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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIA...LOCAL/COUNTY OFFICIAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
501 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1630 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS AND THE
GUSTS SHOULD END BY 7 PM OR SO. THEY WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGH THE EVENING...BEING AROUND 55 PERCENT BY 10 PM.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /81800 KNOT-FT/.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2200 KNOT-FT/.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /66800 KNOT-FT/.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...BIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090318.BIA__.01/TOP