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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
356 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

KSZ058-272115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
356 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Date             Thu 06/27/24            Fri 06/28/24            Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      87          71          96          74          90
TEMP          68 68 79 85 87 84 78 75 73 71 78 89 95 93 85 82 76 74 82 86 89 86
DEWPT         67 67 68 65 65 64 64 65 65 66 71 73 76 76 74 73 72 72 75 74 73 72
MIN/MAX RH                   51          88          56          90          63
RH            97 97 69 51 48 51 62 71 76 84 79 59 54 58 70 74 87 93 79 68 59 63
WIND DIR      NE SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD       2  1  9 10 12 11 10  6 12 17 20 20 17 12 10  6  5  5  6 10 10  9
WIND GUST                                            23
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    33 41 45 54 74 68 68 83 92 80 69 59 41 34 41 58 66 64 48 44 43 49
POP 12HR                     10          70          20          60          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.13        0.02        0.21        0.04
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC NM IS       IS IS NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                           IS SC NM IS       IS IS NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  2  2  3  3  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  3
HAINES         5  5  5  5  3  5  5  4  3  2  3  6  3  4  5  5  4  3  4  5  5  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 24 39 37<10<10<10<10<10 22 33 43 16<10<10<10<10 21 41 41 17
T WIND DIR     E SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  N  N NE NE
T WIND SPD     6  6 12 13 18 17 17 17 20 21 33 29 27 24 20 17 16 12 14 13 12 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR


Date          Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       67      84      69      94      78      99      75      93
TEMP          73 67 79 82 71 70 89 91 83 78 95 96 83 76 89 91
DEWPT         66 63 65 67 65 67 76 75 71 70 73 73 70 72 74 74
RH            79 87 62 61 81 90 66 60 67 76 49 48 65 87 61 58
PWIND DIR          NE       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           40      20      10      10      10      20      40      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS                         IS SC SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS SC IS                         IS SC SC SC IS

$$

KSZ024-272115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
356 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Date             Thu 06/27/24            Fri 06/28/24            Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      85          69          92          71          86
TEMP          69 69 78 83 85 82 76 74 71 70 75 84 90 91 80 76 73 71 78 83 85 83
DEWPT         68 67 68 64 64 63 63 63 66 67 70 73 75 75 73 72 70 70 71 69 66 64
MIN/MAX RH                   55          92          60          93          57
RH            97 93 71 53 50 53 64 69 84 90 84 70 62 60 79 87 90 97 79 63 53 53
WIND DIR       N  E  S  S  S SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       2  2  6 11 12 12 10 12 12 16 18 19 14  9  6  5  5  6 10 11 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    31 43 60 68 83 80 80 91 91 86 75 62 60 45 54 53 57 44 45 25 23 16
POP 12HR                     20          90          50          70          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.30        0.21        0.82        0.02
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS SC NM  O SC IS IS SC SC NM NM NM IS IS
TSTMS                        IS SC NM  O SC IS IS SC SC NM NM NM IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  4  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  3  3  1  1  1
HAINES         3  4  5  5  5  5  5  2  4  5  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  5  5  5  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 23 41 30<10<10<10<10<10 17 33 45 14<10<10<10<10 23 36 41 22
T WIND DIR    SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S NW NW  N  N  N NE
T WIND SPD     3  5 11 16 16 16 18 18 17 19 28 26 23 18 12 10 13 11 19 16 14 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR


