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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
256 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

KSZ058-042115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
256 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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                      89          72          87          70          89
TEMP          71 69 82 87 88 86 78 75 74 73 80 85 86 85 78 73 72 72 80 86 86 84
DEWPT         68 68 71 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 72 73 73 73 72 70 70 70 73 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH                   54          91          64          96          63
RH            90 97 69 55 55 59 76 84 87 90 77 67 65 67 82 90 93 93 79 65 63 67
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SE
WIND SPD       5  4 10 14 14 12  9  6  6  8 10 12 11  8  4  3  2  2  3  4  4  3
WIND GUST                 25 23       17 18
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     5 30 15 19 36 27 21 39 37 45 39 66 58 47 36 42 52 47 60 29 32 36
POP 12HR                     20          20          40          40          30
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.06        0.05        0.01
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                  IS IS       IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 31 40 39 32 12 11 12 16 30 31 34 20<10<10<10<10 18 28 34 21
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  W  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD    10 10 17 21 23 20 14 13 14 14 21 21 20 17 11 12 11  8 10  8  8  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX GD FR FR FR FR GD GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR


Date          Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
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       69      89      69      90      68      90      68      90
TEMP          72 69 84 86 73 70 86 85 73 69 86 87 72 69 86 87
DEWPT         70 69 71 71 70 70 72 71 69 69 71 70 68 67 70 69
RH            93100 65 61 90100 63 63 87100 61 57 87 93 59 55
PWIND DIR          SE      SE       S       S       S       E      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      30      40      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS IS    IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS         IS IS IS IS    IS SC SC SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS

$$

KSZ024-042115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
256 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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                      90          73          87          70          89
TEMP          72 72 81 87 88 87 79 76 75 73 78 84 87 85 78 74 71 71 78 83 86 85
DEWPT         68 68 69 67 67 69 70 70 70 69 71 72 72 71 72 70 70 69 72 72 70 70
MIN/MAX RH                   49          88          61          96          58
RH            87 87 67 52 50 55 74 82 84 87 79 67 61 63 82 87 97 93 82 70 59 61
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW  W  W  N NE NE NE
WIND SPD       5  5 10 14 14 13 10  9  9 10 11 12 11  6  4  3  3  4  5  6  5  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     6 19  6 16 38 32 37 21 36 58 51 63 67 56 39 43 21 36 57 33 26 34
POP 12HR                     20          40          60          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.05        0.09        0.05           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS    SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                     IS IS    IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 32 48 47 34<10 15 14 19 26 31 35 11<10<10<10<10 19 29 35 31
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW  W  W  N NE NE SE
T WIND SPD    10 10 16 24 23 23 17 14 14 13 23 19 19 13 11 11  6  6  8  8  6  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX EX FR FR FR FR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR


Date          Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
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       67      88      69      89      68      89      67      88
TEMP          72 69 84 86 73 70 84 85 73 69 84 85 72 68 84 85
DEWPT         69 67 69 69 69 68 70 69 68 68 69 68 67 66 67 66
RH            90 93 61 57 87 93 63 59 84 97 61 57 84 93 57 53
PWIND DIR          NE      SE      SE       S       E      NE       E      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      10      20      40      40      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS          IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS IS          IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-042115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
256 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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                      89          72          87          69          86
TEMP          72 71 82 87 89 87 79 76 74 73 78 84 87 85 77 73 71 70 77 83 85 84
DEWPT         66 67 68 67 67 68 67 68 67 68 71 72 72 71 69 68 67 68 72 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH                   49          85          63          92          61
RH            81 87 63 52 48 53 67 76 79 84 79 67 61 63 76 84 87 93 85 67 61 63
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW  W NW  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD       4  4  8 11 12 10  8  6  6  6  9 10  8  5  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3
WIND GUST              21             17
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)     6 12  2 22 46 27 31 29 59 52 50 68 71 58 44 43 25 40 67 32 27 18
POP 12HR                     20          40          60          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.04        0.32        0.06           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS    SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                     IS IS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 32 48 53 38 10 16 12 22 26 33 33 15<10<10<10<10 20 29 33 33
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  W  W NW NE  N NE NE
T WIND SPD    11 11 16 23 23 19 16 16 14 14 24 20 19 14  9 11  6  4  5  8  4  8
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX EX FR FR FR FR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR FR


Date          Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
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      87      67      87      67      87      66      86
TEMP          72 69 83 85 73 69 83 83 72 68 83 84 71 67 83 84
DEWPT         67 65 68 67 66 66 70 69 66 66 69 68 65 64 67 66
RH            84 87 61 55 79 90 65 63 81 93 63 59 81 90 59 55
PWIND DIR           N       E      SE       S       S      NE       E      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      10      20      40      40      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS             IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS             IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-042115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
256 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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                      89          73          86          69          86
TEMP          72 71 81 86 88 87 79 77 75 73 78 83 86 84 75 73 71 70 77 82 85 84
DEWPT         67 66 67 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 69 70 71 70 68 67 67 67 69 69 68 67
MIN/MAX RH                   48          80          62          91          55
RH            84 84 63 51 50 52 67 71 76 81 74 65 61 63 79 81 87 90 76 65 57 57
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD       5  5 10 13 13 10 10  9 10 10 11 12 11  5  5  4  3  3  4  6  5  4
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW
CLOUDS (%)     2 11  3 21 33 40 34 29 52 53 54 72 64 60 48 44 30 37 63 51 25 22
POP 12HR                     20          40          70          30          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.04        0.16        0.20           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS       SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                     IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 28 46 54 46 14 14 14 18 26 32 36 18<10<10<10<10 19 28 37 37
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  N  N NE  N  E
T WIND SPD    12 10 16 21 20 17 14 16 14 16 23 23 20 16 11  9  6  5  6  6  5  5
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX EX FR FR FR FR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR


Date          Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
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      86      67      86      67      86      65      85
TEMP          71 68 82 84 72 69 83 83 71 68 82 84 70 67 82 83
DEWPT         65 64 67 66 65 64 69 69 65 65 68 67 64 62 66 66
RH            81 87 61 55 79 84 63 63 81 90 63 57 81 84 58 57
PWIND DIR          NE       E      SE       S      SW       N       E      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           10      10      20      40      40      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS                        IS SC SC IS IS SC IS 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