Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 110627
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
127 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
KSZ058-112115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
127 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25
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 67 85 67 87
TEMP 69 69 73 77 80 79 73 70 69 67 75 81 84 82 73 71 68 67 77 83 85 82
DEWPT 68 68 70 72 73 73 71 70 69 67 72 73 72 72 71 70 68 67 72 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 66 100 62
RH 97 97 90 85 79 82 93100100100 90 77 67 72 93 97100100 85 67 63 69
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S E S SW SW W W NW N NE SE S N NE E E SE SE
WIND SPD 3 3 3 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 93 99 92 85 85 78 82 78 72 81 67 66 43 37 19 25 24 47 14 16 14 6
POP 12HR 80 50 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.15 0.05 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O O IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 14 28 27<10<10<10<10<10 14 36 43 16<10<10<10<10 13 34 38 14
T WIND DIR S SE S S S SW S S SW W W NW N E SE S SW E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 9 12 12 11 11 8 10 6 9 9 9 6 5 3 4 4 3 2 5 8 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Flood A A
Date Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
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 90 71 93 72 94 73 93
TEMP 70 67 86 86 75 72 89 88 77 73 90 89 78 74 89 88
DEWPT 68 67 74 73 71 69 74 73 70 69 73 70 69 69 74 73
RH 93100 68 65 87 90 61 61 79 87 58 54 74 84 61 61
PWIND DIR SE 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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ024-112115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
127 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 77 67 83 66 85
TEMP 69 69 71 74 76 77 71 70 68 67 74 80 83 81 73 71 68 66 76 81 84 82
DEWPT 69 68 70 71 72 71 70 70 68 67 71 71 70 70 69 67 67 66 70 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 66 100 64
RH 100 97 97 90 87 82 97100100100 90 74 65 69 87 87 97100 82 69 63 67
WIND DIR SE SW S S SE N E W W W W N N E SE SW N NE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 2 3 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 86 98 93 89 83 60 77 74 75 76 59 50 37 30 20 16 16 35 10 16 15 7
POP 12HR 70 50 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.04 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 24 20 11<10<10<10<10 15 36 45 14<10<10<10<10 13 40 47 34
T WIND DIR S SW S S E N E SW W W W NW N E SE W NW NE S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 11 10 11 10 8 6 8 6 8 6 9 9 5 4 5 6 4 6 5 5 6 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD
Date Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 88 71 91 73 93 73 91
TEMP 70 67 84 86 75 72 87 88 78 74 89 89 79 74 88 87
DEWPT 68 66 74 73 70 68 74 72 69 68 73 71 68 68 73 72
RH 93 97 72 65 84 87 65 59 74 82 59 56 69 82 61 61
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 5 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-112115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
127 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25
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 77 66 83 65 83
TEMP 68 67 70 73 75 76 69 69 67 66 73 80 83 81 72 69 66 65 75 80 82 81
DEWPT 66 67 69 71 72 71 69 68 66 66 71 71 71 71 68 66 64 64 69 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 85 100 67 98 67
RH 93100 97 93 90 85100 97 97100 93 74 67 72 87 90 93 97 82 72 67 69
WIND DIR E SW SE S SE E SE SW SW W W NW N N SW NW N NE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 82 96 92 88 88 64 70 83 76 81 67 41 36 26 24 22 20 34 11 10 19 8
POP 12HR 60 40 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.30 0.04 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 21 21 12<10<10<10<10 14 37 46 19<10<10<10<10 13 46 51 22
T WIND DIR S SW SE S S SE SE SW W W W NW N NE SW N N NE SE S S SE
T WIND SPD 10 11 11 9 8 6 9 8 8 8 9 9 5 8 6 8 8 6 6 4 5 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
Date Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
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 87 70 90 72 91 72 90
TEMP 69 66 83 84 75 72 87 87 77 74 87 87 78 74 86 85
DEWPT 66 64 73 72 69 67 74 73 69 66 73 71 68 67 73 73
RH 90 93 72 67 82 84 65 63 76 76 63 59 71 79 65 67
PWIND DIR SE 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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 5 5 5 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-112115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
127 AM CDT Mon Aug 11 2025
Date Mon 08/11/25 Tue 08/12/25 Wed 08/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 77 66 83 65 82
TEMP 69 67 71 74 75 76 70 69 67 66 74 80 83 80 72 69 66 65 74 80 82 80
DEWPT 66 66 68 69 69 70 68 67 66 65 69 69 69 70 67 65 64 63 67 67 67 69
MIN/MAX RH 82 98 63 94 61
RH 90 97 90 84 82 82 93 93 97 97 84 69 63 72 84 87 93 93 79 65 61 69
WIND DIR NE S S SE SE N SE SW SW W W NW NW W NW NW N E SE SE E SE
WIND SPD 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 77 98 90 81 89 78 77 80 84 79 64 42 32 28 31 25 25 34 12 10 19 13
POP 12HR 60 40 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.04 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 25 19<10<10<10<10<10 13 30 39<10<10<10<10<10 13 38 51<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SW W W W NW NW NW NW N NE E SE S S SE
T WIND SPD 9 10 9 6 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 6 5 5 6 8 8 6 8 4 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Thu 08/14/25Fri 08/15/25Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 86 70 90 73 91 71 90
TEMP 69 66 83 83 75 72 87 87 77 74 88 87 77 73 86 85
DEWPT 65 63 70 71 69 67 72 72 69 66 71 70 68 66 71 71
RH 87 90 65 67 82 84 61 61 76 76 57 57 74 79 61 63
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
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