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SPOT FORECAST FOR P-603...BIA-HOA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
748 AM CST SAT FEB 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 CST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LIGHTER WINDS BE THE RULE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TODAY NEAR A COLD
FRONT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
WEST WINDS BY 10 AM. THE WEST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR A GOOD PART OF THE
AFTERNOON...BUT GENERALLY LIGHT. THUS TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LOWER AND
SMOKE DISPERSAL FAIR TO GOOD FOR TODAY. A STRONGER PUSH OF COOL AIR WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY IN THE EVENING. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR THE WINDS TO BECOME MORE NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT WITH SOME INCREASE
IN SPEED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...FAIR
                    /19200 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /3100 KNOT-FT/.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...FAIR /29300 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...BOUSTEAD
REQUESTED BY...ADAM ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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