Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 120753
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
KSZ058-122115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
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 69 86 68 87
TEMP 68 68 80 87 89 85 77 73 71 70 78 83 84 83 75 71 69 69 77 82 85 83
DEWPT 65 65 69 69 68 69 69 68 68 67 70 70 69 69 69 69 68 69 71 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 48 94 60 100 62
RH 90 90 69 55 50 59 76 84 90 90 76 65 61 63 82 93 97100 82 69 61 65
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S
WIND SPD 4 4 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 6 8 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 27 50 45 60 62 68 83 65 87 84 77 64 56 63 54 57 44 57 58 62 41 45
POP 12HR 20 30 30 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.04 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 23 44 52 23<10<10<10<10 16 32 37 20<10<10<10<10 21 33 38 30
T WIND DIR NW N N N N NE SW S SW SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 9 11 9 5 4 8 5 3 5 4 10 9 8 9 8 6 4 8 9 8 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Tue 07/15/25Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25
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 91 71 91 70 90 68 86
TEMP 73 70 86 87 76 72 87 85 74 71 85 85 72 68 82 82
DEWPT 70 69 72 71 71 70 72 71 70 68 70 70 68 66 69 69
RH 90 97 63 59 85 93 61 63 87 90 61 61 87 93 65 65
PWIND DIR S S S S S SW E NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 30 30 40 50 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-122115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 86 67 87 68 88
TEMP 68 68 75 83 86 85 76 72 69 69 77 84 86 85 76 72 70 69 77 85 87 85
DEWPT 64 66 66 67 66 65 65 65 63 63 67 68 67 66 67 67 67 67 70 69 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 50 88 52 93 53
RH 87 93 74 59 51 51 69 79 81 81 71 59 53 53 74 84 90 93 79 59 53 55
WIND DIR NW N N N N N E NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 6 9 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 6 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 8 8
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 27 36 45 53 57 51 68 59 64 67 48 46 50 51 44 39 35 51 36 39 46 42
POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 22 44 55 36<10<10<10<10 19 54 56 24<10<10<10<10 24 54 58 43
T WIND DIR NW N N N NW N NE E E E S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 10 13 13 10 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 8 6 10 10 8 4 5 8 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD
Date Tue 07/15/25Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 92 72 91 69 87 65 82
TEMP 73 71 88 88 76 73 87 85 73 70 82 82 70 67 78 80
DEWPT 69 69 70 69 70 69 71 69 68 67 69 67 66 65 66 65
RH 87 93 55 54 82 87 59 59 84 90 65 61 87 93 67 60
PWIND DIR S S S S S SW N NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 30 40 40 50 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-122115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
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 65 86 66 87
TEMP 67 67 74 82 85 83 73 69 67 67 77 84 86 85 75 71 69 69 77 84 87 85
DEWPT 64 65 66 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 67 68 67 66 66 65 65 65 70 69 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 51 87 51 90 55
RH 90 93 76 58 51 53 71 78 81 78 71 59 53 53 74 81 87 87 79 61 55 57
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N NE SE E SE S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE
WIND SPD 5 8 8 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5
WIND GUST 18
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 23 37 39 53 52 45 55 58 62 49 37 43 38 34 32 36 38 50 41 45 42 41
POP 12HR 5 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 24 42 54 41<10<10<10<10 19 51 53 32<10<10<10<10 23 54 60 45
T WIND DIR NW N N N NW N NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 11 16 14 11 9 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 10 9 10 11 8 5 5 8 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD
Date Tue 07/15/25Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25
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 91 70 90 68 85 64 80
TEMP 73 70 86 88 76 72 86 83 72 69 80 81 69 65 77 79
DEWPT 67 67 71 70 68 68 71 70 66 65 69 68 63 62 65 64
RH 81 90 61 55 76 87 61 65 81 87 69 65 81 90 67 60
PWIND DIR S S S S S SW N NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 30 30 50 50 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-122115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
253 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
Date Sat 07/12/25 Sun 07/13/25 Mon 07/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 64 87 66 87
TEMP 67 67 73 80 83 82 72 68 65 67 77 83 86 85 75 71 68 69 77 84 87 84
DEWPT 65 64 66 65 64 64 62 60 60 59 65 65 66 66 65 64 63 64 68 69 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 51 87 51 84 54
RH 93 90 79 60 53 55 71 76 84 75 67 55 51 53 71 79 84 84 74 61 53 59
WIND DIR N NW N N NW N NE E SE SE S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE
WIND SPD 4 8 9 8 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 23 37 35 55 46 43 52 50 63 46 31 35 27 29 35 31 43 45 44 46 39 46
POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 23 42 51 25<10<10<10<10 15 41 47 23<10<10<10<10 18 49 57 35
T WIND DIR NW N N N NW NW NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 11 14 13 11 8 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 9 9 11 11 10 6 5 8 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD
Date Tue 07/15/25Wed 07/16/25Thu 07/17/25Fri 07/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 90 70 88 68 84 63 80
TEMP 72 70 85 87 76 72 84 82 72 69 80 80 68 65 76 78
DEWPT 65 66 69 70 67 67 70 69 65 64 67 67 62 61 63 64
RH 79 87 59 57 74 84 63 65 79 84 65 65 81 87 64 62
PWIND DIR S S S S S NW N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 30 30 50 50 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
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