FNUS73 KTOP 131359 FWSTOP SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCAL...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 859 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL BE SUNNY TODAY...MAY SEE A FEW CIRRUS CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS WILL REACH THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MINIMUM RH'S WILL DROP TO AROUND 33 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGHER DEW POINTS TO THE SOUTH WILL ADVECT NORTH AND WILL KEEP DEW POINTS FROM MIXING OUT THIS AFTERNOON. CALL IF YOU NEED AN UPDATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. RH..................83 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...EXCELLENT /74100 KNOT-FT/. $$ FORECASTER...GARGAN REQUESTED BY...MR ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.LOCAL.02/TOP