Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 130755
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
255 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
KSZ058-132115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
255 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
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 66 91 68 91
TEMP 70 69 76 82 86 87 76 71 67 67 79 87 89 87 77 72 70 69 81 87 89 88
DEWPT 69 69 69 68 67 66 67 68 67 67 70 67 65 66 68 67 68 68 72 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 51 100 45 100 55
RH 97100 79 63 53 50 74 90100100 74 52 45 50 74 84 93 97 74 59 56 57
WIND DIR N NE NE E E E SE S SW SW SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 10 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 88 88 56 31 12 4 1 2 14 43 23 11 18 19 28 25 19 46 38 27 26 25
POP 12HR 20 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 20 39 51 37<10<10<10<10 16 39 48 20<10<10<10<10 22 37 44 30
T WIND DIR SW NE NE NE N NE SE S SW SW SE SE E SE SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 3 8 10 8 8 5 8 5 5 3 4 4 8 8 9 9 9 8 13 16 14 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
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 93 69 87 68 89 71 93
TEMP 76 73 89 86 75 70 83 83 72 69 84 86 74 72 88 88
DEWPT 71 69 72 70 69 67 69 68 69 68 71 71 70 68 71 70
RH 85 87 57 59 82 90 63 61 90 97 65 61 87 87 57 55
PWIND DIR S S S E SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 30 40 30 30 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-132115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
255 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 66 92 68 93
TEMP 68 67 76 83 87 86 76 71 67 67 80 88 91 90 78 73 70 69 81 88 92 90
DEWPT 65 66 66 63 60 60 62 63 64 67 68 64 63 63 64 66 67 67 70 67 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 39 100 38 95 44
RH 90 97 71 51 40 42 62 76 90100 67 45 40 41 62 79 90 93 69 50 44 49
WIND DIR NE NE E E NE E SE S S SW S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 5 6 8 5 5 4 5 8 10 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 68 55 25 14 2 0 2 4 7 21 4 5 15 7 22 15 17 31 12 14 29 27
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 19 49 63 49<10<10<10<10 19 67 85 41<10<10<10<10 30 57 70 42
T WIND DIR E NE E NE N NE E SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 8 6 5 4 4 4 8 9 6 5 5 8 8 10 11 11 9 8 13 16 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Date Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 92 67 85 66 87 70 93
TEMP 77 74 88 85 73 68 81 82 70 67 82 85 74 72 88 88
DEWPT 70 69 69 67 67 65 65 64 65 64 69 68 69 68 68 67
RH 79 84 54 55 81 90 58 55 84 90 65 57 84 87 52 50
PWIND DIR S SW NE NE E SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 30 40 30 30 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-132115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
255 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
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 64 92 67 92
TEMP 67 66 77 83 86 85 74 69 66 66 80 88 91 89 77 72 68 69 80 88 92 89
DEWPT 62 64 64 62 60 60 60 60 61 66 68 65 64 63 63 63 64 64 69 67 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 42 100 40 89 46
RH 84 93 64 49 42 43 62 73 84100 67 47 41 42 62 73 87 84 69 50 46 50
WIND DIR N E E E NE E E S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 5 8 8 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 69 41 12 1 3 0 1 4 5 23 6 6 13 9 12 14 16 34 11 20 31 29
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 22 45 56 32<10<10<10<10 19 67 83 38<10<10<10<10 32 59 81 52
T WIND DIR E NE E NE NE NE E SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 6 6 5 4 4 3 6 8 8 6 5 6 8 10 12 11 10 9 13 14 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX
Date Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
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 91 66 84 64 86 69 91
TEMP 76 72 87 85 72 68 80 79 68 65 81 84 72 70 87 86
DEWPT 67 66 69 68 65 63 65 64 62 62 68 68 66 65 68 68
RH 74 81 55 57 79 84 60 60 81 90 65 59 81 84 53 55
PWIND DIR S SW NW NE E SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 40 30 30 30 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-132115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
255 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025
Date Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 86 64 90 67 90
TEMP 64 64 75 81 85 84 73 68 66 66 80 87 90 87 76 71 68 68 79 87 90 88
DEWPT 61 64 63 62 61 62 60 59 60 66 68 66 65 66 63 62 62 64 68 67 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 45 100 45 86 47
RH 90100 66 53 45 48 64 73 81100 67 50 44 50 64 73 81 87 69 52 47 52
WIND DIR N E E E NE E SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 6 9 10 9
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 64 37 15 3 1 0 0 5 8 27 6 8 9 5 8 12 15 26 13 16 28 24
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 18 39 46 18<10<10<10<10 16 54 73 15<10<10<10<10 28 51 82 36
T WIND DIR SE E E NE NE E SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 6 5 5 3 3 3 5 8 8 6 8 6 8 9 13 11 11 9 13 16 14 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Date Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 89 65 83 63 84 67 89
TEMP 76 72 86 84 72 67 78 79 67 65 79 82 72 70 85 84
DEWPT 67 66 69 67 63 61 64 63 60 60 66 67 65 65 68 68
RH 74 81 57 57 73 81 62 58 78 84 64 61 79 84 57 59
PWIND DIR S SW NW NE E SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 40 30 20 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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