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SPOT FORECAST FOR I-502...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
723 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL
BRING LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE WINDS. THEY SHOULD MAINTAIN SOME
KIND OF WESTERLY COMPONENT...AND BECOME WESTERLY AROUND THE NOON
HOUR. RH WILL DROP NEAR 30% AS THE AIR MASS MOVING IN IS PRETTY
DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /28500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD
                    /35600 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2700 KNOT-FT/.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /45200 KNOT-FT/.

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