[willamette-fcst] Silverton Hills Midday Forecast_Tom
Willamette Valley Field Burning Forecast
willamette-fcst at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
Fri Jul 10 11:50:52 PDT 2015
SILVERTON HILLS FIELD BURNING FORECAST
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY WEATHER OFFICE
11:45 AM PDT FRI JUL 10, 2015
BURN ADVISORY:
Agricultural burning is not recommended.
Prep burning is allowed from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. with a 50 acre limit.
WEATHER DISCUSSION:
An upper-level trough has become stationary over northern Nevada, continuing to produce offshore flow aloft. A second upper-level trough offshore of Oregon has strengthened and slowed down, and is expected to arrive near the Oregon coast late this afternoon. Light onshore flow at the surface has spread into the Willamette Valley, and may turn winds southwesterly after noon. Mixing heights will be excellent all day, and the deep marine layer has begun to heat up and slowly dry as the clouds are beginning to scatter. Another marine push will occur after sunset as a weak frontal system makes landfall along the Oregon coast.
TODAY'S FORECAST:
Mostly Cloudy becoming Partly Cloudy.
Salem's high temperature today will be near 75°F (average is 81°F).
Relative humidity: Near 60% currently and dropping below 50% by 5 p.m. this afternoon.
Surface winds: SW 5-10 mph this afternoon.
Transport winds: SW 10-15 mph this afternoon.
Mixing height: 4000 feet currently and rising further to 5000 feet by 2 p.m.
Salem's sunset tonight: 8:59 p.m.
(Salem Airport data for Thursday, July 9th: High 86°F; Rainfall: Trace)
(Maximum Ventilation Index expected today: 75)
EXTENDED DISCUSSION:
Unsettled weather over the weekend will bring cooler temperatures with onshore flow, as well as periodic showers across Willamette Valley. Isolated thunderstorms are possible over the Cascades as well. Monday looks to continue this pattern, with heavier showers producing wetting rainfall across western Oregon. Isolated thunderstorms are expected to form in the foothills of the Cascades and last through the afternoon.
A period of drier, stable weather sets up for the middle of next week, producing partly cloudy to clear skies as northwestern onshore flow returns to western Oregon. This may allow drying from previous rainfall and present favorable burning conditions later in the week.
The National Weather Service's digital forecast is available at:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=44.90549606158295&lon=-122.8106689453125&site=pqr&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text
Notes:
1. Mixing height, as used here, is the lowest height at which the
potential temperature exceeds the potential temperature at the
surface. As a practical matter it is the approximate height to
which a smoke plume will rise assuming good ignition, dry fuels,
and winds less than about 15 mph.
2. Transport winds are a layer average through the mixing height,
weighted slightly toward the winds at the top of the layer.
3. Ventilation Index is the height of the mixing layer (ft) times
the transport wind speed (mph) divided by 1000.
4. Surface wind direction is the general expected wind direction.
At a specific point surface winds are highly dependent on local
terrain conditions.
This forecast is provided under an agreement between the Oregon Department
of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). For
information contact ODA at 503-986-4701.
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Tom Jenkins
ODF Meteorologist
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