FNUS73 KTOP 312338 FWSTOP SPOT FORECAST FOR POTT RESERVATION...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 538 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 CST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH THROUGH 6 PM. RH VALUES LOOK TO BE AT THEIR WORST AT CURRENT TIME. RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE AT 6 PM. THEY ARE THEN EXPECTED TO RECOVER QUICKLY...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT BY 8 PM. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WITH THE WINDS LOSING THEIR GUSTY NATURE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL DIMINISH MORE SLOWLY AFTER 6 PM...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY 8 PM. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH IN THE 9 TO 10 PM RANGE...QUICKLY SHIFTING WINDS AROUND FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHWEST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /5300 KNOT-FT/. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /44900 KNOT-FT/. $$ FORECASTER...PHILLIPS REQUESTED BY...MATT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090131.POTTR.01/TOP