Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 090929
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
329 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
KSZ058-092215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
329 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
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 60 38 48 32 58
TEMP 31 36 54 60 51 48 47 44 40 42 45 47 41 39 37 34 34 39 51 56 49
DEWPT 30 32 37 39 38 38 36 30 26 27 25 25 26 28 28 27 28 32 36 39 39
MIN/MAX RH 45 70 42 80 51
RH 96 85 52 46 61 68 65 57 57 55 45 42 55 64 70 75 78 76 56 53 68
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S SW W W NE
WIND SPD 5 8 13 14 11 12 11 12 13 13 13 10 3 3 3 5 6 6 9 8 5
WIND GUST 24 26 24 25 24 26 27 26 24
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 24 9 11 37 65 64 52 28 7 6 18 24 42 73 61 40 48 46 31 31 30
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 11 15<10<10<10<10 10 29 38 36<10<10<10<10<10<10 13 17<10
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW N NW NW W S S S SW W W N
T WIND SPD 10 11 18 21 18 17 21 24 24 28 27 18 8 5 8 13 18 14 13 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR FR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25
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 32 42 19 35 12 31 21 45
TEMP 38 33 40 32 24 19 30 29 19 13 25 26 23 25 39 37
DEWPT 35 32 30 21 15 13 17 16 11 6 10 13 17 21 30 29
RH 89 96 67 63 68 77 58 58 70 73 52 57 77 84 70 72
PWIND DIR NE N NE NE NE E SE SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
KSZ024-092215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
329 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 57 34 42 29 51
TEMP 31 35 51 57 49 46 46 42 37 37 39 42 37 35 34 31 30 34 44 50 44
DEWPT 30 32 36 38 36 36 34 28 25 25 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 29 32 34 34
MIN/MAX RH 47 67 49 85 55
RH 96 89 56 49 61 68 63 57 61 61 54 48 61 66 69 78 81 82 62 54 68
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE S W NW NE
WIND SPD 6 8 12 13 10 12 16 19 18 16 14 11 3 2 3 5 6 6 9 9 5
WIND GUST 24 24 20 23 28 32 29 28
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 25 8 25 43 52 60 63 13 13 9 21 22 63 82 81 64 61 47 51 42 40
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 11 10<10<10<10<10 14 27 30 33<10<10<10<10<10<10 12 12<10
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW SE S S S W N NE
T WIND SPD 10 12 17 17 17 18 23 27 27 28 23 18 6 5 8 11 13 11 11 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Date Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 37 15 29 8 26 18 42
TEMP 35 28 35 27 20 16 26 24 15 9 22 22 21 23 37 35
DEWPT 31 28 23 15 9 7 9 8 5 2 4 7 12 17 24 25
RH 85 100 61 60 62 67 48 50 64 72 45 52 68 77 59 66
PWIND DIR NE N NE NE NE E S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
KSZ012-092215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
329 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
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 56 32 41 26 47
TEMP 30 34 50 56 49 48 48 43 37 37 39 40 35 33 32 29 28 32 42 46 41
DEWPT 28 31 35 37 35 34 32 26 22 22 22 22 22 23 22 22 22 26 29 31 30
MIN/MAX RH 49 60 47 80 56
RH 92 89 56 49 58 58 54 51 54 54 50 48 59 66 66 75 78 78 60 55 65
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NE E SE SE SE W N NE
WIND SPD 4 5 11 12 9 10 13 16 16 13 13 9 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 5 4
WIND GUST 24 27 21 25 27 32 32 28 24
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 33 10 29 48 58 64 64 13 12 4 17 23 59 86 83 73 65 58 63 55 56
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 11 11<10<10<10 10 12 24 31 32<10<10<10<10<10<10 15 13<10
T WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE SE S W NW N
T WIND SPD 10 11 19 18 18 19 26 26 28 29 25 18 6 5 8 11 12 12 11 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
Date Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25
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 24 36 14 27 5 26 16 42
TEMP 33 26 34 25 18 15 24 22 13 6 20 23 19 21 36 33
DEWPT 27 24 21 13 6 3 6 5 1 -2 1 4 8 12 22 22
RH 78 92 58 60 59 58 45 47 58 69 43 43 61 68 56 63
PWIND DIR NE N NE NE N E S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
KSZ012-092215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
329 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 55 31 40 26 45
TEMP 31 34 49 55 49 49 47 41 36 35 37 39 34 31 30 28 28 31 40 44 39
DEWPT 28 30 34 35 35 34 32 25 22 21 20 19 20 21 21 20 21 24 26 28 28
MIN/MAX RH 47 61 45 78 52
RH 88 85 56 47 58 56 56 52 56 56 50 44 56 66 69 71 75 75 57 53 64
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NE E SE E SE S N NE
WIND SPD 5 5 12 14 11 14 18 20 20 18 14 11 4 3 3 4 5 5 8 8 5
WIND GUST 24 29 23 25 31 35 34 31 25
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 37 11 36 54 66 66 59 14 16 21 24 31 55 81 86 79 68 71 72 69 67
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 11 12<10<10<10 12 16 24 32 31<10<10<10<10<10<10 15 14<10
T WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N SE SE SE S W N NE
T WIND SPD 11 11 19 19 18 19 26 27 33 33 26 19 6 5 6 10 11 11 10 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25 Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 34 13 24 5 25 16 40
TEMP 32 26 32 24 18 14 22 21 13 6 20 21 19 21 35 32
DEWPT 26 24 19 10 4 2 4 3 1 -2 -1 2 7 11 20 21
RH 78 92 58 54 53 58 45 45 58 69 39 43 59 65 54 63
PWIND DIR NE N NE NE N E S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
$$
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