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FNUS73 KTOP 071342
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BURGESS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
842 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
EAST WINDS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING, BECOMING
MORE EAST-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS
UP TO 25 MPH. HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY FALL INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND SPEEDS REMAIN NOTABLE OVERNIGHT, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH WITH
SLIGHTLY DRIER AFTERNOON RHS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS EAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6400 FT
AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /32900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /115300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 48 52 56 58 64 66 68 69
RH..............65 60 56 51 51 43 42 40 37
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 18 16 16 18 18 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.9 3.8 5.0 5.9 6.4
SDSPL KT-FT/100033 34 34 37 40 56 86 101 115
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (118700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR
(13500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 62 55 53 50 50
RH..............40 46 59 69 77 77
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 10 10 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 15 20 21 22
MIX HGT (FT)....6200 600 500 500 500 700
SDSPL KT-FT/1000119 8 8 8 9 13
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
INCREASING TO 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (75600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115100
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10
TEMP............49 54 67 73
RH..............80 74 45 34
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 18 21 20
20 FT WIND GUST.23 27 32 32
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1700 4400 5500
SDSPL KT-FT/100014 43 143 165
FORECASTER...POAGE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID SPENCER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609332.0/TOP
.DELDT 04/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_SPENCER@FWS.GOV
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