Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 200910
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
410 AM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
KSZ058-202115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
Date Sat 09/20/25 Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25
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 76 62 77 63 80
TEMP 65 69 74 75 73 67 65 64 64 68 74 75 70 67 66 65 65 70 76 79 75
DEWPT 62 67 69 70 69 67 65 64 64 67 69 71 70 67 66 65 65 69 71 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 83 100 84 100 78
RH 90 93 84 84 87100100100100 97 84 87100100100100100 97 85 79 90
WIND DIR SE S S S E SE SE SW SW S S S SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 91 76 84 76 67 54 61 66 77 81 71 64 56 41 50 65 78 72 67 51 55
POP 12HR 30 40 60 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.14 0 0.16 0.09 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10 12 21 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 25 22<10<10<10<10<10 13 23 27<10
T WIND DIR S S S SW N E S W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 12 12 10 8 8 4 4 6 9 13 11 11 11 12 10 12 13 13 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR
Date Tue 09/23/25Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25
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 64 76 59 71 57 71 56 74
TEMP 68 65 72 69 63 61 68 66 61 59 70 66 60 57 71 67
DEWPT 68 65 70 68 63 61 66 65 61 59 64 64 60 57 62 62
RH 100100 93 97100100 93 97100100 81 93100100 73 84
PWIND DIR S W N N N N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 70 50 50 20 30 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS SC IS SC SC
$$
KSZ024-202115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
Date Sat 09/20/25 Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 75 61 76 62 81
TEMP 62 67 72 74 73 64 63 63 62 66 72 74 71 66 65 63 64 70 76 80 76
DEWPT 59 63 66 66 65 63 61 61 61 65 67 67 65 65 64 63 64 68 69 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 78 100 70
RH 90 87 81 76 76 97 93 93 97 97 84 79 81 97 97100100 93 79 69 76
WIND DIR E SE S SE NE NE NE NE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 80 71 73 64 55 60 53 74 97 88 55 58 39 34 39 52 74 61 53 54 51
POP 12HR 30 30 40 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0.20 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 22 25<10<10<10<10<10<10 21 24<10<10<10<10<10 12 30 36<10
T WIND DIR SE SE SW N N NE NE NE S W S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 6 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 9 13 13 10 12 12 11 9 10 11 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Tue 09/23/25Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 75 60 71 56 72 55 75
TEMP 67 65 72 69 62 61 68 67 60 58 70 68 59 56 71 69
DEWPT 66 65 68 64 62 61 64 62 60 58 62 60 58 56 60 58
RH 97100 87 84100100 87 84100100 76 76 96100 68 68
PWIND DIR S N N N N N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 70 50 40 20 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-202115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
Date Sat 09/20/25 Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25
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 74 59 76 61 80
TEMP 59 65 71 73 71 63 62 61 60 65 72 75 71 64 63 63 62 70 76 79 75
DEWPT 57 61 64 64 63 61 59 58 58 64 65 64 65 63 62 62 61 67 68 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 70 99 67
RH 93 87 79 73 76 93 90 90 93 97 79 69 81 97 97 97 97 90 76 67 76
WIND DIR E E S SE NE NE N W N SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 74 85 73 52 53 66 61 75 91 90 60 50 37 26 33 52 69 62 54 53 46
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.06 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10 11 18 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 22 31<10<10<10<10<10 12 33 38<10
T WIND DIR E SE SW N N NE NE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S S
T WIND SPD 8 8 5 8 5 6 4 4 3 4 11 14 10 13 14 11 9 11 11 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Tue 09/23/25Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25
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 62 75 59 70 55 72 53 74
TEMP 65 64 72 68 62 60 68 67 59 57 70 67 57 55 71 68
DEWPT 64 62 67 64 61 59 64 62 58 56 61 60 55 54 59 57
RH 97 93 84 87 97 96 87 84 96 96 73 78 93 96 66 68
PWIND DIR S NE N N N N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 70 50 40 20 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-202115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
Date Sat 09/20/25 Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 74 59 77 61 81
TEMP 59 65 70 72 70 63 62 60 59 66 72 75 71 65 63 63 62 70 77 79 75
DEWPT 57 59 61 61 62 59 59 57 57 61 62 62 62 62 62 61 61 65 65 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 67 96 64 97 60
RH 93 81 73 68 76 87 90 90 93 84 71 64 73 90 97 93 97 84 67 60 71
WIND DIR E E S SW N SE S N S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 69 69 71 71 55 63 53 75 89 87 55 37 35 28 26 48 59 59 53 53 42
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0.04 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10 12 18 17<10<10<10<10<10<10 22 34<10<10<10<10<10 13 33 34<10
T WIND DIR E E E N N NE E N S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 5 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 4 11 13 11 11 14 12 10 10 11 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Tue 09/23/25Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 75 60 71 55 72 53 75
TEMP 65 64 73 69 62 61 69 67 59 57 70 67 58 55 71 68
DEWPT 63 62 65 64 61 59 62 61 57 55 58 58 55 52 57 56
RH 93 93 76 84 97 93 78 81 93 93 66 73 90 90 61 65
PWIND DIR S NE N N N N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 70 40 40 20 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
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