Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 050823
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
323 AM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
KSZ058-052115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
323 AM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26
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 99 72 97 71 97
TEMP 75 73 87 95 98 94 83 78 74 72 86 95 96 91 81 77 73 71 83 94 96 92
DEWPT 66 67 70 69 67 68 68 68 68 67 70 68 68 70 69 69 67 66 70 71 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 35 84 39 85 41
RH 74 81 57 43 37 43 61 71 82 84 59 42 40 50 67 76 81 84 65 47 42 47
WIND DIR S S SW S S S SE SE SE S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 4 4 4 5 4 6 9 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 31 23 17 30 17 27 34 34 24 34 31 40 33 7 29 34 34 32 17 13 29 15
POP 12HR 10 5 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 70 66<10<10<10<10<10 14 67 63<10<10<10<10<10 12 67 83 24
T WIND DIR S S SW S S S SE SE S S S S NW E SE SE SE SE S S S SE
T WIND SPD 11 10 10 9 10 8 10 9 8 5 6 9 12 10 12 13 12 12 14 14 14 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
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 73 98 73 95 68 89 68 93
TEMP 79 73 95 94 80 74 92 89 75 68 84 84 72 69 88 88
DEWPT 65 65 70 68 64 65 69 68 66 66 70 68 65 64 69 68
RH 62 76 45 43 58 74 47 50 74 93 63 59 79 84 54 52
PWIND DIR S S S SW E SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 50 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-052115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
323 AM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 98 73 96 72 95
TEMP 75 73 86 95 98 94 83 79 76 73 84 94 94 89 80 77 75 72 82 92 95 91
DEWPT 67 67 70 70 69 70 69 68 68 67 69 69 69 70 69 69 67 66 68 70 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 39 81 42 81 43
RH 76 81 59 45 39 46 63 69 76 81 61 44 44 54 69 76 76 81 63 49 43 49
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 4 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 9 10 11 9
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 25 41 33 23 24 32 27 23 43 52 52 35 47 52 48 57 47 47 33 22 30 31
POP 12HR 10 5 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 60 68 12<10<10<10<10<10 59 70 10<10<10<10<10 12 45 50 25
T WIND DIR SW S SW S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 9 8 8 6 8 9 9 9 8 9 6 8 10 11 12 14 12 11 13 13 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Date Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 74 98 72 91 68 87 68 91
TEMP 80 75 95 94 80 73 88 86 73 69 84 84 72 69 87 86
DEWPT 65 64 69 67 65 65 68 68 65 64 67 66 64 63 67 67
RH 60 69 43 41 60 76 52 55 76 84 57 55 76 81 52 53
PWIND DIR S S SW NE NE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 30 40 50 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-052115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
323 AM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26
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 97 72 95 71 94
TEMP 75 74 87 94 96 92 82 77 74 72 83 92 93 87 78 75 73 71 80 91 94 90
DEWPT 68 66 70 71 70 71 69 68 67 67 70 69 69 70 69 67 65 64 67 70 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 42 83 46 80 45
RH 79 76 57 47 43 51 65 74 79 84 65 47 46 57 74 76 76 79 65 50 44 50
WIND DIR S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
WIND SPD 2 3 3 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 9 8
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 32 41 17 31 23 21 37 32 50 71 63 49 59 37 51 51 42 49 37 31 28 31
POP 12HR 10 10 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 11 48 60<10<10<10<10<10<10 55 53<10<10<10<10<10 14 42 50 25
T WIND DIR SW S SW S E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
T WIND SPD 10 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 6 6 10 10 12 13 13 12 16 16 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
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 73 98 70 89 66 86 66 90
TEMP 78 74 95 93 77 70 85 83 71 67 82 82 71 67 86 85
DEWPT 63 61 68 67 64 63 67 66 63 61 65 65 62 60 66 66
RH 60 64 42 43 64 78 55 57 76 81 56 56 73 78 51 53
PWIND DIR S S SW N NE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 40 30 50 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-052115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
323 AM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 96 72 94 71 92
TEMP 75 73 85 93 95 91 81 77 74 72 82 91 93 87 78 75 73 71 79 89 92 89
DEWPT 68 67 71 70 70 71 69 69 68 68 70 70 70 71 69 67 65 64 66 68 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 43 86 47 78 46
RH 79 81 63 47 45 52 67 76 82 87 67 50 47 59 74 76 76 79 64 50 46 50
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 5 5 8 5 6 8 8 8 9 10 11 9
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 25 41 26 14 15 27 29 17 44 76 60 37 60 28 55 46 44 51 40 29 28 34
POP 12HR 10 10 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 10 53 59<10<10<10<10<10 13 49 48<10<10<10<10<10 15 29 45 18
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T WIND SPD 10 8 6 6 6 4 9 10 10 8 9 8 9 9 13 13 12 13 16 17 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 97 71 87 65 85 66 89
TEMP 78 75 94 92 77 71 84 83 70 66 82 82 70 66 85 85
DEWPT 61 60 67 67 64 64 65 65 63 61 64 64 61 60 65 65
RH 56 60 41 44 64 79 53 55 78 84 55 55 73 81 51 51
PWIND DIR S S SW N NE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 40 30 50 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
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
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