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SPOT FORECAST for CFD Incident...Consolidated Fire District #1
National Weather Service Topeka KS
202 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0200 CDT on September 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

5-10 MPH east-southeasterly winds will continue overnight before
increasing to 10-15 MPH from the southeast by mid-morning Monday.
There is a low chance (10%) for a shower or storm overnight and
again Monday afternoon. Current relative humidity values around
80% will increase to 90% by sunrise. Relative humidity values
then drop to around 40% Monday afternoon. Heat index values will
climb to 100-105 degrees Monday afternoon. Winds hold in the 5-10
MPH range Monday night, then increase to 10-15 MPH from the
south-southwest after daybreak Tuesday. Minimum relative humidity
values around 35% are expected Tuesday afternoon. Heat index
values will reach around 105 degrees again Tuesday afternoon. A
cold front moves through the area Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning, switching winds to the north and bringing a higher chance
for showers and storms.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Temperature.........74 at forecast start...Min 71.
RH..................84 percent at forecast start...Max 90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Winds east at 5 mph at forecast
                    start...otherwise East winds 5 to 6 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor /4900 knot-ft/ at forecast start.
                    Min...poor /4700 knot-ft/.

TIME (CDT)      2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR MCR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   10  10  10
Temp............74  74  73  72
RH..............84  82  84  87
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..5   5   6   6
20 FT wind gust.12  12  12  12
SDspl kt-ft/10005   5   5   5

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Temperature.........Max 97.
RH..................Min 43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds 6 to 9 mph increasing to around
                    9 mph late in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4600 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (75900 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10  10
Temp............71  72  74  77  81  84  88  90  94  95  96  96
RH..............90  87  82  76  72  65  57  54  48  45  43  43
20 FT wind dir..E   SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..6   6   7   8   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9
20 FT wind gust.12  13  14  15  15  14  14  14  14  14  14  14
SDspl kt-ft/10005   5   6   18  21  30  37  43  57  69  76  73

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Temperature.........Min 74.
RH..................Max 79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds 6 to 9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (37800 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (4700 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............95  92  88  85  82  80  79  79  79  78  77  75
RH..............46  51  57  61  67  69  69  67  67  69  71  76
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..9   8   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.14  14  13  14  15  15  14  15  14  14  14  14
SDspl kt-ft/100038  9   5   6   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Temperature.........Max 100.
RH..................Min 35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 7 to 11 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5900 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (104200 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon increasing to excellent (98000
                    knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............74  76  78  83  87  91  94  97  98  99  100 99
RH..............79  74  71  61  55  49  43  39  38  36  35  36
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..7   7   8   10  11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11
20 FT wind gust.15  16  16  18  19  18  19  19  19  19  18  18
SDspl kt-ft/10006   7   11  23  35  58  70  86  104 110 104 98

$$
Forecaster...Flanagan
Requested by...Clint Hornberger
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621351.0/TOP
.DELDT 09/07/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL chornberger@dgcoks.gov