Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 121843
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1243 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
KSZ058-131015-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
1243 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX 42 69 49 74 53
TEMP 67 59 50 46 43 42 50 63 69 61 55 53 51 50 57 69 73 65 58 57 55 54
DEWPT 44 44 43 42 40 40 45 52 55 55 55 53 51 49 57 58 58 58 55 55 54 52
MAX/MIN RH 96 61 100 58 97
RH 43 57 77 86 89 93 83 67 61 81100100100 96100 68 59 78 90 93 96 93
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 2 3 4 3 3 4 6 9 8 5 5 5 5 3 5 6 8 5 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 4 6 8 17 29 74 65 51 35 16 15 17 23 23 19 15 15 26 29 53 53 59
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 16<10<10<10<10<10<10 13 16<10<10<10<10<10 11 17 20<10<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR NE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 3 5 9 9 11 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 14 12 12 13 14 13 14 17 13 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR PR PR
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 42 65 47 63 40 57 38 52
TEMP 71 63 50 43 61 56 48 47 61 57 49 41 55 51 44 39 51 48
DEWPT 49 45 43 40 40 40 38 40 47 45 43 41 44 43 40 39 43 42
RH 46 52 77 89 46 55 68 76 60 64 80 100 66 74 86 100 74 80
PWIND DIR W N E E SE NE N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 0 10 30 10 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-131015-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
1243 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX 40 68 45 73 50
TEMP 64 57 49 46 42 40 48 63 68 61 53 50 48 45 52 66 72 64 57 55 52 51
DEWPT 41 41 41 40 39 39 42 47 49 50 50 49 47 44 52 53 52 53 52 52 50 49
MAX/MIN RH 95 51 100 49 95
RH 43 55 74 79 89 96 80 56 51 67 89 96 96 96100 63 49 67 83 90 93 93
WIND DIR N E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 10 9 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 8 5 6 6 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 18 15 25 19 38 65 76 63 29 18 21 13 22 37 31 19 12 19 35 50 63 61
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 17<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 19<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 17<10<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR N SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W
T WIND SPD 3 3 9 8 9 10 10 13 13 11 13 11 10 9 11 12 14 11 13 13 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 40 62 43 58 37 55 35 50
TEMP 68 61 48 41 59 55 45 43 57 54 46 39 52 49 41 36 48 46
DEWPT 44 41 39 35 35 34 33 35 41 40 39 39 40 39 38 36 40 39
RH 42 48 71 79 40 45 62 73 55 59 76 100 63 68 89 100 74 76
PWIND DIR NW N E E SE E N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 40 20 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-131015-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
1243 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX 39 68 44 71 50
TEMP 64 57 47 44 41 41 48 62 68 60 52 48 46 45 52 66 71 63 57 55 52 51
DEWPT 38 38 37 36 35 35 40 44 46 47 47 46 45 43 49 51 50 50 49 50 47 46
MAX/MIN RH 86 46 96 47 83
RH 38 49 68 73 79 79 74 52 45 62 83 93 96 93 89 58 47 62 75 83 83 83
WIND DIR NW SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 2 1 2 2 2 3 5 8 8 4 4 3 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 33 29 40 16 43 74 67 70 33 22 25 14 24 39 33 20 18 16 35 49 66 65
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 15 19<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 17<10<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR NW S SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W
T WIND SPD 4 3 6 8 9 11 11 13 14 11 13 12 11 9 11 13 16 13 17 17 16 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 39 62 42 58 37 53 33 49
TEMP 67 60 47 40 59 54 43 42 56 53 45 38 51 48 40 35 48 45
DEWPT 42 39 36 32 32 31 29 29 38 39 37 36 39 37 35 34 38 36
RH 40 46 65 73 36 41 57 60 51 59 73 92 63 65 82 96 68 70
PWIND DIR NW N NE E SE E N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 0 10 50 30 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-131015-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
1243 PM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX 38 68 44 72 51
TEMP 64 55 47 43 40 40 48 63 68 60 52 48 46 45 52 66 72 63 57 55 53 51
DEWPT 35 36 35 35 34 34 38 42 43 45 46 46 44 42 47 50 48 48 49 49 47 45
MAX/MIN RH 80 42 95 43 83
RH 34 49 63 73 79 79 68 46 40 58 80 93 93 89 83 56 42 58 75 80 80 80
WIND DIR NW E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 3 1 3 3 4 5 6 9 9 5 5 4 3 2 3 5 8 5 5 6 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 34 34 49 20 48 76 68 60 42 24 23 13 22 32 30 23 17 17 32 41 64 61
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 19<10<10<10<10<10<10 16 20<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 16<10<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR NW E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW SW W
T WIND SPD 4 3 5 6 9 11 11 14 13 10 13 13 11 9 11 13 16 13 16 14 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR
Date 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 37 60 40 58 37 52 33 49
TEMP 67 60 46 38 57 53 43 41 55 52 44 38 50 47 40 35 48 45
DEWPT 41 37 35 30 30 30 28 28 35 38 36 35 37 36 35 33 36 35
RH 39 42 65 73 35 41 55 59 47 59 73 89 61 65 82 92 63 68
PWIND DIR NW N N E SE E N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 0 10 50 30 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS
$$
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