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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
415 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

KSZ058-052115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
415 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

Date             Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25
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          71          89          69          90
TEMP             73 80 85 87 87 79 75 73 71 81 86 88 85 77 74 71 71 79 85 88 86
DEWPT            70 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 71 73 73 72 71 71 71 70 70 73 72 71 71
MIN/MAX RH                   58          99          59         100          56
RH               90 77 65 61 61 77 87 90100 77 65 59 63 82 90 97 97 82 65 57 61
WIND DIR          S  S SW  S  S  S NW  W NW NW  N NE  E SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          6 10 12 11  8  5  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4
WIND GUST        17
CLOUDS(CAT)      B2 SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)       79 42 52 32 19 36 51 45 38 35 26 22 32 33 30 22 63 31 31 30 31
POP 12HR                     30          40          30          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC    IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC             IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                  IS    IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC             IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT          13 30 38 49 33<10<10<10<10 19 35 44 42<10<10<10<10 14 39 44 34
T WIND DIR        S  S  S SW SW  S SW SW NW  N  N  N  E SE SW  S  E SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       14 18 18 18 18 12 11  9  6  8  5  9  6  6  6  8  4  8 10 11 12
SMOKE DISP       FR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD


Date          Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
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       69      90      69      91      69      92      70      91
TEMP          73 70 86 85 73 69 86 87 74 71 88 88 76 71 87 85
DEWPT         71 70 72 72 70 69 72 72 70 68 71 70 69 69 71 70
RH            93100 63 65 90100 63 61 87 90 57 55 79 93 59 61
PWIND DIR           S       S       S      SW       S       S       S      SW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      40      30      20      30      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC SC    IS SC SC          IS IS SC
TSTMS            IS IS SC SC SC    IS SC SC          IS IS SC

$$

KSZ024-052115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
415 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

Date             Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25
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                      90          69          88          69          89
TEMP             74 78 84 88 87 78 74 71 71 78 84 86 85 76 73 71 70 79 85 88 85
DEWPT            70 72 72 71 72 71 71 70 70 72 70 69 68 69 69 69 69 72 70 68 69
MIN/MAX RH                   57         100          56          98          52
RH               87 82 67 57 61 79 90 97 97 82 63 57 57 79 87 93 97 79 61 52 59
WIND DIR          S SW SW SW SW  S SW  W  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E NE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD         10 11 12 10  6  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  4
CLOUDS(CAT)      B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       70 55 34 27 30 63 60 21 30 25 33 23 23 19 33 28 34 19 35 52 60
POP 12HR                     60          50          10          10          20
QPF 12HR                   0.03        0.10           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       NM SC IS IS SC IS IS                            IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            SC IS IS IS SC IS IS                            IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT          18 22 42 26 16<10<10<10<10 24 43 47 38<10<10<10<10 21 54 52 36
T WIND DIR        S SW SW SW SW  W  S  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E NE  E SE  S  S  E
T WIND SPD       12 16 17 17 14  8  6  6  8  9  8  8  6  9  8  5  3  5  6  4  4
SMOKE DISP       FR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR FR


Date          Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
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       70      90      68      90      69      93      70      89
TEMP          73 71 86 86 73 70 85 87 74 71 87 88 75 71 85 83
DEWPT         69 70 70 70 68 69 70 69 69 68 70 68 68 67 68 67
RH            87 97 59 59 84 97 61 55 84 90 57 52 79 87 57 59
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S      SE       S       S      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      30      30      20      20      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC SC    IS IS IS          IS IS SC
TSTMS            IS IS SC SC SC    IS IS IS          IS IS SC

$$

KSZ012-052115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
415 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

Date             Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25
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          68          85          67          87
TEMP             74 78 83 87 87 76 73 70 69 77 82 85 84 75 71 69 69 78 84 86 84
DEWPT            68 72 72 72 71 69 69 68 68 70 70 69 68 67 66 65 66 70 70 69 69
MIN/MAX RH                   60          97          57          90          58
RH               82 82 70 61 59 79 87 93 97 79 67 59 59 76 84 87 90 76 63 57 61
WIND DIR          S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD          6  9 10  8  4  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST        17
CLOUDS(CAT)      B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1
CLOUDS (%)       73 57 54 55 26 44 38 27 40 35 35 22 23 15 29 27 43 20 46 72 57
POP 12HR                     70          50          10           5          20
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.32           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       NM SC SC SC SC IS                               IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            SC SC SC SC SC IS                               IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT          16 25 38 41 19<10<10<10 11 26 41 43 35<10<10<10<10 18 50 44 36
T WIND DIR        S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E SE SE  S SE
T WIND SPD       13 19 19 17 14  9  6  5 10  6  8  9  9  9  6  5  5  4  5  3 10
SMOKE DISP       FR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR GD


Date          Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
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       68      88      68      88      69      90      68      86
TEMP          73 70 85 84 71 69 83 85 72 70 85 86 74 70 83 82
DEWPT         67 67 70 69 67 66 70 69 66 67 70 68 66 65 69 67
RH            81 90 61 61 87 90 65 59 81 90 61 55 76 84 63 61
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S      SE      SE       S       S      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      30      30      20      30      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS       IS SC SC
TSTMS            IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS       IS SC SC

$$

KSZ012-052115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
415 AM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

Date             Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25
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          68          85          66          87
TEMP             74 78 83 86 85 75 72 70 70 76 81 85 83 74 71 69 68 77 83 86 83
DEWPT            68 70 71 71 70 68 67 67 66 68 69 67 67 66 64 64 65 68 69 68 68
MIN/MAX RH                   61          95          56          90          56
RH               82 76 67 61 61 79 84 90 87 76 67 55 59 76 79 84 90 74 63 55 61
WIND DIR          S SW SW SW SW  W SW NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD         10 11 12 10  5  4  3  4  4  5  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       68 48 64 50 30 61 32 37 40 37 41 25 21 16 34 28 43 18 58 51 53
POP 12HR                     70          40          10           5          20
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.19           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       NM NM SC SC SC IS                               IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            SC SC SC SC SC IS                               IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT          13 25 33 38 14<10<10<10 10 24 38 42 34<10<10<10<10 15 46 37 18
T WIND DIR        S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E SE SE SW SE
T WIND SPD       13 18 18 18 13  9  8  6  9  6  8  8  8  8  6  4  5  6  6  3 11
SMOKE DISP       FR GD GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR FR


Date          Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25
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       68      88      67      86      67      89      68      85
TEMP          72 70 84 84 71 69 83 84 72 69 85 86 74 70 82 80
DEWPT         66 66 69 69 65 65 69 68 66 66 69 68 65 64 68 66
RH            81 87 61 61 81 87 63 59 81 90 59 55 74 81 63 62
PWIND DIR          SE       S      SE      SE      SE      SE       S      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      30      30      20      20      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS       IS SC SC
TSTMS            IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS 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