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SPOT FORECAST FOR DYER RX 2012...STATE/FEDERAL OFFICIAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
654 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

ANY MORNING FOG WILL BE BURNED OFF BY IGNITION TIME AND RH SHOULD
DECREASE QUICKLY AFTER 11 AM THROUGH 4 PM TO A MINIMUM OF 35 TO 40
PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND
PRIMARILY UNDER 10 MPH. SHOULD SEE PEAK MIXING UP TO 3500 FEET BUT
MAY NOT DEEPEN UNTIL AFTER 1230. WILL UPDATE THIS SPOT FORECAST IN
THE MORNING...LIKELY BEFORE 8 AM TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILED
INFORMATION BASED UPON NEW FORECAST MODEL DATA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /10800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...FAIR
                    /27700 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /700 KNOT-FT/.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /43800 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...BARJENBRUCH
REQUESTED BY...KS FOREST SVC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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