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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: Saturday, October 31, 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; ">Cold front has moved by to the east and will give way to a fairly flat upper level ridge tomorrow. Air mass will slowly stabilize overnight as skies clear. Surface high pressure will build to the north and turn wind flow
lightly offshore. Smoke dispersion will be mostly poor to fair.</div>
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<div> OUTLOOK (MONDAY - WEDNESDAY):</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Upper ridge will remain in place through the period keeping the air mass stable and smoke dispersion poor. Expect mostly sunny skies. Ridge breaks down some on Wednesday with wind becoming onshore. Air mass will remain stable
and smoke dispersion mostly poor.</div>
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<div>2. DISPERSION</div>
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<div>SUNDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 1200 - 2200 ft by late morning. Afternoon mixing height rises to 2000 - 3000 ft then lowers below 1000 ft during the evening.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Transport wind light and variable and controlled by local terrain. Transport wind increases to NE to E at 5 - 9 mph during the evening.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Surface wind light and variable and controlled by local terrain.</div>
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<div>OUTLOOK:</div>
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<div>MONDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 1000 - 2000 ft by late morning and through the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable during the morning becoming W to NW at 8 - 12 mph during the afternoon. Surface wind
light and variable during the morning becoming W to NNW at 6 - 10 mph during the afternoon.</div>
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<div>TUESDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 1000 - 2000 ft by late morning and through the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable during the morning becoming WNW to NW at 8 - 12 mph during the afternoon. Surface wind
light and variable during the morning becoming W to NW at 4 - 8 mph during the afternoon.</div>
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<div>WEDNESDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 1000 - 1700 ft by late morning and through the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable during the morning becoming WSW to WNW at 8 - 12 mph during the afternoon. Surface wind
light and variable during the morning becoming SW to WNW at 5 - 9 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 Sunday, November 1, 2009.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Avoid ignitions within 15 miles in all directions of SSRAs. For units that will smolder significantly through the night avoid burning within at least 30 miles in all directions of SSRAs. Recommend against burning units that
will smolder significantly overnight. Complete ignitions by 3 p.m. </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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