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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
321 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

KSZ058-162115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
321 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

Date             Tue 07/16/24            Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24
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                      93          69          84          61          81
TEMP          78 75 81 89 92 88 79 75 71 69 75 81 84 81 72 66 63 61 72 78 81 79
DEWPT         72 71 70 73 73 73 73 72 70 69 69 68 65 63 64 61 60 59 61 60 59 58
MIN/MAX RH                   53         100          54          93          48
RH            82 87 69 59 54 61 82 90 97100 82 65 53 54 76 84 90 93 68 54 47 49
WIND DIR      SW  S  E NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD      10  6  8  8  9  9  6  5  6  8 11 12 13  9  5  5  4  4  5  5  6  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL
CLOUDS (%)    44 43 62 48 29 32 40 52 65 58 50 33 22 13  6  7  9 11  9  5  7  4
POP 12HR                     30          30          20           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.05        0.13        0.02           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS            SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL            3  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         6  6  5  5  4  4  4  3  4  5  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 32 41 22<10<10<10<10 23 44 47 32<10<10<10<10 27 57 59 43
T WIND DIR     W  E  N  E NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD    11 12 11  8 11 11 11 11 11 13 19 14 14 14 11 13 10 10 11 12 13 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD


Date          Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24
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       59      84      63      82      65      79      63      82
TEMP          63 59 80 82 69 64 77 78 68 65 75 77 66 63 78 79
DEWPT         58 58 61 61 61 61 67 67 66 65 67 66 66 63 67 66
RH            84 96 52 49 76 90 71 69 93100 76 69100100 69 64
PWIND DIR           E      SE      SE      SE       E       E       E       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      10      30      40      40      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                      SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS                           SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ024-162115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
321 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

Date             Tue 07/16/24            Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24
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                      89          68          82          59          81
TEMP          76 73 79 85 88 86 77 72 69 68 74 79 82 80 70 65 61 59 71 78 81 79
DEWPT         76 72 71 71 69 71 69 68 65 64 64 63 62 60 59 58 57 56 59 57 56 55
MIN/MAX RH                   53          88          50          89          43
RH           100 97 77 63 54 61 76 87 87 87 71 58 51 51 68 78 87 90 66 48 42 44
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE
WIND SPD       6  6 11 10  9  9  6  5  8  9 11 12 12 10  5  5  4  3  5  6  8  6
WIND GUST                       17 17
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    71 72 67 47 36 20 26 33 42 47 36 21  8 11  4  5  7  8  6 10  8  7
POP 12HR                     30          10           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.08        0.04           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC
TSTMS            SC SC
LAL            4  4  4  2  2  2  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  5  3  3  4  3  2  3  4  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 15 30 38 20<10<10<10<10 23 42 54 40<10<10<10<10 28 59 66 45
T WIND DIR     N NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE  E  E NE  N NE NE
T WIND SPD    17 12 16 12 11 11  9 11 12 12 14 14 13 13 13 11 10  8  9 11 11 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD


Date          Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24
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       59      84      63      79      64      79      63      80
TEMP          63 59 80 82 68 63 76 77 67 64 75 77 66 63 77 78
DEWPT         56 56 59 59 59 60 64 65 64 63 65 64 63 63 64 64
RH            78 90 49 46 73 90 66 67 90 97 71 64 90100 64 62
PWIND DIR           E      SE      SE      SE       E       E       E       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      20      30      40      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                        IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-162115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
321 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

Date             Tue 07/16/24            Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24
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                      86          66          80          58          78
TEMP          75 73 78 83 85 84 75 70 68 67 73 78 80 78 68 63 60 58 70 75 78 76
DEWPT         74 73 71 72 68 71 68 66 64 62 64 63 62 61 59 57 55 55 59 58 59 58
MIN/MAX RH                   57          91          54          88          52
RH            97100 79 70 57 65 79 87 87 84 73 60 54 56 73 81 84 90 68 55 52 54
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE
WIND SPD       5  8 10  8  9  8  5  5  5  8  9 11 11  6  4  2  2  2  3  5  5  4
WIND GUST        18             17 16
CLOUDS(CAT)   B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    58 61 67 38 31 23 32 33 42 39 22 10  4  9  4  5  7  4  5  7 11  8
POP 12HR                     30          10           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS
TSTMS         IS SC IS
LAL            4  4  3  2  1  2  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  4  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  2  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 17 31 37 16<10<10<10<10 23 44 56 33<10<10<10<10 30 57 62 41
T WIND DIR     N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE  N  N  N NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD    13 11 14 12 11  9  9 10 11 12 14 14 13 13 13 11 10  8  9 10 10 10
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD


Date          Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24
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       57      82      63      78      63      77      62      79
TEMP          61 58 78 80 67 63 75 76 66 63 74 75 65 62 76 77
DEWPT         55 55 60 62 58 60 66 65 63 62 66 66 63 62 66 65
RH            81 90 54 54 73 90 74 69 90 97 76 74 93100 71 67
PWIND DIR           E      SE      SE      SE       E       E       E       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      30      30      40      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                        IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-162115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
321 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

Date             Tue 07/16/24            Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24
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          66          80          58          79
TEMP          75 73 79 83 86 85 75 70 67 67 74 79 80 78 67 62 59 58 70 76 79 77
DEWPT         73 71 67 68 66 69 67 65 63 61 63 60 59 59 57 56 54 53 57 56 56 56
MIN/MAX RH                   53          87          49          84          46
RH            94 93 67 61 51 59 76 84 87 81 69 52 49 52 70 81 83 83 63 50 45 48
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE  E
WIND SPD       5  6  9  9  9  6  5  4  4  5  9 11 11  8  5  4  3  2  3  5  5  4
WIND GUST        17             16
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC B1 B1 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%)    43 51 62 23 27 12 27 35 40 41 18  5  6  5  6  3  7  4  4  6  8  4
POP 12HR                     20          10           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS
TSTMS            IS IS
LAL            3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  4  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  2  3  3  2  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 17 28 35 14<10<10<10<10 23 48 54 19<10<10<10<10 29 56 59 40
T WIND DIR     N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  E
T WIND SPD    12 10 11 10 11 10  9  8 11 10 13 13 13 11 11 10 10  6  9  9 10  6
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR


Date          Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24
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       57      82      63      77      63      78      62      80
TEMP          60 59 79 80 66 63 74 75 66 63 75 76 65 62 77 78
DEWPT         54 53 58 60 57 58 63 63 62 61 63 64 62 60 63 63
RH            81 80 49 51 73 84 69 66 87 93 66 66 90 93 62 60
PWIND DIR          SE      SE      SE      SE       E       E       E       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      20      30      40      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                        IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS 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