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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
410 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

KSZ058-042115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
410 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

Date             Thu 07/04/24            Fri 07/05/24            Sat 07/06/24
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          61          84          62          89
TEMP             69 76 83 85 81 73 67 63 62 74 80 84 82 72 67 63 64 78 84 87 85
DEWPT            69 72 74 75 72 68 63 61 60 61 61 61 63 62 61 60 61 63 63 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                   69          94          46          93          47
RH              100 87 74 72 74 84 87 93 93 64 52 46 53 71 81 90 90 60 49 48 55
WIND DIR         SE SW SW NW  N  N NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N  W  W  W  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          6  6  8 10 10  8  6  6  6 10 11 11  5  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  5
CLOUDS(CAT)      SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)       45 46 33 42 16  4  2  9 10  4  3  3  2  1  2  6  6  7 15 19 24
POP 12HR                     50          20           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS            IS IS SC SC IS
LAL               3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            5  4  3  3  4  4  4  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
MIX HGT         <10 17 28 32 16<10<10<10<10 24 52 58 19<10<10<10<10 20 44 65<10
T WIND DIR       SE  S SW NW  N  N  N NW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  W  W  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD       11 11  9 11 18 13 10 10 11 18 23 23 12  8  6  5  5  9 10 10 11
SMOKE DISP       PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Flood             A


Date          Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24
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       66      86      64      83      63      86      65      88
TEMP          73 68 81 78 68 66 78 80 67 64 82 83 70 66 84 84
DEWPT         64 64 69 69 66 66 67 67 65 64 66 67 65 65 67 69
RH            73 87 67 74 93100 69 65 93100 58 59 84 97 57 61
PWIND DIR           S       S       W       N      NW      NW       S       W
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      50      60      20      10       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC NM NM IS                      IS
TSTMS            IS SC SC SC SC IS                      IS

$$

KSZ024-042115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
410 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

Date             Thu 07/04/24            Fri 07/05/24            Sat 07/06/24
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                      83          60          82          60          85
TEMP             67 72 77 80 80 70 65 61 62 71 78 81 81 71 65 61 62 74 81 84 83
DEWPT            66 69 71 71 68 64 61 57 57 61 61 61 61 61 60 59 59 63 63 63 65
MIN/MAX RH                   66          90          50          94          50
RH               97 90 82 74 67 81 87 87 84 71 56 51 51 71 84 93 90 69 54 49 55
WIND DIR          S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD          8  6  8 11 11  9  6  8  9 12 14 13  8  3  2  2  2  3  6  8  5
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)       55 67 43 40 14  7  0  3  2  3  3  6  7  2  2  6  7 15 27 32 37
POP 12HR                     40           5           0           0          20
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC SC                                           IS IS IS
TSTMS            SC SC SC SC                                           IS IS IS
LAL               4  4  4  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3
HAINES            4  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4
MIX HGT         <10 14 27 31 25<10<10<10<10 25 51 63 23<10<10<10<10 20 41 43<10
T WIND DIR       SE  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD       10  8  8 16 18  9 12 13 14 21 24 23 14 12 10  8  5  8  9 11 12
SMOKE DISP       PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR


Date          Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24
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      84      63      81      62      85      64      86
TEMP          70 65 80 75 66 63 77 80 66 64 81 83 69 65 83 83
DEWPT         65 62 67 66 65 63 64 64 63 62 64 64 64 63 66 66
RH            84 90 65 74 97100 64 58 90 93 56 53 84 93 57 57
PWIND DIR           S       S      NW      NW      NW      NW       S      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      50      50      20      10       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC SC SC SC IS

$$

KSZ012-042115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
410 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

Date             Thu 07/04/24            Fri 07/05/24            Sat 07/06/24
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                      81          60          81          60          84
TEMP             67 72 77 79 79 69 64 61 62 71 77 80 78 69 64 61 62 74 80 82 81
DEWPT            66 69 71 72 68 63 60 57 56 61 62 62 63 61 59 58 58 63 64 64 66
MIN/MAX RH                   70          88          55          92          55
RH               97 90 82 79 69 81 87 87 81 71 60 54 60 76 84 90 87 69 58 55 60
WIND DIR         NE NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD          5  5  6  9  9  6  5  6  6 11 12 11  5  2  1  1  1  2  4  5  4
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)       67 71 45 35 17  4  2  4  2  4  3  8  9  2  4  7  8 12 28 30 43
POP 12HR                     40          10           0           0          20
QPF 12HR                   0.04           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC IS                                           IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC SC SC IS                                           IS IS SC
LAL               4  4  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3
HAINES            4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  4
MIX HGT         <10 16 28 30 21<10<10<10<10 28 52 61 15<10<10<10<10 25 44 44<10
T WIND DIR       SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD       10  8  9 13 16 10 12 14 14 23 23 21 13 11 10  8  6  9 10 11 11
SMOKE DISP       PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR


Date          Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24
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      62      80      61      84      63      84
TEMP          68 64 77 75 65 63 76 78 64 63 79 81 67 65 81 81
DEWPT         63 62 68 66 63 62 65 66 62 61 64 66 63 63 67 68
RH            84 93 74 74 93 97 69 67 93 93 60 60 87 93 63 65
PWIND DIR           S       S       W      NW      NW      NW       S       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           50      40      50      20      10       5      20      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                   IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                   IS

$$

KSZ012-042115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
410 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

Date             Thu 07/04/24            Fri 07/05/24            Sat 07/06/24
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                      82          60          81          60          84
TEMP             68 72 77 80 81 69 65 61 62 71 77 80 79 69 64 61 62 74 80 82 80
DEWPT            65 67 68 68 66 62 58 55 55 58 60 60 61 60 58 57 58 62 62 63 65
MIN/MAX RH                   62          83          50          89          52
RH               90 84 74 67 60 78 78 81 78 63 56 51 54 73 81 87 87 66 54 53 60
WIND DIR         SE NW  W NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD          6  6  6 10 11  9  8  9 10 12 14 13  8  3  2  2  2  2  5  5  5
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)       65 80 43 40 13  4  2  4  2  4  3  9 16  9  3  8  7 11 26 40 48
POP 12HR                     40          10           0           0          20
QPF 12HR                   0.20           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC IS                                           IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC SC SC IS                                           IS IS SC
LAL               4  4  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  4
MIX HGT         <10 16 30 31 25<10<10<10<10 29 47 56 20<10<10<10<10 24 46 43<10
T WIND DIR        E NW  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD       10  6 10 12 17 10 12 14 14 21 23 23 12 11 10  9  8  9 10 11 10
SMOKE DISP       PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR


Date          Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24
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       63      81      63      80      61      84      63      84
TEMP          68 65 77 75 65 64 77 78 65 64 79 81 67 65 81 81
DEWPT         62 61 65 64 62 61 63 64 61 61 63 65 62 62 65 67
RH            81 87 67 69 90 90 62 62 87 90 58 58 84 90 58 63
PWIND DIR           S       S       W      NW      NW      NW       S       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           50      40      50      20       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS                      IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS                      IS

$$


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