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SPOT FORECAST FOR TRUELOVE...USFWS/ FLINT HILLS NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
847 AM CST SAT FEB 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...BUT A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY SOUTH THROUGH
THE AREA AROUND SUNSET WITH WINDS SWITCHING TO THE NORTHEAST AND
INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH OVERNIGHT. LOW MIXING HEIGHTS WILL COMBINE
WITH THE MODERATE WINDS TO KEEP SMOKE DISPERSAL LIMITED EARLY
ON...BUT AFTERNOON HEATING WILL PUSH DISPERSAL INTO THE GOOD RANGE
FOR THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12
                    MPH BECOMING SOUTH TOWARD EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /16500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /30800 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7
                    TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /800 KNOT-FT/.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...FAIR /23400 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...POAGE
REQUESTED BY...JASON PANKRATZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090207.TRUEL.01/TOP