Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 150901
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
401 AM CDT Tue Apr 15 2025
KSZ058-152115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
401 AM CDT Tue Apr 15 2025
Date Tue 04/15/25 Wed 04/16/25 Thu 04/17/25
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 68 44 77 59 88
TEMP 41 37 53 63 67 65 53 48 45 45 58 70 77 74 66 63 61 59 71 83 88 84
DEWPT 25 24 27 23 22 24 27 29 30 32 37 40 46 50 52 54 54 54 57 58 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 18 61 33 83 36
RH 52 59 36 21 18 21 36 47 55 60 45 33 33 43 61 72 78 83 61 43 36 40
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 4 11 10 8 3 4 5 8 11 17 20 21 14 13 13 14 16 20 21 23 20
WIND GUST 26 26 26 27 28 35 34 37 35
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 20 39 56 55 28 15 26 28 36 36 17 14 5 8 17
POP 12HR 0 10 20 40 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.11 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 36 53 56<10<10<10<10<10 13 36 53 19<10<10<10<10 25 39 47 19
T WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW W S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 12 19 14 11 5 9 11 14 19 27 34 31 23 23 24 26 26 35 32 32 27
SMOKE DISP PR PR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD FR PR PR FR EX EX EX GD
Date Fri 04/18/25Sat 04/19/25Sun 04/20/25Mon 04/21/25
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 64 79 49 62 49 65 45 73
TEMP 71 64 75 73 54 49 59 60 52 50 60 60 49 45 66 69
DEWPT 57 51 52 50 44 43 46 47 47 48 50 46 44 42 48 50
RH 61 63 45 44 69 80 62 62 83 93 69 60 83 89 52 51
PWIND DIR S SW N NE E S W W
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 20 50 40 50 60 40 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
KSZ024-152115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
401 AM CDT Tue Apr 15 2025
Date Tue 04/15/25 Wed 04/16/25 Thu 04/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 66 43 76 58 89
TEMP 40 37 51 61 65 64 53 47 45 45 58 70 75 75 66 63 61 58 69 81 89 85
DEWPT 24 23 28 23 23 24 26 25 26 29 35 39 43 49 48 51 52 54 55 55 53 53
MIN/MAX RH 19 53 32 84 29
RH 52 56 41 23 20 22 35 42 47 53 42 32 32 40 52 65 72 86 61 41 29 33
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 8 11 11 9 4 5 5 6 9 17 21 21 14 13 13 13 14 19 19 20 18
WIND GUST 25 25 25 25 25 31 29 32
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 22 31 46 53 34 12 18 25 32 46 37 25 14 9 16
POP 12HR 0 10 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.12 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 28 54 63<10<10<10<10<10 16 47 55 11<10<10<10<10 27 42 53 12
T WIND DIR NW NW N NW W W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 14 19 17 14 6 9 11 14 16 27 29 28 20 23 19 21 20 29 28 29 25
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR FR PR PR PR EX EX EX FR
Date Fri 04/18/25Sat 04/19/25Sun 04/20/25Mon 04/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 73 45 62 47 62 43 71
TEMP 71 60 68 67 51 45 57 60 51 48 58 59 49 43 63 69
DEWPT 53 48 46 42 38 37 38 40 42 43 46 42 40 39 44 45
RH 53 64 45 40 61 73 49 47 71 83 64 53 71 86 50 42
PWIND DIR SW NW N NE E SE W W
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 10 30 30 40 60 40 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC NM SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-152115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
401 AM CDT Tue Apr 15 2025
Date Tue 04/15/25 Wed 04/16/25 Thu 04/17/25
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 66 42 76 57 88
TEMP 39 36 51 61 65 63 51 46 44 44 57 70 75 72 64 61 59 57 68 81 88 84
DEWPT 23 22 27 24 22 23 25 25 25 28 35 38 42 45 45 48 50 52 54 54 52 50
MIN/MAX RH 19 53 30 82 29
RH 52 56 39 24 19 21 36 43 47 53 43 31 31 38 50 62 72 83 61 39 29 31
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 8 12 12 10 4 4 4 5 8 16 20 20 13 12 12 12 12 17 18 18 14
WIND GUST 25 24 24 24 24 28 28 29 27
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 16 38 47 45 24 14 13 25 34 51 40 28 19 13 17
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.09 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 43 59 68<10<10<10<10<10 16 47 54<10<10<10<10<10 26 41 50 12
T WIND DIR NW NW N NW W W SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 16 23 19 16 8 9 11 14 17 27 29 28 19 20 20 20 23 31 28 29 24
SMOKE DISP PR PR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX FR
Date Fri 04/18/25Sat 04/19/25Sun 04/20/25Mon 04/21/25
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 56 72 45 62 46 62 43 70
TEMP 68 57 67 66 50 45 58 60 49 46 57 58 47 43 63 68
DEWPT 51 46 44 38 35 34 36 37 40 39 44 40 39 37 42 43
RH 54 67 43 36 56 65 44 42 71 76 62 51 74 79 46 40
PWIND DIR SW NW N NE E E W W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 20 10 30 20 40 60 40 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC NM SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-152115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
401 AM CDT Tue Apr 15 2025
Date Tue 04/15/25 Wed 04/16/25 Thu 04/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 65 41 75 57 87
TEMP 38 35 49 60 64 63 50 45 42 43 58 70 75 71 63 61 59 57 68 79 87 84
DEWPT 23 22 25 22 20 21 24 25 24 26 34 36 40 43 43 46 49 50 53 53 50 50
MIN/MAX RH 18 51 28 77 28
RH 54 59 39 23 18 20 36 45 48 51 40 29 28 36 48 58 69 77 59 41 28 31
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 9 13 13 11 6 5 5 6 8 16 21 20 16 14 14 14 14 18 19 20 16
WIND GUST 26 26 26 25 29 29 32 27
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 11 27 55 43 26 18 13 28 39 49 52 28 25 19 26
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 45 60 68 15<10<10<10<10 16 45 53<10<10<10<10<10 25 42 52 16
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W SW S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 14 25 21 18 9 10 11 14 16 26 29 27 20 20 20 20 21 28 27 29 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX GD
Date Fri 04/18/25Sat 04/19/25Sun 04/20/25Mon 04/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 71 45 63 46 62 43 70
TEMP 67 57 66 65 50 45 59 60 49 46 57 58 48 43 63 67
DEWPT 51 45 43 38 34 33 33 34 38 38 41 39 39 37 40 41
RH 56 64 43 37 54 62 37 37 66 73 55 49 71 79 43 39
PWIND DIR SW NW N NE E E W W
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 20 20 40 60 50 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS SC NM NM SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
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