Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 220907
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
307 AM CST Wed Jan 22 2025
KSZ058-222215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
307 AM CST Wed Jan 22 2025
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25
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 35 19 28 10 42
TEMP 18 17 19 30 34 32 27 24 22 21 21 25 27 22 11 13 14 13 19 35 42 36
DEWPT 6 7 10 17 23 23 21 18 17 17 15 13 12 13 11 9 9 10 14 19 21 21
MIN/MAX RH 56 89 53 98 42
RH 59 64 67 58 64 69 78 77 81 84 77 60 53 68100 84 80 87 80 52 43 54
WIND DIR S S S W NW W NW NW NW NW N N NW N NW SW S S S S S S
WIND SPD 16 12 11 9 10 6 8 8 9 10 12 17 14 4 2 2 2 4 9 13 13 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 56 57 31 41 80 59 43 37 41 51 35 35 42 54 49 21 11 18 12 7 8 25
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10<10 17 17<10<10<10<10<10 11 29 33<10<10<10<10<10<10 21 29<10
T WIND DIR S SW SW W NW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N W SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 20 18 17 11 16 12 13 13 16 16 17 20 18 10 5 4 8 9 16 20 23 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Sat 01/25/25 Sun 01/26/25 Mon 01/27/25 Tue 01/28/25
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 21 41 20 35 18 41 23 47
TEMP 26 22 38 34 25 21 32 30 22 19 37 34 27 24 43 40
DEWPT 19 18 26 25 21 16 17 18 15 13 19 20 18 17 25 27
RH 74 84 62 69 84 81 53 60 74 77 48 56 68 74 49 59
PWIND DIR S NE N N NW W W W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
KSZ024-222215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
307 AM CST Wed Jan 22 2025
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 34 15 23 6 35
TEMP 18 19 18 27 34 31 26 23 22 19 17 20 23 19 7 9 9 11 17 30 35 32
DEWPT 9 9 11 18 25 22 18 17 18 14 10 8 7 8 5 3 4 6 12 18 21 21
MIN/MAX RH 64 84 52 90 57
RH 67 64 73 68 69 69 71 77 84 80 73 59 50 61 91 76 80 80 80 60 56 63
WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW W SW S S S S SW SW
WIND SPD 12 11 8 9 9 6 8 9 10 12 12 14 13 4 2 2 3 5 9 13 12 6
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 67 68 65 81 79 76 59 51 49 52 20 21 33 46 23 19 15 23 22 14 19 43
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 5
MIX HGT <10<10<10 12 15<10<10<10<10<10 13 25 30<10<10<10<10<10<10 16 22<10
T WIND DIR SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N W S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 17 16 13 11 13 12 14 16 16 16 19 19 18 8 5 5 8 9 12 19 23 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sat 01/25/25 Sun 01/26/25 Mon 01/27/25 Tue 01/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 36 17 31 17 37 21 44
TEMP 25 22 34 31 24 18 28 27 22 18 34 32 26 22 40 37
DEWPT 20 20 24 22 16 13 14 14 13 13 18 20 16 16 24 26
RH 81 92 66 69 71 80 55 57 68 80 51 61 65 77 52 64
PWIND DIR W N N N W W SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
KSZ012-222215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
307 AM CST Wed Jan 22 2025
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25
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 35 13 22 5 35
TEMP 19 20 18 29 35 32 26 24 22 16 15 19 21 16 6 7 8 10 15 29 35 30
DEWPT 9 10 11 19 25 21 18 18 17 10 7 6 5 3 0 -2 0 3 9 18 21 20
MIN/MAX RH 63 81 48 77 55
RH 64 64 73 66 66 63 71 77 81 77 70 56 49 56 76 66 69 73 77 63 56 66
WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW W SW S S S S SW SW
WIND SPD 14 13 9 9 9 8 8 9 11 13 12 14 13 4 1 1 2 4 8 13 11 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 73 72 79 89 78 82 64 59 64 49 15 16 22 16 16 11 16 29 27 22 30 53
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES IS IS IS
SPRINKLES IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 5
MIX HGT <10<10<10 14 23<10<10<10<10<10 21 26 31<10<10<10<10<10<10 17 23<10
T WIND DIR SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N W S S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 19 18 16 13 16 13 14 16 17 19 21 19 17 8 5 5 8 11 14 20 24 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Sat 01/25/25 Sun 01/26/25 Mon 01/27/25 Tue 01/28/25
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 20 36 17 32 16 39 21 45
TEMP 24 21 34 31 23 18 28 27 22 17 34 32 26 22 40 38
DEWPT 18 18 23 19 13 10 12 12 11 11 17 18 15 15 23 24
RH 77 88 64 61 65 70 50 53 62 77 49 56 62 74 50 57
PWIND DIR W NW N NW W W SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
KSZ012-222215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
307 AM CST Wed Jan 22 2025
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 34 13 22 5 35
TEMP 18 20 18 29 34 31 26 25 22 16 14 18 21 16 6 7 8 9 15 28 35 30
DEWPT 10 10 11 18 24 21 19 19 16 9 5 4 2 1 -1 -2 -2 2 7 16 19 19
MIN/MAX RH 62 78 43 72 52
RH 70 64 73 63 66 66 74 78 77 73 67 53 43 51 72 66 63 72 70 60 52 63
WIND DIR S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW W S S S S S SW SW
WIND SPD 16 13 10 9 9 9 9 9 11 13 12 14 13 4 2 2 3 5 10 13 12 6
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 80 78 84 93 84 85 76 75 62 42 16 14 17 10 16 9 14 32 26 35 39 60
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES IS IS
SNOW S
SPRINKLES IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 4 5 5
MIX HGT <10<10<10 14 21<10<10<10<10<10 15 25 31<10<10<10<10<10<10 16 23<10
T WIND DIR SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N SW S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 20 18 16 12 13 14 14 14 18 18 19 18 17 8 6 5 8 11 14 20 24 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sat 01/25/25 Sun 01/26/25 Mon 01/27/25 Tue 01/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 37 16 32 18 39 23 46
TEMP 24 20 34 31 23 17 28 28 22 19 35 33 27 24 40 37
DEWPT 18 17 21 18 13 8 10 11 10 10 15 17 15 15 21 23
RH 77 88 58 58 65 67 46 48 59 67 43 51 60 68 46 56
PWIND DIR W NW N NW W W SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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