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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
304 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

KSZ058-150915-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
304 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

Date             Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24            Wed 07/17/24
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                     102          74          93          70          84
TEMP          78 76 87 97102 98 89 84 78 74 81 88 92 89 80 76 71 70 76 81 84 81
DEWPT         70 70 72 71 67 67 65 63 63 66 68 71 69 73 73 72 70 69 70 70 68 67
MIN/MAX RH                   33          74          47          98          60
RH            76 82 61 43 32 37 45 49 60 76 65 57 47 59 79 87 97 97 82 69 59 63
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD      11 11 14 18 17 13 12 12  8  6  6 10 10  8  6  5  5  5  5  9  9  8
WIND GUST                       24
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW FW CL SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     7  8  7  3 31  7 21 45 60 50 59 48 32 24 35 47 74 73 56 46 42 26
POP 12HR                      5          30          20          60          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.32        0.04
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC
TSTMS                              IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  2  2  1
HAINES         6  6  6  5  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  4  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 15 33 58<10<10<10<10<10 15 29 33 17<10<10<10 12 20 29 40 21
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S SW SW  S  S SW  W  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD    19 16 19 24 26 19 20 18 11 10 17 13 11 12 12 14 23 18 16 18 14 14
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD FR
Heat           Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24
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      83      59      85      63      84      64      83
TEMP          69 63 79 81 65 60 80 83 67 63 80 81 68 64 79 80
DEWPT         63 60 62 59 59 59 60 60 59 59 63 63 62 62 64 64
RH            81 90 56 47 81 96 51 46 75 87 56 54 81 93 60 58
PWIND DIR          NE      NE       E       E      SE      SE       E       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           10       5       5       5      10      20      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS    IS SC SC IS
TSTMS                                             IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ024-150915-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
304 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

Date             Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24            Wed 07/17/24
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                     103          73          89          68          83
TEMP          78 77 88 98102100 87 81 76 73 79 85 88 87 77 73 70 68 75 80 83 81
DEWPT         70 70 71 71 68 68 67 72 73 72 72 72 70 69 69 68 66 65 66 65 64 62
MIN/MAX RH                   32          94          55          89          52
RH            76 79 57 42 34 36 52 74 90 97 79 65 55 55 76 84 87 90 74 60 53 53
WIND DIR       S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD      10  8 12 13 14 10  8  6 11 11 12 12  9  9  6  5  5  5  8 10 11 10
WIND GUST                 25
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)     5 10  9 19 15 14 28 52 58 52 48 43 25 18 27 45 57 55 51 40 26 18
POP 12HR                      5          40          30          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.03           0        0.07        0.01
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC SC       IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                              IS SC SC IS       IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  3  3  1  1  1
HAINES         6  6  6  5  5  6  6  6  4  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  4  4  4  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 14 38 50 16<10<10<10<10 18 28 42 31<10<10<10<10 24 40 56 37
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S  S SW  S SW  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD    16 13 19 24 26 19 12 13 13 18 18 16 12 12 12 14 11 13 16 14 13 14
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD EX GD
Heat           Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24
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       61      81      59      84      62      82      64      82
TEMP          67 61 78 79 64 59 80 83 66 62 78 80 67 64 78 79
DEWPT         60 56 57 56 57 56 59 58 58 58 62 61 60 60 62 63
RH            78 84 48 45 78 90 49 43 75 87 58 52 78 87 58 58
PWIND DIR          NE      NE       E      SE      SE      SE       E       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5      20      20      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS       SC IS IS
TSTMS                                       IS       IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-150915-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
304 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

Date             Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24            Wed 07/17/24
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                     100          72          87          67          81
TEMP          76 75 86 95 98 97 84 78 74 72 78 83 87 85 76 71 69 67 73 78 81 79
DEWPT         72 71 72 72 71 73 70 75 74 72 72 72 71 70 68 66 64 64 65 65 64 63
MIN/MAX RH                   42         100          60          89          57
RH            87 87 63 48 42 46 63 91100100 82 70 59 61 76 84 84 90 76 64 56 58
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW  S  S NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       6  8 11 11 11  8  4  4 10  9 10 10  9  8  4  3  3  3  5  8  9  6
WIND GUST           21
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%)     7 13 10 19 23 16 29 40 52 41 46 38 26 23 31 42 50 49 50 34 15 18
POP 12HR                     10          30          20          30          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.04        0.01        0.04           0
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC
TSTMS                           IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  2  2  1  1  1
HAINES         6  6  6  5  5  6  6  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 14 31 36 12<10<10<10<10 18 25 36 23<10<10<10 11 22 43 54 40
T WIND DIR    SW SW  S  S SW  S NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD    18 14 18 20 23 14 11 17 12 16 16 14 12 11 12 12 11 11 13 13 13 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Heat           Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24
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       60      80      58      82      62      81      63      81
TEMP          65 60 77 78 62 58 79 80 66 62 78 79 67 63 77 79
DEWPT         58 56 58 58 55 56 59 60 57 57 62 63 60 60 63 64
RH            78 87 52 50 78 93 50 51 73 84 58 58 78 90 62 60
PWIND DIR          NE      NE       E      SE      SE      SE      SE       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5      20      20      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS       SC IS IS
TSTMS                                       IS       IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-150915-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
304 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

Date             Mon 07/15/24            Tue 07/16/24            Wed 07/17/24
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          73          87          66          82
TEMP          75 75 85 94 98 96 82 79 75 73 79 83 87 85 75 71 68 67 73 79 81 80
DEWPT         73 71 72 72 72 74 72 75 73 72 71 71 67 68 66 64 62 62 63 62 61 60
MIN/MAX RH                   44          95          51          85          50
RH            94 87 65 49 43 49 72 88 94 97 77 67 52 57 74 79 81 84 71 56 51 51
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW  S  S NE NE  N  N NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD       9  9 11 12 11  6  6  5  8  9  9  9  9  6  5  4  4  4  5  8  9  8
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)     5  9  8 21 29 13 28 51 48 50 52 39 23 19 32 32 46 46 53 23 12 11
POP 12HR                     10          30          10          20          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.08           0        0.02           0
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC                   IS IS
TSTMS                           IS SC SC                   IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  1  1  1
HAINES         6  6  6  5  6  6  6  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  3  4  3  3  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 13 28 31<10<10<10<10<10 18 28 35 19<10<10<10 12 17 43 52 30
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  S SW  S  N NE NE  N NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD    18 13 18 16 20 12 10 13 12 18 14 13 11 11 10 11 11 11 13 14 13 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Heat           Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24
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      80      58      82      62      81      63      81
TEMP          64 59 77 79 62 58 79 80 65 62 78 79 67 63 78 79
DEWPT         56 54 56 56 54 54 58 58 56 57 60 61 58 58 61 61
RH            75 83 48 45 75 86 49 47 73 84 54 54 73 84 56 54
PWIND DIR          NE      NE       E      SE      SE      SE      SE       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5      10      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS       IS IS IS
TSTMS                                       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