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SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE CORNERS - FLR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
431 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
 
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO NOSE INTO THE AREA TODAY. EXPECT 
WINDS TO BE LIGHT NORTH UNTIL THE FRONT GETS IN THEN SLIGHTLY STRONGER 
WINDS FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST.  MAY ALSO SEE WARMEST TEMPERATURES IN THE 
EARLY AFTERNOON AND FALLING SLIGHTLY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES OVERNIGHT HAVE LIKELY LEFT BEHIND STRONG MORNING INVERSIONS
THAT WILL SLOWLY RISE AFTER SUNRISE. 

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. 
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34. 
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT 
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 
                    5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.MAX...GOOD 
                    /43100 KNOT-FT/ BY 1200 LOCAL. 

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. 
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. 
HAINES INDEX........MAX 4. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MIN...POOR /9200 KNOT-FT/. 

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40. 
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. 
HAINES INDEX........MAX 3. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...EXCELLENT /62000 KNOT-FT/. 

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FORECASTER...CRAVEN
REQUESTED BY...TIM MENARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140222.THREE.01/TOP