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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
257 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

KSZ058-092215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
257 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date             Sat 11/09/24            Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24
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                      61          42          64          40          65
TEMP          51 50 51 58 60 55 48 48 45 42 50 60 63 57 47 44 42 41 49 61 64 55
DEWPT         48 48 47 46 45 44 45 43 42 40 44 46 47 47 46 44 42 41 47 51 51 50
MIN/MAX RH                   57          96          54         100          62
RH            89 93 86 64 58 66 89 83 89 93 80 60 56 69 96100100100 93 70 63 83
WIND DIR      SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N
WIND SPD      16 11 11 14 14  8  9 10  8  6  8  8  6  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  2
WIND GUST     26          25          18
CLOUDS(CAT)   OV B2 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%)    95 86 22  3  1  8  4  3  1  2  1  2  1  1  1  4  7 13 19  7  4  2
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    NM IS
TSTMS            IS
LAL            1  3  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  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 13 22 22<10<10<10<10<10 12 27 35<10<10<10<10<10<10 21 25<10
T WIND DIR    SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W NW  N
T WIND SPD    23 18 17 21 21 16 18 18 14 12 14 13 12  6  5  6  8  9  9 11 10 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR


Date               Tue 11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24
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       41    64      46    62      36    62      40    65
TEMP          46   42 60 57 51   48 58 52 41   37 58 53 44   41 60 57
DEWPT         46   42 53 52 51   47 44 40 37   35 40 40 41   40 47 48
RH           100  100 78 83100   96 59 63 85   92 51 61 89   96 62 72
PWIND DIR          NE     S       S     W       W    SW       S     S
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL   FW SC FW SC   SC FW FW CL   CL CL FW FW   FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0     0      20    10       5     0       0     0
RAIN SHWRS                  IS   IS

$$

KSZ024-092215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
257 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date             Sat 11/09/24            Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24
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                      60          42          60          40          62
TEMP          48 48 50 57 60 54 49 48 45 44 47 57 60 54 46 43 42 41 48 58 61 53
DEWPT         45 47 49 47 44 44 43 44 42 41 43 46 45 46 44 43 42 40 45 49 49 47
MIN/MAX RH                   57          95          59         100          65
RH            89 96 96 69 55 69 80 86 89 89 86 67 58 74 93100100 96 89 72 65 80
WIND DIR       E SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N
WIND SPD      16 16 13 14 14  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  3
WIND GUST     28 28 25                21
CLOUDS(CAT)   OV OV OV FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    98 92 88 21  4 13 22  9  4  4  7  5  5  8  4  9 15 19 25 11  8  8
POP 12HR                     30           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS     O SC
TSTMS            IS
LAL            1  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  2  4  5  3  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 12 24 26<10<10<10<10<10<10 29 36<10<10<10<10<10<10 15 28<10
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  N NE
T WIND SPD    23 21 20 21 21 17 18 18 16 14 16 16 13  6  8  8  8  9 10  9 11 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR


Date               Tue 11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24
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       40    63      46    59      36    61      40    62
TEMP          44   42 58 57 51   48 57 52 41   37 57 52 44   42 58 55
DEWPT         44   41 50 50 48   46 42 38 35   33 39 38 39   39 45 45
RH           100   96 75 77 89   93 57 59 79   85 51 59 82   89 62 69
PWIND DIR          NE    SE       S     W       W    SW       S     S
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC FW CL   CL FW FW FW   FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0     5      20    10       5     0       0     0
RAIN SHWRS                  IS   IS

$$

KSZ012-092215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
257 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date             Sat 11/09/24            Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24
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                      60          41          60          38          62
TEMP          49 47 50 56 60 54 49 48 45 43 48 57 59 54 45 43 42 41 48 58 61 52
DEWPT         44 44 47 49 45 43 42 42 41 39 43 45 44 44 42 41 40 39 44 47 46 45
MIN/MAX RH                   58          95          57          93          58
RH            83 89 89 77 58 66 77 80 86 86 83 64 57 69 89 93 93 92 86 67 58 77
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N
WIND SPD      14 14 13 14 13  8  8  8  8  8  9 10  8  2  1  1  1  2  2  4  4  2
WIND GUST     26 28 26    24       18 19
CLOUDS(CAT)   OV OV OV SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    98 95 94 49 11 16 29 14  8  5 10  9  8 12  7  8 13 16 30  9  6 14
POP 12HR                     40           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS     O SC IS
TSTMS            IS
LAL            1  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  3  3  5  3  2  3  3  3  3  2  3  2  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  4  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 13 26 27<10<10<10<10<10 12 30 36<10<10<10<10<10<10 20 25<10
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W NW  N NE
T WIND SPD    23 24 21 23 23 16 17 18 16 16 17 16 13  6  6  8  8  9 11  9 12 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR


Date               Tue 11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24
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       38    63      45    60      34    61      39    63
TEMP          43   40 58 56 50   47 57 51 41   36 57 51 43   40 58 54
DEWPT         41   39 48 48 46   43 40 35 32   30 38 36 36   37 43 43
RH            93   96 69 74 86   86 53 54 70   79 49 56 76   89 57 66
PWIND DIR          NE    SE       S     W       W    SW       S     S
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC FW FW   CL FW FW FW   FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0     5      20    10       5     0       0     0
RAIN SHWRS                  IS   IS

$$

KSZ012-092215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
257 AM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date             Sat 11/09/24            Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24
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                      60          42          60          38          62
TEMP          50 48 50 55 59 54 49 49 46 44 49 57 60 54 46 44 42 41 48 57 60 52
DEWPT         44 44 45 48 46 43 42 43 41 39 42 43 42 42 41 40 40 38 42 45 44 44
MIN/MAX RH                   61          90          52          92          55
RH            80 86 83 77 62 66 77 80 83 82 77 59 51 64 83 86 93 89 80 64 55 74
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N
WIND SPD      13 18 17 16 13 10 10  9 10 10 11 11  8  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  3
WIND GUST     26 28 28 26 24                21
CLOUDS(CAT)   OV OV OV B2 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    98 95 95 77 24 26 39 34 12  8 17 16 16 21  8 10 11 12 21 11  8 10
POP 12HR                     50           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.04           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS     O SC SC
TSTMS            IS
LAL            2  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  3  2  4  4  2  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  4  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 12 19 24<10<10<10<10<10 12 28 36<10<10<10<10<10<10 18 23<10
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W NW  N  N
T WIND SPD    20 24 23 23 20 14 14 17 17 16 16 16 13  6  6  8  8  9  9  9 12 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR


Date               Tue 11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24
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       38    63      45    60      34    61      39    63
TEMP          42   40 58 56 50   47 57 52 41   36 57 51 44   40 58 54
DEWPT         40   38 45 46 45   42 38 34 32   29 35 35 36   35 42 42
RH            93   92 62 69 83   83 49 50 70   75 43 54 73   82 55 64
PWIND DIR           E    SE       S     W       W    SW       S     S
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0     5      20    20       5     0       0     0
RAIN SHWRS                  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