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SPOT FORECAST FOR HORTON RX...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
758 AM CST THU FEB 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE LARGE SCALE WEATHER
PATTERN TODAY...AND LIGHT 5-10MPH SURFACE WINDS WILL BE THE NORM
ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS. WIND DIRECTION FOR THE MOST PART WILL
MAINTAIN A NORTHWESTERLY COMPONENT FROM IGNITION TIME TILL
SUNDOWN. MIXING WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...STARTING IN
THE GOOD CATEGORY NEAR IGNITION TIME...IMPROVING TO EXCELLENT BY
2-3PM CST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 43.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /40800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /82000 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1400 KNOT-FT/.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /77100 KNOT-FT/.

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