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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, October 25, 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; ">An upper level trough moves across the region Monday and Monday night. Rain spreads across the region northwest to southeast as a Pacific front crosses the Cascades. Mixing heights remain high for good smoke dispersal conditions.
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<div> OUTLOOK (TUESDAY-THURSDAY)</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">An upper level ridge builds in the eastern Pacific. Post frontal showers continue on Tuesday. By Wednesday just widely scattered are likely. On Friday a surface high settles over the area for light winds but stability remains
favorable for good smoke dispersal conditions throughout the region. </div>
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<div>2. DISPERSION</div>
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<div>MONDAY</div>
<div>Mixing height 3000 - 4000 ft during the morning. Mixing height rises above 5000 ft during the afternoon and evening.</div>
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<div>Transport wind SW to WSW at 13 - 25 mph during the morning. Transport increases to SW to W at 29 - 49 mph during the afternoon then shifts to NW to NNW and decreases to 14 - 28 mph during the evening.</div>
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<div>Surface wind SW to WSW at 10 - 20 mph during the morning. Surface increases to SW to W at 19 - 33 mph during the afternoon then shifts to NW to NNW and decreases to 10 - 22 mph during the evening.</div>
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<div>OUTLOOK:</div>
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<div>TUESDAY</div>
<div>Mixing height 4200 - 5000 ft during the morning rising above 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind NW to NNW at 16 - 30 mph. Surface wind WNW to NNW at 10 - 18 mph.</div>
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<div>WEDNESDAY</div>
<div>Mixing height 2500 - 3500 ft during the morning rising above 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable. Surface wind light and variable.</div>
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<div>THURSDAY</div>
<div>Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 1500 - 2500 ft by late morning rising above 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable. Surface wind light and variable.</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 style="padding-left: 36pt; ">This instruction is valid for burning conducted on Monday, October 26, 2009.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Avoid ignitions within 10 miles to the SW through NNW of SSRAs. Care needed in selecting units as smoke will likely fumigate along the ground in wind prone areas. Watch for shifting transport winds. 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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