FNUS73 KTOP 101742 FWSTOP SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY EM...LOCAL/COUNTY OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1142 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1121 CST ON NOVEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE INCIDENT LOCATION NEAR 3 PM CST BRINGING A WIND SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE WEST. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN CLOUD COVER. SURFACE WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH AND DECREASE TOWARDS SUNSET TO NEAR 5 TO 10 MPH. NOTE: THE WIND FORECAST LISTED BELOW IS FOR WIND AT 20 FEET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........64 AT INCIDENT...MAX 67. RH..................64 PERCENT AT INCIDENT...MIN 52. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT INCIDENT...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH TOWARD EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT INCIDENT...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /77700 KNOT-FT/ AT INCIDENT. MAX...EXCELLENT /77700 KNOT-FT/. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2300 KNOT-FT/. $$ FORECASTER...ANGLE REQUESTED BY...MONICA TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20101110.FRANK.01/TOP