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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
344 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024

KSZ058-212115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
344 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024

Date             Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            Tue 07/23/24
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          63          85          64          87
TEMP          66 63 70 76 80 79 71 67 64 64 76 80 84 83 73 69 65 64 76 83 86 83
DEWPT         64 63 65 65 65 64 64 64 63 63 66 65 65 64 65 65 65 64 68 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   57          99          52          99          52
RH            93100 84 69 60 60 79 90 97 97 71 60 53 53 76 87100100 76 59 51 59
WIND DIR       E NE  E NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SE  S SW SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD       4  4  5  6  6  6  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    83 83 63 55 48 40 37 23 22 37 23 36 29 20 22 19 22 34 45 30 36 32
POP 12HR                     30          10          10           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS IS IS                                     IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC IS IS IS IS                                     IS IS IS IS
LAL            4  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 46 50 32<10<10<10<10 28 50 57 39<10<10<10<10 23 60 53 16
T WIND DIR     E NE  E NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E NE  E SE  S SW SW SW SW  S  S
T WIND SPD     6  9  9  9  8  9  8  5  4  4  8  6  5  8  9  8  8  8  8  9 11 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR


Date          Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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      90      68      92      68      92      69      92
TEMP          70 67 86 88 73 69 88 87 73 69 88 88 75 70 87 88
DEWPT         67 65 67 67 68 66 68 66 67 66 67 66 68 67 68 66
RH            90 93 53 50 84 90 52 50 81 90 50 48 79 90 53 48
PWIND DIR           S      NW      SE      SE      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10       5       5       5       5       5       0       5

$$

KSZ024-212115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
344 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024

Date             Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            Tue 07/23/24
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                      80          63          83          64          86
TEMP          64 64 70 77 79 80 70 66 64 64 74 80 82 83 73 68 65 64 76 82 84 83
DEWPT         62 62 63 64 64 64 64 63 62 63 66 66 65 64 64 65 63 63 67 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   57          99          53          95          55
RH            93 93 78 64 60 58 81 90 93 97 76 62 56 53 73 90 93 97 74 61 55 59
WIND DIR      NE NE  E NE NE  E  E  E NE NE SE  E  E  E SE SE  S SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       2  2  4  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  3
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    72 70 50 48 48 46 30 19 24 35 29 42 42 24 18 21 30 36 28 31 36 36
POP 12HR                     20           5          10          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.02
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS IS IS                                     IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS    IS IS IS                                     IS IS IS IS
LAL            3  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 23 44 49 33<10<10<10<10 25 50 57 33<10<10<10<10 17 56 66<10
T WIND DIR     E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E SE SE SE  S SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD     8  6  6  8  6  6  5  5  4  3  4  4  5  6  8  9  9  9 10  9 10  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR


Date          Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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      89      66      89      67      91      69      91
TEMP          69 66 85 87 71 67 86 87 73 68 87 88 74 70 88 88
DEWPT         66 65 67 66 66 66 68 66 66 65 67 65 66 66 67 66
RH            90 97 55 50 84 97 55 50 79 90 52 47 76 87 50 48
PWIND DIR           S      NW       E      SE      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       0       5       0       5       5       0       5

$$

KSZ012-212115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
344 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024

Date             Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            Tue 07/23/24
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                      80          62          82          64          84
TEMP          64 63 71 76 79 78 70 65 63 63 74 80 81 81 72 67 65 64 76 81 83 82
DEWPT         61 62 64 64 64 65 64 63 62 62 67 67 66 66 64 64 62 62 68 68 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                   60          98          60          92          59
RH            90 97 79 66 60 64 81 93 97 97 79 65 60 60 76 90 90 93 76 65 59 65
WIND DIR      NE  E  E NE NE  E  E SE  S NW SW SE  E  E SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       1  1  3  4  4  4  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%)    75 73 52 45 52 49 27 24 29 37 39 41 47 36 26 30 29 32 27 28 24 33
POP 12HR                     20           5          10          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.04
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS IS IS                                     IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS    IS IS IS                                     IS IS IS IS
Obvis         PF PF
LAL            3  1  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  4  4  4  4  3  5  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 23 42 52 30<10<10<10<10 24 48 57 27<10<10<10<10 23 55 60<10
T WIND DIR     E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E SE NW NE NE  N SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD     6  4  6  5  6  6  6  5  3  3  4  4  4  5  6  9  9 10  9  9  9  6
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR


Date          Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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      86      65      87      66      89      68      89
TEMP          68 65 83 84 69 66 83 84 71 68 86 86 73 69 86 86
DEWPT         66 64 69 69 66 64 69 68 65 64 69 67 65 64 68 67
RH            93 97 63 61 90 93 63 59 81 87 57 53 76 84 55 53
PWIND DIR          SW       N       E      SE      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5       0       5       0       0       5

$$

KSZ012-212115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
344 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024

Date             Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            Tue 07/23/24
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                      80          62          83          64          84
TEMP          64 62 71 76 79 78 69 65 63 64 74 80 82 82 72 67 65 64 76 81 83 82
DEWPT         63 62 64 63 64 64 64 63 61 61 66 66 63 64 63 63 61 62 66 65 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                   59          97          53          91          55
RH            97100 79 64 60 62 84 93 93 90 76 62 53 55 73 87 87 93 71 58 55 61
WIND DIR      SE  E  E NE NE  E SE SE  S SW  W  W  E  E SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  N
WIND SPD       2  2  2  4  4  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    72 70 58 42 51 46 26 28 37 46 36 38 44 23 23 23 24 28 24 21 22 17
POP 12HR                     20           5          10          10          20
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0           0           0        0.04
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS IS IS                                           IS IS
TSTMS         IS    IS IS IS                                           IS IS
LAL            3  1  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  4  4  4  4  3  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 40 46 28<10<10<10<10 19 44 49 26<10<10<10<10 24 48 58<10
T WIND DIR     E  E NE NE  E  E  E SE  S SW NE NE  S SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  N
T WIND SPD     6  4  5  5  6  5  5  5  3  3  4  4  4  5  6  6  9  6  9  9  8  6
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR


Date          Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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      87      65      86      66      89      69      89
TEMP          68 65 83 85 69 66 83 84 70 68 86 86 73 70 86 87
DEWPT         65 63 66 67 65 63 67 67 63 63 66 66 63 64 66 65
RH            90 93 57 55 87 90 59 57 78 84 51 51 71 81 51 48
PWIND DIR          SW       N       E       E      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5       0       0       0       0       5

$$


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