Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 080918
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
418 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
KSZ058-082130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
418 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Date Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25
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 67 91 69 92
TEMP 70 80 87 89 86 77 71 69 69 81 88 91 89 78 72 71 69 81 89 92 90
DEWPT 70 71 71 69 69 68 68 68 68 73 70 68 69 69 68 68 69 73 72 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 55 99 51 97 54
RH 100 74 59 52 57 74 90 97 97 77 55 47 52 74 87 90100 77 57 51 54
WIND DIR NE S SW NE NE SE NE N E NE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 5 4 1 4 3 2 2 0 1 5 6 3 3 3 4 4 6 10 12 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 65 56 32 48 47 23 23 25 38 26 32 20 14 20 10 8 15 13 9 15 22
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.18 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10 16 37 43 29<10<10<10<10 16 38 41 30<10<10<10<10 25 37 40 31
T WIND DIR N S S NW NE SE S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 5 8 6 8 8 9 8 6 4 3 5 6 9 9 13 10 10 20 23 23 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Date Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25
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 74 93 67 81 63 86 66 90
TEMP 78 74 90 89 73 67 77 79 67 63 82 84 70 66 85 87
DEWPT 71 70 71 71 69 67 67 66 65 63 68 69 68 66 72 71
RH 79 87 54 56 87100 71 64 93100 63 61 93100 65 59
PWIND DIR S SW SW NW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 30 60 40 30 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-082130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
418 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Date Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 68 91 69 91
TEMP 70 78 85 87 85 76 72 70 68 79 87 90 88 79 74 72 69 79 87 90 89
DEWPT 67 70 68 67 67 68 67 67 67 70 67 67 67 68 68 67 67 71 70 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 57 99 46 97 52
RH 90 76 57 52 55 76 84 90 97 74 52 47 50 69 82 84 93 77 57 50 54
WIND DIR S S SW NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 3 1 3 5 2 3 1 2 3 6 8 4 4 5 5 5 8 11 12 11
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 84 43 43 45 40 27 19 25 35 30 28 28 14 21 15 34 26 20 11 25 34
POP 12HR 30 10 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 14 29 27 17<10<10<10<10 19 35 49 39<10<10<10<10 28 49 61 34
T WIND DIR NE SW W NW SE E SE SE SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 8 9 5 10 5 6 6 5 5 6 8 9 9 11 9 9 20 20 20 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX
Date Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 91 66 80 62 86 67 89
TEMP 77 73 88 86 71 66 76 78 66 63 82 84 71 67 86 87
DEWPT 70 70 70 69 67 64 64 62 62 62 65 65 66 67 69 68
RH 79 90 55 57 87 93 66 58 87 97 56 53 84100 57 53
PWIND DIR S SW N NW SW S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 40 50 30 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-082130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
418 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Date Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25
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 66 89 68 89
TEMP 67 76 84 86 84 76 71 68 68 79 86 89 87 77 73 70 68 77 85 89 87
DEWPT 66 70 69 68 69 68 66 66 67 70 67 67 67 65 65 64 66 70 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 56 90 47 89 55
RH 97 82 61 55 61 76 84 93 97 74 53 48 52 67 76 81 93 79 61 54 57
WIND DIR S SW W N NE NE NE N E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 4 2 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 5 6 2 2 2 2 2 5 9 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 82 42 41 47 40 24 17 23 34 28 29 32 14 20 29 20 30 19 18 37 49
POP 12HR 30 10 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 17 18 19 17<10<10<10<10 19 34 45 27<10<10<10<10 28 49 63 30
T WIND DIR SW W SW N NE E E E S S S S SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 6 5 8 6 9 12 10 11 20 21 21 20
SMOKE DISP PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Date Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25
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 72 89 64 80 61 85 65 88
TEMP 75 72 85 84 70 65 76 78 65 62 82 83 70 66 85 86
DEWPT 68 68 71 69 64 62 62 61 59 60 64 65 63 64 68 67
RH 79 87 63 61 81 90 62 56 81 93 55 55 78 93 57 53
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW SW S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 30 50 50 30 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-082130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
418 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Date Tue 07/08/25 Wed 07/09/25 Thu 07/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 85 66 87 67 87
TEMP 68 76 82 85 84 76 72 68 67 79 85 87 85 76 72 69 68 77 84 87 85
DEWPT 66 70 69 69 69 68 66 65 65 70 68 68 67 64 63 64 64 68 69 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 57 90 50 87 55
RH 93 82 65 59 61 76 81 90 93 74 57 53 55 66 73 84 87 74 61 55 59
WIND DIR SW W NW N N E N W SW SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 8 3 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 6 3 4 4 4 4 6 10 11 9
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 83 45 45 54 34 21 17 23 35 27 34 31 9 17 38 21 30 28 33 41 42
POP 12HR 40 10 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT 12 15 16 22 18<10<10<10<10 14 32 37 26<10<10<10<10 24 40 55 12
T WIND DIR S W W N E E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 9 6 5 5 4 5 5 4 6 6 6 6 8 11 11 13 19 23 21 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
Date Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25Mon 07/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 87 64 79 61 84 65 87
TEMP 75 72 84 83 70 64 76 77 65 62 81 83 70 66 84 85
DEWPT 67 67 70 69 64 62 62 61 58 58 63 65 62 63 68 68
RH 76 84 63 63 81 93 62 58 78 87 54 55 76 90 59 57
PWIND DIR SE SW NW NW SW S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 50 50 30 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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