Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
412 AM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
KSZ058-242215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
412 AM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 67 37 44 24 48
TEMP 47 53 64 67 60 51 47 43 39 40 43 44 39 32 28 26 25 32 42 46 41
DEWPT 42 47 51 48 46 45 43 38 34 31 27 22 21 21 20 20 20 23 23 25 27
MIN/MAX RH 49 84 41 82 42
RH 83 80 63 50 60 80 86 82 82 70 53 41 48 63 71 78 81 69 46 43 57
WIND DIR S S S SW W NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW S S S S S
WIND SPD 12 14 14 11 5 6 11 14 16 18 18 16 5 3 2 1 1 3 9 10 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 17 28 47 12 18 25 56 62 74 61 25 5 2 1 1 15 47 51 54 51 64
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT <10 11 23 16<10<10<10 12 22 21 26 27<10<10<10<10<10<10 18 20<10
T WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N N N N SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 19 23 20 14 10 11 17 21 26 27 25 24 13 13 9 4 5 11 14 18 14
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD FR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 50 27 41 19 39 22 41
TEMP 36 35 48 42 35 29 38 34 26 21 34 32 25 23 37 33
DEWPT 30 33 40 38 32 26 26 24 21 17 18 19 18 19 23 22
RH 79 92 74 86 89 88 62 66 81 84 51 58 74 84 56 63
PWIND DIR S NE N N N N SE NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 10 5 0 0 5
RAIN S
$$
KSZ024-242215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
412 AM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 62 35 42 24 45
TEMP 46 51 60 62 58 49 45 42 38 36 40 42 36 30 27 25 25 31 41 44 40
DEWPT 40 44 48 48 46 43 37 34 31 26 22 18 18 18 18 17 18 21 21 22 23
MIN/MAX RH 59 80 38 74 41
RH 79 77 64 60 64 80 73 73 76 67 48 37 47 60 68 71 74 66 44 41 50
WIND DIR S S SW SW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 9 9 5 4 10 13 17 18 18 17 16 5 3 2 1 2 5 10 10 6
WIND GUST 27
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 9 12 62 39 38 49 69 82 72 45 20 3 2 1 1 16 45 53 53 70 73
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 4 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
MIX HGT <10<10 20 23<10<10 11 17 18 21 25 26<10<10<10<10<10<10 19 14<10
T WIND DIR S S SW SW NW N N N N N N N NW N NW NW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 16 11 6 9 16 20 25 26 26 24 23 12 11 9 3 5 13 17 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 44 25 37 17 34 19 36
TEMP 34 33 42 40 33 27 34 33 24 20 31 28 22 21 32 29
DEWPT 26 29 36 33 27 23 22 21 17 14 14 15 15 16 19 17
RH 72 85 79 76 78 85 61 61 74 77 49 58 74 81 58 60
PWIND DIR SE NE N N NW NW NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 30 30 10 5 0 5 5
RAIN S C C
SNOW C
$$
KSZ012-242215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
412 AM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 61 34 41 22 45
TEMP 45 50 59 61 56 48 43 40 36 35 40 41 35 29 26 24 24 31 41 44 39
DEWPT 40 43 47 47 45 40 36 33 28 24 18 15 14 15 15 14 15 18 19 20 21
MIN/MAX RH 59 75 35 68 37
RH 82 77 64 60 66 74 76 76 72 64 41 34 41 55 62 65 68 58 41 38 48
WIND DIR S S SW SW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 8 8 5 5 10 12 16 16 17 18 14 4 2 1 0 1 3 8 9 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 25 15 60 47 56 62 72 81 71 45 21 3 2 2 1 9 32 53 50 71 74
POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT <10<10 19 23<10<10 10 18 21 22 26 26<10<10<10<10<10<10 20 17<10
T WIND DIR S S SW W N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W S S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 16 10 6 9 17 21 25 27 27 26 25 13 12 9 5 6 12 17 18 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR GD GD GD EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR
Date Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 44 23 37 15 34 16 35
TEMP 33 32 42 38 31 26 33 31 22 19 29 26 21 19 30 27
DEWPT 23 25 33 29 24 20 20 19 14 11 12 12 12 12 16 14
RH 66 75 70 70 75 78 58 61 71 70 48 55 68 74 55 57
PWIND DIR SE NE N N NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 30 10 5 0 5 5
RAIN C C C
SNOW C
$$
KSZ012-242215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
412 AM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 61 34 41 21 45
TEMP 44 49 58 61 56 47 44 41 37 36 39 41 35 28 25 24 23 30 41 44 39
DEWPT 39 41 45 46 44 39 37 33 28 23 19 15 14 15 15 14 14 17 18 19 20
MIN/MAX RH 57 75 35 68 36
RH 82 74 62 58 64 74 76 73 70 59 44 34 41 58 65 65 68 58 39 36 46
WIND DIR S S SW SW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 9 8 5 6 12 14 17 18 19 19 16 5 3 2 1 2 3 9 10 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 30 14 64 51 65 70 74 84 73 53 22 3 2 2 1 8 28 48 60 68 71
POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT <10<10 21 26<10<10 12 21 21 24 26 27<10<10<10<10<10<10 20 17<10
T WIND DIR S S SW W N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 16 9 6 9 17 21 26 26 27 26 25 13 11 8 5 6 13 17 17 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR GD GD GD EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR
Date Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 44 23 36 15 32 16 33
TEMP 34 32 41 37 31 26 33 31 22 19 29 26 20 18 29 26
DEWPT 22 24 31 29 24 19 19 18 14 10 10 10 10 11 15 13
RH 61 72 67 72 75 74 56 58 71 67 44 50 64 73 55 57
PWIND DIR SE NE N NW NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 30 10 5 0 5 5
RAIN C C C
SNOW C
$$
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