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SPOT FORECAST FOR FITCH HILL...US FISH/WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
918 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AT 900 AM SURFACE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 6 TO 8 MPH. THE
WINDS MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING HOURS...POSSIBLY UP TO THE 9 TO 11 MPH WINDS WITH SOME
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 14 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

SMOKE DISPERSAL RATES WILL INITIALLY BE POOR BUT AS THE MIXING
DEPTH INCREASES THE SMOKE DISPERSAL RATES SHOULD IMPROVE TO THE
FAIR CATEGORY.

SKIES WILL BEGIN CLEAR WITH A BIT OF HAZE THIS MORNING. HIGH
CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

IF YOU NEED FURTHER UPDATES PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE.

GARGAN

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...FAIR /25800
                    KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2900 KNOT-FT/.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /44700 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...GARGAN
REQUESTED BY...JASON PANKRATZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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