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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
311 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025

KSZ058-032115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
311 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date             Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25
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                      90          69          88          71          87
TEMP          70 69 82 88 89 87 78 73 70 69 81 86 87 84 78 75 73 71 78 83 85 83
DEWPT         68 68 72 70 70 71 69 70 68 68 71 70 71 71 70 70 70 70 71 71 72 73
MIN/MAX RH                   51          97          58          96          64
RH            93 97 72 55 54 59 74 90 93 97 72 59 59 65 76 84 90 97 79 67 65 72
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  3  5 10 10 10  5  5  5  5 10 14 16 12  9  6  8  8 10 12 11  9
WIND GUST                                            23          18
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)     3 25  9  7 21 12  5  2  3 32 13 33 43 45 47 37 41 55 51 64 59 58
POP 12HR                      5           5          20          20          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0        0.09
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                                          IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 20 52 53 28<10<10<10<10 23 49 40 24<10<10<10<10 18 40 42 17
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
T WIND SPD    11  9 10 14 17 19 12 11 10 11 21 24 24 23 17 17 16 18 19 19 17 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR


Date          Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
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       71      87      69      87      69      89      69      91
TEMP          74 71 83 83 72 70 83 84 73 70 85 84 74 70 86 87
DEWPT         72 70 72 72 71 70 73 72 71 70 72 71 69 68 71 71
RH            93 97 70 70 97100 72 67 93100 65 65 84 93 61 59
PWIND DIR          SW      SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR           40      40      30      30      20      30      40      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC    IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC    IS SC SC IS SC IS IS

$$

KSZ024-032115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
311 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date             Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25
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                      92          70          89          72          87
TEMP          71 70 82 89 91 89 79 75 72 71 80 87 88 85 78 76 74 72 78 82 85 84
DEWPT         67 67 71 68 66 68 69 68 68 68 69 68 69 70 69 69 70 69 71 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH                   44          90          53          90          62
RH            87 90 69 50 44 50 72 79 87 90 69 53 54 61 74 79 87 90 79 69 63 65
WIND DIR       S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S
WIND SPD       5  5  6 10 10 10  8  6  5  6 11 14 16 13 10  9  9  9 10 12 11  8
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)     0 12  0  0  5 10  6  3  4 21  2 23 45 44 57 35 43 66 52 60 63 52
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          30          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02        0.02        0.07
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT      <10<10 17 56 61 26<10<10<10<10 25 49 43 26<10<10<10<10 27 33 42 28
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD    11  9 10 17 16 17 16 13 11 12 21 26 24 23 17 18 14 17 16 13 13  8
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR


Date          Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
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       69      86      68      87      69      87      68      89
TEMP          74 71 82 83 72 69 82 81 72 71 83 84 73 70 85 85
DEWPT         71 69 70 69 68 68 71 69 70 70 69 69 68 68 70 69
RH            90 93 67 63 87 97 69 67 93 97 63 61 84 93 61 59
PWIND DIR           S       E       E      SE       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           40      30      20      30      20      30      40      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC    IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC    IS SC SC SC SC IS IS

$$

KSZ012-032115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
311 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date             Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25
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                      91          69          89          72          86
TEMP          70 70 82 89 91 89 79 75 71 71 81 87 88 86 79 76 74 72 78 82 84 83
DEWPT         64 65 70 68 66 67 66 66 66 66 68 67 68 68 67 67 67 68 70 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH                   44          86          52          86          65
RH            81 84 67 50 44 48 64 74 84 84 65 52 52 55 67 74 79 87 76 69 65 67
WIND DIR       S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD       3  2  5  8  8  6  5  4  3  4  9 12 13 10  8  5  5  5  9 11  9  5
WIND GUST                                                  16 16 16
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)     0 11  0  1  9  7  5  4  5 17  8 23 50 34 53 42 48 72 58 66 65 51
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          30          60
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.02        0.09
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS       SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS                                             IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 55 61 20<10<10<10<10 29 53 45 31<10<10<10<10 20 37 43 32
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD    13 10 10 17 17 14 13 14 12 11 21 25 23 25 17 17 14 17 14 13 14 10
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR


Date          Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
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       68      85      66      86      67      87      68      88
TEMP          74 70 82 83 70 68 81 81 72 70 83 84 71 69 84 85
DEWPT         68 67 69 68 65 66 70 68 67 67 70 69 66 66 69 68
RH            82 90 65 61 84 93 69 65 84 90 65 61 84 90 61 57
PWIND DIR          SW      NE       E      SE       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR           50      30      20      30      20      30      40      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS    IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS    IS SC SC SC SC IS IS

$$

KSZ012-032115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
311 AM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date             Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25
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                      91          69          88          72          86
TEMP          70 70 82 89 90 88 78 75 71 71 80 86 88 86 78 76 74 73 78 82 84 83
DEWPT         64 65 69 67 66 66 66 65 65 65 68 67 67 68 66 66 67 66 69 69 70 70
MIN/MAX RH                   45          86          49          80          62
RH            81 84 65 48 45 48 67 71 81 81 67 53 50 55 67 71 79 79 74 65 63 65
WIND DIR       S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD       5  5  6  9 10  8  6  6  5  5 10 13 14 11 10  9 10  9 11 12 11  6
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%)     2  6  0  2  4  5  4  5  2  8  3 25 43 38 44 43 49 69 58 69 60 42
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          30          60
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.03        0.14
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                      SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 53 57 11<10<10<10<10 27 50 43 25<10<10<10<10 19 30 35 23
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD    13 11 10 16 16 13 14 14 12 11 20 24 21 21 17 17 14 17 16 13 13  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR


Date          Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
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       67      83      66      85      67      86      67      87
TEMP          73 70 81 82 70 67 81 82 72 70 83 84 71 69 83 84
DEWPT         67 66 67 67 64 64 69 67 66 66 69 68 65 65 68 68
RH            81 87 63 61 81 90 67 61 81 87 63 59 81 87 61 59
PWIND DIR           W      NE       E      SE      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR           40      30      20      20      20      30      40      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC    IS IS IS    IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS         SC IS IS IS    IS IS IS    IS 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