Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 230853
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
353 AM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
KSZ058-232115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
353 AM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26
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 80 69 84 73 94
TEMP 67 66 70 75 79 79 73 71 70 69 73 78 83 83 77 75 74 73 83 90 93 92
DEWPT 61 61 65 67 68 68 67 66 65 66 70 73 75 75 74 73 72 72 76 76 76 75
MIN/MAX RH 67 92 74 97 55
RH 81 84 84 76 69 69 81 84 84 90 90 85 77 77 90 94 93 97 80 64 58 58
WIND DIR E NE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW S SE SE
WIND SPD 5 5 6 8 10 10 9 8 6 8 10 12 12 9 8 5 5 5 6 4 3 3
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 40 82 88 83 58 37 19 73 84 95 86 85 74 59 47 38 24 24 12 5 5 2
POP 12HR 60 50 50 40 0
QPF 12HR 0.38 0.07 0.28 0.06 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 18 25 23<10<10<10<10<10 20 31 18<10<10<10<10 20 36 44 15
T WIND DIR E E SE SE SE E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SE
T WIND SPD 11 8 12 14 11 13 12 14 12 16 19 18 19 14 11 13 11 10 10 8 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
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 98 77 99 76 97 76 94
TEMP 78 74 95 94 81 78 96 95 80 77 94 93 79 76 92 91
DEWPT 74 72 74 72 68 64 68 69 66 65 68 69 67 67 69 69
RH 88 93 51 49 65 62 40 43 62 67 43 46 67 74 47 49
PWIND DIR SE S S SW S SE E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10
$$
KSZ024-232115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
353 AM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 78 66 81 70 91
TEMP 65 65 69 72 76 77 71 70 68 67 69 74 79 79 73 72 71 71 80 86 90 90
DEWPT 59 60 64 65 66 66 65 65 65 66 69 71 74 74 73 72 71 71 75 76 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 82 100 60
RH 81 84 84 79 71 69 81 84 90 97100 90 85 85100100100100 85 72 62 62
WIND DIR NE E SE S SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW E SE SE
WIND SPD 3 4 6 8 9 10 9 8 8 10 10 11 11 9 8 5 4 4 4 4 3 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 59 91 94 85 79 63 53 72 97 99 94 88 88 90 57 48 33 43 28 15 6 3
POP 12HR 60 70 70 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.21 0.37 0.95 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 20 24 24<10<10<10<10 12 18 24<10<10<10<10<10 17 28 34 18
T WIND DIR NE E S SE SE SE E SE E SE SE S S SE SE SE SW SW NW NW E SE
T WIND SPD 9 6 12 12 11 13 10 12 13 16 14 14 14 13 12 9 9 6 6 6 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 96 77 97 76 93 74 91
TEMP 76 73 92 92 80 78 93 94 79 77 90 89 77 75 88 88
DEWPT 74 72 75 73 68 65 70 70 68 67 69 70 69 68 69 69
RH 94 97 58 54 67 64 47 46 69 71 50 54 76 79 54 54
PWIND DIR SE S S SW SE E E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-232115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
353 AM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26
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 78 64 79 68 89
TEMP 64 64 71 72 77 77 71 70 66 65 68 73 78 77 72 71 70 69 79 85 89 88
DEWPT 61 59 62 64 65 64 63 62 63 63 67 70 73 73 70 68 68 68 74 76 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 65 96 84 97 64
RH 90 84 73 76 67 64 76 76 90 93 97 90 85 87 93 90 93 97 85 75 64 66
WIND DIR NE E SE S SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW E SE SE
WIND SPD 2 3 5 5 6 6 5 4 5 6 8 10 9 6 5 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 OV B2 OV B2 SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 67 95 77 90 87 43 77 93 95100 89 90 87 95 58 45 43 57 39 22 9 2
POP 12HR 40 80 80 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.56 1.12 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS SC NM O O SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 14 23 25 24<10<10<10<10<10 15 19<10<10<10<10<10 15 27 32 15
T WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE E S SE SE S S SE SE SE S W NW N SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 8 11 9 9 11 9 11 12 14 11 13 13 11 10 11 6 5 8 6 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
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 71 95 76 97 74 93 72 89
TEMP 75 72 91 92 80 77 93 94 78 75 90 89 77 74 86 86
DEWPT 71 70 75 74 67 64 71 72 66 66 71 71 67 66 70 69
RH 87 93 60 56 65 64 49 49 67 74 54 56 71 76 59 57
PWIND DIR S S S SW SE E E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-232115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
353 AM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 78 64 77 67 88
TEMP 66 64 71 74 76 77 71 69 66 65 68 72 76 75 71 70 69 68 78 85 88 88
DEWPT 61 59 60 62 63 62 62 61 62 62 64 67 70 70 69 68 68 68 73 74 74 75
MIN/MAX RH 60 92 81 100 63
RH 84 84 68 66 64 60 73 76 87 90 87 84 82 84 93 93 97100 85 70 63 66
WIND DIR S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE S SE S SE
WIND SPD 1 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 11 10 9 8 4 3 2 3 3 2 2
WIND GUST 21
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B2 OV OV B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 75 93 70 91 89 67 80 91 96 97 88 90 91 91 68 48 49 57 35 35 9 1
POP 12HR 20 80 80 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.57 0.91 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC NM O O SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 15 31 28 22<10<10<10<10 10 14 17 13<10<10<10<10 12 24 30 13
T WIND DIR E SE S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW NW N S S
T WIND SPD 8 8 12 10 8 9 9 9 13 13 14 14 13 12 9 11 6 5 8 5 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Date Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 93 77 96 74 92 72 88
TEMP 74 72 90 92 80 77 92 94 77 75 89 89 76 73 85 86
DEWPT 71 70 76 76 68 65 72 74 68 67 71 72 68 66 70 69
RH 90 93 64 60 67 67 52 53 74 76 56 57 76 79 61 57
PWIND DIR S S S SW SE E E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
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
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