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<div>SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST AND INSTRUCTIONS</div>
<div>SALEM FORESTRY WEATHER CENTER</div>
<div>OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY</div>
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<div>ISSUED: Sunday, April 12, 2009 2:40 PM Jim Little</div>
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<div>1. DISCUSSION AND FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON ZONES 624 AND 625</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">A weakening cold front moving through the region early Monday morning and will usher in a cool upper level trough that will bring showers to the area throughout the day. Transport winds will be westerly early, veering to more
northwesterly later in the day. Mixing heights will be quite high for good to excellent smoke dispersal conditions. </div>
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<div> OUTLOOK (TUESDAY - THURSDAY):</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Showers linger in the area through Wednesday. By Thursday an upper-level ridge moves in from the west for drier weather but lowering mixing heights and deteriorating smoke dispersal conditions. </div>
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<div>2. DISPERSION</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">MONDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height above 5000 ft throughout the day.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind W to NW at 10 - 18 mph during the morning. Transport wind increases to W to NW at 15 - 25 mph during the afternoon and evening.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind SW to WNW at 6 - 12 mph during the morning. Surface wind increases to W to NW at 12 - 24 mph during the afternoon then decreases to WNW to NNW at 10 - 16 mph during the evening.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">OUTLOOK:</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">TUESDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 4400 - 5000 ft during the morning rising above 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind NNW to N at 15 - 29 mph. Surface wind WNW to NNW at 9 - 15 mph during the morning becoming WNW to NW at 15 - 25 mph
during the afternoon.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">WEDNESDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 4500 - 5000 ft during the morning rising above 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind NW to NNW at 10 - 18 mph. Surface wind WNW to NNW at 10 - 16 mph during the morning becoming SW to WSW at 10 - 22 mph
during the afternoon.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">THURSDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 2500 - 3500 ft during the morning and through the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable during the morning becoming WSW to NW at 5 - 9 mph during the afternoon. Surface wind light and variable during
the morning becoming W to WNW at 12 - 22 mph during the afternoon.</div>
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<div>3. BURNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ZONES 624 AND 625 INCLUDING THE WALKER</div>
<div> RANGE PORTION OF ZONE 624</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">This instruction is valid for burning conducted on Monday, April 13, 2009.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Avoid ignitions within 10 miles to the W through NW of SSRAs. For units that will smolder significantly through the night avoid burning within at least 10 miles to the W through N in or near drainages leading to SSRAs. Care
needed in selecting units as smoke will likely fumigate along the ground in wind prone areas. No additional restrictions necessary. </div>
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<div>4. SPECIAL NOTE:</div>
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<div> The smoke management forecaster is available at (503)</div>
<div> 945-7401. The smoke management forecaster is available </div>
<div> to discuss specific burns. The duty forecaster phone </div>
<div> number is (503) 945-7401. Please call this number and </div>
<div> not individual's numbers to discuss daily burning. Please</div>
<div> avoid calling before 8 a.m. and between 2 to 3 p.m. </div>
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<div> This forecast is available on the Internet at: </div>
<div> <a href="http://oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/fire.shtml/#Smoke_Management"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/fire.shtml/#Smoke_Management</u></font></a> </div>
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<div> Please ensure your units have been planned and accomplished by checking: </div>
<div> <a href="http://oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/SMP/dailysmoke.shtml"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/SMP/dailysmoke.shtml</u></font></a> </div>
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