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SPOT FORECAST FOR TALLGRASS BOTTOMLAND RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
129 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........69  71  72  73  74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............54  56  57  57  56
RH..............36  35  34  35  37
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6   5   5   4   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10      5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.9
MIXNG WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   SW
MIXNG WIND SPD..13  10  9   7   6
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 12
                    TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........75     67     57     49     51     54
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     50     47     45     43     42
RH..............39     50     58     66     74     82
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 3    S 5    S 5    SE 5   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10            5
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   1100   300    300    300    300
MIXNG WIND......SW 5   S 8    S 13   S 15   SE 14  SE 13
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...JAKUB
REQUESTED BY...TOBIN ROOP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.TALLG.01/ICT