Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 160630
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
130 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025
KSZ058-162100-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
130 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025
Date Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
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 81 51 81 58 80
TEMP 58 59 72 79 81 79 65 59 53 52 65 75 81 79 66 62 60 59 69 75 79 76
DEWPT 46 49 51 46 43 43 42 41 41 41 44 47 47 49 51 54 55 55 61 64 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 26 68 30 87 63
RH 64 69 48 31 26 28 43 51 64 66 46 37 30 35 58 75 84 87 76 69 64 71
WIND DIR S S W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 9 10 12 13 16 13 8 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 11 13 14 14
WIND GUST 20 27 24 25 25
CLOUDS(CAT) CL SC CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 0 27 1 1 2 5 8 4 0 16 2 29 32 39 52 59 34 57 59 59 69 73
POP 12HR 0 0 0 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.16 0.24
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 24 62 90 14<10<10<10<10 21 30 37 17<10<10<10<10 21 28 34 12
T WIND DIR S S W W W W W N NW NW NW N N E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 17 21 24 26 34 20 13 12 11 13 17 13 8 9 10 12 14 16 18 19 26 26
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX FR
Date Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25
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 85 57 71 50 68 47 73
TEMP 68 67 83 81 65 58 67 66 54 50 64 66 52 49 68 71
DEWPT 66 65 64 64 60 52 54 50 47 44 45 46 46 44 48 48
RH 93 93 53 56 84 80 63 56 77 80 50 48 80 83 49 44
PWIND DIR S S SW NW NW N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 50 80 50 20 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC O NM SC SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-162100-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
130 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025
Date Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 79 49 77 54 79
TEMP 58 57 69 76 78 75 63 57 52 51 61 70 75 76 65 59 57 55 66 73 76 76
DEWPT 42 43 48 40 39 40 39 39 39 39 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 45 50 55 58 61
MIN/MAX RH 24 68 32 70 52
RH 55 59 47 27 25 28 41 51 61 63 49 38 32 32 46 60 64 69 56 53 54 60
WIND DIR SW S W W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW N NE E E E E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 9 6 11 14 20 18 13 10 10 9 10 8 5 4 5 5 8 10 12 14 16 16
WIND GUST 32 31 26
CLOUDS(CAT) CL B2 CL CL CL SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 2 71 1 2 3 35 8 5 2 11 5 14 18 25 40 30 30 52 46 47 52 75
POP 12HR 10 5 0 30 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.08
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC NM NM O
TSTMS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 29 70100 16<10<10<10<10 26 35 38 27<10<10<10<10 20 37 24 14
T WIND DIR SW SW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 12 10 20 28 39 25 14 17 14 14 19 17 9 8 9 11 16 17 20 20 21 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX GD FR
Date Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 83 56 68 48 65 46 71
TEMP 67 65 80 79 63 58 63 62 53 49 60 64 52 49 66 69
DEWPT 63 62 62 59 55 51 53 49 46 44 44 44 43 43 45 46
RH 87 90 54 50 75 77 70 62 77 83 55 48 71 80 47 44
PWIND DIR SE S W NW NW N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 60 80 50 30 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS O NM IS NM O NM SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
$$
KSZ012-162100-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
130 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025
Date Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
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 79 49 76 52 79
TEMP 57 57 70 76 78 73 61 56 51 49 60 70 76 75 63 58 54 53 65 73 76 75
DEWPT 41 43 44 38 38 38 37 36 36 38 41 41 41 41 41 42 41 42 46 50 54 56
MIN/MAX RH 24 65 28 67 44
RH 55 59 39 25 24 28 41 47 56 66 49 35 28 29 44 55 61 66 50 44 46 52
WIND DIR SW S W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NE NE E E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 5 4 10 13 20 18 12 9 8 6 8 8 5 3 2 3 4 5 10 12 14 13
WIND GUST 17 24 32 32 25 20 19 16 23 25
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B2 CL CL FW B1 FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 13 78 4 2 22 53 19 5 4 12 1 12 13 20 34 28 35 43 25 44 52 70
POP 12HR 10 5 0 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC O
TSTMS IS NM
MIX HGT <10<10 34 73101 15<10<10<10<10 29 38 41 33<10<10<10<10 24 40 29 17
T WIND DIR SW SW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 16 11 20 28 40 28 18 20 17 16 21 18 12 8 9 10 13 14 19 20 21 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR EX EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX GD GD
Date Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25
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 62 82 55 67 46 65 46 71
TEMP 65 64 78 77 62 57 63 61 52 47 60 63 51 48 66 69
DEWPT 59 60 62 58 54 49 53 47 44 42 43 42 41 40 44 44
RH 81 87 58 52 75 75 70 60 74 83 53 46 68 74 45 40
PWIND DIR SE S W NW NW N NW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 60 80 60 30 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS O O SC NM O NM SC NM SC IS
TSTMS NM SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
KSZ012-162100-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
130 AM CDT Fri May 16 2025
Date Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 80 49 76 50 79
TEMP 60 59 71 78 79 74 62 56 51 51 60 69 75 75 63 56 53 52 64 74 77 76
DEWPT 41 41 41 35 34 36 36 36 36 37 39 39 38 38 40 41 40 40 44 46 49 51
MIN/MAX RH 20 63 26 65 36
RH 49 51 34 21 20 25 38 47 56 59 46 33 26 26 43 57 61 63 48 37 37 42
WIND DIR SW SW W W W NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E E E SE E
WIND SPD 10 6 11 17 23 21 17 13 12 10 11 11 8 5 4 5 6 9 12 14 17 17
WIND GUST 27 35 35 29 24 23 27 27
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B2 FW CL SC B1 FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B2
CLOUDS (%) 15 74 17 1 31 62 23 6 4 11 0 6 8 21 34 26 30 36 24 41 48 72
POP 12HR 10 5 0 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC O
TSTMS IS NM
MIX HGT <10<10 38 78108 48<10<10<10 11 32 39 42 34<10<10<10<10 22 39 39 20
T WIND DIR SW SW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 17 11 20 29 43 36 26 24 18 19 23 18 13 9 9 10 12 14 18 19 23 24
SMOKE DISP PR PR EX EX EX EX FR FR PR FR EX EX GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Date Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 82 56 66 46 65 46 71
TEMP 65 64 78 77 63 58 63 61 52 47 60 63 52 48 67 69
DEWPT 58 58 59 55 55 50 51 45 43 41 41 39 40 39 42 41
RH 78 81 52 47 75 75 65 56 71 79 49 41 63 71 40 36
PWIND DIR E SE NW NW N N NW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 80 60 80 60 40 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS O O SC NM O NM NM NM SC IS
TSTMS NM SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
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