Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 040817
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
317 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
KSZ058-042115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
317 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
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 72 98 72 97
TEMP 75 72 83 92 97 94 83 79 75 72 85 94 96 93 83 78 74 72 85 94 96 92
DEWPT 68 68 70 69 67 67 65 65 66 66 69 66 65 66 68 68 68 68 71 70 68 70
MIN/MAX RH 37 81 35 89 41
RH 79 87 65 47 38 41 55 62 74 81 59 40 36 41 61 71 82 87 63 46 40 49
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE
WIND SPD 8 6 11 11 10 8 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 4
WIND GUST 18
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 16 21 5 2 3 2 7 2 16 18 19 11 22 16 30 17 27 36 22 27 25 26
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 20 43 54 13<10<10<10<10 21 69 71 11<10<10<10<10 19 73 79 14
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 16 12 19 16 14 11 13 13 12 10 11 8 8 8 10 11 9 8 9 9 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
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 97 73 98 74 98 73 95
TEMP 78 72 94 92 79 74 95 94 80 75 94 92 79 73 91 89
DEWPT 68 67 70 69 65 65 69 67 64 65 69 67 64 64 67 67
RH 71 84 46 47 62 74 43 41 58 71 44 44 60 73 45 48
PWIND DIR SE S S S S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ024-042115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
317 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 97 74 98 73 96
TEMP 78 74 83 93 97 94 84 80 77 74 86 95 97 94 84 79 76 73 85 93 95 91
DEWPT 68 67 70 70 68 68 67 66 66 66 69 68 66 67 68 67 67 66 69 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 39 77 36 80 43
RH 71 79 65 47 39 43 57 62 69 76 57 42 36 41 59 67 74 79 59 46 43 50
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE
WIND SPD 9 8 10 10 9 8 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 30 8 4 6 18 5 16 18 22 31 32 21 33 32 24 23 32 45 31 36 34 26
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 17 36 48 14<10<10<10<10 16 62 73<10<10<10<10<10 14 61 70 12
T WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE SE S S S S S SE E
T WIND SPD 14 12 16 13 12 11 12 10 10 9 9 6 6 6 9 9 8 9 8 8 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 96 76 99 77 97 74 92
TEMP 78 73 93 93 81 77 96 95 82 77 94 93 80 74 89 87
DEWPT 68 66 69 68 65 63 68 67 64 63 67 66 63 62 65 66
RH 71 79 46 44 58 62 40 40 55 62 41 41 56 66 45 50
PWIND DIR SE S S S S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-042115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
317 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
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 73 97 73 95
TEMP 77 74 83 92 96 93 82 79 74 73 85 93 96 93 82 78 75 73 84 92 94 89
DEWPT 68 68 71 71 69 70 68 67 66 66 69 69 68 68 66 66 65 65 69 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 41 80 38 76 44
RH 74 82 67 51 42 47 63 67 76 79 59 46 40 44 58 67 71 76 61 47 44 54
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE
WIND SPD 6 5 9 9 8 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST 17 19
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 30 16 10 11 23 11 22 16 14 22 24 30 32 22 33 27 34 46 27 45 45 28
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 16 32 43 12<10<10<10<10 16 61 70<10<10<10<10<10 12 59 67 12
T WIND DIR SW S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S SE SE S S S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 16 14 18 14 13 10 11 11 10 9 9 8 6 6 9 10 8 9 6 5 8 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
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 95 76 98 76 96 72 91
TEMP 77 72 91 92 80 77 95 94 81 77 93 91 78 73 87 85
DEWPT 67 65 69 68 63 61 67 66 62 62 66 66 62 60 64 65
RH 71 79 49 46 56 58 40 40 53 60 41 44 58 64 46 51
PWIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 0 5 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-042115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
317 AM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 96 74 96 73 93
TEMP 79 76 84 92 96 93 82 79 75 74 85 93 96 93 82 78 75 73 83 91 93 89
DEWPT 68 68 70 71 70 70 68 68 67 66 70 70 68 69 67 66 66 66 69 69 68 70
MIN/MAX RH 43 76 40 79 44
RH 69 76 63 51 43 47 63 69 76 76 61 47 40 46 61 67 74 79 63 49 44 54
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E
WIND SPD 9 8 11 10 9 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 32 22 19 17 27 12 16 18 15 26 28 23 23 26 21 32 33 42 31 38 46 35
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 16 32 43<10<10<10<10<10 13 59 66<10<10<10<10<10 10 49 54<10
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE SE S SE SE S SE E
T WIND SPD 16 12 18 14 13 10 11 10 11 8 8 8 8 5 9 10 8 8 8 8 8 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 94 77 98 77 95 73 89
TEMP 77 73 91 91 81 78 95 94 82 78 93 91 78 73 87 85
DEWPT 67 65 68 67 63 61 66 65 63 62 65 66 63 61 63 64
RH 71 76 47 45 54 56 39 39 53 58 40 44 60 66 45 50
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 0 5 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
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