Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 170855
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
355 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
KSZ058-172115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25
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 94 74 95 72 94
TEMP 74 72 84 91 93 89 81 78 75 74 82 91 95 91 81 77 75 73 83 89 91 87
DEWPT 70 69 73 72 73 73 72 71 71 71 73 75 74 74 72 71 70 69 74 73 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 52 91 52 93 55
RH 87 90 70 54 52 59 74 79 87 90 74 60 51 58 74 82 84 87 74 59 56 65
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW S SW W SW SE
WIND SPD 5 4 5 10 10 8 5 4 4 3 5 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 39 36 23 36 33 25 14 14 8 35 35 24 34 30 30 29 28 46 25 25 27 36
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 17 57 62 15<10<10<10<10 18 66 62 26<10<10<10<10 23 39 28<10
T WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SE S SW S NE
T WIND SPD 14 12 13 17 20 13 13 14 13 12 16 13 12 12 12 14 9 11 8 6 11 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25
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 87 64 86 62 88 64 86
TEMP 74 70 83 84 70 65 81 82 67 63 83 83 69 65 82 82
DEWPT 71 70 71 69 67 65 67 65 65 63 65 65 63 63 64 63
RH 90100 67 61 90100 63 56 93100 55 55 81 93 55 53
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
$$
KSZ024-172115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 94 74 94 72 92
TEMP 75 73 83 90 92 91 82 79 77 75 81 89 93 92 81 78 75 72 81 89 90 88
DEWPT 70 69 71 69 70 71 71 71 70 70 73 73 72 72 72 72 70 70 73 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 48 87 51 90 56
RH 84 87 67 50 49 52 69 77 79 84 77 59 51 52 74 82 84 93 77 59 56 59
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S N S S S S S S S SW W NW N NE
WIND SPD 6 5 8 10 11 10 6 5 5 5 8 9 8 5 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 36 46 32 40 33 19 21 20 18 52 39 42 34 26 33 29 39 54 24 25 30 25
POP 12HR 0 10 30 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.01 0.04
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 18 64 74 30<10<10<10<10 20 72 42 16<10<10<10<10 22 52 47 13
T WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S N SW NE E SW W N NE
T WIND SPD 14 11 17 19 20 18 14 14 12 11 17 12 9 18 10 8 13 13 6 8 6 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR FR
Date Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 85 63 84 62 87 64 84
TEMP 74 69 81 83 70 64 80 81 67 63 82 84 69 65 81 81
DEWPT 70 69 70 67 66 64 65 63 64 62 65 63 63 62 63 61
RH 87100 69 59 87100 60 54 90 97 56 49 81 90 54 51
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 5 0 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC
$$
KSZ012-172115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25
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 93 73 93 71 90
TEMP 74 72 84 90 92 89 80 78 75 73 81 88 92 89 79 76 74 72 81 87 88 85
DEWPT 70 68 70 70 71 71 70 70 68 68 72 73 74 74 71 70 69 69 73 74 74 73
MIN/MAX RH 51 82 55 87 62
RH 87 87 63 52 51 56 72 76 79 84 74 61 56 61 77 82 84 90 77 65 63 67
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW N N NE
WIND SPD 4 3 5 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 31 41 37 30 32 16 26 22 19 63 52 37 33 37 35 33 40 54 31 20 29 28
POP 12HR 0 20 30 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.04
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 17 60 78 20<10<10<10<10 23 73 66<10<10<10<10<10 20 40 34 12
T WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W E E NW NW N NE
T WIND SPD 14 13 17 18 19 18 14 14 13 11 18 13 12 9 12 6 11 11 6 6 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25
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 66 83 62 82 61 85 62 82
TEMP 72 67 79 81 68 63 78 80 65 62 81 82 68 63 79 78
DEWPT 69 66 69 68 64 62 65 64 62 60 65 65 62 60 63 62
RH 90 97 72 65 87 97 64 58 90 93 58 56 81 90 58 58
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NE SE E NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 5 0 0 0 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-172115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Date Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 92 74 92 71 89
TEMP 75 73 83 90 92 89 81 79 76 74 80 87 91 88 79 76 74 72 80 86 87 84
DEWPT 70 68 71 71 72 72 69 69 68 68 71 72 72 74 72 70 69 69 72 73 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 52 82 54 87 63
RH 84 84 67 54 52 57 67 72 76 82 74 61 54 63 79 82 84 90 77 65 63 72
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW S SW N N N N
WIND SPD 5 5 6 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 27 34 29 29 28 16 27 27 39 61 52 36 34 35 41 38 45 55 27 24 28 31
POP 12HR 0 20 30 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0.03
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 15 50 71<10<10<10<10<10 17 59 72<10<10<10<10<10 19 36 23<10
T WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW SW SE S S NW W SE NE
T WIND SPD 14 14 16 17 18 13 14 14 14 13 16 14 11 13 13 5 5 5 5 5 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
Date Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 82 62 81 61 84 62 81
TEMP 72 67 79 80 68 63 77 78 65 62 81 81 67 63 78 78
DEWPT 69 66 67 67 64 61 64 65 62 59 65 66 62 59 62 62
RH 90 97 67 65 87 93 64 64 90 90 58 60 84 87 58 58
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NE SE SE E N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0 0 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
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