Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 190909
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
409 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
KSZ058-192115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
409 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
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 69 89 66 88
TEMP 74 73 83 91 94 86 77 74 71 69 78 85 88 86 76 72 68 66 77 85 88 84
DEWPT 72 71 75 75 75 73 71 70 69 69 72 71 68 70 68 67 67 66 70 69 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 55 100 56 99 52
RH 93 93 77 60 54 65 82 87 93100 82 63 52 59 76 84 97100 79 59 50 57
WIND DIR S E N NE N NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E NE E
WIND SPD 2 2 1 1 5 5 5 4 3 4 6 8 8 5 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 46 48 25 34 61 60 48 41 31 35 20 15 8 2 4 3 6 17 3 5 4 7
POP 12HR 40 30 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.08 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 13 30 48<10<10<10<10<10 19 38 45 14<10<10<10<10 18 48 66<10
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NE N N E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 8 8 4 3 5 17 13 10 10 9 10 10 12 10 9 10 6 6 8 9 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25
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 63 90 67 87 62 81 60 75
TEMP 69 63 86 87 72 67 83 83 68 62 78 77 64 60 72 72
DEWPT 64 62 67 66 66 66 68 64 59 58 61 61 59 56 62 62
RH 84 97 53 50 81 97 61 53 73 87 56 58 84 87 71 71
PWIND DIR E E NW NE NE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 5 20 20 40
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-192115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
409 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 91 69 89 67 87
TEMP 73 73 82 88 90 88 77 74 71 69 78 85 89 86 78 73 69 67 76 84 87 84
DEWPT 72 71 74 74 73 73 70 70 68 68 71 69 67 68 67 67 67 66 68 68 66 64
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 53 93 52
RH 97 93 77 63 58 61 79 87 90 97 79 59 48 55 69 81 93 97 76 59 50 51
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 4 5 8 8 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 29 38 33 58 56 50 31 8 22 25 17 14 12 4 6 12 8 29 7 14 7 2
POP 12HR 30 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 37 46 14<10<10<10<10 20 41 57 28<10<10<10<10 23 60 66 51
T WIND DIR NW NE NE NE NE NE N NE E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE E
T WIND SPD 6 6 10 8 8 10 8 8 10 8 9 9 10 11 9 10 8 6 8 8 6 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 91 66 84 61 78 58 74
TEMP 70 64 86 89 72 66 81 82 66 62 75 76 64 58 71 72
DEWPT 63 62 66 64 66 65 63 58 57 56 58 56 56 55 57 57
RH 78 93 51 44 81 97 54 44 73 81 55 50 75 90 61 59
PWIND DIR SE SW N NE NE NE NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 10 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-192115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
409 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
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 68 88 66 86
TEMP 73 73 81 87 89 86 77 73 70 68 78 85 88 85 76 71 68 66 76 83 85 83
DEWPT 71 70 74 74 73 72 71 69 68 67 71 69 68 68 67 66 65 64 68 68 67 65
MIN/MAX RH 63 94 59 92 56
RH 93 90 79 65 59 63 82 87 93 97 79 59 52 57 74 84 90 93 76 61 55 55
WIND DIR NW N E NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE E E E
WIND SPD 3 3 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 6 8 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 28 32 37 53 59 35 34 9 19 38 23 15 16 3 10 8 14 26 15 10 8 3
POP 12HR 30 10 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 15 39 44 15<10<10<10<10 17 43 52 24<10<10<10<10 22 54 60 40
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE E
T WIND SPD 6 8 11 8 8 9 8 8 9 6 6 9 10 10 10 10 8 6 6 6 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
Date Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25
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 62 90 65 82 60 77 56 73
TEMP 67 62 86 86 71 65 79 80 65 60 74 75 61 56 71 71
DEWPT 61 60 66 65 65 63 61 57 54 54 56 56 54 53 57 56
RH 81 93 51 50 81 93 54 45 68 81 53 52 78 90 61 59
PWIND DIR SE W N N NE NE NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 30 20 10 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-192115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
409 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Date Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 68 87 66 85
TEMP 73 73 81 87 88 86 77 73 70 68 78 84 87 85 76 71 68 66 75 82 85 82
DEWPT 70 70 73 73 72 73 71 69 68 67 70 69 68 69 67 66 65 64 67 67 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 60 91 59 89 55
RH 90 90 77 63 59 65 82 87 93 97 76 61 53 59 74 84 90 93 76 61 51 56
WIND DIR N NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE E E E
WIND SPD 2 2 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 27 37 35 52 59 40 27 13 23 38 19 23 19 16 16 7 13 30 9 10 5 3
POP 12HR 20 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 15 37 43<10<10<10<10<10 15 41 51 12<10<10<10<10 17 45 56 16
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE E
T WIND SPD 3 5 10 8 8 6 9 8 8 4 6 9 8 9 10 9 6 6 8 5 6 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 90 64 82 58 76 55 74
TEMP 67 62 85 86 70 64 79 80 64 59 73 74 61 55 71 72
DEWPT 61 60 64 66 65 62 58 58 54 53 55 55 54 51 54 54
RH 81 93 50 51 84 93 49 47 70 80 53 51 78 86 55 53
PWIND DIR SE SW N N NE N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 30 20 10 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
$$
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