FPCN39 CWLW 291430 SMOKE CONTROL FORECAST FOR BC AND YUKON ISSUED BY THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 7:00 AM PST SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2003 FOR TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS IN METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. AVERAGE WINDS IN KM/H. 29-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 54/FAIR 21 717 77/GOOD 24 1014 63/GOOD 20 894 KAMLOOPS 50/FAIR 15 948 71/GOOD 26 964 99/GOOD 29 1666 OKANAGAN 43/FAIR 16 907 61/GOOD 21 1056 88/GOOD 26 1392 CASTLEGAR 12/POOR 15 528 36/FAIR 11 995 50/FAIR 23 895 CRANBROOK 22/POOR 16 1089 75/GOOD 22 1741 80/GOOD 26 1719 REVELSTOKE 23/POOR 12 657 48/FAIR 17 943 38/FAIR 17 793 GOLDEN 17/POOR 15 887 45/FAIR 19 1185 42/FAIR 20 1135 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PENTICTON 0 0 W 35 W 59 CRANBROOK W 30 W 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 58/GOOD 25 1003 67/GOOD 25 1133 76/GOOD 14 1848 100 MILE 60/GOOD 22 1497 85/GOOD 28 1760 95/GOOD 26 2028 WILLIAMS LAKE 48/FAIR 21 1348 58/GOOD 23 1440 99/GOOD 23 2759 PUNTZI MTN 37/FAIR 21 1183 99/GOOD 36 1952 99/GOOD 30 2752 PRINCE GEORGE 49/FAIR 30 986 50/FAIR 23 1091 72/GOOD 18 1623 BURNS LAKE 44/FAIR 26 1004 58/GOOD 29 1115 88/GOOD 24 1729 SMITHERS 40/FAIR 22 816 55/GOOD 25 939 64/GOOD 21 1167 MCBRIDE 48/FAIR 20 1162 42/FAIR 23 1030 41/FAIR 15 1170 CLEARWATER 49/FAIR 15 991 48/FAIR 21 796 43/FAIR 18 796 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m PR. GEORGE SW 43 W 56 SMITHERS SW 87 W 78 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 40/FAIR 27 618 48/FAIR 12 1102 40/FAIR 10 1018 FT ST JOHN 22/POOR 20 816 88/GOOD 31 1487 99/GOOD 34 1882 WHITEHORSE 31/POOR 21 913 46/FAIR 17 1171 95/GOOD 23 1949 DAWSON 19/POOR 13 514 63/GOOD 15 1244 37/FAIR 11 891 WATSON LAKE 47/FAIR 26 1004 36/FAIR 14 1088 65/GOOD 16 1548 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m DEASE LAKE S 52 SW 69 WATSON LAKE S 31 S 28 WHITEHORSE E 37 E 39 MAYO 0 0 W 15 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 19/POOR 16 115 56/GOOD 18 602 46/FAIR 27 302 FRASER VALLEY 18/POOR 12 203 39/FAIR 14 508 46/FAIR 27 358 SQUAMISH 19/POOR 12 211 41/FAIR 17 452 27/POOR 14 302 SRN VAN ISLD 15/POOR 10 126 38/FAIR 10 619 34/FAIR 17 319 CNTRL VAN ISLD 21/POOR 17 158 45/FAIR 17 474 31/POOR 11 412 NRN VAN ISLD 11/POOR 34 31 42/FAIR 35 222 46/FAIR 20 422 TERRACE 43/FAIR 25 505 35/FAIR 21 467 39/FAIR 18 567 STEWART 27/POOR 22 165 38/FAIR 24 257 39/FAIR 21 307 FORECAST UPPER WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON 900m 1800m 2700m VANCOUVER S 26 W 50 W 85 SANDSPIT S 65 SW 54 SW 57 PORT HARDY SW 57 SW 65 SW 69 VENTILATION GUIDELINES: POOR: 0-33 FAIR: 34-54 GOOD: 55-100 VENTILATION INDICES NORMALLY DROP TO POOR AFTER SUNSET. END/MTNWC