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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 22, 2009 2:30 PM Jim Little</div>
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<div>1. DISCUSSION AND FORECAST FOR THE WESTERN OREGON AREA FORECAST ZONES 601-623</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Upper air charts show split flow aloft tomorrow with western Oregon in an area of light, mostly westerly, flow. Surface and transport winds will be generally northerly early, backing to northwesterly during the afternoon.
Mixing heights will provide fair smoke dispersal conditions in the Coast Range mountains and good conditions in the Cascades. </div>
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<div> OUTLOOK (WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY)</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Upper flow consolidates and a fast moving short wave moves through late Wednesday and early Thursday. This could produce a shower or two in the north. It will also shift surface winds to southwesterly for a time on Wednesday
before winds move back to the prevailing north to northwest. The trough exits the region later Thursday and weak ridging develops Friday for dry weather. Mixing heights remain around 3000 feet in the Coast Range and generally 4-5000 feet in the Cascades.
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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 1500 - 2500 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind NW to NNE at 5 - 9 mph.</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 2500 - 3500 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind NW to NNW at 8 - 12 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 1000 - 1700 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind similar to afternoon.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind W to NW at 5 - 9 mph.</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 2200 - 3200 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind NNW to NE at 5 - 9 mph.</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 rising to 4000 - 5000 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind NW to N at 4 - 8 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind increases to NW to NNE at 5 - 9 mph.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">EVENING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 1000 - 1800 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind NW to N at 8 - 12 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind WNW to NNW at 6 - 10 mph.</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 1400 - 2400 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind NNW to NNE at 6 - 10 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind NW to NNE at 6 - 12 mph.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">AFTERNOON</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height rising to 2500 - 3500 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind NW to N at 8 - 12 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind NW to N at 9 - 15 mph.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">EVENING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 1300 - 2300 ft.</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 616-623 (South Cascades):</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>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">AFTERNOON</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height rising above 5000 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind increases to NW to N at 5 - 9 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind increases to NW to N at 5 - 9 mph.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">EVENING</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 1300 - 2300 ft.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Transport wind NNW to NNE at 6 - 12 mph.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Surface wind similar to afternoon.</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; ">In the Coast Range mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 1200 to 2200 ft by late morning rising to 3100 to 4100 ft during the afternoon. In the Cascades mixing height below 1000 ft early rising to 2500 to 3500 ft by
late morning rising to 4000 to 5000 ft during 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 W to NW at 8 - 12 mph during
the afternoon.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">THURSDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">In the Coast Range mixing height 1200 to 2200 ft during the morning rising to 3100 to 4100 ft during the afternoon. In the Cascades mixing height 2500 to 3500 ft during the morning rising to 4000 to 5000 ft during the afternoon.
Transport wind light and variable during the morning becoming NW to NNE at 5 - 9 mph during the afternoon. Surface wind light and variable.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">FRIDAY</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Mixing height 2000 to 3000 ft during the morning rising to 3400 to 4400 ft during the afternoon. Transport wind light and variable. Surface wind light and variable.</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 23, 2009.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; ">Coast Range</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 601, 612, and 616 east of R9W</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. Higher tonnage is possible south of Waldport in Zone 612. Call the forecaster.
Restrict units to 500 tons or less south of T30S in Zone 616.</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. Avoid burning in or near corridors. Higher tonnage is possible south of T17S in Zone 603. Call the forecaster.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 615</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 2000 tons or less, spaced 10 miles apart, and 12 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 1200 tons or less, spaced 10 miles apart, and 12 miles from downwind SSRAs.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 618 and 619</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Use standard guidance matrix. (See section 5 below.)</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 620</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">No burning allowed. Some burning allowed south of the Rogue River. Call the forecaster.</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, 611, 616, 617, 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. Verify transport winds away from SSRA if burning within 10 miles of the SSRA in Zone 605 and 606.
South of T30S in Zone 616 units should be 500 tons or less, spaced 5 miles apart. South of T30S in Zone 617 units should be 750 tons or less, spaced 5 miles apart.</div>
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<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Zone 610</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 620 and 622</div>
<div style="padding-left: 72pt; ">Units should be 500 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; ">Use standard guidance matrix. (See section 5 below.)</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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