Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 060816
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
316 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025
KSZ058-062115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
316 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date Tue 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25
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 76 56 64 54 69
TEMP 52 51 67 75 76 73 65 61 59 56 61 62 63 62 57 56 55 54 60 66 69 66
DEWPT 47 47 52 49 50 52 54 55 55 54 56 57 57 55 54 55 54 52 55 55 55 55
MIN/MAX RH 40 92 78 99 62
RH 83 86 59 40 40 48 68 81 87 93 84 84 81 78 90 96 96 93 84 68 61 68
WIND DIR S E E E E SE E E E NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 1 2 3 8 10 8 4 4 4 5 8 10 10 8 6 5 4 5 8 10 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 15 38 51 81 87 79 88 94 90 89 91 93 95 91 92 93 80 81 75 70 61 58
POP 12HR 30 60 80 60 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0.34 0.04 0.08
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM NM NM O O NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 18 61 64<10<10<10<10<10 14 15 16 14<10<10<10<10 19 31 45 27
T WIND DIR S SE E E E E E E SE E E E E E NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 6 4 4 11 13 13 10 11 10 11 17 16 18 16 14 12 13 13 14 16 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Date Fri 05/09/25Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25
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 50 72 47 76 49 78 53 80
TEMP 55 50 68 70 54 47 72 73 54 49 74 75 58 53 77 76
DEWPT 52 49 53 51 49 45 49 51 49 47 51 53 53 51 53 54
RH 90 96 59 51 83 93 44 46 83 93 44 46 83 93 43 46
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ024-062115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
316 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date Tue 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 74 55 66 51 71
TEMP 52 50 64 72 74 72 64 61 58 55 62 64 65 63 56 55 53 52 61 68 70 69
DEWPT 47 46 52 50 48 51 50 51 52 51 54 53 54 53 51 52 51 51 53 54 53 51
MIN/MAX RH 40 85 67 97 53
RH 83 86 65 46 40 48 60 70 80 86 75 67 68 70 83 90 93 96 75 61 55 53
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E NE NE E E E E E NE N NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 3 3 2 6 8 8 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 8 5 4 4 5 8 10 10 9
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 9 25 24 71 85 83 82 72 81 75 72 83 90 90 82 87 75 80 59 51 46 38
POP 12HR 10 30 70 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.15 0.02 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 58 67<10<10<10<10<10 15 23 21<10<10<10<10<10 24 47 57 27
T WIND DIR SE SE NE E E E E E E NE E E E E E NE N N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 6 3 8 8 9 10 9 9 8 11 10 11 11 9 9 11 11 13 17 17 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD
Date Fri 05/09/25Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 73 49 77 51 79 54 79
TEMP 55 49 69 71 55 49 73 75 58 52 75 76 59 54 76 77
DEWPT 49 45 49 47 46 45 47 48 47 46 47 48 50 49 50 51
RH 80 86 49 42 72 86 40 38 67 80 37 37 72 83 40 40
PWIND DIR NE NE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ012-062115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
316 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date Tue 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25
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 75 54 69 52 72
TEMP 51 49 64 73 75 73 63 60 55 54 64 68 68 65 57 55 54 52 61 69 71 69
DEWPT 47 46 50 49 47 49 48 49 49 49 52 51 51 51 50 49 49 49 52 52 50 48
MIN/MAX RH 37 82 55 88 46
RH 86 89 60 43 37 43 58 67 80 83 65 54 54 60 77 80 83 89 72 55 47 47
WIND DIR SE SE E E E E E E E NE E E SE SE E NE N NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 4 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 2 3 4 6 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 9 9 8
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 27 27 18 59 77 76 74 69 70 80 62 72 91 86 80 80 79 80 58 46 36 31
POP 12HR 5 10 50 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0.03 0.03
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 59 72<10<10<10<10<10 23 40 29<10<10<10<10<10 27 41 52 26
T WIND DIR SE SE E E E E E E E NE E E E SE SE NE N N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 6 4 9 9 10 11 10 6 8 12 13 12 9 5 8 8 10 12 14 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX GD
Date Fri 05/09/25Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25
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 48 74 49 78 52 79 54 81
TEMP 54 48 70 72 54 49 75 76 58 52 76 77 59 54 77 78
DEWPT 46 43 47 44 44 43 46 44 45 45 45 45 48 47 48 48
RH 74 83 44 37 69 80 36 32 62 77 33 32 67 77 36 35
PWIND DIR NE NE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ012-062115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
316 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date Tue 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 77 54 72 52 74
TEMP 53 49 65 76 77 74 64 60 56 54 66 71 72 69 59 57 55 53 62 70 73 71
DEWPT 45 45 49 46 45 47 47 48 47 47 50 47 47 49 49 48 49 49 50 49 47 46
MIN/MAX RH 32 77 42 86 39
RH 74 86 56 34 32 38 54 64 72 77 56 42 41 49 69 72 80 86 65 47 40 41
WIND DIR SE SE E E E E E E E NE E E E SE SE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND SPD 5 3 4 8 9 9 5 4 2 3 6 9 9 8 3 2 3 5 8 10 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 33 24 9 33 67 77 73 74 62 68 63 68 84 81 81 80 74 74 56 33 34 32
POP 12HR 0 10 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.02 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 16 58 71 34<10<10<10<10 34 57 42<10<10<10<10<10 22 42 53 36
T WIND DIR SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE NE N NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 11 9 8 10 10 12 11 11 6 5 13 16 13 10 6 5 6 10 13 14 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Date Fri 05/09/25Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 74 50 80 53 81 54 81
TEMP 55 48 70 72 55 50 76 77 58 53 76 78 60 54 77 79
DEWPT 45 43 44 41 43 42 44 43 45 44 43 42 47 47 47 46
RH 69 83 39 33 64 74 32 30 62 71 31 28 62 77 35 31
PWIND DIR E E SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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