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SPOT FORECAST FOR DOGWOOD RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
748 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A RECORD WARM DAY IS EXPECTED WITH HIGHS POTENTIALLY IN THE LOW 80S.
WIND WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TODAY, GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE. WIND WILL
GO CALM OVERNIGHT AND HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO AROUND 100 PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3400 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /11000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/51600 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 54 58 63 67 72 73 76 79 76
RH..............76 77 75 62 54 44 43 39 35 39
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
20 FT WIND GUST.11 16 21 21 19 18 18 18 18 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.4 2.4
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 11 18 25 28 33 42 52 47 31
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 67 60 57 55 55
RH..............40 47 58 67 74 90
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 5 5 6 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 9 8 11 13 15
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 600 400 400 400 500
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 5 4 4 5 8
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 40
TEMP............55 61 74 81
RH..............96 93 64 49
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 23 23
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1300 2800 4900
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 22 53 88
FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...DAVID SPENCER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605159.0/TOP
.DELDT 03/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_SPENCER@FWS.GOV
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