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SPOT FORECAST FOR 19TH SOUTH AG FIELD...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
749 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
EXPECT AFTERNOON RH VALUES TO DIP TOWARDS THE 35-40% RANGE THROUGH
THE HOURS OF 1-8 PM TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE
EAST/NORTHEAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND EVENING, BECOMING
GUSTIER BY THE LATER AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 AT TIMES, MAINLY IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THOUGH.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
SUSTAINED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AS AFTERNOON RH
VALUES DIP INTO THE 35-40% RANGE ONCE AGAIN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH
5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE EAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6400 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /70500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 52 55 58 62 64 67 68 69 70
RH..............65 56 53 47 41 40 36 35 35 34
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NE E E E SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 6 5 6 7 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST. 7 7 8 9 11 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.9 3.7 4.9 5.9 6.4 5.8
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 5 9 14 17 22 44 59 71 64
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 10 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5500 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 MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 63 54 51 47 42
RH..............37 46 61 66 68 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 11 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 19 19 18
MIX HGT (FT)....4700 500 600 500 500 600
SDSPL KT-FT/100057 6 8 8 8 10
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (102900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (78000
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 43 57 65
RH..............76 73 55 43
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 13
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 20 21
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1900 2900 5100
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 36 53 103
FORECASTER...GRIESEMER
REQUESTED BY...DAVID SPENCER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609079.0/TOP
.DELDT 04/06/26
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