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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: Monday, June 8, 2009 2:30 PM Jim Little</div>
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<li>DISCUSSION AND FORECAST FOR THE WESTERN OREGON AREA FORECAST ZONES 601-623</li></ol>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">An upper low over southern Alberta and Saskatchewan is moving slowly eastward. In its wake a rather ill-defined upper flow over the Pacific Northwest. Thus no extremes of weather are expected. Low level flow will be generally
onshore. Temperatures should be near seasonal averages and there is a slight chance of an afternoon shower developing, otherwise expect generally partly cloudy skies. Mixing heights will allow for good smoke dispersion. </div>
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<div> OUTLOOK (WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY)</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">As the Canadian upper low moves east another, weak and ill defined, upper low develops off the coast. Low level flow will remain onshore for temperatures remaining near average. Late in the week the upper low becomes more
organized and upper flow across the region becomes generally southwesterly. There is a very slight chance of a shower each day. Transport winds should be generally onshore, and mixing heights should provide fair to good smoke dispersal conditions. </div>
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<div>2. DISPERSION</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Zone 601, 602, 603 and 612 (North Coast Range):</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">MORNING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 2900 - 3900 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind light and variable.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind light and variable and controlled by local terrain.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; "> </div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">AFTERNOON</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 3300 - 4300 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind increases to WSW to WNW at 6 - 12 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind increases to WSW to WNW at 5 - 9 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; "> </div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">EVENING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height lowers below 1000 ft after sunset.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind similar to afternoon.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind similar to afternoon.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Zone 605-611 (North Cascades):</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">MORNING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height above 5000 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind light and variable.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind light and variable and controlled by local terrain.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; "> </div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">AFTERNOON</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height above 5000 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind increases to W to NW at 6 - 10 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind increases to WNW to NNW at 4 - 8 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; "> </div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">EVENING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height lowers below 1000 ft after sunset.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind similar to afternoon.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind similar to afternoon.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Zone 615-620 (South Coast Range):</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">MORNING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 3400 - 4400 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind light and variable.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind light and variable and controlled by local terrain.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">AFTERNOON</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 4200 - 5200 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind increases to W to NW at 5 - 9 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind increases to W to NW at 6 - 10 mph.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">EVENING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height lowers below 1000 ft after sunset.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind SW to WNW at 5 - 9 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind WNW to NNW at 4 - 8 mph.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Zone 616-623 (South Cascades):</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">MORNING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height above 5000 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind light and variable.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind light and variable and controlled by local terrain.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">AFTERNOON</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height above 5000 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind increases to W to NW at 6 - 10 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind increases to WNW to NNW at 6 - 10 mph.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">EVENING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height lowers below 1000 ft after sunset.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind WNW to NNW at 6 - 12 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind NW to N at 6 - 10 mph.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">OUTLOOK:</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">WEDNESDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 2800 to 3800 ft during the morning rising to 4300 to 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable during the morning becoming W to NW at 5 - 9 mph during the afternoon. Surface wind light
and variable during the morning becoming W to NW at 6 - 10 mph during the afternoon.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">THURSDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 2800 to 3800 ft by late morning rising to 3600 to 4600 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable during the morning becoming W to NNW at 5 - 9 mph during the afternoon.
Surface wind light and variable during the morning becoming W to NW at 5 - 9 mph during the afternoon.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">FRIDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 3100 to 4100 ft by late morning rising to 4000 to 5000 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind SSW to WSW at 6 - 10 mph during the morning becoming SW to W at 8 - 14 mph during the
afternoon. Surface wind SSW to WSW at 6 - 10 mph.</div>
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<div>3. BURNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL ZONES IN THE WESTERN OREGON AREA</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">These instructions are valid for burning conducted on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">=================================================================</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Coast Range</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 601 and 612</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 750 tons or less, spaced 10 miles apart, and 12 miles from downwind SSRAs. Restrict units in or near corridors to 500 tons or less. North of Tillamook in Zone 601, use standard guidance matrix. (See section
5 below.)</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 602 and 603</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 300 tons or less, spaced 10 miles apart, and 12 miles from downwind SSRAs. North of T3N in Zone 602, use standard guidance matrix. (See section 5 below.) Avoid burning in or near corridors. Units may be 500
tons or less, spaced 10 miles apart, south of the Siuslaw River in Zone 603.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 615</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 1200 tons or less, spaced 8 miles apart, and 10 miles from downwind SSRAs.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 616 west of R8W</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 1000 tons or less, spaced 8 miles apart, and 10 miles from downwind SSRAs.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 616 east of R9W and 620</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 500 tons or less, spaced 8 miles apart, and 10 miles from downwind SSRAs. Higher tonnage is possible south of T35S in Zone 620. Call the forecaster.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 618</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 2000 tons or less, spaced 8 miles apart, and 10 miles from downwind SSRAs.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 619</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 1500 tons or less, spaced 8 miles apart, and 10 miles from downwind SSRAs.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Cascades</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 616, 617, 622, and 623</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Use standard guidance matrix. (See section 5 below.) Ensure adequate distance from downwind SSRAs for smoke to dissipate. From T15S through T20S in Zone 608 units should be 1000 tons or less, spaced 5 miles apart.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 610, 611, and 620</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 1000 tons or less, spaced 5 miles apart, and 10 miles from downwind SSRAs.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Siskiyous</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 1500 tons or less, spaced 5 miles apart, and 10 miles from downwind SSRAs.</div>
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<div>4. SPECIAL NOTE:</div>
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<div> Call the smoke management duty forecaster at (503) 945-7401 to</div>
<div> discuss burning. Please do not call individual's numbers to </div>
<div> discuss daily burning. If the forecaster is not available, </div>
<div> leave a message and he will return your call as soon as possible.</div>
<div> Avoid calling between 2 to 2:30 p.m. </div>
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<div> The 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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<div>5. STANDARD GUIDANCE MATRIX:</div>
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<div> * Greater than 5000 ft mixing height: No burning within 5 miles of </div>
<div> downwind SSRA. Maximum 100 tons per mile from downwind SSRA. </div>
<div> Example: 500 ton maximum allowed if burned 5 miles from downwind SSRA.</div>
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<div> * 3000 - 5000 ft mixing height: No burning within 10 miles of </div>
<div> downwind SSRA. Maximum 75 tons per mile from downwind SSRA. </div>
<div> Example: 750 ton maximum allowed if burned 10 miles from downwind SSRA.</div>
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<div> * Less than 3000 ft mixing height: No burning within 15 miles of </div>
<div> downwind SSRA. Maximum 50 tons per mile from downwind SSRA. </div>
<div> Example: 750 ton maximum allowed if burned 15 miles from downwind SSRA.</div>
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<div> * All exceptions must be coordinated with the duty forecaster </div>
<div> prior to ignition.</div>
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