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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
251 AM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

KSZ058-072230-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
251 AM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

Date             Fri 11/07/25            Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      69          44          61          31          39
TEMP          49 46 54 67 69 60 52 48 46 45 54 58 60 53 45 41 36 32 33 37 39 34
DEWPT         47 42 44 42 38 38 38 38 37 37 41 40 37 34 31 34 32 25 20 17 14 14
MIN/MAX RH                   32          78          42          85          35
RH            93 86 69 40 32 44 59 68 71 73 61 51 42 48 58 76 85 75 58 44 35 43
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S SW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD       5  5  8  9 11  5  4  3  4  5 12 23 19 11 16 16 17 18 17 16 13  8
WIND GUST                                                              26 25
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW CL SC CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC FW SC B2 B1 FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%)    12  7  1 34  3 25 40 60 73 60 54 21 23 37 25 50 72 53 10  5  2  2
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT      <10<10<10 24 42<10<10<10<10<10<10 33 53<10<10<10 25 32 36 46 46<10
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW  N NW  W  W  W SW  S  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
T WIND SPD    13 11 13 13 17 10  9  8  9 12 18 29 28 13 20 23 26 27 26 24 21 13
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR FR EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR PR FR GD EX EX EX EX PR


Date               Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25  Thu 11/13/25
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX TEMP       22    44      31    63      39    66      41    64
TEMP          27   22 40 38 32   36 57 54 44   40 62 57 45   41 60 58
DEWPT         15   15 18 22 20   23 32 37 37   36 41 41 38   37 42 44
RH            60   74 41 52 61   59 38 52 76   85 46 55 76   85 51 59
PWIND DIR          NW     W       S    SW      SW    NW       E    SE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL   CL FW CL FW   SC B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$

KSZ024-072230-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
251 AM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

Date             Fri 11/07/25            Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      68          43          58          27          38
TEMP          47 44 52 65 68 59 49 46 46 44 51 55 57 52 43 40 32 28 30 35 38 34
DEWPT         42 38 40 40 36 36 35 35 35 35 39 39 37 32 33 35 27 20 18 13 11 12
MIN/MAX RH                   31          77          46          82          33
RH            83 79 63 40 31 42 58 65 65 70 63 55 47 46 67 82 81 71 60 40 32 39
WIND DIR      NW  W NW NW NW  W  W SW SE  S  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD       5  5  9 10 12  6  3  2  3  5 16 20 19 16 18 19 20 18 16 14 14  9
WIND GUST                                                              25
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC FW FW SC CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%)    27 15 25 34  1 10 35 63 84 79 72 35 40 59 50 72 67 27 11  7  2  2
POP 12HR                      0          10          10          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
FLURRIES                                                      SC
SPRINKLES                                                  SC
MIX HGT      <10<10<10 29 43<10<10<10<10<10 11 34 58 15<10 27 32 25 40 46 46 13
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW  W NW SW SE  S  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
T WIND SPD    11 11 16 17 19 10  8  4  9 11 24 33 27 20 19 26 28 24 26 23 20 13
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR EX EX GD EX EX EX FR


Date               Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25  Thu 11/13/25
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX TEMP       20    43      30    64      38    64      38    63
TEMP          26   21 39 38 31   37 58 56 44   39 61 56 43   39 59 57
DEWPT         14   14 16 18 19   23 32 36 36   35 39 36 33   34 37 38
RH            60   74 39 44 61   56 37 47 73   85 44 47 67   82 44 49
PWIND DIR          NW     W       S    SW       W    NW      NE    SE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL   CL FW CL FW   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$

KSZ012-072230-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
251 AM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

Date             Fri 11/07/25            Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      67          42          56          26          36
TEMP          46 43 53 65 67 57 48 45 44 43 51 53 55 49 41 38 31 27 28 33 36 33
DEWPT         42 39 39 38 34 35 34 33 33 33 38 38 37 34 34 33 23 17 15 12 11 11
MIN/MAX RH                   29          74          51          82          35
RH            86 86 59 37 29 43 58 62 65 67 61 57 51 56 76 82 72 65 58 41 35 39
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NE SE SE  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD       6  6 10 12 13  5  3  2  3  4 11 19 18 16 14 16 17 16 13 13 12  5
WIND GUST                                                              25
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW SC FW CL CL SC B1 OV OV B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%)    23 14 36 23  0  4 35 69 90 88 77 43 53 66 62 82 70 28 12  9  3  2
POP 12HR                      5          20          20          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
FLURRIES                                                      SC
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS
SPRINKLES                                                  SC
MIX HGT      <10<10<10 32 57<10<10<10<10<10 13 35 54 14 16 28 31 20 41 47 47 13
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NE SE  S  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
T WIND SPD    11 12 17 21 24 10  9  5  8 11 24 32 27 18 24 27 28 24 27 23 21 13
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR GD EX EX GD EX EX EX FR


Date               Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25  Thu 11/13/25
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX TEMP       20    43      29    63      38    64      37    62
TEMP          25   21 39 36 30   36 58 55 44   39 61 54 42   38 58 55
DEWPT         13   11 15 17 16   20 30 34 33   32 37 33 31   30 35 36
RH            60   65 37 45 55   52 34 45 65   76 41 45 65   73 42 49
PWIND DIR          NW     W       S    SW       W    NW      NW    SE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL   FW FW CL FW   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$

KSZ012-072230-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
251 AM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

Date             Fri 11/07/25            Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      67          41          55          26          36
TEMP          46 44 52 65 67 58 48 43 42 42 49 53 54 48 41 38 31 27 29 34 36 33
DEWPT         41 38 37 36 32 33 33 33 33 33 38 38 37 36 36 34 23 17 13 11 10 11
MIN/MAX RH                   27          75          51          88          33
RH            83 79 56 34 27 39 56 67 70 70 66 57 52 63 82 85 72 65 51 38 33 39
WIND DIR       W  W NW NW NW  W  W SE SE SE SW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW
WIND SPD       5  6 10 13 16  6  4  1  3  5  4 19 18 14 16 17 20 18 17 14 13  8
WIND GUST                                                              25 25
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW SC SC CL CL SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%)    21  9 43 27  1  0 34 61 90 91 74 51 55 69 70 82 71 31 18  7  5  3
POP 12HR                     10          20          30          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
FLURRIES                                                      SC
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC IS IS
SPRINKLES                                                  SC
MIX HGT      <10<10<10 43 60<10<10<10<10<10 13 32 44 11 20 25 32 20 39 44 49<10
T WIND DIR     W  W NW NW NW  W NW NE  E  S  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW
T WIND SPD    11 12 17 23 25 11  9  5  9 10 23 29 27 16 21 23 27 24 26 21 23 14
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR GD GD EX GD EX EX EX PR


Date               Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25  Thu 11/13/25
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX TEMP       20    42      29    62      38    63      37    62
TEMP          25   20 38 35 30   36 57 54 44   39 60 54 41   37 57 55
DEWPT         13   11 14 15 15   19 29 33 32   31 35 31 30   30 33 34
RH            60   67 37 43 53   50 34 45 62   73 39 41 65   75 40 45
PWIND DIR          NW     W       S    SW       W    NW       W     S
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL   FW FW FW FW   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$


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