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SPOT FORECAST FOR OLPE CORNER...US FISH/WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
752 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TOPEKA.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS MOVING THROUGH THE BURN SITE AT THE TIME
OF REQUEST...AROUND 8 AM CST.  THE NEARLY WESTERLY WINDS AT THE BURN
SITE WILL CONTINUE TO VEER SLIGHTLY...WITH WINDS LOOKING TO WIND UP
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 7 TO 10 MPH BY 11 AM CST NEAR OLPE.  THE
ANTICIPATED RH AT THE TIME OF IGNITION IS IN THE 45 TO 50 PERCENT
RANGE...AND THE RH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECLINE THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WITH A MIN RH VALUE IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT
EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM CST.  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST IN THE 7 TO 10 MPH RANGE THROUGHOUT THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS.  AFTER 3 PM WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND BECOME NEARLY
CALM BY SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...REMAINING NORTHWEST AT 7 TO
                    10 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
                    WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 3 PM.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /11900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...FAIR
                    /16800 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1600 KNOT-FT/.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...FAIR /13300 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...CAVANAUGH
REQUESTED BY...JASON PANKRATZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090121.OLPEC.01/TOP