Jefferson County Smoke Management Program

The Jefferson County Smoke Management Program is a cooperative effort of Jefferson County Seed Growers and the Jefferson County Rural Fire Protection District, committed to a safe, controlled agricultural field burning season that insures public safety and minimizes, to the greatest degree possible, impacts of smoke on the communities of Central Oregon.

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MORNING AIRCRAFT SOUNDING 

 

September 26-October 21,  2011

 

 
2500 ft   - 5500 ft - Pilot Observations: 

 
3000 ft - 6000 ft - Time: -  
3500 ft - 6500 ft - Surface Temp: -  
4000 ft - 7000 ft - Winds: -  
4500 ft - 7500 ft - Visibility:
5000 ft - 8000ft -

N@4000ft:

    
( all elevations: MSL) :

Open field burning season ended on Friday, September 23. Growers will be permitted to propane-flame previously burned fields, and burn carrot and potato vines until Friday, October 21.

 

 N@8000ft:

S@4000ft:

      
S@8000ft

Pilot Report:

We do not request a pilot report after open-field burning season ends. Pilot reports will resume in the 2012 field burning season.

 

Transport winds: 4000ft/            6000ft/ 

8000ft/

 

Madras Airport Elev. 2450 ft. MSL

Forecast Data Comparison
Sept 23, 2011    

forecast

observed weather
  11am 2pm  5pm   8pm  11am 2pm  5pm   8pm
Temperature: 72 86 88 72 70 86 91 75
Relative Humidity: 27 16 15 28 30 17 14 36
Surface Wind Direction: 160 200 360 010 039 036 020 041
Surface Wind Speed: 4 5 6 5 3 3 3 5
Transport Wind Direction 190 200 210 360        
Transport Wind Speed: 8 10 14 10        
Mixing Heights 1500 3200 3500 1200        
Ventilation Index: - 32 49 -