Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 150943
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
443 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
KSZ058-151045-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
443 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
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 83 57 86 53 82
TEMP 62 71 79 83 80 68 63 59 59 77 85 86 79 67 60 56 54 67 77 81 79
DEWPT 51 51 48 46 47 47 46 47 48 54 46 45 44 42 42 41 42 45 46 47 51
MIN/MAX RH 26 68 24 66 30
RH 67 49 34 27 31 47 54 64 67 45 26 24 29 40 51 57 64 45 33 30 38
WIND DIR W W W W SW S S S S W W W W W NW NW NW N N E E
WIND SPD 13 16 17 14 9 8 8 6 11 14 16 18 11 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST 24 26 18 18 21
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 7 24 60 42 6 3 2 2 12 2 2 3 4 4 4 1 9 25 33 33 47
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10 20 41 69 11<10<10<10<10 21 53 70 16<10<10<10<10 19 42 48 36
T WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW S S SW W W W W N N N NW N NE E
T WIND SPD 17 20 19 19 11 14 14 16 17 21 20 20 16 10 14 13 9 13 14 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
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 58 82 64 84 65 79 54 76
TEMP 63 59 78 78 69 66 80 79 70 67 76 74 62 57 73 74
DEWPT 55 55 62 65 65 65 68 68 67 64 64 59 54 51 52 52
RH 75 87 58 64 87 97 67 69 90 90 66 59 75 80 48 46
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S S SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 50 50 60 60 70 50 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC NM NM SC NM NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC NM NM SC NM NM NM SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-151045-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
443 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 81 56 82 51 79
TEMP 61 69 76 80 78 66 62 57 58 72 80 82 76 65 59 54 52 64 72 78 78
DEWPT 52 51 48 44 45 43 43 42 44 46 44 42 39 38 38 39 39 41 42 42 44
MIN/MAX RH 27 58 23 58 28
RH 72 53 37 28 31 43 50 57 59 39 28 24 26 37 45 57 61 43 34 28 30
WIND DIR W W W W W SW S SW S W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE
WIND SPD 14 18 18 17 11 6 8 6 4 12 17 19 14 10 8 8 6 8 8 6 5
WIND GUST 26 29 27 31 25
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 5 8 35 20 16 17 4 7 32 29 11 3 9 17 8 2 10 9 16 13 25
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10 23 51 72 12<10<10<10<10 33 52 85 14<10<10<10<10 31 47 61 44
T WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE
T WIND SPD 19 24 24 26 14 13 17 14 11 19 19 23 14 13 14 10 11 14 13 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX GD
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 81 63 82 63 76 54 73
TEMP 62 57 76 78 69 65 77 78 69 65 73 72 61 56 69 71
DEWPT 45 47 55 58 60 62 65 65 64 62 62 57 53 49 50 49
RH 54 69 48 50 73 90 67 64 84 90 68 59 75 77 51 46
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE S W NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 40 60 60 80 50 30 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM NM SC NM O NM SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC NM NM SC NM NM NM SC SC SC
$$
KSZ012-151045-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
443 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
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 81 55 82 51 79
TEMP 62 69 78 81 78 66 62 57 57 72 80 82 75 64 58 54 51 63 72 77 76
DEWPT 52 51 48 44 44 43 41 40 42 46 42 40 37 36 36 37 37 39 40 40 41
MIN/MAX RH 27 53 22 56 26
RH 70 53 35 27 30 43 46 53 57 39 26 22 25 35 44 52 59 41 31 26 28
WIND DIR SW W W W SW SW S SW S W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE
WIND SPD 13 17 18 17 11 6 6 4 3 10 16 19 14 9 5 5 5 6 6 5 3
WIND GUST 25 28 28 21 17 26 31 26 19 16 16
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 5 2 36 37 16 16 4 12 28 25 11 6 12 20 8 4 9 5 8 9 20
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10 25 57 77 12<10<10<10<10 35 48 92 17<10<10<10<10 31 51 60 43
T WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE
T WIND SPD 19 24 26 25 14 14 17 14 10 18 19 24 17 17 14 11 13 14 14 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
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 55 81 63 82 62 77 53 71
TEMP 59 55 75 78 68 64 75 77 68 64 73 71 60 55 67 70
DEWPT 41 43 50 54 56 59 62 62 62 60 61 55 51 47 48 47
RH 51 64 41 43 65 84 64 60 81 87 66 57 72 74 50 44
PWIND DIR NE E SE SE SE S W NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 40 60 60 80 60 30 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC NM SC NM O NM SC NM SC
TSTMS IS SC SC SC NM SC NM NM NM SC NM SC
$$
KSZ012-151045-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
443 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 56 83 50 77
TEMP 64 71 79 83 79 68 63 58 57 72 81 83 76 65 59 53 52 62 72 76 75
DEWPT 53 51 46 42 40 42 40 39 41 44 40 38 34 35 36 36 36 38 39 38 38
MIN/MAX RH 22 51 20 55 24
RH 67 49 31 24 25 39 43 49 55 37 23 20 22 33 42 52 54 41 30 25 26
WIND DIR SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 16 19 20 19 14 9 9 9 5 10 18 21 18 12 10 10 9 10 10 8 5
WIND GUST 29 31 29 25 29 33 29
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 5 2 29 31 17 16 4 7 22 19 9 7 31 29 9 3 7 3 8 6 20
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10 26 62 79 20<10<10<10<10 32 46 91 24<10<10<10<10 30 45 55 43
T WIND DIR SW W W W W SW SW SW W SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
T WIND SPD 19 24 27 27 18 14 16 18 10 18 17 24 19 17 16 12 14 14 14 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD GD EX GD
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 80 62 81 61 77 53 71
TEMP 59 54 75 78 68 64 75 78 68 64 73 72 60 56 68 70
DEWPT 40 41 47 49 54 57 60 58 60 58 59 53 50 46 47 44
RH 49 61 37 36 61 78 60 50 76 81 62 51 69 69 47 39
PWIND DIR NE E SE SE SE S SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 60 60 80 60 30 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC NM SC NM O NM NM NM SC
TSTMS IS SC SC SC NM SC NM NM NM NM NM SC
$$
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