FPCN39 CWLW 171430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST MONDAY 17 MARCH 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 17-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 55/GOOD 17 857 75/GOOD 14 1505 75/GOOD 12 1708 KAMLOOPS 61/GOOD 25 846 99/GOOD 17 3111 99/GOOD 15 2461 OKANAGAN 55/GOOD 18 1034 88/GOOD 10 2914 99/GOOD 14 2823 CASTLEGAR 55/GOOD 12 1366 76/GOOD 8 2758 89/GOOD 9 3286 CRANBROOK 20/POOR 17 1059 73/GOOD 8 3045 74/GOOD 7 3451 REVELSTOKE 29/POOR 14 724 66/GOOD 9 2022 56/GOOD 5 2619 GOLDEN 31/POOR 14 1089 66/GOOD 9 2372 68/GOOD 7 2902 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 22 S 20 CRANBROOK W 22 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 28/POOR 24 703 99/GOOD 23 2871 99/GOOD 27 1994 100 MILE 47/FAIR 25 1268 99/GOOD 24 4018 99/GOOD 26 2932 WILLIAMS LAKE 34/FAIR 22 1165 99/GOOD 23 3656 99/GOOD 26 3025 PUNTZI MTN 46/FAIR 27 1203 99/GOOD 23 3740 99/GOOD 26 2763 PRINCE GEORGE 33/POOR 26 879 99/GOOD 22 3097 95/GOOD 23 1937 BURNS LAKE 37/FAIR 30 906 99/GOOD 25 2602 88/GOOD 26 1653 SMITHERS 33/POOR 24 719 92/GOOD 17 2100 40/FAIR 19 861 MCBRIDE 32/POOR 16 1011 82/GOOD 13 2366 78/GOOD 14 2094 CLEARWATER 36/FAIR 20 673 99/GOOD 13 2983 76/GOOD 12 1939 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 46 SW 39 SMITHERS S 54 S 61 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 13/POOR 9 467 46/FAIR 10 1192 94/GOOD 23 1602 FT ST JOHN 17/POOR 24 758 99/GOOD 20 2622 70/GOOD 17 1629 WHITEHORSE 25/POOR 20 860 98/GOOD 21 2150 95/GOOD 30 1646 DAWSON 22/POOR 18 507 56/GOOD 16 1053 30/POOR 6 1063 WATSON LAKE 12/POOR 4 843 79/GOOD 13 2223 99/GOOD 26 2913 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 41 S 52 WATSON LAKE SW 26 S 35 WHITEHORSE S 28 SE 30 MAYO SE 17 S 24 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 12/POOR 12 49 59/GOOD 22 545 67/GOOD 28 520 FRASER VALLEY 12/POOR 12 104 62/GOOD 16 849 73/GOOD 14 1261 SQUAMISH 24/POOR 10 341 59/GOOD 14 891 56/GOOD 14 833 SRN VAN ISLD 16/POOR 19 84 71/GOOD 18 906 68/GOOD 21 731 CNTRL VAN ISLD 18/POOR 20 106 55/GOOD 16 686 63/GOOD 19 723 NRN VAN ISLD 32/POOR 26 196 70/GOOD 24 676 55/GOOD 13 836 TERRACE 44/FAIR 18 635 68/GOOD 20 969 60/GOOD 14 1093 STEWART 33/POOR 21 235 63/GOOD 22 604 62/GOOD 15 851 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 37 S 37 SW 43 SANDSPIT SW 52 SW 57 SW 56 PORT HARDY S 57 S 59 SW 59 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/GF