Coconino National Forest officials have modified prescribed fire plans for this week in order to clear the airshed and also take advantage of a specific wind forecast to keep smoke away from large powerlines during burning on the Upper Beaver Creek project. The 3,000-acre burn was planned for today through Thursday, as well as the 1,742-acre Bar-M project south of Mormon Lake planned for Tuesday through Thursday. Those two projects have been pushed back to a later time when conditions are more appropriate. Fire managers are going to burn a thousand acres Wednesday on the Sawmill Project near Stoneman Lake, due to optimal winds that will keep smoke away from the powerlines and the Verde Valley.