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[Willamette Valley Field Burning Forecast]

SILVERTON HILLS FIELD BURNING FORECAST

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY WEATHER OFFICE

8:55 AM PDT MON SEP 28, 2015



BURN ADVISORY:



***State Fire Marshal Burn-Ban conditions may be reached this afternoon due to low humidity and wind***



Agricultural burning is not recommended.



Prep burning is not allowed.



WEATHER DISCUSSION:



An upper-level trough, well off the California coast, is producing a warm and dry southwesterly flow aloft over Oregon.  At the surface, very dry offshore flow produced State Fire Marshal Burn-Ban conditions Sunday afternoon across the Willamette Valley and may do so again this afternoon.  In addition, warm air aloft will keep mixing heights at or below 3000 feet today.



TODAY'S FORECAST:



Sunny and warm.



Salem's high temperature today will be near 80°F (average is 73°F).

Relative humidity:  Dropping to 30% by 2 p.m. and to near 25% by 5 p.m.

Surface winds: NNE 5-10 mph this morning; N 5-15 mph this afternoon.

Transport winds: NNE 10 mph this morning; NNE 10-15 mph this afternoon.

Mixing height: Rising to 2000 feet by noon and to 3000 feet by 5 p.m.

Salem's sunset tonight: 6:58 p.m.



(Salem Airport data for Sunday, September 27th: High 72°F; Rainfall: .00")

(Maximum Ventilation Index expected today: 45)



EXTENDED DISCUSSION:



The upper-level trough off the California coast will slowly advance towards the Oregon coast Tuesday and Wednesday.  The surface thermal trough is expected to push east of the Cascades Tuesday afternoon with low-level winds turning southwesterly and possibly creating a late-day burning opportunity.  Further cooling aloft and increasing southwesterly transport winds should allow for the burning of any remaining fields Wednesday afternoon.



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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Pete Parsons

ODF Meteorologist
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