Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 120759
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
259 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
KSZ058-122115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
259 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
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 99 80 98 79 99
TEMP 82 79 88 95 99 94 87 84 83 80 87 95 98 94 89 85 81 79 86 95 98 94
DEWPT 68 68 71 72 70 72 70 69 67 66 69 71 71 71 68 66 63 63 68 69 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 40 63 42 58 40
RH 63 69 57 48 39 49 57 61 59 62 55 46 42 47 50 53 54 58 55 43 41 47
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 11 9 12 12 11 8 10 11 11 12 14 16 17 11 12 12 12 11 12 12 13 9
WIND GUST 23 20 26 21 21 24 24 26 26 23 23 23 23
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 36 59 19 15 22 34 12 17 22 46 12 10 1 1 16 24 30 41 18 13 17 13
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 15 32 69 10<10<10<10<10 26 44 71 17<10<10<10<10 20 42 74 14
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 19 16 19 17 17 13 17 20 20 18 19 19 20 17 18 17 16 13 16 18 18 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
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 77 98 76 95 71 87 69 90
TEMP 83 77 95 94 82 77 92 89 76 72 83 83 73 71 86 88
DEWPT 67 63 68 68 68 66 70 72 72 71 73 72 71 69 71 71
RH 59 62 42 43 63 69 49 57 87 97 72 70 93 93 61 57
PWIND DIR S SW S W NE NE E S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 30 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-122115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
259 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 95 77 96 76 97
TEMP 80 78 85 94 95 91 86 82 79 77 84 93 96 93 84 82 78 76 85 92 96 92
DEWPT 68 68 71 73 74 75 72 72 72 70 73 72 74 74 72 70 67 66 70 71 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 49 81 48 72 46
RH 67 71 63 51 51 60 63 72 79 79 70 51 49 54 67 67 69 71 61 51 46 54
WIND DIR S S N S SE SE E E SE E S S S S NE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 11 8 6 6 5 5 10 10 9 8 9 11 11 8 10 9 8 6 8 10 10 8
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B2 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 38 66 38 54 69 36 17 29 49 73 10 20 8 9 36 46 51 65 39 25 30 23
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 26 27 10<10<10<10<10 16 36 57 16<10<10<10<10 17 38 50 13
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SE SE SE SE S SE S S S SE E S S S SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 14 14 16 13 10 13 14 13 12 10 12 14 16 11 13 10 9 10 11 16 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 76 96 74 90 68 84 67 87
TEMP 81 76 92 93 80 75 88 85 74 70 80 81 72 69 83 85
DEWPT 70 67 70 70 70 69 72 73 72 70 71 71 69 68 71 71
RH 69 74 49 47 72 82 59 67 93100 74 72 90 97 67 63
PWIND DIR S SW SW N NE NE E S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 20 20 40 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-122115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
259 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
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 93 75 95 74 95
TEMP 77 77 84 91 93 90 82 79 76 75 82 91 95 91 82 79 77 74 83 91 95 90
DEWPT 66 67 70 73 74 75 72 71 70 70 73 75 75 75 73 69 67 66 70 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 54 84 53 78 48
RH 69 71 63 56 54 62 72 77 82 84 74 60 53 60 74 72 71 76 65 54 48 56
WIND DIR S S SE S S NE NE E E E SE S S E N E SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 9 9 6 6 5 5 8 10 8 4 6 8 8 6 8 6 4 4 5 8 8 5
WIND GUST 19 16
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW CL SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 53 84 55 68 54 40 18 29 61 84 40 16 10 5 39 59 71 80 52 31 36 30
POP 12HR 20 10 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 14 22 34 11<10<10<10<10 18 35 55 13<10<10<10<10 15 39 60 14
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SE E SE SE E SE S S E NE SE S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 17 16 16 11 10 9 12 12 11 10 11 14 13 9 16 11 8 8 9 13 14 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX PR
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
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 74 94 72 88 67 83 66 86
TEMP 80 75 91 91 78 73 85 82 72 68 79 80 71 67 82 83
DEWPT 69 66 70 70 69 69 73 72 70 68 70 69 66 66 71 70
RH 69 74 50 50 74 87 67 72 93100 74 69 84 97 69 65
PWIND DIR S SW NW N NE NE E S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 20 5 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-122115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
259 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 92 75 92 74 94
TEMP 79 76 84 90 92 91 81 79 76 75 81 89 92 89 82 79 76 74 82 90 94 90
DEWPT 67 67 71 73 74 74 72 72 71 71 72 74 75 76 76 71 69 69 71 71 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 56 87 58 85 48
RH 67 74 65 58 56 58 74 79 85 87 74 61 58 66 82 77 79 84 69 54 47 56
WIND DIR S SW SE S SE NE E E SE E SE S SE E NE E E SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 13 9 6 9 4 3 8 10 9 6 8 9 8 9 11 9 6 5 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST 24 20
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 SC B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 57 80 50 52 61 24 12 36 63 87 48 22 4 8 40 63 74 85 55 37 36 28
POP 12HR 20 20 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 15 26 32 11<10<10<10<10 14 32 50 12<10<10<10<10 14 33 57<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE E E E E SE S SE E E E E SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 17 14 14 12 10 9 10 12 10 10 11 12 11 11 13 16 9 6 9 11 13 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX PR
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 93 72 86 67 83 66 85
TEMP 80 75 90 91 78 73 84 82 72 68 79 80 70 67 82 83
DEWPT 71 68 70 71 71 70 72 71 70 68 68 67 67 66 69 69
RH 74 79 52 52 79 90 67 69 93100 69 65 90 97 65 63
PWIND DIR S SW NW N NE NE E S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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