Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 210906
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
406 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
KSZ058-212115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
406 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25
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 64 88 66 84
TEMP 68 66 79 85 88 84 74 69 66 64 75 83 87 84 74 70 68 66 76 80 84 82
DEWPT 67 65 71 67 67 67 66 65 63 62 66 67 66 68 66 64 64 63 68 70 69 67
MIN/MAX RH 50 95 50 90 60
RH 97 97 77 55 50 57 76 87 90 93 74 59 50 59 76 81 87 90 76 72 61 61
WIND DIR NW NW NE NE NE NE E E E E SE NE NE E SE S S W N N N NE
WIND SPD 1 1 1 3 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 0 0 8 33 42 22 3 0 0 2 8 14 7 2 7 20 30 51 56 77 46 22
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 14 53 59<10<10<10<10<10 14 41 47<10<10<10<10<10 15 25 33 23
T WIND DIR N N N N N E E E SE E E N NE SE SE S SW W NW N NE NE
T WIND SPD 3 4 5 8 10 9 11 11 9 6 4 5 5 6 9 9 6 5 10 13 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Date Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25
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 60 82 59 74 54 71 53 74
TEMP 67 60 78 78 65 60 71 71 60 54 68 69 57 53 71 71
DEWPT 62 57 59 59 59 57 59 58 55 52 55 56 54 53 56 57
RH 84 90 52 52 81 90 66 63 84 93 63 63 90100 59 61
PWIND DIR NE NE E NE NE E E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 20 30 30 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-212115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
406 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 64 88 66 82
TEMP 69 67 77 83 87 86 74 69 66 64 75 83 87 85 76 72 69 67 73 78 82 80
DEWPT 67 66 71 67 67 65 65 64 63 61 65 66 65 66 64 65 64 65 68 66 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 48 91 48 93 55
RH 93 97 82 59 52 50 74 84 90 90 71 57 48 53 66 79 84 93 84 67 55 56
WIND DIR N NE E NE NE E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE S SE N N N N N
WIND SPD 3 3 4 5 8 6 5 4 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 8 8 6
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 0 0 12 35 35 21 0 0 0 1 14 21 17 14 25 40 51 74 72 62 33 14
POP 12HR 5 0 0 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.04
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 14 56 60 21<10<10<10<10 14 43 59 22<10<10<10<10 17 36 49 39
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S N N SE SE S S NE N N N N
T WIND SPD 5 5 6 9 8 10 12 11 10 8 5 5 4 8 12 10 9 9 13 14 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Date Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 78 58 71 52 70 52 74
TEMP 65 57 75 76 64 58 68 69 58 52 67 69 57 53 71 72
DEWPT 57 54 57 56 56 55 56 54 51 49 52 52 51 50 53 54
RH 75 90 54 50 75 90 65 59 77 89 59 55 80 89 53 53
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-212115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
406 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25
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 62 87 66 80
TEMP 68 65 77 83 86 84 72 68 63 62 74 82 87 84 74 70 68 66 72 77 80 78
DEWPT 66 65 71 68 67 66 65 63 61 60 64 65 65 67 64 64 64 64 68 66 64 62
MIN/MAX RH 52 93 49 93 57
RH 93100 82 61 53 55 79 84 93 93 71 56 48 57 71 81 87 93 87 69 58 58
WIND DIR NE NE E E NE E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S N N N N N N
WIND SPD 2 2 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 0 4 18 23 24 14 0 0 0 6 16 21 24 21 41 48 60 71 79 52 29 9
POP 12HR 5 0 5 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.04
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 14 53 56 21<10<10<10<10 12 42 55 13<10<10<10<10 18 37 47 23
T WIND DIR NE NE E NE NE E SE SE SE S S N N E S S SW NE N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 5 6 8 6 9 11 10 10 6 6 4 4 8 12 11 6 8 11 16 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25
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 77 55 71 50 70 51 74
TEMP 62 56 74 74 62 56 68 69 56 51 67 68 56 51 71 72
DEWPT 55 52 56 56 54 52 55 53 49 47 52 52 48 47 53 53
RH 78 86 53 53 75 86 63 57 77 86 59 57 74 86 53 51
PWIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 20 20 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-212115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
406 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025
Date Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 Sat 08/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 85 62 87 66 80
TEMP 67 66 75 83 85 82 72 68 64 62 75 82 86 84 74 71 68 66 72 77 80 77
DEWPT 65 65 70 68 67 67 65 63 61 60 64 65 65 66 65 64 64 64 65 63 62 61
MIN/MAX RH 55 92 50 93 55
RH 93 97 84 61 55 61 79 84 90 93 69 56 50 55 74 79 87 93 79 62 54 58
WIND DIR NE E SE E E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE NE N N N N N
WIND SPD 1 2 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 8 5
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 1 7 23 26 29 10 1 0 0 2 13 15 27 36 44 60 63 75 69 46 27 9
POP 12HR 5 0 5 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.03
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10 13 42 52 10<10<10<10<10 15 35 42<10<10<10<10<10 20 35 47<10
T WIND DIR E E E E NE E SE SE SE SE S SE E SE S S W N N N N N
T WIND SPD 8 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 9 8 6 4 5 9 12 10 8 4 11 16 13 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 76 55 70 50 70 50 74
TEMP 62 55 73 73 62 55 68 68 56 50 67 68 56 51 71 71
DEWPT 54 51 54 56 53 52 52 51 48 46 49 51 48 46 51 53
RH 75 86 51 55 72 90 57 54 74 86 52 54 74 83 49 53
PWIND DIR N N NE N NE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
$$
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