Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
318 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
KSZ058-032130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
318 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Date Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25
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 64 84 62 85
TEMP 64 62 74 83 86 80 72 70 66 65 72 81 83 77 69 66 64 62 71 81 84 79
DEWPT 61 61 68 67 66 66 63 62 60 59 61 61 61 58 57 56 56 56 60 63 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 52 84 46 80 49
RH 90 97 82 59 51 62 73 76 81 81 68 51 47 52 66 70 75 81 68 54 49 58
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 5 8 11 12 9 10 10 11 10 13 16 16 11 10 10 11 12 16 17 14 10
WIND GUST 19 20 20 24 21 21 21 23 23 27 27 25
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 6 5 4 2 4 3 3 7 9 9 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 11 8 15 30 15
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 12 38 43<10<10<10<10<10 21 41 46 14<10<10<10<10 25 37 39 14
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 11 14 16 16 13 16 17 17 16 19 19 20 17 17 18 17 17 19 18 17 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR
Date Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
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 61 82 59 72 55 71 53 73
TEMP 67 61 78 76 64 60 69 67 59 55 68 66 58 54 69 68
DEWPT 60 59 65 65 61 60 64 62 56 52 55 55 50 50 58 59
RH 78 93 64 69 90100 84 84 90 90 63 68 75 86 68 73
PWIND DIR S S NE N NE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 30 40 40 20 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-032130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
318 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Date Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 65 85 64 85
TEMP 64 61 73 85 87 82 74 71 68 66 73 82 85 79 70 68 66 64 71 81 85 81
DEWPT 59 61 66 64 62 62 63 62 60 59 61 61 59 56 54 54 54 54 58 59 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 43 78 42 71 44
RH 84100 79 50 43 51 69 73 76 78 66 49 41 45 57 61 65 70 63 47 43 49
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 5 8 10 11 9 9 10 11 11 14 17 17 13 13 13 13 13 16 16 14 10
WIND GUST 19 20 25 26
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 4 7 4 3 3 2 3 10 15 12 0 1 1 1 1 2 5 28 33 45 31 28
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 12 39 48 11<10<10<10<10 23 45 51 25<10<10<10 11 24 38 41 25
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 10 10 14 16 17 13 16 16 16 14 20 21 23 17 18 19 17 18 19 19 17 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR FR GD EX EX FR
Date Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 75 57 69 52 69 53 71
TEMP 67 60 72 71 61 57 66 65 56 52 66 65 57 53 67 68
DEWPT 59 58 61 61 59 57 59 56 51 46 49 48 47 48 53 54
RH 75 93 68 71 93100 78 73 83 80 54 54 69 83 61 61
PWIND DIR SE NE N N NE E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 50 50 40 10 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-032130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
318 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Date Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25
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 66 85 63 85
TEMP 64 62 75 85 88 82 74 70 68 66 75 83 85 79 70 67 65 63 71 81 85 80
DEWPT 60 58 64 63 61 61 61 60 57 56 59 59 57 54 52 52 52 52 57 58 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 40 75 39 68 41
RH 87 87 69 48 40 49 64 71 68 70 58 44 39 42 53 59 63 67 61 46 40 47
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 6 9 10 6 6 9 10 9 12 14 13 9 9 9 10 10 13 13 11 5
WIND GUST 17 19 21 19 24 25 25 19 19 19 21 23 26 25
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 4 6 3 4 4 2 3 10 21 9 0 2 1 1 2 3 7 29 40 50 27 28
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 13 42 52 11<10<10<10<10 24 48 55 27<10<10<10<10 26 41 45 28
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 11 10 13 16 17 13 16 17 17 16 21 20 23 16 18 19 19 18 19 19 17 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR FR GD EX EX FR
Date Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
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 59 74 55 68 49 68 50 70
TEMP 66 59 71 68 59 56 65 65 54 49 65 63 55 51 67 66
DEWPT 57 56 60 60 56 55 57 54 48 43 47 47 45 45 51 52
RH 73 90 68 76 90 96 75 68 80 80 52 56 69 80 56 61
PWIND DIR SW NE N N NE E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 60 60 60 40 10 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM SC SC NM SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-032130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
318 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Date Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 89 67 86 64 85
TEMP 64 61 74 86 89 83 74 72 69 67 76 84 86 80 72 69 66 64 71 81 85 80
DEWPT 60 57 62 60 58 60 60 60 57 56 58 57 54 53 51 51 51 52 55 55 56 57
MIN/MAX RH 36 69 34 63 38
RH 87 87 66 42 35 46 62 66 66 68 54 40 34 39 48 53 58 65 57 41 37 45
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 5 8 10 11 8 9 11 12 12 16 18 17 12 12 13 14 16 18 17 13 8
WIND GUST 26 28 25 26 27 24
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 4 6 3 5 6 4 5 6 18 11 6 3 3 4 5 2 6 31 47 50 44 36
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 13 46 55<10<10<10<10<10 24 50 58 11<10<10<10 11 27 39 50 18
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 11 14 16 17 13 14 16 17 16 20 21 24 17 17 19 19 19 19 18 18 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX FR
Date Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 74 55 69 48 68 50 70
TEMP 66 59 71 68 59 56 66 64 54 49 65 63 54 51 67 66
DEWPT 57 55 58 58 55 54 53 52 47 41 44 45 43 43 48 49
RH 73 87 63 70 87 93 63 65 77 74 46 52 66 74 50 54
PWIND DIR W NE N N NE E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 60 60 60 40 5 10 30 40
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM SC SC NM SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
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