Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 160825
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
325 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
KSZ058-162115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
325 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
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 88 67 86 68 93
TEMP 74 72 79 85 87 83 76 72 69 68 74 81 85 84 76 73 70 68 78 87 92 90
DEWPT 72 72 76 77 77 76 74 72 69 68 72 71 71 72 70 69 69 68 73 74 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 71 100 61 100 53
RH 93100 91 77 72 80 94100100100 93 72 63 67 82 87 97100 85 65 54 58
WIND DIR N N NE N N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 5 6 8 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 5 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 60 76 56 48 53 42 27 37 56 69 33 18 37 14 20 21 37 69 39 22 9 7
POP 12HR 10 10 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 17 29 35 16<10<10<10<10 14 35 42<10<10<10<10<10 14 30 42<10
T WIND DIR N N NE N N N N N NE NE NE NE N SE SE SE S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 12 11 11 13 14 12 11 9 6 9 6 4 4 9 9 9 9 12 11 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
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 70 88 68 87 66 89 67 90
TEMP 76 70 85 84 73 69 82 84 72 67 85 86 73 68 86 87
DEWPT 69 69 73 74 72 69 73 72 69 67 71 71 68 67 70 70
RH 79 97 67 72 97100 74 67 90100 63 61 84 97 59 57
PWIND DIR SE NE NE NE NE N E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW CL FW SC FW
POP 12HR 30 10 30 10 10 0 10 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC
TSTMS SC IS SC
$$
KSZ024-162115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
325 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 65 83 67 89
TEMP 72 71 76 80 82 79 73 70 67 66 74 79 82 81 73 71 69 68 77 84 88 86
DEWPT 72 71 75 74 75 73 72 70 67 66 69 69 70 71 69 68 67 67 71 73 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 79 100 67 98 63
RH 100100 97 82 79 82 97100100100 84 72 67 72 87 90 93 97 82 70 63 68
WIND DIR N N NE N N N N NE N N E SE S S SE S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 4 5 6 8 8 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B1 B1 B2 FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 75 91 62 67 72 25 15 31 31 50 15 33 22 19 15 30 38 52 38 25 19 15
POP 12HR 30 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 18 30 34 17<10<10<10<10 17 37 43 16<10<10<10<10 15 32 39 11
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE NE N SE W W S S S S SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 11 11 11 12 12 10 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 8 10 10 9 11 10 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 83 66 83 65 86 66 86
TEMP 74 69 80 79 70 67 79 80 70 65 82 83 71 67 83 83
DEWPT 71 69 72 73 70 67 70 71 68 65 70 72 68 66 70 71
RH 90100 77 82100100 74 74 93100 67 70 90 97 65 67
PWIND DIR E NE NE NE NE N E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 40 20 30 10 20 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-162115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
325 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
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 82 63 83 66 87
TEMP 71 70 75 78 80 78 72 69 65 64 74 79 82 81 73 70 68 67 77 83 87 84
DEWPT 71 70 74 74 74 72 69 67 65 64 68 68 69 69 67 66 65 65 70 73 74 73
MIN/MAX RH 79 100 63 97 65
RH 100100 97 88 82 82 90 93100100 82 69 65 67 81 87 90 93 79 72 65 70
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N SE S N S S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 2 3 5 6 6 5 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 82 93 82 76 65 37 21 33 42 64 31 38 32 15 16 30 43 57 40 30 21 27
POP 12HR 50 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.34 0 0 0 0.09
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC NM
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 15 24 31 22<10<10<10<10 17 39 45 21<10<10<10<10 16 29 38 19
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N S W W S S S SW SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 9 11 11 12 13 11 9 8 6 4 4 5 4 5 8 10 11 10 12 10 12 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
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 81 64 81 64 84 65 84
TEMP 72 68 78 77 69 65 78 78 68 65 82 81 70 66 82 81
DEWPT 70 68 72 71 67 65 69 69 66 64 70 71 66 64 69 70
RH 93100 82 82 93100 74 74 93 97 67 72 87 93 65 69
PWIND DIR NE NE NE E E N SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 20 30 10 10 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS NM SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-162115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
325 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 81 64 83 67 87
TEMP 72 71 76 78 79 78 71 68 66 64 74 79 82 81 72 70 69 68 77 83 86 83
DEWPT 72 71 73 73 72 70 68 67 65 64 67 66 67 68 66 65 65 65 68 71 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 59 92 63
RH 100100 90 85 79 76 90 97 97100 79 64 61 65 81 84 87 90 74 67 63 70
WIND DIR W N N N N N N NW W W S SW S S S S S S S SW S SE
WIND SPD 3 4 6 8 8 6 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B2 B1 FW SC CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 82 95 83 73 65 24 25 17 43 74 52 19 34 4 17 33 42 58 33 38 27 38
POP 12HR 50 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.19 0 0 0 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 15 25 31 22<10<10<10<10 13 38 43<10<10<10<10<10 15 25 34 14
T WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N NW SW W W S S S SW S S W S S
T WIND SPD 9 9 10 12 13 11 8 8 5 3 3 5 5 5 9 11 11 9 11 11 11 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 80 64 81 64 84 65 83
TEMP 72 68 77 77 68 65 78 78 68 65 81 81 69 66 81 81
DEWPT 70 68 70 70 67 64 67 68 65 64 68 70 67 65 68 69
RH 93100 79 79 97 97 69 71 90 97 65 69 93 97 65 67
PWIND DIR NE NE E E E N SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW FW B1 FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 20 20 20 10 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS NM NM IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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