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<div>SILVERTON HILLS FIELD BURNING FORECAST</div>
<div>OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY WEATHER OFFICE</div>
<div>12:00 PM PDT FRI SEP 03 2010</div>
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<div>BURN ADVISORY:</div>
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<div> Agricultural burning burning is not recommended.</div>
<div> Prep burning is not allowed. </div>
<div> Propane flaming is allowed from 12:30pm to 5:00pm. </div>
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<div>WEATHER DISCUSSION:</div>
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<div> Upper level ridge has moved off to the east with the upper trough moving in.</div>
<div> Surface pressure pattern shows the thermal trough in the Willamette Valley but</div>
<div> shifting to the east side of the Valley. The Newport to Salem gradient has</div>
<div> increased to 2.3 mb onshore with the Salem to Redmond gradient lowering to 1.6</div>
<div> mb offshore. As the upper level trough continues marching in today, onshore</div>
<div> pressure gradients will increase as the surface thermal trough shifts east of</div>
<div> the Cascades by early afternoon. This will set up a decent marine push.</div>
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<div> The morning sounding from Salem showed a strong surface and subsidence inversion</div>
<div> to nearly 4000 ft. Surface heating has only allowed the mixing to rise to near</div>
<div> 1500 ft. around 11 a.m. Winds from the Salem SODAR are showing SSW to W winds</div>
<div> aloft at 5 - 10 mph.</div>
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<div> Weather conditions for today will again be mostly sunny with the high</div>
<div> temperature a little cooler than yesterday's high of 90. Expect the temperature</div>
<div> to top out around 85 a little earlier this afternoon as the cooler marine air</div>
<div> starts pushing into the region. Mixing heights will remain fairly low this</div>
<div> morning but as cooler air moves in aloft this afternoon combined with surface</div>
<div> heating, mixing will rapidly improve during the early afternoon. Relative</div>
<div> humidity has dropped below 50 percent with the minimum humidity expected near 30</div>
<div> percent. SW'erly flow aloft will continue to increase today with light south to</div>
<div> west surface winds starting to show up in the Valley. All indications point to a</div>
<div> good burning opportunity today.</div>
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<div> Sunset tonight: 7:40 pm </div>
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<div>THREE-HOURLY DATA: </div>
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<div> 2pm 5pm 8pm </div>
<div> Temperature: 85 84 73 </div>
<div> Relative Humidity: 32% 35% 55% </div>
<div> Surface Wind Direction: 270 270 290 </div>
<div> Surface Wind Speed: 7 12 9 </div>
<div> Transport Wind Direction: 240 260 290 </div>
<div> Transport Wind Speed: 10 14 10 </div>
<div> Estimated Mixing Height: 4200 5000 1500</div>
<div> Ventilation Index: 42 60 15</div>
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<div>EXTENDED DISCUSSION:</div>
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<div> Upper level trough moves into the state on Saturday ushering in much cooler</div>
<div> conditions. Expect mostly cloudy skies with breezy onshore, NW'erly winds</div>
<div> during the afternoon. Mixing will be good but more gradient stacking will be</div>
<div> to the east. </div>
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<div> Trough moves off to the east Sunday with a minor ridge building in. This will be</div>
<div> very temporary as another trough forms in the eastern Pacific Monday and moves</div>
<div> in Monday night. This trough will likely be a little stronger and bring some</div>
<div> light rain to the region on Tuesday. Trough exits to the east Wednesday.</div>
<div> Overall, expect a considerably cooler, fall-like air mass over the region over</div>
<div> the weekend and into next week.</div>
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<div>EXTENDED FORECAST: </div>
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<div> Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind between 5 and</div>
<div> 10 mph. </div>
<div> Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind between 5</div>
<div>and 8 mph becoming calm. </div>
<div> Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west</div>
<div>northwest. </div>
<div> Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. </div>
<div> Monday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 72. </div>
<div> Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. </div>
<div> Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with occasional light rain, with a high near 67. </div>
<div> Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with occasional light rain, with a low around 48. </div>
<div> Wednesday: Mostly cloudy early then partly sunny, with a high near 70. </div>
<div> Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. </div>
<div> Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. </div>
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<div>Notes: </div>
<div> 1. Mixing height, as used here, is the lowest height at which the</div>
<div> potential temperature exceeds the potential temperature at the surface. </div>
<div> As a practical matter it is the approximate height to which a </div>
<div> smoke plume will rise assuming good ignition, dry fuels, and </div>
<div> winds less than about 15mph. </div>
<div> 2. Transport winds are a layer average through the mixing height, </div>
<div> weighted slightly toward the winds at the top of the layer. </div>
<div> 3. Ventilation Index is the height of the mixing layer times </div>
<div> the transport wind speed divided by 1000. </div>
<div> 4. Surface wind direction is the general expected wind direction. </div>
<div> At a specific point surface winds are highly dependent on </div>
<div> local terrain conditions.</div>
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<div>This forecast is provided under an agreement between the Oregon Department of</div>
<div>Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Forestry. For information contact ODA</div>
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