Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
311 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
KSZ058-152215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
311 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 42 67 49 63
TEMP 37 47 62 65 57 48 46 43 43 51 62 67 62 57 54 52 49 54 60 63 59
DEWPT 34 37 40 39 39 39 39 40 40 42 46 48 50 49 50 50 49 53 52 52 52
MIN/MAX RH 37 87 51 100 67
RH 89 68 44 38 51 71 76 89 89 71 56 50 65 75 86 93100 96 75 67 78
WIND DIR SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW E E E
WIND SPD 5 9 13 13 10 10 11 12 13 18 20 19 13 12 9 5 4 5 6 5 4
WIND GUST 25 24 19
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 13 27 24 29 40 72 69 66 65 81 77 76 74 76
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS NM
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT <10<10 19 22<10<10<10<10<10 12 24 26<10<10<10<10<10<10 17 20<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 14 20 19 16 18 18 17 19 23 32 27 21 24 20 13 13 12 10 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
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 51 64 43 57 33 45 28 42
TEMP 53 55 62 59 51 44 55 50 40 34 43 40 32 29 40 38
DEWPT 53 55 61 54 47 42 44 42 36 31 33 31 29 27 33 32
RH 100 100 97 83 86 93 66 74 85 89 67 70 88 92 76 79
PWIND DIR E SE SW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 90 100 10 0 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS NM O O O IS IS IS IS
SNOWSHWRS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-152215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
311 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 64 44 66 47 58
TEMP 37 45 60 64 56 49 47 45 45 50 62 66 62 56 55 51 48 50 55 58 53
DEWPT 33 36 40 37 38 38 38 39 39 42 44 47 48 48 49 48 44 42 40 40 41
MIN/MAX RH 38 81 51 92 53
RH 85 70 47 37 51 66 71 79 79 74 52 50 60 74 80 89 86 74 57 51 64
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW W N N NE NE
WIND SPD 4 5 10 13 9 9 9 12 13 17 20 19 12 11 8 5 5 5 6 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 39 30 28 30 51 69 69 61 68 78 81 73 60 65
POP 12HR 0 0 10 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 3 2
MIX HGT <10<10 17 23<10<10<10<10<10 14 20 27<10<10<10<10<10 11 15 17<10
T WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 12 20 21 18 19 19 17 18 24 27 26 17 17 16 11 9 13 10 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 61 43 53 33 42 28 40
TEMP 48 51 58 59 51 44 53 48 39 34 41 39 32 29 39 36
DEWPT 45 51 58 55 47 42 43 39 33 30 31 29 28 27 31 30
RH 89 100100 87 86 93 69 71 79 85 67 67 85 92 73 79
PWIND DIR E SE SW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> <15 <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 80 100 30 0 10 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC O O O SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-152215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
311 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 42 66 44 56
TEMP 36 45 60 64 56 48 46 43 43 50 62 66 61 56 53 50 45 49 53 56 51
DEWPT 32 36 41 39 39 38 38 38 39 41 45 46 45 45 46 46 40 38 36 36 37
MIN/MAX RH 40 77 49 84 47
RH 85 70 49 40 53 68 73 82 86 71 54 48 56 66 77 86 82 66 52 47 59
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W N N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 4 10 13 9 9 9 11 12 18 20 20 10 9 5 4 3 4 5 4 2
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 39 31 21 28 47 80 77 67 64 76 85 72 60 61
POP 12HR 0 0 10 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 5 4 2
MIX HGT <10<10 17 22<10<10<10<10<10 13 20 27<10<10<10<10<10<10 15 14<10
T WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 12 20 21 18 19 18 18 19 24 27 27 16 16 16 10 11 13 10 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
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 44 61 42 53 33 42 27 40
TEMP 46 50 58 59 50 43 52 47 39 34 41 37 31 28 39 36
DEWPT 39 47 56 54 45 40 41 37 31 28 30 27 26 25 30 27
RH 76 89 93 83 83 89 66 68 73 78 65 67 81 88 70 69
PWIND DIR E SE SW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 70 100 40 0 10 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC NM O O SC IS SC IS IS
SNOWSHWRS IS
$$
KSZ012-152215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
311 AM CST Fri Nov 15 2024
Date Fri 11/15/24 Sat 11/16/24 Sun 11/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 65 41 66 44 56
TEMP 34 45 60 64 55 47 45 43 41 48 60 65 61 56 53 49 45 48 53 56 50
DEWPT 32 36 40 38 39 38 38 38 39 40 44 46 44 45 46 44 40 37 35 34 36
MIN/MAX RH 39 74 50 84 45
RH 92 70 47 38 55 71 76 82 92 74 55 50 53 66 77 83 82 65 50 43 58
WIND DIR SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW W N N N NE
WIND SPD 4 5 11 13 9 9 10 11 13 18 20 19 10 10 8 5 4 4 5 4 2
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 42 31 20 26 53 80 78 67 61 68 83 76 64 56
POP 12HR 0 0 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 5 5 4
MIX HGT <10<10 16 23<10<10<10<10<10 14 20 27<10<10<10<10<10 11 16 13<10
T WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N N NE E
T WIND SPD 9 14 18 19 18 18 18 16 18 25 26 26 16 16 16 10 10 11 9 8 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Date Mon 11/18/24 Tue 11/19/24 Wed 11/20/24 Thu 11/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 61 43 53 33 42 28 41
TEMP 46 49 58 59 51 44 52 48 40 34 41 37 32 29 39 37
DEWPT 38 45 54 54 45 41 40 37 31 28 28 27 26 25 29 27
RH 73 86 86 83 80 89 63 65 70 78 59 67 78 85 67 67
PWIND DIR E SE S NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 100 50 0 5 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS NM O O SC IS SC IS IS IS
SNOWSHWRS IS
$$
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