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SPOT FORECAST FOR KICKAPOO RESERVATION...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
302 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL FLUCTUATE THROUGH SUNSET WITH MAINLY CALM TO NORTH BREEZE
AT IGNITION...BUT AN EVENTUAL CHANGE TO SOUTHWESTERLY AFTER A PERIOD
OF LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. KANSAS CITY CURRENTLY HAS A NORTH WIND
WHILE FALLS CITY AND BEATRICE ARE SOUTH AND MANHATTAN AND TOPEKA ARE
NEARLY CALM. DEWPOINTS DROP OF QUICKLY JUST WEST OF THE BURN SITE...
AND MAY SEE A QUICK DECREASE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM BEFORE RH SLOWLY
INCREASES AGAIN. MOST LIKELY RH IN THE LOWER 40 PERCENT RANGE BUT COULD
APPROACH 30 PERCENT IF DRY AIR BUILDS IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...REMAINING
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH WITH A GRADUAL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST
                    BY EARLY EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...FAIR
                    /18100 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1800 KNOT-FT/.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 13
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /107600 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...BARJENBRUCH
REQUESTED BY...MR  ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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