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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
325 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

KSZ058-262115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
325 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Date             Sat 07/26/25            Sun 07/27/25            Mon 07/28/25
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                      91          74          95          74          98
TEMP          71 72 80 86 89 88 79 77 75 74 84 90 94 91 82 80 75 74 86 94 98 95
DEWPT         71 71 76 77 76 78 77 74 73 73 76 78 77 77 74 73 71 70 73 75 73 74
MIN/MAX RH                   65          96          58          86          46
RH           100 97 88 75 66 72 94 90 94 97 77 68 58 64 77 79 87 87 65 54 45 51
WIND DIR       E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD       3  4  8  9  9  5  5  6  6  5  8 12 12 11  6  6  5  5  6  8  6  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    61 53 20 11 24 11 13 13 17 19  8  9 16 14 16 16 22 35 19 29 24 14
POP 12HR                     20          10           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    NM IS
TSTMS         SC IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 17 36 42 14<10<10<10<10 18 30 42 11<10<10<10<10 14 27 43 12
T WIND DIR     S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     6  9 13 11 12 10 11 13 14 13 18 17 20 16 17 18 16 12 13 11 14 10
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR


Date          Tue 07/29/25Wed 07/30/25Thu 07/31/25Fri 08/01/25
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       74      98      72      97      70      87      67      83
TEMP          79 74 95 94 78 72 92 92 75 70 83 84 71 67 79 80
DEWPT         72 69 71 71 69 67 72 72 72 70 73 72 69 67 70 68
RH            79 84 46 47 74 84 52 52 90100 72 67 93100 74 67
PWIND DIR           S      SW       S      SE       E       E       E       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       5      10      20      30      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS SC SC SC IS    IS IS
TSTMS                           IS IS SC SC SC IS    IS IS

$$

KSZ024-262115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
325 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Date             Sat 07/26/25            Sun 07/27/25            Mon 07/28/25
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          74          93          74          96
TEMP          72 73 79 84 88 88 81 77 76 74 83 90 92 90 81 78 75 74 84 92 95 94
DEWPT         71 71 74 75 74 76 76 74 73 72 76 77 77 77 75 72 71 70 74 75 74 75
MIN/MAX RH                   64          92          62          86          52
RH            97 93 85 74 63 68 85 90 90 93 80 66 62 66 82 82 87 87 72 58 51 54
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD       4  3  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  8 11 12 11  6  6  5  5  6  8  6  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    77 67 33 33 22  8 13 11 17 20  4  6  7  9 11  6  9 19 11 17 18 12
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC
TSTMS         IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 34 47 21<10<10<10<10 15 27 53 13<10<10<10<10 13 29 34 12
T WIND DIR     S SW SW SW SW  S SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    10  5  8  8  9  9  8 10 12 10 13 14 18 18 17 17 14 12 11 11 14 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR


Date          Tue 07/29/25Wed 07/30/25Thu 07/31/25Fri 08/01/25
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       73      95      71      90      68      80      64      76
TEMP          79 74 92 92 77 71 87 86 73 68 76 77 69 64 73 74
DEWPT         72 70 72 72 70 69 73 73 71 68 70 68 66 64 67 66
RH            79 87 52 52 79 93 63 65 93100 82 74 90100 81 76
PWIND DIR           S       S      SE       E      NE       E       E       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      20      40      40      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC SC SC SC IS    IS IS
TSTMS                        IS SC SC SC SC SC IS    IS IS

$$

KSZ012-262115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
325 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Date             Sat 07/26/25            Sun 07/27/25            Mon 07/28/25
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          73          92          73          94
TEMP          72 74 79 84 88 89 79 77 74 74 82 89 91 90 81 78 74 73 83 91 94 92
DEWPT         71 71 73 74 74 75 76 72 71 71 75 77 77 77 74 72 70 70 74 77 76 77
MIN/MAX RH                   63          92          63          88          57
RH            97 90 82 72 63 64 91 85 90 90 79 68 64 66 79 82 87 90 74 64 56 62
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW  S SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD       4  3  3  5  4  3  3  3  4  2  5  9 11  9  5  4  4  3  4  5  5  3
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    73 70 54 33 30  8  8 11 24 32 12  3  7  6 11  6  9 20 13 11 16  7
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC
TSTMS         IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 36 47 20<10<10<10<10 15 28 49 12<10<10<10<10 14 30 33 12
T WIND DIR     S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    10  6  6  8  8  6  8  9 11 10 14 12 18 17 17 18 14 12 11 11 14 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR


Date          Tue 07/29/25Wed 07/30/25Thu 07/31/25Fri 08/01/25
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       73      94      70      87      66      77      62      74
TEMP          77 73 91 90 76 70 84 82 71 67 74 75 67 63 70 73
DEWPT         72 69 75 74 69 68 74 74 69 66 69 68 64 62 66 66
RH            85 87 60 60 79 93 72 77 93 97 84 79 90 97 87 79
PWIND DIR           S       S      SE       E      NE       E       E       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      30      50      50      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC SC SC SC SC IS    IS IS
TSTMS                        SC SC SC SC SC SC IS    IS IS

$$

KSZ012-262115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
325 AM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Date             Sat 07/26/25            Sun 07/27/25            Mon 07/28/25
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                      88          74          91          74          94
TEMP          74 74 80 84 88 88 80 77 75 74 83 88 91 89 80 78 75 74 83 91 93 91
DEWPT         72 72 72 74 73 74 74 72 70 70 74 76 77 77 74 72 69 69 73 75 75 77
MIN/MAX RH                   61          87          65          83          56
RH            93 93 77 72 61 63 82 85 84 87 74 68 64 68 82 82 82 84 72 60 56 64
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD       6  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  5  4  5 10 10  8  6  8  5  5  5  5  5  4
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    82 60 57 46 26 13  9  8 21 39 12  3  6  5 12  7  8 13 15 12 15  6
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC
TSTMS         IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 34 41 16<10<10<10<10 15 28 44<10<10<10<10<10 14 23 32 10
T WIND DIR     S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    10  4  6  6  6  5  6  9 10 10 12 11 18 14 17 18 13 12 10 10 14 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR


Date          Tue 07/29/25Wed 07/30/25Thu 07/31/25Fri 08/01/25
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       73      93      70      85      66      77      62      74
TEMP          78 73 90 90 76 71 82 82 71 67 74 74 67 63 71 73
DEWPT         72 69 73 74 69 68 72 72 68 65 66 66 62 60 63 63
RH            82 87 58 60 79 90 72 72 90 93 76 76 84 90 76 71
PWIND DIR           S       S      SE       E      NE       E       E       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5      10      30      50      40      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC SC SC SC SC       IS IS
TSTMS                        SC SC SC SC SC SC       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