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National Weather Service Topeka KS
257 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

KSZ058-142115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
257 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date             Sun 07/14/24            Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24
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                      99          77         102          77          97
TEMP          77 76 85 94 98 95 85 82 78 77 88 98102 98 88 83 79 77 87 95 93 85
DEWPT         66 68 73 72 67 67 66 66 66 67 71 69 67 66 64 64 64 66 70 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH                   36          72          32          66          46
RH            69 76 67 49 37 40 53 58 67 71 57 39 32 35 45 53 60 69 57 46 49 63
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  N NE NE
WIND SPD      12 13 16 17 16 11 11 14 11 11 16 13 13 10 10 10  8  6  6  6  9  9
WIND GUST        26 26       21    25 23 21    24 25 21    20 18
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%)    50 64 36  6  6  2  0  0  7  2  3  4 11 13 23 49 57 37 40 29 44 58
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.03
RAIN SHWRS       IS                                                          IS
TSTMS            IS                                                          IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 19 43 54 10<10<10<10<10 16 43 56 13<10<10<10<10 11 40 36 16
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  N NE
T WIND SPD    19 18 21 24 24 16 17 19 17 17 19 21 24 16 16 19 17 14 12 10 12 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
Heat           Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24
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       69      80      64      83      61      84      62      85
TEMP          73 69 77 78 68 64 79 80 65 61 79 81 68 62 81 82
DEWPT         68 68 70 68 64 62 64 62 60 59 61 60 60 60 62 60
RH            84 97 79 71 87 93 60 54 84 93 54 49 76 93 53 47
PWIND DIR          NE      NE      NE      NE      NE       E      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           50      40      30      10       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC IS IS SC                         IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC IS IS SC                         IS

$$

KSZ024-142115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
257 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date             Sun 07/14/24            Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24
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                      99          77         102          75          89
TEMP          78 77 85 95 99 98 85 82 78 77 88 98102100 88 83 77 75 81 87 87 83
DEWPT         63 65 71 71 66 67 67 65 64 64 69 69 66 65 65 65 65 66 70 70 70 68
MIN/MAX RH                   35          60          32          71          56
RH            60 67 63 46 34 37 55 56 62 64 54 39 31 32 47 55 67 74 69 57 57 61
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       9  8 11 10 12  9  8 10  9  9 14 14 16 12 11 10  8  6  8 10 11 10
WIND GUST     20 20 23       21 18          25
CLOUDS(CAT)   B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)    61 41  7  2  0  0  0  4  4 16  8 18 23 37 42 61 61 69 61 54 51 59
POP 12HR                     10           0           0          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.03
RAIN SHWRS    IS                                           IS IS       IS IS SC
TSTMS         IS                                           IS IS       IS IS SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         6  6  6  5  5  5  6  6  5  6  6  6  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 15 32 50 14<10<10<10<10 15 33 42 12<10<10<10<10 13 26 18 17
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  N  N NE NE
T WIND SPD    18 17 21 24 24 18 19 19 17 14 21 19 25 18 16 18 11  9 10 16 14 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR FR
Heat           Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24
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      80      62      81      60      82      61      83
TEMP          70 67 77 79 66 62 78 79 65 60 79 80 66 61 80 81
DEWPT         65 65 65 64 61 59 61 59 58 57 60 59 59 58 60 60
RH            84 93 67 60 84 90 56 50 78 90 52 49 78 90 51 49
PWIND DIR          NE       E      NE      NE      NE       E      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           50      30      10       5      10      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC                               IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC                               IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-142115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
257 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date             Sun 07/14/24            Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24
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                      98          77         100          73          87
TEMP          78 77 85 93 97 96 84 80 78 77 87 96100 97 86 80 75 73 78 83 85 81
DEWPT         63 66 71 72 70 71 68 66 64 64 70 72 70 69 66 66 65 67 71 71 70 69
MIN/MAX RH                   41          61          39          78          61
RH            60 69 63 51 42 45 59 62 62 64 57 46 38 40 51 62 71 81 79 67 61 67
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD      10  9 10  9 10  8  6 10  9  9 12 12 13  9  9  6  5  5  5  8  9  6
WIND GUST     20 20 23          20 21 19    24
CLOUDS(CAT)   B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)    56 15 10  0  0  0  1  1  6 17 11 22 33 35 46 62 60 64 67 58 54 51
POP 12HR                     10           0           0          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.01        0.08
RAIN SHWRS    IS                                           IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS         IS                                           IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         6  6  6  6  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 36 50<10<10<10<10<10 16 36 38 13<10<10<10<10 19 29 28 17
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  N  N NE NE
T WIND SPD    19 17 23 24 24 17 20 19 18 17 21 20 24 14 16 18 10  8 13 17 14 10
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Heat           Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24
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      80      61      80      59      81      60      81
TEMP          69 65 77 78 65 61 76 78 63 59 78 79 65 60 78 79
DEWPT         63 63 65 65 59 58 62 60 56 56 60 60 58 57 61 62
RH            81 93 67 64 81 90 62 54 78 90 54 52 78 90 56 56
PWIND DIR          NE      NE      NE      NE      NE       E      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           50      20      10       5      10      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS                               IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC IS                               IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-142115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
257 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Date             Sun 07/14/24            Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24
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                      98          77          99          72          87
TEMP          79 77 85 92 97 96 84 81 79 77 86 95 98 95 85 79 74 72 78 83 85 82
DEWPT         63 65 70 72 71 71 69 66 64 63 69 71 70 69 66 66 66 66 69 69 67 65
MIN/MAX RH                   43          59          40          78          55
RH            58 67 61 52 43 45 61 60 60 62 57 46 41 43 53 64 76 81 74 63 55 56
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  W  N  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD      10  9 11 10 10  8  8 11 12 11 13 13 13 10 10  9  6  5  8  9  9  8
WIND GUST     24 23 24          21 24 23 23 25
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)    48  9  8  0  5  0  2  0  5 10  9 28 34 35 55 51 59 60 54 53 51 51
POP 12HR                     10           0           0          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                           IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS         SC                                           IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         6  6  6  6  4  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 15 34 38<10<10<10<10<10 15 31 31<10<10<10<10 12 22 26 32 20
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW NW  N  N  N NE
T WIND SPD    19 17 21 21 23 17 19 20 18 18 19 19 18 13 16 14 10  6 13 17 14  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Heat           Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24
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      61      80      59      81      60      81
TEMP          69 65 78 79 66 61 76 79 63 59 78 79 65 61 78 79
DEWPT         61 60 62 61 58 57 58 57 55 55 58 58 56 56 59 60
RH            76 84 58 54 75 87 54 47 75 87 50 49 73 84 52 52
PWIND DIR          NE      NE      NE      NE       E       E      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      20      10       5       5      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS                               IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC 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