FPCN39 CWLW 091430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SUNDAY 9 MARCH 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 09-March-2003 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 25/POOR 9 570 99/GOOD 28 1326 80/GOOD 19 1297 KAMLOOPS 47/FAIR 16 858 98/GOOD 30 1353 74/GOOD 14 1585 OKANAGAN 41/FAIR 21 778 90/GOOD 24 1519 76/GOOD 26 1165 CASTLEGAR 38/FAIR 16 861 44/FAIR 18 906 38/FAIR 18 827 CRANBROOK 21/POOR 9 1181 34/FAIR 15 1277 77/GOOD 26 1652 REVELSTOKE 41/FAIR 19 793 27/POOR 17 643 27/POOR 13 715 GOLDEN 35/FAIR 17 1089 37/FAIR 16 1141 59/GOOD 22 1328 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 S 61 SW 76 CRANBROOK S 28 W 59 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 14 726 15/POOR 9 664 78/GOOD 10 2482 100 MILE 63/GOOD 24 1481 29/POOR 22 1114 76/GOOD 15 2164 WILLIAMS LAKE 54/FAIR 21 1426 32/POOR 16 1232 92/GOOD 13 2991 PUNTZI MTN 48/FAIR 17 1417 34/FAIR 15 1246 99/GOOD 23 2756 PRINCE GEORGE 29/POOR 20 889 22/POOR 11 915 23/POOR 2 2047 BURNS LAKE 61/GOOD 26 1190 52/FAIR 19 1221 99/GOOD 22 2655 SMITHERS 72/GOOD 27 1131 60/GOOD 21 1104 99/GOOD 18 2419 MCBRIDE 35/FAIR 21 984 36/FAIR 15 1091 51/FAIR 20 1192 CLEARWATER 42/FAIR 21 727 19/POOR 16 508 11/POOR 13 425 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SE 24 SW 33 SMITHERS SE 74 S 26 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 19/POOR 14 514 79/GOOD 19 1421 45/FAIR 15 898 FT ST JOHN 10/POOR 10 717 67/GOOD 21 1383 85/GOOD 19 1887 WHITEHORSE 21/POOR 23 804 93/GOOD 27 1722 66/GOOD 18 1500 DAWSON 12/POOR 19 395 85/GOOD 24 1320 41/FAIR 11 975 WATSON LAKE 16/POOR 11 812 88/GOOD 23 1755 37/FAIR 5 1838 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE E 57 E 50 WATSON LAKE SE 26 E 19 WHITEHORSE N 44 NE 41 MAYO NE 41 N 37 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 55/GOOD 42 255 33/POOR 27 177 17/POOR 20 77 FRASER VALLEY 36/FAIR 23 293 24/POOR 22 190 18/POOR 9 251 SQUAMISH 37/FAIR 22 309 34/FAIR 20 306 22/POOR 10 298 SRN VAN ISLD 43/FAIR 36 221 30/POOR 28 165 20/POOR 8 278 CNTRL VAN ISLD 55/GOOD 33 347 69/GOOD 27 590 38/FAIR 10 613 NRN VAN ISLD 74/GOOD 46 405 18/POOR 38 65 13/POOR 5 183 TERRACE 58/GOOD 21 768 38/FAIR 13 683 68/GOOD 12 1464 STEWART 59/GOOD 34 350 41/FAIR 22 309 12/POOR 1 546 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 54 SW 78 SW 67 SANDSPIT SE 63 S 41 SW 20 PORT HARDY NE 22 W 30 W 50 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/Mtnwc