Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 110928
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
328 AM CST Tue Nov 11 2025
KSZ058-112215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
328 AM CST Tue Nov 11 2025
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 62 36 66 41 68
TEMP 33 41 57 62 54 45 42 39 37 48 63 65 57 48 45 43 41 50 63 68 61
DEWPT 23 26 33 37 39 38 37 36 35 40 43 42 43 41 41 40 40 45 50 53 54
MIN/MAX RH 39 96 43 95 58
RH 66 55 40 39 57 76 82 89 92 74 48 43 59 77 86 89 96 83 62 59 78
WIND DIR S SW SW W SW W W NW NW NW N S SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 13 12 11 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 6 9 8 5
WIND GUST 27 24
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 64 79 16 1 4 1 1 1 4 18 15 20 13 9 19 58 73 61 35 16 13
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10 10 17 17<10<10<10<10<10<10 18 25<10<10<10<10<10<10 17 26<10
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N NW W SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 21 20 14 9 6 6 6 5 8 6 6 4 6 11 10 9 11 12 14 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 73 57 74 50 64 44 54
TEMP 53 50 69 66 60 58 72 67 57 50 61 57 49 44 51 48
DEWPT 53 50 58 57 57 55 57 54 51 44 45 44 42 41 41 43
RH 100 100 68 73 90 90 59 63 80 80 56 62 77 89 68 83
PWIND DIR S S S SW SW N E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 30 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ024-112215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
328 AM CST Tue Nov 11 2025
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 61 36 63 40 67
TEMP 34 39 55 61 54 45 42 40 38 45 60 63 56 47 44 42 42 49 62 66 59
DEWPT 21 25 30 34 37 37 36 35 34 38 40 40 39 38 38 38 39 43 45 48 49
MIN/MAX RH 36 93 43 91 49
RH 58 57 38 36 52 73 79 82 85 76 47 43 53 71 79 86 89 80 54 52 69
WIND DIR S SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 12 10 9 5 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 9 9 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 81 81 15 1 18 6 8 3 3 17 23 23 11 14 27 62 74 61 38 11 6
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 12 13<10<10<10<10<10<10 17 23<10<10<10<10<10<10 20 25<10
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW W W W NW NW NW W W S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 18 17 11 10 6 8 6 10 8 5 9 8 6 9 10 9 11 11 16 14 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 72 54 73 46 63 40 53
TEMP 49 46 68 66 58 55 70 66 55 47 59 56 46 41 50 48
DEWPT 48 46 55 54 54 53 52 51 46 41 41 39 36 36 39 40
RH 96 100 63 65 86 93 53 58 72 79 51 53 68 82 66 74
PWIND DIR S S S SW W N E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-112215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
328 AM CST Tue Nov 11 2025
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 62 35 62 39 66
TEMP 34 40 55 62 53 44 40 38 36 46 60 62 55 46 43 41 40 50 62 66 59
DEWPT 21 24 29 34 36 34 34 33 31 36 37 37 37 35 34 34 35 40 43 44 46
MIN/MAX RH 36 85 39 83 45
RH 58 52 37 35 52 68 79 82 82 68 42 39 51 65 70 76 82 68 50 45 62
WIND DIR S SW W NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 10 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 3
WIND GUST 21 18
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 76 84 16 5 16 4 4 7 3 13 23 21 9 16 33 67 79 61 40 13 6
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 13 14<10<10<10<10<10<10 21 26<10<10<10<10<10<10 20 28<10
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW W W W NW NW NW W W S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 19 19 12 10 8 8 8 11 8 5 11 8 6 8 11 11 11 13 17 17 11
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 72 53 73 45 62 39 53
TEMP 48 45 68 66 57 54 70 66 53 46 59 54 44 40 50 48
DEWPT 46 45 53 52 51 50 50 48 42 38 39 36 34 33 37 37
RH 93 100 59 61 80 86 49 52 66 73 47 50 68 76 61 65
PWIND DIR S S S SW W N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-112215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
328 AM CST Tue Nov 11 2025
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 60 34 61 39 66
TEMP 34 40 56 60 53 44 40 38 36 44 58 61 54 45 42 41 41 49 62 66 58
DEWPT 21 24 30 34 35 34 33 32 30 35 35 35 36 34 34 33 34 38 40 41 43
MIN/MAX RH 36 84 38 78 40
RH 58 52 37 37 50 68 76 79 79 70 42 38 50 65 73 73 76 66 44 40 57
WIND DIR S SW W NW W W W W W NW NW NW SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 12 10 9 6 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 5 6 9 8 4
WIND GUST 23
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 66 79 21 9 16 5 2 4 3 7 25 25 14 17 30 66 79 65 44 17 9
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 13 14<10<10<10<10<10<10 22 27<10<10<10<10<10<10 21 28<10
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW W W W W NW NW W NW SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 18 19 12 11 8 8 9 11 8 6 11 8 5 8 9 11 10 12 16 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 72 54 73 45 62 39 53
TEMP 48 46 67 65 58 55 70 65 53 46 59 54 44 40 51 48
DEWPT 45 43 52 51 51 50 49 47 42 36 36 36 34 33 35 36
RH 89 89 59 60 77 83 47 52 66 68 42 50 68 76 54 63
PWIND DIR S S S SW W N E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
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