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SPOT FORECAST FOR RX FIRE...US FISH/WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
957 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TO THE NORTHEAST OF
THE BURN SITE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT
SIDE...AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE...BUT GENERALLY BE NORTHEAST TO EAST-
SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. THE PREVAILING WIND DIRECTING SHOULD
TRANSITION FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
DAY. MIXING HEIGHTS AND HUMIDITIES WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS OF A MORE PERSISTENT EAST
DIRECTION ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
                    AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT TOWARD EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
                    /45300 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO
                    8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /1700 KNOT-FT/.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /48700 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...POAGE
REQUESTED BY...JASON PANKRATZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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