FPCN39 CWLW 121430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST TUESDAY 12 MARCH 2002 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 12-March-2002 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 42/FAIR 30 460 98/GOOD 40 991 97/GOOD 30 1216 KAMLOOPS 52/FAIR 29 684 99/GOOD 29 1920 80/GOOD 13 1901 OKANAGAN 67/GOOD 25 1033 99/GOOD 23 2213 90/GOOD 15 2150 CASTLEGAR 52/FAIR 20 984 99/GOOD 21 1995 55/GOOD 11 1462 CRANBROOK 79/GOOD 28 1635 93/GOOD 23 2139 99/GOOD 16 2946 REVELSTOKE 49/FAIR 17 955 70/GOOD 13 1643 46/FAIR 8 1443 GOLDEN 55/GOOD 19 1337 70/GOOD 13 1985 59/GOOD 11 1849 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 SW 57 W 81 CRANBROOK SW 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 39/FAIR 29 756 99/GOOD 19 2559 46/FAIR 12 1216 100 MILE 45/FAIR 33 1176 99/GOOD 30 2653 99/GOOD 17 2771 WILLIAMS LAKE 33/POOR 29 1104 99/GOOD 24 2720 99/GOOD 19 2743 PUNTZI MTN 23/POOR 28 1004 99/GOOD 26 3198 92/GOOD 17 2494 PRINCE GEORGE 12/POOR 10 741 38/FAIR 15 1091 53/FAIR 11 1588 BURNS LAKE 24/POOR 22 848 82/GOOD 20 1783 28/POOR 5 1441 SMITHERS 29/POOR 20 724 57/GOOD 16 1223 36/FAIR 7 1307 MCBRIDE 35/FAIR 18 1024 59/GOOD 11 1801 61/GOOD 11 1869 CLEARWATER 37/FAIR 23 642 85/GOOD 21 1482 63/GOOD 9 1864 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 54 SW 44 SMITHERS S 52 SW 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 29/POOR 11 732 52/FAIR 14 1082 47/FAIR 10 1221 FT ST JOHN 34/FAIR 19 963 41/FAIR 11 1295 46/FAIR 10 1488 WHITEHORSE 44/FAIR 14 1233 72/GOOD 16 1740 70/GOOD 14 1830 DAWSON 37/FAIR 28 574 45/FAIR 13 970 50/FAIR 11 1185 WATSON LAKE 67/GOOD 25 1276 43/FAIR 12 1290 64/GOOD 18 1444 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE SE 35 S 22 WATSON LAKE E 59 S 28 WHITEHORSE E 39 NE 31 MAYO E 30 E 35 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 22/POOR 34 74 99/GOOD 33 1502 99/GOOD 40 1202 FRASER VALLEY 28/POOR 32 175 99/GOOD 32 1558 99/GOOD 26 1258 SQUAMISH 19/POOR 21 138 97/GOOD 20 1552 78/GOOD 16 1252 SRN VAN ISLD 28/POOR 28 151 99/GOOD 35 1519 99/GOOD 28 1219 CNTRL VAN ISLD 16/POOR 25 74 99/GOOD 25 1524 99/GOOD 26 1224 NRN VAN ISLD 19/POOR 30 81 99/GOOD 32 1522 99/GOOD 26 1222 TERRACE 29/POOR 18 437 64/GOOD 9 1717 78/GOOD 15 1487 STEWART 17/POOR 18 91 50/FAIR 9 1007 40/FAIR 16 407 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER SW 57 SW 70 SW 80 SANDSPIT SW 76 SW 69 SW 72 PORT HARDY SW 20 W 15 SW 17 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/