Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 230922
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
422 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
KSZ058-232115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
422 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
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 84 64 87 67 89
TEMP 66 75 79 81 78 71 69 66 64 72 82 85 85 76 72 68 67 75 83 88 86
DEWPT 63 66 66 67 68 66 64 63 64 69 73 74 75 72 71 68 67 72 74 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 64 100 61
RH 90 74 64 63 71 84 84 90100 90 74 70 72 87 97100100 90 74 61 68
WIND DIR E SE SE E E E E SE E E SE E E E E E E E NE NE E
WIND SPD 2 6 9 6 6 6 5 6 8 9 9 6 5 6 4 3 3 3 5 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B1 OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 67 76 68 90 57 45 55 66 68 48 41 12 0 8 10 19 41 27 45 45 29
POP 12HR 20 50 40 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0.30 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
MIX HGT <10 14 31 31<10<10<10<10<10 14 26 39 25<10<10<10<10 15 28 37 25
T WIND DIR E SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE E NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 9 9 10 8 10 13 14 16 14 17 13 10 11 12 11 10 9 6 9 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
Date Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26
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 68 88 66 88 66 88 67 90
TEMP 73 68 83 85 72 66 83 85 71 66 83 85 73 68 84 86
DEWPT 72 68 73 72 69 66 67 69 66 64 69 69 66 64 71 72
RH 97100 72 65 90100 59 59 84 93 63 59 79 87 65 63
PWIND DIR NE N N N E SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 20 5 5 10 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-232115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
422 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 79 64 83 66 86
TEMP 65 71 76 76 72 67 66 65 64 67 79 82 81 72 69 67 66 72 81 85 83
DEWPT 61 63 65 66 67 65 63 62 62 66 70 71 72 69 67 66 65 69 72 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 66 98 67 98 66
RH 87 76 69 71 84 93 90 90 93 97 74 69 74 90 93 97 97 90 74 65 72
WIND DIR E S SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E NE E
WIND SPD 4 5 8 4 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 8 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 3 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 68 78 78 87 78 79 77 73 68 51 30 28 39 16 22 29 49 43 48 59 42
POP 12HR 30 40 40 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.05 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS
MIX HGT <10 11 27 23<10<10<10<10<10 14 25 34 13<10<10<10<10 15 33 41 15
T WIND DIR SE SE S E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE E E NE N NE
T WIND SPD 8 9 8 6 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 10 11 11 11 8 6 6 6 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 87 66 85 66 85 67 87
TEMP 71 68 83 84 70 66 82 82 69 66 81 82 70 67 81 83
DEWPT 71 68 71 71 66 63 66 69 64 64 68 70 66 64 71 73
RH 100100 67 65 87 90 58 65 84 93 65 67 87 90 72 72
PWIND DIR NE N N N E SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 20 0 5 10 20 40 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-232115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
422 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
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 78 63 81 64 84
TEMP 63 70 75 74 70 66 66 64 63 67 78 80 77 70 68 66 64 72 79 84 81
DEWPT 57 62 64 65 65 61 60 60 60 64 68 70 70 66 64 63 63 68 72 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 68 93 68 95 69
RH 81 76 69 74 84 84 81 87 90 90 71 72 79 87 87 90 97 87 79 67 77
WIND DIR SE S S S SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E N E
WIND SPD 3 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 SC
CLOUDS (%) 66 63 83 97 89 89 83 69 74 74 35 48 47 29 23 31 52 47 58 70 39
POP 12HR 30 40 40 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.28 0.06 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 10 30 22<10<10<10<10<10 14 23 30 11<10<10<10<10 13 34 38<10
T WIND DIR SE S S S SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE E E NE E NW E
T WIND SPD 8 9 8 5 5 9 11 11 12 13 14 11 10 10 10 8 6 5 6 5 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26
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 66 86 65 84 64 83 66 85
TEMP 70 67 82 82 69 65 80 80 68 65 79 79 70 66 80 81
DEWPT 69 66 70 69 63 61 66 67 62 62 68 68 63 62 71 72
RH 97 97 67 65 81 87 62 65 81 90 69 69 78 87 74 74
PWIND DIR E NW NW N E SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 30 20 0 5 20 20 40 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-232115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
422 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 77 63 79 64 84
TEMP 62 71 75 74 70 66 65 64 63 68 77 79 77 69 67 66 64 72 79 83 81
DEWPT 57 61 62 63 62 61 60 59 60 63 66 67 67 64 63 62 61 66 70 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 62 90 64 90 65
RH 84 71 64 69 76 84 84 84 90 84 69 67 71 84 87 87 90 81 74 65 72
WIND DIR SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E W E
WIND SPD 2 5 5 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 8 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 67 67 78 95 92 86 84 80 76 73 25 49 42 25 28 34 56 35 54 67 41
POP 12HR 20 40 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.10 0.08 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10 10 39 30 10<10<10<10<10 14 24 30<10<10<10<10<10 13 34 38<10
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SE SE S SE SE S SE E E SE SE E E E W NE
T WIND SPD 6 9 8 6 5 8 10 11 11 11 14 11 9 9 9 8 6 5 6 5 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 85 64 83 65 82 66 84
TEMP 70 67 82 82 68 65 81 80 68 65 79 79 69 67 79 80
DEWPT 69 67 68 67 63 61 64 65 61 61 66 67 63 62 69 71
RH 97100 63 61 84 87 56 60 78 87 64 67 81 84 72 74
PWIND DIR SE NW NW NW E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC
POP 12HR 30 20 0 5 10 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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