Fire Weather for 3/4/2021

Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Topeka KS
357 AM CST Thu Mar 4 2021

.DISCUSSION...

Very high fire danger today

Afternoon RH values are once again forecast to fall to around 20 
percent across much of the region with south to southeast winds 
increasing over the course of the day, especially towards central 
Kansas where gusts could exceed 20 mph. The RH forecast is of 
lower confidence today given the added uncertainty of how much 
increasing moisture advection from the south can offset the deeper
dry air that could mix to the surface. Thus, there is a chance 
that RH values could be lower than forecast. The threat for 
wetting rainfall tonight is mainly confined to areas southwest of 
a line from Concordia to Garnett, and even then the rain could 
shift further south. 


KSZ039-051000-
Shawnee-
Including the city of Topeka
357 AM CST Thu Mar 4 2021

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

CLOUD COVER           SUNNY        MCLDY        PSUNNY       
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           0            
TEMP                  71           40           59           
RH %                  19           85           37           
20FTWND (MPH)         Lgt/Var      SE  8        NE  9        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    5304                      3021         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 14                     E  9         
SMOKE DISPERSAL       EXCELLENT                 FAIR         
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4(LOW)       4(LOW)       3(VLOW)      

REMARKS...

           ........SUPPLEMENTAL WIND DATA (MPH)........           

         09 AM             12 PM             03 PM             06 PM             
WIND     SSE-3             SSE-6             SE-10             ESE-8             

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. South winds up to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s.
South winds 5 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the
lower 70s. South winds 10 to 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph.