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SPOT FORECAST FOR LEBO CREEK EAST...US FISH/WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
900 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SURFACE WINDS TO 3,000 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER
5 MPH WITH A VARIABLE DIRECTION. THE MOST PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION WILL
BE NORTHERLY BUT WITH THE LIGHT WINDS...WIND DIRECTION MAY BE ERRATIC.
EASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME A LITTLE MORE PRONOUNCED SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET
WITH SURFACE WINDS INCREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH AND WINDS 1,000 FT ABOVE GROUND
LEVEL INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH FROM THE EAST.

OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURE AT IGNITION TIME SHOULD BE BETWEEN 30 TO 32 DEGREES
BASED ON FORECAST MODELS AND CURRENT TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS FROM
BURLINGTON. ANTICIPATE THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 25 TO 30
PERCENT DURING MID AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 43.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHERLY AT 5 MPH OR WINDS LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE BURN.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...POOR
                    /9200 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2600 KNOT-FT/.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /70600 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...BLAIR
REQUESTED BY...JASON PANKRATZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090222.LEBOC.01/TOP