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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
206 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025

KSZ058-102115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
206 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025

Date             Sun 08/10/25            Mon 08/11/25            Tue 08/12/25
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                      91          69          83          67          85
TEMP          76 74 78 84 88 85 76 73 71 69 74 80 82 79 73 70 68 67 76 82 84 82
DEWPT         70 68 72 74 74 75 72 72 71 69 72 73 74 73 72 70 68 67 72 73 72 71
MIN/MAX RH                   62         100          75         100          66
RH            82 82 82 72 63 72 87 97100100 93 79 77 82 97100100100 87 74 67 69
WIND DIR       N  N  S  S  S  E  E NE NE  E SE  S  S  E  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  N
WIND SPD      13 14 10 12  6  4  5  6  6  5  5  5  6  4  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS (%)    45 89 81 78 80 80 89 91 87 99 80 85 76 68 65 74 71 83 57 57 35 21
POP 12HR                     70          80          50          40          30
QPF 12HR                   0.37        2.35        0.22        0.22        0.03
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC IS SC NM NM  O  O SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC IS IS SC NM NM NM SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT      <10<10 14 26 33 13<10<10<10<10 14 26 27<10<10<10<10<10 15 34 37 17
T WIND DIR    SW  E  S  S SW NE  E NE  S SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  S
T WIND SPD    21 14 13 13 10  9 12 12 13 11 13 13 12  9  8  9 11  5  5  4  5  3
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Flood          A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date          Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25
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      88      68      89      71      92      73      93
TEMP          70 67 84 84 72 68 85 85 76 72 88 87 77 73 89 87
DEWPT         69 67 72 72 69 68 73 73 70 69 74 73 69 68 73 73
RH            97100 67 67 90100 67 67 82 90 63 63 76 84 59 63
PWIND DIR           S      SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      20      10      10       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS
TSTMS                  IS

$$

KSZ024-102115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
206 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025

Date             Sun 08/10/25            Mon 08/11/25            Tue 08/12/25
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          68          79          67          84
TEMP          76 72 76 81 85 83 75 72 70 69 72 75 77 77 72 70 68 67 74 79 83 82
DEWPT         70 68 71 73 73 73 72 70 69 68 71 72 73 72 71 70 68 67 71 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH                   67         100          85         100          65
RH            82 87 85 77 67 72 90 93 97 97 97 90 87 85 97100100100 90 77 65 67
WIND DIR       S SW SW  W  N NE NE  E  E SE  E SE SW  E  E  S SW  W  W NW NW NE
WIND SPD      10 12 10  9  5  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 OV B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    72 93 87 82 44 71 81 75 87 96 62 86 87 72 65 64 70 87 58 47 21 10
POP 12HR                     70          80          50          30          20
QPF 12HR                   0.31        0.43        0.20        0.12           0
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM SC IS SC SC NM NM  O SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         NM SC IS IS SC SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS       IS IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 14 28 35 25<10<10<10<10 15 24 21 12<10<10<10<10 14 37 42 21
T WIND DIR    SE  S  S  W  N NE  E  E SE SW SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  W NW  N  N NE
T WIND SPD    14 12 12  9  8  8 11  6 10 10  8  8 10  5  8  5 10  4  4  4  4  5
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Flood          A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date          Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25
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      84      67      87      71      91      73      92
TEMP          70 67 82 82 72 68 83 84 75 72 86 88 78 74 88 87
DEWPT         68 67 71 70 68 67 73 72 69 68 74 72 69 68 73 72
RH            93100 69 67 87 97 72 67 82 87 68 59 74 82 61 61
PWIND DIR           S      SE      SE      SE       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      20      10      10       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS
TSTMS                  IS

$$

KSZ012-102115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
206 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025

Date             Sun 08/10/25            Mon 08/11/25            Tue 08/12/25
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                      84          67          78          66          83
TEMP          74 71 74 80 82 80 73 71 68 67 71 75 76 77 71 69 68 66 73 79 82 81
DEWPT         69 67 71 73 74 73 70 69 67 67 70 71 72 71 69 68 66 66 70 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH                   76         100          82         100          69
RH            84 87 90 79 77 79 90 93 97100 97 87 87 82 93 97 93100 90 77 69 72
WIND DIR       S SE SW  W  N NE NE NE  E NE SE  S  W NE  E  S  S  W  W NW NW  N
WIND SPD       9 10  6  6  6  4  3  3  4  2  3  4  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 OV OV OV SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)    87 90 89 89 47 76 87 74 86 98 76 81 86 69 76 66 71 82 64 42 26 11
POP 12HR                     70          70          50          30          20
QPF 12HR                   0.29        0.22        0.22        0.10           0
RAIN SHWRS     O NM SC IS SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS          O SC IS IS SC SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS       IS IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 14 25 32 19<10<10<10<10 15 27 18 11<10<10<10<10 13 36 40<10
T WIND DIR     E SE SE  W  N NE  E SE SE SW SE  S  E  E  E  S  S  W NW  N NW NE
T WIND SPD    11 11 11  8  8 10  9  8  8  9  8  6  6  5  8  5 11  4  5  5  4  3
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Flood          A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date          Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25
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      84      66      86      70      90      72      91
TEMP          69 66 81 81 70 67 82 82 74 71 86 86 77 73 87 86
DEWPT         66 64 71 70 67 66 73 73 68 66 74 73 68 67 73 73
RH            90 93 72 69 90 97 74 74 82 84 68 65 74 81 63 65
PWIND DIR          SW       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      20      10      20       5       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS       IS
TSTMS               IS IS       IS

$$

KSZ012-102115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
206 AM CDT Sun Aug 10 2025

Date             Sun 08/10/25            Mon 08/11/25            Tue 08/12/25
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          66          78          66          82
TEMP          74 71 74 79 80 80 73 71 68 67 71 75 77 76 71 69 68 66 73 79 82 81
DEWPT         69 67 70 71 72 71 70 69 66 66 68 69 69 70 69 68 66 64 68 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH                   74          96          76          95          64
RH            84 87 87 77 77 74 90 93 93 97 90 82 76 82 93 97 93 93 84 72 65 69
WIND DIR       E SE SW  W  N NE NE NE  E  N  E  S  N NE  E  S SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       5  9  8  8  5  4  3  4  5  3  4  5  4  4  2  2  2  1  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS(CAT)   OV OV B2 OV SC B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)    91 92 85 90 48 75 90 85 87 95 76 81 83 75 78 72 70 80 64 39 34 13
POP 12HR                     70          60          50          30          20
QPF 12HR                   0.24        0.22        0.19        0.12           0
RAIN SHWRS     O NM SC IS SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS          O SC IS IS SC SC NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 13 24 26 14<10<10<10<10 13 25 20<10<10<10<10<10 11 32 36<10
T WIND DIR     E SE SE  W  N NE NE  E  S SW  E SE  E  E  E  S  S  W  W  W NW  S
T WIND SPD    10 10 10  8  6  6  8  6  8  5  4  5  5  5  6  6 10  4  5  5  5  3
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Flood          A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date          Wed 08/13/25Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25
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      83      66      85      71      89      72      89
TEMP          69 66 81 80 70 68 82 82 74 72 86 85 77 73 86 85
DEWPT         66 64 68 69 67 65 70 71 68 66 72 73 68 66 72 73
RH            90 93 65 69 90 90 67 69 82 81 63 67 74 79 63 67
PWIND DIR          SW       E      SE      SE       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      20      10      20       5       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS          IS          IS
TSTMS                           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