/GOOD 19 1454 71/GOOD 12 1716 WATSON LAKE 26/POOR 13 938 51/FAIR 12 1480 71/GOOD 19 1531 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 44 SE 48 WATSON LAKE E 35 E 26 WHITEHORSE SE 26 SE 26 MAYO SE 15 SE 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 26/POOR 31 106 50/FAIR 30 302 67/GOOD 49 302 FRASER VALLEY 26/POOR 23 205 55/GOOD 20 581 56/GOOD 31 408 SQUAMISH 16/POOR 10 178 60/GOOD 40 352 50/FAIR 30 352 SRN VAN ISLD 26/POOR 27 138 61/GOOD 50 269 38/FAIR 20 319 CNTRL VAN ISLD 35/FAIR 27 220 60/GOOD 40 324 60/GOOD 30 424 NRN VAN ISLD 41/FAIR 46 168 55/GOOD 53 222 78/GOOD 30 658 TERRACE 15/POOR 7 375 34/FAIR 20 467 40/FAIR 20 538 STEWART 11/POOR 7 47 34/FAIR 20 257 38/FAIR 20 307 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 74 S 61 S 59 SANDSPIT SE 50 S 54 S 61 PORT HARDY E 31 SE 31 SE 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/PSPC