Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 040748
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
248 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
KSZ058-042115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
248 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
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 83 62 88 67 91
TEMP 61 61 72 78 82 81 71 67 64 62 76 84 86 84 74 70 68 68 78 86 89 86
DEWPT 60 59 63 64 65 64 64 63 62 62 67 68 69 69 68 67 66 66 70 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 54 99 56 95 58
RH 97 93 73 62 56 56 79 87 93100 74 59 57 61 82 90 93 93 76 63 57 63
WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 2 5 6 5 4 3 3 4 8 11 12 10
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 27 36 28 32 29 11 3 4 13 32 11 14 8 4 3 11 18 39 28 33 13 5
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 14 34 45 26<10<10<10<10 14 37 46 21<10<10<10<10 19 29 27 28
T WIND DIR E E SE E E E E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 8 8 6 4 4 5 9 11 9 8 8 8 10 13 12 13 13 17 19 18 20 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD
Date Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25
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 71 94 75 95 74 94 71 91
TEMP 77 72 90 90 80 76 92 91 81 74 90 89 77 72 86 86
DEWPT 70 67 72 72 69 68 72 72 68 67 71 71 69 68 72 70
RH 79 84 56 56 69 76 52 54 65 79 54 56 76 87 63 59
PWIND DIR S S S S 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 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 5 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-042115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
248 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 81 62 85 66 89
TEMP 60 60 69 77 80 80 71 67 64 62 74 81 84 83 74 71 68 68 77 83 87 86
DEWPT 59 58 62 62 63 63 63 62 61 60 65 67 66 67 66 66 64 65 69 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 54 95 55 91 58
RH 96 93 78 60 56 56 76 84 90 93 74 63 55 59 76 84 87 90 76 67 59 61
WIND DIR E E SE SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 2 5 6 8 9 5 5 5 5 9 11 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC CL
CLOUDS (%) 36 43 39 48 30 11 4 4 15 33 12 19 12 5 9 13 17 51 33 33 27 5
POP 12HR 10 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 13 33 46 29<10<10<10<10 14 39 49 32<10<10<10<10 18 17 28 33
T WIND DIR SE E SE E E SE E E SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 8 6 4 5 9 10 11 10 9 10 11 13 17 14 14 14 14 17 14 19 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD
Date Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 93 76 94 73 91 68 88
TEMP 77 72 88 90 80 76 90 91 81 75 87 88 77 70 84 84
DEWPT 69 67 71 70 68 67 71 70 68 67 70 71 68 67 70 69
RH 76 84 57 52 67 74 54 50 65 76 57 57 74 90 63 61
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 10 10 40 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-042115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
248 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
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 80 60 83 65 87
TEMP 59 58 69 76 79 78 69 65 62 60 73 80 83 81 72 70 67 66 76 82 86 85
DEWPT 56 56 62 62 63 63 62 60 59 58 65 66 67 66 65 64 62 62 68 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 56 92 58 87 61
RH 90 93 78 62 58 60 78 84 90 93 76 62 59 60 79 81 84 87 76 69 61 63
WIND DIR E E SE E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 9 9 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 37 45 48 48 43 14 5 12 11 37 22 15 14 10 11 17 19 47 41 32 31 6
POP 12HR 10 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 15 35 43 23<10<10<10<10 14 40 47 25<10<10<10<10 17 21 31 26
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 8 8 6 4 5 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 12 17 13 14 13 14 17 17 18 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25
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 70 92 74 93 73 90 68 86
TEMP 75 71 87 89 79 75 89 90 81 74 85 85 74 69 81 82
DEWPT 67 66 71 70 67 65 71 71 67 66 70 71 67 66 71 70
RH 76 84 59 54 67 71 56 54 63 76 61 63 79 90 72 67
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 10 20 40 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC
$$
KSZ012-042115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
248 AM CDT Mon Aug 4 2025
Date Mon 08/04/25 Tue 08/05/25 Wed 08/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 79 59 82 65 86
TEMP 59 58 69 75 78 79 68 65 61 59 73 79 82 80 72 70 67 66 75 82 85 84
DEWPT 56 56 61 61 62 63 61 59 58 57 62 65 65 66 64 63 61 62 66 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 58 93 57 87 60
RH 90 93 76 62 58 58 78 81 90 93 68 62 56 62 76 78 81 87 74 65 59 63
WIND DIR E E SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 43 45 47 49 50 26 7 6 9 28 27 19 15 18 16 23 24 51 46 46 23 7
POP 12HR 10 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 15 32 36 16<10<10<10<10 13 36 41 11<10<10<10<10 13 23 27 11
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 6 6 8 4 4 6 8 10 9 9 11 10 12 12 12 16 13 12 16 17 19 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Thu 08/07/25Fri 08/08/25Sat 08/09/25Sun 08/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 91 74 92 73 89 68 85
TEMP 75 71 87 87 80 76 88 89 81 75 85 83 74 69 81 81
DEWPT 67 65 70 70 66 65 70 69 66 65 68 69 67 65 69 69
RH 76 81 57 57 62 69 55 52 60 71 57 63 79 87 67 67
PWIND DIR S S S S S S E W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 5 0 10 20 40 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
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