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SPOT FORECAST FOR KICKAPOO...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
926 AM CDT SUN APR 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS OF CO WILL STRENGTHEN
THROUGH THE DAY CAUSING SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND
SOUTH UP TO 15 MPH. THIS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM. SKIES
WILL REMAIN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO EVENTUALLY
SPARK THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL KS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO
SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN BROWN CO AFTER 6 PM. MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD BE OVER
8 KFT THIS AFTERNOON WITH EXCELLENT CONDITIONS FOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.
THE FORECAST MAY BE A LITTLE TO WARM FOR HIGHS TODAY. IF THIS IS THE
CASE...MIN RH VALUES WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER AND SMOKE DISPERSAL MAY
BE SLIGHTLY REDUCED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD EVENING.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /10000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
                    MAX...EXCELLENT /202400 KNOT-FT/.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /2000 KNOT-FT/.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /81800 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...WOLTERS
REQUESTED BY...ADAM ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130407.KICKA.01/TOP