Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 281013
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
413 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
KSZ058-282215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
413 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 70 35 52 30 59
TEMP 41 49 64 70 64 52 46 40 36 40 48 52 48 40 34 32 30 38 52 57 55
DEWPT 26 29 31 32 32 30 28 28 27 27 25 24 24 24 22 20 20 22 27 32 35
MIN/MAX RH 25 70 34 65 36
RH 55 46 29 24 30 43 49 62 69 59 40 33 39 52 61 61 66 52 38 38 47
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 11 12 12 13 10 6 5 5 5 8 9 6 5 4 4 5 5 10 13 14 12
WIND GUST 23 25 26 23
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 2 0 2 0 4 24 28 23 22 8 20 17 14 13 5 2 7 13 37 54 66
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN C
MIX HGT <10<10 19 35<10<10<10<10<10 18 30 37<10<10<10<10<10 12 27 30<10
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW N N N NE N N N N NE E E SE SE S S S SE
T WIND SPD 19 18 16 20 16 14 14 12 14 20 16 13 8 9 9 11 12 16 20 23 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Red Flag W W W
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 67 50 69 34 47 27 53
TEMP 49 47 59 61 52 52 63 58 45 36 42 43 34 29 46 48
DEWPT 39 40 47 47 47 50 54 47 41 31 29 27 26 24 28 31
RH 68 76 64 60 83 93 72 67 86 82 60 53 72 81 49 51
PWIND DIR S S S S NW NW NW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 50 5 40 70 70 5 0 10
RAIN C C C L L L C
SNOW S
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ024-282215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
413 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 67 32 46 28 56
TEMP 39 46 63 67 62 48 43 37 33 35 42 46 43 35 31 30 28 35 48 55 53
DEWPT 25 28 31 29 29 27 27 26 24 22 20 18 18 19 18 18 17 19 23 28 31
MIN/MAX RH 24 69 33 64 35
RH 57 49 30 24 28 44 53 64 69 59 41 32 36 52 58 60 63 52 37 35 43
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 12 14 17 12 8 6 5 5 9 10 6 4 4 4 5 5 10 13 14 13
WIND GUST 25 28
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 2 1 2 9 31 24 34 20 10 9 20 17 24 7 7 4 4 6 20 41 65
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN C
MIX HGT <10<10 19 55<10<10<10<10<10 21 31 38<10<10<10<10<10 11 25 26<10
T WIND DIR W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N E SE S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 19 14 20 26 16 14 14 14 13 19 16 12 6 8 9 12 12 16 19 23 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Red Flag W W W
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 62 46 64 33 43 25 49
TEMP 46 45 55 57 49 49 57 54 44 34 39 41 32 27 43 46
DEWPT 38 38 43 44 44 47 51 47 40 29 26 25 24 22 26 30
RH 73 76 64 62 83 93 80 77 86 82 59 52 72 81 51 53
PWIND DIR SE S SE E N NW NW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 50 10 30 80 80 10 0 10
RAIN C C C L D D L
SNOW S
TSTMS SC
$$
KSZ012-282215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
413 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 66 31 44 26 55
TEMP 40 48 63 66 60 47 42 36 32 34 40 43 41 33 30 27 26 34 47 53 51
DEWPT 24 28 29 25 25 25 25 23 21 18 15 14 15 15 14 14 15 16 20 25 28
MIN/MAX RH 21 64 30 61 32
RH 52 46 27 21 26 42 50 59 63 51 36 30 34 47 51 57 62 47 34 33 41
WIND DIR SW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S SE
WIND SPD 10 11 16 18 12 6 5 4 5 8 9 5 2 2 2 2 4 9 12 14 10
WIND GUST 24 31 23 20
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 1 1 1 11 24 17 22 20 4 11 14 18 23 7 4 3 4 5 15 35 63
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN C
MIX HGT <10<10 26 65<10<10<10<10<10 23 32 37<10<10<10<10<10 12 25 32<10
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N E SE SE S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 19 16 23 31 19 16 14 16 16 20 16 11 6 8 9 11 13 16 18 23 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Red Flag W W W
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 61 44 62 31 43 25 49
TEMP 46 43 53 56 47 46 54 53 43 34 38 40 31 26 43 44
DEWPT 34 36 42 43 42 43 49 46 37 28 25 24 22 20 25 28
RH 63 76 66 62 83 89 83 77 79 78 59 52 69 78 49 53
PWIND DIR SE S SE E N NW NW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 50 10 30 80 80 10 0 10
RAIN C C C L D D L
SNOW S
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-282215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
413 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 64 31 42 26 54
TEMP 42 48 61 63 57 46 40 35 32 33 38 42 38 31 29 27 26 34 46 52 50
DEWPT 24 26 28 25 25 25 25 23 19 16 13 12 13 14 13 13 13 15 19 23 26
MIN/MAX RH 23 62 29 56 31
RH 48 42 28 23 29 43 55 61 58 49 35 29 35 49 51 55 57 45 34 32 39
WIND DIR SW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N E SE SE SE S S SE SE
WIND SPD 12 13 18 20 14 10 8 6 6 10 10 6 3 2 3 5 5 10 13 14 12
WIND GUST 26 34 25
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 2 0 1 9 36 11 17 23 8 17 15 17 24 8 4 5 8 2 9 33 61
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN C
MIX HGT <10<10 27 64<10<10<10<10<10 27 35 38<10<10<10<10<10 11 28 32<10
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N E SE S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 19 16 24 33 19 16 13 13 14 18 16 11 6 6 9 11 13 14 18 23 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Red Flag W W W
Date Mon 03/03/25 Tue 03/04/25 Wed 03/05/25 Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 59 44 61 33 43 25 49
TEMP 45 43 53 55 47 46 54 51 44 34 38 39 31 26 42 44
DEWPT 32 35 40 43 41 42 48 46 37 28 25 24 21 19 24 28
RH 60 73 61 64 79 86 80 83 76 78 59 54 66 74 48 53
PWIND DIR SE SE SE E N NW NW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 50 10 30 90 80 10 0 10
RAIN C C C L D D L
SNOW S
TSTMS IS
$$
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