Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 190830
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
330 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
KSZ058-192100-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
330 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 66 93 71 92
TEMP 74 70 79 89 95 88 77 72 68 66 77 88 92 86 77 74 73 71 78 87 91 84
DEWPT 65 66 70 72 72 71 71 69 68 64 67 66 65 66 67 67 67 67 71 70 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 47 99 40 87 48
RH 74 87 74 57 48 57 82 90100 93 71 48 41 51 71 79 81 87 79 57 49 61
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NE E SE SE SE S S SE S S S S
WIND SPD 10 11 13 13 11 6 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 8 10 10 5
WIND GUST 24 26 24 21
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 38 16 6 4 5 13 12 39 50 54 63 27 25 44 52 61 67 81 67 53 57 62
POP 12HR 20 30 5 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.03 0 0.01 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
LAL 3 2 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 4
HAINES 4 3 5 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT <10<10 18 37 66<10<10<10<10<10 12 31 42<10<10<10<10<10<10 33 85<10
T WIND DIR S S S S SW S S SW NW N NE E E SE S SE S SE S S S SW
T WIND SPD 19 18 24 20 21 13 14 13 11 11 13 10 12 10 12 12 10 11 14 18 17 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX PR
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 77 50 69 49 73 52 72
TEMP 70 65 70 65 55 51 63 63 53 49 67 65 57 53 67 66
DEWPT 69 65 66 63 55 51 54 55 51 49 56 59 55 53 58 58
RH 97100 87 93100100 72 75 93100 68 81 93100 73 75
PWIND DIR SE N NW NW N NW N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 70 70 30 5 5 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM NM SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-192100-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
330 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 94 65 90 69 84
TEMP 73 71 78 88 93 88 76 72 68 65 76 87 90 84 74 72 71 69 73 80 83 79
DEWPT 63 66 70 71 70 69 68 65 62 61 64 60 57 59 62 63 66 67 71 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 46 87 33 94 65
RH 71 84 76 57 47 54 76 79 81 87 66 40 33 43 66 73 84 93 93 74 65 74
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE
WIND SPD 9 12 13 12 11 5 5 4 4 3 4 6 8 5 5 5 6 6 9 10 10 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 32 18 9 5 1 9 14 23 13 34 34 28 18 46 69 61 73 89 86 79 71 79
POP 12HR 20 20 5 40 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.05 0.11
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 4
HAINES 4 5 4 3 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6
MIX HGT <10<10 20 45 67<10<10<10<10<10 10 38 48<10<10<10<10<10<10 18 21<10
T WIND DIR S S S S SW SW S N N NE E E E SE S SE S S S S SE E
T WIND SPD 17 14 23 19 19 9 11 12 12 11 11 9 10 11 14 11 11 11 14 18 10 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 70 50 66 48 70 51 70
TEMP 67 63 64 61 54 51 61 61 52 49 65 64 55 52 66 64
DEWPT 67 63 63 58 54 50 54 53 51 48 55 57 53 51 56 56
RH 100100 97 90100 96 78 75 96 96 70 78 93 96 70 75
PWIND DIR NE NE N NW NW W N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 90 80 30 5 5 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS NM O O NM SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-192100-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
330 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 63 90 67 82
TEMP 72 69 78 87 92 86 75 70 66 63 75 86 90 83 72 70 69 67 73 77 81 77
DEWPT 64 64 69 70 71 70 67 64 61 60 63 58 55 56 59 60 63 65 70 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 51 89 32 93 73
RH 76 84 74 57 51 59 76 81 84 90 66 39 31 40 64 71 81 93 90 82 72 82
WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW N N NE E E SE S SE S SE S S S SE
WIND SPD 8 9 10 10 9 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 8 6 4
WIND GUST 19 21
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV
CLOUDS (%) 29 32 7 4 5 16 14 28 26 35 40 21 16 38 63 71 74 82 86 83 68 88
POP 12HR 20 20 5 40 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.07 0.21
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC NM
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
HAINES 5 5 4 3 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5
MIX HGT <10<10 19 43 58<10<10<10<10<10 10 37 50<10<10<10<10<10<10 16 16<10
T WIND DIR S S S S SW S SW N N N E E E SE S S S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 18 17 24 18 19 10 12 13 11 11 11 9 10 10 17 12 11 9 13 17 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 59 67 48 66 47 70 50 70
TEMP 66 62 62 60 52 50 61 61 50 48 65 62 54 51 66 63
DEWPT 65 61 62 58 52 49 53 53 49 47 55 56 51 50 56 56
RH 97 97100 93100 96 75 75 96 96 70 81 90 96 70 78
PWIND DIR NE NE N NW W W NW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 90 80 30 10 5 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS NM O O SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-192100-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
330 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 91 63 90 66 81
TEMP 72 71 77 86 91 86 75 70 66 63 74 86 90 83 71 70 68 67 73 78 80 77
DEWPT 63 63 67 69 69 70 67 64 61 60 62 56 53 56 58 59 62 63 68 70 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 49 89 29 87 69
RH 73 76 71 57 49 59 76 81 84 90 66 36 28 40 63 68 81 87 84 76 69 76
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW NW N N NE E E SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE
WIND SPD 9 11 12 12 11 5 5 4 3 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 30 52 11 21 14 8 10 32 32 24 40 28 17 29 51 69 80 79 90 86 81 83
POP 12HR 30 20 5 40 50
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0.09 0.35
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
HAINES 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT <10<10 19 40 51<10<10<10<10<10<10 35 45<10<10<10<10<10<10 13 13<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S N N NE E E E E S S S SE S S S E
T WIND SPD 16 14 20 18 18 11 11 11 11 9 8 9 9 11 14 12 11 11 17 14 14 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 67 49 67 48 70 50 70
TEMP 66 62 62 60 53 50 63 61 51 49 66 63 54 51 66 64
DEWPT 64 60 59 56 51 48 51 51 49 45 53 54 50 49 53 54
RH 93 93 90 87 93 93 65 70 93 86 63 72 86 93 63 70
PWIND DIR NE N N NW W W NW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 90 80 40 10 5 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS NM O O SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
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