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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
404 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

KSZ058-062115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
404 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

Date             Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25            Tue 07/08/25
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                      88          70          89          70          89
TEMP          74 72 82 86 88 86 78 74 71 71 82 86 88 86 79 74 72 72 82 87 87 84
DEWPT         70 70 74 73 71 72 71 71 70 70 74 72 71 70 72 72 71 71 74 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH                   56          99          58         100          60
RH            87 93 77 65 57 63 79 90 97 97 77 63 57 59 79 93 97 97 77 63 61 67
WIND DIR       W SW NW  N  N NE SE  N NE  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S
WIND SPD       5  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  4  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  3
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    45 50 42 47 43 39 38 32 38 44 17 49 32 36 26 61 60 69 43 43 40 46
POP 12HR                     30          10          20          20          40
QPF 12HR                   0.28           0        0.01           0        0.09
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS SC IS                   IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS IS IS SC IS                   IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 19 35 44 42<10<10<10<10 14 39 44 34<10<10<10<10 20 35 45<10
T WIND DIR    SW NW  N  N  N  E SE SW  S  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     9  6  8  5  9  6  6  6  8  4  8 10 11 12 11 13 14 11 14 14 16 17
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR


Date          Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
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       68      91      69      93      73      93      66      84
TEMP          72 69 87 88 74 70 88 90 77 73 89 87 71 66 80 81
DEWPT         70 68 72 72 71 70 72 72 70 69 70 70 67 64 64 63
RH            93 97 61 59 90100 59 56 79 87 54 57 87 93 58 54
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S      SW      NW      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      10       5       5      20      20      40      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS                      IS    IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS         IS IS                      IS    IS IS SC IS IS

$$

KSZ024-062115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
404 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

Date             Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25            Tue 07/08/25
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                      88          71          89          71          89
TEMP          73 72 80 85 88 86 78 74 72 72 81 86 87 84 76 74 72 72 80 85 87 84
DEWPT         70 70 72 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 72 70 68 68 69 70 70 70 72 71 70 69
MIN/MAX RH                   54          93          53          99          58
RH            90 93 77 61 54 57 74 84 90 90 74 59 53 59 79 87 93 93 77 63 57 61
WIND DIR       W NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       4  4  5  6  6  5  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  4  4
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%)    28 28 29 19 21 16 28 29 30 44 36 40 34 45 58 55 66 33 32 48 52 70
POP 12HR                     10           5          20          30          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0        0.07
RAIN SHWRS    IS                               IS IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS                               IS IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 24 43 47 38<10<10<10<10 21 54 52 36<10<10<10<10 30 58 68 31
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E NE  E SE  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S
T WIND SPD     6  8  9  8  8  6  9  8  5  3  5  6  4  4  8  8 11  9  8 14 17 14
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD


Date          Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
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       68      90      71      92      71      90      64      83
TEMP          72 69 86 88 75 72 88 87 76 72 86 82 70 65 79 80
DEWPT         69 68 72 70 70 69 70 70 70 69 69 67 65 62 61 60
RH            90 97 63 55 84 90 55 57 82 90 57 61 84 90 54 51
PWIND DIR          SE      SE       S       S       S      SW       N       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      10       5      10      20      30      40      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS                      IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS                      IS IS IS SC SC SC IS

$$

KSZ012-062115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
404 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

Date             Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25            Tue 07/08/25
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                      87          69          88          69          87
TEMP          73 71 80 85 87 85 77 73 71 71 81 85 86 84 75 72 71 71 79 84 86 83
DEWPT         69 68 71 70 69 68 68 67 66 67 71 69 68 68 66 67 67 68 72 71 70 69
MIN/MAX RH                   55          88          55          97          60
RH            87 90 74 61 55 57 74 81 84 87 72 59 55 59 74 84 87 90 79 65 59 63
WIND DIR       W  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  S SE
WIND SPD       3  2  4  5  4  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)    28 24 30 26 16 12 25 28 24 62 37 49 38 48 57 56 54 42 31 47 62 61
POP 12HR                     10           5          20          30          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0        0.08
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                                          IS IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT      <10 11 26 41 43 35<10<10<10<10 18 50 44 36<10<10<10<10 26 55 65 30
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E SE SE  S SE  S  S  S SW  S  S SW  S
T WIND SPD     5 10  6  8  9  9  9  6  5  5  4  5  3 10  9  8 10 10  9 16 17 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD


Date          Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
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      89      69      91      70      88      63      82
TEMP          72 69 85 88 75 71 87 87 75 72 85 82 69 64 78 80
DEWPT         67 67 71 69 68 67 70 69 67 67 69 67 63 60 61 59
RH            84 93 63 54 79 87 57 55 76 84 59 61 81 87 56 49
PWIND DIR           E      SE       S       S       S      SW      NW       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      10      10      10      20      40      40      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS                IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS IS IS                   IS SC SC SC SC IS

$$

KSZ012-062115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
404 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

Date             Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25            Tue 07/08/25
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                      86          69          87          69          87
TEMP          72 70 77 84 86 85 76 73 71 70 80 84 85 82 74 72 70 70 78 83 85 83
DEWPT         70 67 69 69 68 67 67 66 66 66 69 68 68 67 65 65 66 66 70 70 69 68
MIN/MAX RH                   53          90          57          90          58
RH            93 90 76 61 55 55 74 79 84 87 69 59 57 61 74 79 87 87 76 65 59 61
WIND DIR       W NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SW SW SW NE
WIND SPD       3  4  5  6  6  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3  2  2  2  3  4  3  3
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)    23 30 45 31 19 23 35 37 23 52 36 47 37 47 55 58 48 46 26 48 58 64
POP 12HR                      5           5          20          30          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.52        0.02        0.08
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                                          IS IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT      <10 10 24 38 42 34<10<10<10<10 15 46 37 18<10<10<10<10 15 44 49 18
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E SE SE SW SE  S SE  S  S SE  S SW  S
T WIND SPD     6  9  6  8  8  8  8  6  4  5  6  6  3 11  6  8  9 10  8 19 14 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR EX EX FR


Date          Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
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      70      87      62      80
TEMP          72 68 85 85 74 71 86 86 74 72 84 81 68 64 77 78
DEWPT         65 65 69 69 66 66 69 69 66 66 68 67 62 59 60 60
RH            79 90 59 59 76 84 57 57 76 81 59 63 81 84 56 54
PWIND DIR           E      SE      SE       S       S      SW      NW      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      20      10      20      20      40      40      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS          IS    IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS IS IS          IS       IS SC SC SC SC 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