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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: Friday, May 15, 2009 2:40 PM Nick Yonker</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; ">Upper level ridge continues to build over the state today and will remain strong over the region tomorrow as well. Air mass will remain stable except for a brief period of good mixing during maximum afternoon heating. Expect
sunny skies and high temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. Wind flow will be light, favoring an easterly direction. Smoke dispersion will be mostly poor to fair.</div>
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<div> OUTLOOK (SUNDAY - TUESDAY):</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Upper ridge remains strong over the region Sunday and Monday. A frontal system that was supposed to arrive overnight Monday/Tuesday appears much weaker. The only effects appear to be some increased onshore wind flow. Expect
continued sunny skies and warm temperatures. Air mass will remain mostly stable and smoke dispersion poor to fair.</div>
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<div>2. DISPERSION</div>
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<div>SATURDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 2000 - 3000 ft by late morning. Afternoon mixing height rises to 4400 - 5000 ft then lowers below 1000 ft during the evening.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Transport wind E to SE at 5 - 9 mph during the morning. Transport wind becomes light and variable and controlled by local terrain during the afternoon then increases to NNE to ENE at 4 - 8 mph during the evening.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Surface wind light and variable and controlled by local terrain during the morning. Surface wind increases to NW to N at 4 - 8 mph during the afternoon and evening.</div>
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<div>OUTLOOK:</div>
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<div>SUNDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 2700 - 3700 ft by late morning rising above 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind E to SSE at 6 - 10 mph during the morning becoming SW to W at 6 - 10 mph during the afternoon.
Surface wind light and variable during the morning becoming WSW to WNW at 6 - 10 mph during the afternoon.</div>
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<div>MONDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 3000 - 4000 ft by late morning rising above 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind WSW to WNW at 8 - 12 mph. Surface wind SSW to WSW at 4 - 8 mph.</div>
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<div>TUESDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 3000 - 4000 ft by late morning rising to 4000 - 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind SW to W at 6 - 12 mph during the morning becoming W to NW at 9 - 15 mph during the afternoon.
Surface wind light and variable during the morning becoming W to NW at 8 - 12 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>
<div>This instruction is valid for burning conducted on Saturday, May 16, 2009.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Avoid ignitions within 15 miles to the NNE through SE of SSRAs. For units that will smolder significantly through the night avoid burning within at least 30 miles to the NNE through SE in or near drainages leading to SSRAs.
Recommend against burning units that will smolder significantly overnight. </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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