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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
310 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

KSZ058-172115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
310 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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          62          83          61          86
TEMP          69 68 77 83 86 84 74 69 64 62 73 80 83 80 69 65 62 61 73 81 86 84
DEWPT         69 68 69 64 63 63 64 62 60 58 59 55 54 59 59 60 59 59 62 61 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                   46          88          37          92          44
RH           100100 76 53 46 49 71 78 87 87 62 42 37 49 70 84 90 93 68 51 43 46
WIND DIR      NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  E
WIND SPD       5  5  9 11 10  9  6  5  5  4  6  6  8  5  4  3  3  2  4  4  5  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%)    36 68 55 21 29 13 10 14 13  7  5 10  8  3  7  8 13 17 22 11 14 27
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS
LAL            2  2  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  4  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  4  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 22 38 55 28<10<10<10<10 30 53 54 41<10<10<10<10 28 50 63 47
T WIND DIR    NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SE SE  E  E SE
T WIND SPD    11 11 12 13 12 16 13 14 11 10 12 11 10 11 11  9 10 10  6  6  9  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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       65      81      65      79      63      80      63      82
TEMP          69 65 76 77 67 65 74 75 66 63 75 77 66 63 78 81
DEWPT         61 61 68 67 67 65 69 67 66 63 67 67 66 63 68 67
RH            76 87 76 71100100 84 76100100 76 71100100 71 63
PWIND DIR          SE       S      SE       E      NE      NE      NE      NE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      50      60      40      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS            IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC

$$

KSZ024-172115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
310 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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          81          60          83
TEMP          66 66 75 81 82 81 71 67 61 60 72 78 80 81 69 64 60 60 71 79 83 82
DEWPT         65 64 66 65 64 61 61 60 58 57 59 57 57 58 58 58 57 57 60 60 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                   51          89          46          89          48
RH            97 93 74 58 55 51 71 78 90 90 64 48 45 46 68 81 90 90 68 52 47 49
WIND DIR      NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE  E SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
WIND SPD       4  4  5  8 10  9  5  5  4  4  5  6  6  6  5  4  3  3  5  6  9  8
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%)    19 31 34 36 41 10  3  5  4  5  7 20 12  9 10  8 13 19 21 31 23 40
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS
TSTMS                  IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  4  5  4  4  4  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 22 49 62 33<10<10<10<10 29 52 58 43<10<10<10<10 32 46 54 46
T WIND DIR    NE NE NE  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD    13  9 11 12 13 12 12 11 10  9 10  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10  9 10 10
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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      78      64      76      62      77      62      80
TEMP          69 64 73 75 66 64 73 75 65 62 73 77 64 62 76 80
DEWPT         60 60 66 66 66 64 67 66 64 62 65 65 64 62 67 66
RH            73 87 79 74100100 81 74 97100 76 67100100 74 62
PWIND DIR          SE      SE      SE       E      NE      NE      NE      NE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      60      60      40      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC

$$

KSZ012-172115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
310 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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          58          79          59          82
TEMP          65 65 76 80 81 80 69 64 60 58 71 76 79 78 67 63 60 59 72 78 82 80
DEWPT         63 63 66 66 63 62 61 59 57 56 59 58 59 60 58 56 55 56 61 61 62 64
MIN/MAX RH                   53          92          51          88          52
RH            93 93 71 62 54 54 76 84 90 93 66 54 50 54 73 78 84 90 68 56 51 58
WIND DIR       N  N NE  N  N NE  N NE NE NE  E NE NE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
WIND SPD       3  3  5  8  9  6  3  4  3  3  4  5  6  3  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%)    12 24 36 39 25  6  4  3  5  6  5 18 12  7 12 12 14 13 26 40 21 44
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS
TSTMS                  IS
LAL            1  1  1  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 23 49 59 34<10<10<10<10 28 51 55 40<10<10<10<10 32 48 59 33
T WIND DIR    NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE  E SE SE SE  S SE  S SE
T WIND SPD    11  9 11 11 12 12 11 10 10  8 10  9  9  9  8  8 10 10  9  9 10 10
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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      76      62      74      61      77      62      79
TEMP          67 63 71 75 66 62 71 72 63 62 74 75 64 62 76 78
DEWPT         59 60 66 68 64 62 67 67 63 62 67 67 63 62 67 68
RH            75 90 84 79 93100 87 84100100 79 76 97100 74 71
PWIND DIR          SE      SE      SE       E      NE      NE      NE      NE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           40      60      60      40      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC

$$

KSZ012-172115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
310 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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          57          79          59          81
TEMP          63 64 76 79 81 80 68 63 59 59 71 75 78 79 66 62 60 59 72 78 81 79
DEWPT         63 63 66 65 62 60 60 57 56 55 59 57 57 58 56 55 54 55 59 59 59 61
MIN/MAX RH                   48          93          49          85          48
RH           100 97 71 62 53 51 76 81 90 87 66 54 48 49 70 78 81 87 64 52 47 54
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
WIND SPD       3  3  6  9  9  6  4  4  3  3  4  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  5  5  6  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%)    17 34 41 39 19  3  3  3  6  8  6 20 13  7 10 11 17 16 26 35 25 47
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS
LAL            1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 20 50 55 22<10<10<10<10 26 49 52 39<10<10<10<10 28 46 56 27
T WIND DIR     E  N NE  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE  E SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
T WIND SPD    10  6  9 11 13 12  9 10  9  8  9  8  8  8  8  8 10 10 10  9  9 10
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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      76      62      76      61      77      61      79
TEMP          67 63 71 75 66 62 73 75 64 62 74 77 64 62 76 78
DEWPT         58 59 63 65 63 61 64 64 62 61 64 65 63 61 64 66
RH            73 87 76 71 90 97 73 69 93 97 71 67 97 97 66 67
PWIND DIR          SE      SE      SE       E       E      NE      NE      NE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      60      60      40      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM SC SC NM SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS    IS IS IS IS IS 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