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SPOT FORECAST FOR P-770...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
910 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROF OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EAST THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A LEE TROF DEVELOPING IN
EASTERN COLORADO WILL CAUSE WEAK RIDGE AT THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN
KANSAS WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO WARM
INTO THE 50S THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO
THE MID TO UPPER 30S AT TIME OF MAX HEATING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...FAIR /29400 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1900 KNOT-FT/.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /87300 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...STARK
REQUESTED BY...ADAM ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090314.P770_.01/TOP