220  
FNUS73 KTOP 131313  
FWSTOP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN HILL...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
813 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TODAY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS. LIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING AROUND 5 MPH WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE  
TO 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND GUSTS WILL  
INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.  
MINIMUM RHS WILL DROP TO 35 TO 40 PERCENT DURING THE MID AND LATE  
AFTERNOON HOURS. AFTER SUNSET, WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 MPH. HIGH  
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID 80S.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 84.  
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5400 FT AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.  
MAX...EXCELLENT /86100 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR 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  
TEMP............67 73 78 81 82 83 84 84 84  
RH..............65 56 48 42 41 38 37 37 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 9 10 10 11 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST. 13 14 14 14 15 16 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.8 3.5 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 19 49 61 66 80 81 86 85  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62.  
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (86600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (6000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............83 77 69 66 65 63  
RH..............41 52 73 81 87 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..11 8 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 13 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....5100 500 500 500 500 500  
SDSPL KT-FT/100087 6 6 7 7 7  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.  
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (68000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 71 82 89  
RH..............97 79 61 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 11 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 18 18 19  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 2600 3600  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 19 36 62  
 
 
FORECASTER...GARGAN  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID SPENCER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513861.0/TOP  
.DELDT 05/13/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID_SPENCER@FWS.GOV  
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