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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>SMOKE MANAGEMENT FORECAST AND INSTRUCTIONS</FONT></P>
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<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">FORESTRY</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
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face="Courier New" size=2>OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>ISSUED: Thursday, April 23, 2009<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2:40
PM<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Jim
Trost</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>1.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>DISCUSSION AND FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON ZONES 624 AND
625</FONT></P>
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size=2>Upper trough drifting to the south of the area this afternoon and evening
will likely be too weak to bring more than the slightest chance of a few
showers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Clouds decrease overnight
and Friday will be mostly sunny and mild.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>A ridge is building over the eastern Pacific but it remain far enough
west to little impact on mixing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Mixing height rises to 5000 ft or more during the afternoon.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Transport flow generally northerly with
a slight tendency to northeast.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Smoke dispersion should be good through the day, worsening overnight as a
nighttime inversion develops. </FONT></P>
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size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>OUTLOOK (SATURDAY -
MONDAY):</FONT></FONT></P>
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size=2>Upper level ridge stationary to the west with northerly flow keeping
temperatures fairly cool.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A couple
of minor disturbances drop south from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> but these should be too weak
to cause anything more than a few cloudy periods.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mixing remains good aided by the
destabilizing effects of the disturbances.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>However, nighttime cooling will result in poor mixing during the night
and early morning.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Low-level wind
flow mostly northerly tending more northeasterly on Monday.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>2.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>DISPERSION</FONT></P>
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size=2>FRIDAY</FONT></P>
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size=2>Mixing height above 5000 ft through the afternoon, then lowers to 2500 -
3500 ft during the evening.</FONT></P>
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size=2>Transport wind NNE to ENE at 8 - 12 mph during the morning, and N to NE
at 10 - 18 mph in the afternoon and evening.</FONT></P>
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size=2>Surface wind NNW to NNE at 4 - 8 mph during the morning, and WNW to NNW
at 8 - 12 mph during the afternoon and evening.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>OUTLOOK:</FONT></P>
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size=2>SATURDAY</FONT></P>
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size=2>Mixing height below 1000 ft early, rising to 3700 - 4700 ft by late
morning, and above 5000 ft in the afternoon.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Transport wind NW to N at 6 - 12 mph
during the morning, becoming WNW to NW at 15 - 29 mph during the afternoon.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Surface wind light and variable,
becoming WNW to NW at 12 - 24 mph in the afternoon.</FONT></P>
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size=2>SUNDAY</FONT></P>
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size=2>Mixing height 3200 - 4200 ft during the morning and above 5000 ft in the
afternoon.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Transport wind NNW to
NNE at 5 - 9 mph.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Surface wind NW
to N at 4 - 8 mph.</FONT></P>
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size=2>MONDAY</FONT></P>
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size=2>Mixing height below 1000 ft early, 3300 - 4300 ft in the late morning and
above 5000 ft during the afternoon.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Transport wind N to NE at 6 - 12 mph.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Surface wind NNE to ENE at 4 - 8
mph.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
size=2><FONT face="Courier New">3.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>BURNING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ZONES 624 AND 625 INCLUDING THE <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">WALKER</st1:City></st1:place></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>RANGE PORTION OF ZONE
624</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>This instruction is valid for burning conducted on
Friday, April 24, 2009.</FONT></P>
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face="Courier New"
size=2>==================================================================</FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.4in; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT size=2><FONT
face="Courier New">Delay ignitions until 9:00 AM.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Avoid ignitions within 10 miles to the
NNW through ENE of SSRAs.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For units
that will smolder through the night, avoid burning within at least 18 miles to
the NNW through ENE in or near drainages leading to SSRAs.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=2>==============================================================</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>4.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>SPECIAL NOTE:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The smoke management
forecaster is available at (503)</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>945-7401.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The smoke management forecaster is
available </FONT></FONT></P>
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size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>to discuss specific
burns.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The duty forecaster phone
</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>number is (503) 945-7401.
Please call this number and </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>not individual's numbers to
discuss daily burning. Please</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .4in .8in"><FONT
size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>avoid calling before 8 a.m.
and between 2 to 3 p.m. </FONT></FONT></P>
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size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This forecast is available
on the Internet at: </FONT></FONT></P>
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size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>http://oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/fire.shtml/#Smoke_Management
</FONT></FONT></P>
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size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please ensure your units
have been planned and accomplished by checking: </FONT></FONT></P>
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size=2><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>http://oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/SMP/dailysmoke.shtml
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