Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 140829
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
329 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026
KSZ058-142115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
329 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026
Date Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
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 88 67 89 69 90
TEMP 67 67 79 85 88 86 77 72 69 69 81 86 88 87 78 74 71 70 81 87 89 87
DEWPT 63 64 66 65 64 65 66 66 66 67 70 68 68 68 69 69 69 70 71 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 44 96 49 100 53
RH 87 90 64 51 45 50 69 81 90 93 69 55 52 53 74 84 93100 72 59 54 57
WIND DIR E NE E E E SE E E NE NE NE E E SE SE S SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 2 1 6 8 6 5 3 2 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 0 1 15 21 24 14 26 13 10 27 30 25 39 27 26 25 23 39 37 36 48 40
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10 33 55 57 31<10<10<10<10 19 52 46 26<10<10<10<10 20 41 50 10
T WIND DIR E E E E E E SE E NE NE E E E SE SE S SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 6 6 10 10 11 9 8 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 9 8 6 6 9 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26
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 92 74 95 75 96 74 95
TEMP 76 72 89 89 78 75 91 92 79 75 93 94 79 75 92 91
DEWPT 69 67 69 69 68 66 70 70 68 66 69 68 66 64 66 67
RH 79 84 52 52 71 74 50 49 69 74 46 43 64 69 43 45
PWIND DIR S SW S SW S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 5 10 10 5 10 10 10 10
$$
KSZ024-142115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
329 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026
Date Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 89 68 90 70 90
TEMP 68 68 80 85 88 87 77 73 70 70 82 86 88 89 79 75 72 71 82 87 88 89
DEWPT 63 64 67 65 63 64 65 65 65 66 68 66 66 66 67 67 67 68 70 68 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 43 90 47 93 52
RH 84 87 65 51 43 46 67 76 84 87 63 51 48 47 67 76 84 90 67 53 54 52
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E N NE E E E E SE SE SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 3 2 5 8 8 6 3 1 0 1 2 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 4 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 0 0 14 20 19 2 11 7 4 8 2 31 25 19 24 20 13 26 18 21 41 38
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 24 50 55 24<10<10<10<10 29 53 56 35<10<10<10<10 28 60 27 16
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE SE NE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 5 4 8 12 12 10 6 6 4 2 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 4 4 6 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR
Date Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 92 75 95 76 95 74 94
TEMP 77 73 89 90 79 76 92 93 80 77 92 93 79 75 91 92
DEWPT 69 67 67 66 67 65 68 67 66 65 66 64 64 63 64 62
RH 76 81 48 45 67 69 46 43 62 67 43 38 60 66 41 37
PWIND DIR S SW S SW SW SW S SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
KSZ012-142115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
329 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026
Date Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
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 87 66 88 69 89
TEMP 67 67 79 84 86 85 76 71 68 68 81 85 87 86 77 73 71 70 82 86 88 87
DEWPT 61 62 67 67 66 66 65 63 63 64 68 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 70 68 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 50 87 50 87 52
RH 81 84 67 57 51 53 69 76 84 87 65 55 52 53 69 76 81 84 67 55 54 55
WIND DIR E N E E E E E N N N E E E E SE SE N N S SE S S
WIND SPD 2 0 3 5 6 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW CL FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 0 0 18 27 20 4 12 6 2 8 1 33 22 17 12 11 11 14 9 22 34 34
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 23 47 52 24<10<10<10<10 24 50 47 27<10<10<10<10 26 58 45<10
T WIND DIR SE E E E E E E SE S SE SE SE SE E SE S SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 5 4 6 10 11 9 8 6 4 3 4 4 5 6 5 6 5 5 4 6 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26
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 91 74 94 75 94 73 93
TEMP 75 72 88 89 78 76 91 92 79 76 91 91 78 74 89 90
DEWPT 66 65 68 67 64 63 67 67 64 63 66 64 61 61 64 62
RH 74 79 52 48 62 64 45 44 60 64 44 41 56 64 44 39
PWIND DIR S SW S SW SW SW S SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
KSZ012-142115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
329 AM CDT Tue Jul 14 2026
Date Tue 07/14/26 Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 67 88 69 89
TEMP 66 67 79 84 87 86 75 71 69 69 80 86 88 87 77 73 71 70 82 86 89 87
DEWPT 61 62 67 66 66 68 65 64 64 64 68 66 66 68 66 65 65 65 69 67 67 69
MIN/MAX RH 50 87 48 86 49
RH 84 84 67 55 50 55 71 79 84 84 67 51 48 53 69 76 81 84 65 53 48 55
WIND DIR SE N E E E E SE SE N N E E E SE SE S S N SE SE S S
WIND SPD 1 0 3 5 6 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 2 3 11 24 18 4 8 3 16 23 0 22 37 10 9 9 17 14 12 15 25 36
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 20 47 51 23<10<10<10<10 19 49 56 26<10<10<10<10 17 57 52 12
T WIND DIR SE SE E E E E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 4 3 6 10 12 9 6 6 4 3 4 4 6 5 5 6 4 3 3 6 8 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 91 75 94 74 93 73 92
TEMP 75 73 88 89 78 76 91 92 79 75 91 91 77 74 89 90
DEWPT 67 66 67 67 64 63 67 67 63 63 65 64 61 61 63 61
RH 76 79 50 48 62 64 45 44 58 66 42 41 58 64 42 38
PWIND DIR S SW S SW SW SW SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
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