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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: Thursday, October 8, 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 remains in the eastern Pacific bringing dry N to NW’erly flow aloft over the region. A dry cold front will drop southward tomorrow bringing some cooling aloft. Air mass may destabilize a little or stay about
the same as today. Expect continued poor to fair smoke dispersion.</div>
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<div> OUTLOOK (SATURDAY - MONDAY):</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Cooler northerly flow continues to drop southward into the region into early Sunday bringing chilly mornings and cooler days. Air mass stability will remain about the same. Expect mostly clear skies under north to northeast
flow. Northerly flow slips to the east Sunday as a minor and transitory ridge builds in. This ridge will move off to the east as a well organized trough and front move in beginning Monday. Expect increasing southerly winds Monday and improving smoke dispersion.</div>
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<div>2. DISPERSION</div>
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<div>FRIDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 3500 - 4500 ft by late morning. Afternoon mixing height rises above 5000 ft then lowers to 2000 - 3000 ft during the evening.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Transport wind NNW to NNE at 4 - 8 mph during the morning. Transport wind increases to NNW to NNE at 10 - 16 mph during the afternoon then shifts to NE to ENE at 10 - 16 mph during the evening.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Surface wind NNW to NNE at 4 - 8 mph during the morning. Surface wind increases to NNW to NNE at 8 - 12 mph during the afternoon and evening.</div>
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<div>OUTLOOK:</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 rising to 4000 - 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable during the morning becoming N to NE at 5 - 9 mph during the afternoon.
Surface wind light and variable during the morning becoming N to NE at 5 - 9 mph during the afternoon.</div>
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<div>SUNDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 3500 - 4500 ft by late morning and through the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable during the morning becoming NW to N at 4 - 8 mph during the afternoon. Surface wind light
and variable.</div>
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<div>MONDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 2500 - 3500 ft by late morning rising to 3500 - 4500 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind SE to S at 10 - 20 mph. Surface wind ESE to SSE at 9 - 15 mph.</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 Friday, October 9, 2009.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Avoid ignitions within 12 miles to the NW through E of SSRAs. For units that will smolder significantly through the night avoid burning within at least 20 miles to the NW through E in or near drainages leading to SSRAs. Verify
transport winds away from SSRAs if burning in any other direction. </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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