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SPOT FORECAST FOR POTAWATOMIA BURN...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1148 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1150 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY LIGHT TODAY...GENERALLY AROUND 5 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL BRIEF INCREASES TO 8 MPH. WINDS START OUT NORTHERLY
BUT WILL BECOME QUITE LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY MID AFTERNOON...AND
TURN OUT OF THE SOUTH BY EARLY EVENING. ANY EARLY CLOUDS WILL CLEAR
BY NOON WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS REMAINING. TEMPS WILL WARM TO NEAR
80 DEGREES WITH MIN RH AT 40...WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR 35 TO 40
PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT BY MID
                    AFTERNOON...AND SOUTHERLY AT 5 MPH BY EARLY
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /16100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...FAIR
                    /20500 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH...
                    THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1700 KNOT-FT/.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /106800 KNOT-FT/.

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