Date          Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       64      82      66      92      77      97      73      92
TEMP          69 64 78 81 69 67 85 92 82 77 94 93 79 74 89 90
DEWPT         61 58 61 62 60 62 73 73 70 68 72 72 70 70 73 71
RH            76 81 56 53 73 84 67 54 67 74 49 51 74 87 59 54
PWIND DIR          NE       E      SE      SE       S       S       S      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      20      30      20      50      40
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS       IS IS    IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS            IS IS       IS IS    IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-272115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
356 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Date             Thu 06/27/24            Fri 06/28/24            Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      84          68          90          70          84
TEMP          69 68 77 82 82 79 74 71 69 69 74 83 89 88 79 73 71 70 77 81 84 81
DEWPT         67 65 70 66 66 65 63 62 64 66 70 72 76 77 74 71 69 68 70 68 66 65
MIN/MAX RH                   56          93          69          93          62
RH            93 90 79 58 58 62 69 73 84 90 87 70 66 70 85 93 93 93 79 65 55 58
WIND DIR      NW SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SE  W  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       2  2  5 10 11 10  9 11 10 12 17 17 11  5  4  4  4  5  8 10 10  6
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    37 44 60 66 82 81 88 92 91 88 76 61 60 47 57 58 54 51 32 28  9 10
POP 12HR                     20          90          50          70          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.48        0.16        0.55        0.01
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM  O SC SC IS SC SC NM NM NM
TSTMS                        IS SC NM  O SC SC IS SC SC NM NM NM
LAL            1  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  4  4  3  4  4  5  5  5  2  2  1  1  1
HAINES         2  3  4  5  5  5  5  4  3  5  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  5  5  5  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 21 38 24<10<10<10<10<10 17 35 35 11<10<10<10<10 24 37 40 20
T WIND DIR     E  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  N NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD     3  6  9 16 14 12 18 18 17 18 29 27 19 12 11  6 13 12 21 17 13 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR


Date          Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       62      81      64      89      75      95      71      90
TEMP          67 63 77 80 68 65 83 89 81 76 92 91 77 72 86 88
DEWPT         59 56 60 62 59 60 72 74 69 68 73 74 70 68 73 73
RH            75 78 56 54 73 84 70 61 67 76 54 58 79 87 65 61
PWIND DIR           N       E      SE      SE       S       S       S      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           10      10      30      30      40      30      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC    SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        SC SC    SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-272115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
356 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Date             Thu 06/27/24            Fri 06/28/24            Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      85          68          89          69          84
TEMP          69 69 77 82 84 81 74 72 70 70 74 82 88 88 79 73 71 70 77 81 84 82
DEWPT         67 64 68 65 64 65 63 62 63 66 68 70 73 74 71 70 68 68 68 64 63 63
MIN/MAX RH                   55          86          65          90          54
RH            93 84 74 56 51 58 69 71 78 87 82 67 61 63 77 90 90 93 74 56 49 53
WIND DIR      NW  E SE  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  W  N NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       1  3  6  9 11 10  9 11 11 14 19 18 11  6  5  5  5  5  9 10 10  8
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    39 47 60 70 81 77 86 92 93 91 82 68 60 48 60 59 52 49 34 27  7  6
POP 12HR                     20          90          60          60          10
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.54        0.29        0.55           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS SC NM  O NM SC IS SC SC NM SC SC
TSTMS                        IS SC NM  O NM SC IS SC SC NM SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  4  3  4  4  5  4  4  2  2  1  1  1
HAINES         2  2  4  4  4  5  5  3  3  5  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  5  5  5  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 19 37 29 11<10<10<10<10 19 31 34 12<10<10<10<10 23 34 40 17
T WIND DIR     E  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S NW NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD     4  9  9 16 14 12 17 18 16 19 31 26 19 10 10  5 12 12 20 17 14 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR


Date          Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       61      81      64      89      75      95      71      89
TEMP          67 62 77 80 68 65 80 89 81 76 91 90 77 72 86 86
DEWPT         58 55 57 60 57 57 68 72 68 68 71 72 68 68 71 72
RH            73 78 50 51 68 75 67 57 65 76 52 56 74 87 61 63
PWIND DIR           N       E      SE      SE       S       S      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5      10      30      30      40      30      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC

$$


Below is a weather element key for this product:

DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; BK = BROKEN; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     TYPE...
       RAIN...........RAIN
       RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
       TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
       DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
       SNOW...........SNOW
       SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
       SLEET..........SLEET
       FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
       FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
       K..............SMOKE
       F..............FOG
     COVERAGE...
       IS.............ISOLATED
       SC.............SCATTERED
       NM.............NUMEROUS
       O..............OCCASIONAL
       S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
       C..............CHANCE
       L..............LIKELY
       WD.............WIDESPREAD
       D..............DEFINITE
       AR.............AREAS
       PA.............PATCHY
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(HUNDREDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
     EXAMPLE: 35 = 3500 FEET; <10 = LESS THAN 1000 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
     EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS