Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
313 AM CDT Wed Sep 10 2025
KSZ058-102115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
313 AM CDT Wed Sep 10 2025
Date Wed 09/10/25 Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 80 64 87 67 91
TEMP 61 60 70 76 79 76 69 66 65 65 74 84 87 81 74 71 69 67 77 87 90 85
DEWPT 58 59 64 66 68 67 66 64 63 61 65 67 67 67 64 63 61 61 66 68 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 68 93 52 80 49
RH 90 96 81 71 69 74 90 93 93 87 74 57 52 63 71 76 76 81 69 53 50 59
WIND DIR SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 4 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 10 10 6 5 5 5 5 9 10 11 8
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 40 44 48 60 53 45 24 44 57 61 56 22 16 21 22 28 36 31 18 11 13 11
POP 12HR 30 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 14 18<10<10<10<10<10<10 24 33<10<10<10<10<10 14 29 35<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 12 10 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 11 14 17 18 11 13 16 17 17 18 17 19 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Date Sat 09/13/25Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25
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 90 69 89 66 88 65 88
TEMP 73 69 87 84 74 69 86 83 70 66 85 82 70 65 85 82
DEWPT 65 62 67 68 63 61 65 66 63 62 65 66 61 60 65 65
RH 76 78 52 59 69 76 50 57 78 87 51 58 73 84 51 56
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-102115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
313 AM CDT Wed Sep 10 2025
Date Wed 09/10/25 Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 64 87 67 92
TEMP 61 60 71 79 82 80 70 67 66 64 72 83 87 82 74 72 69 67 77 87 91 86
DEWPT 59 59 64 65 66 64 66 64 63 62 66 65 65 65 63 62 61 61 64 65 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 55 96 48 79 43
RH 93 96 79 62 58 58 87 90 90 93 81 55 48 56 69 71 76 81 64 48 44 51
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S E SE SE SE S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 6 10 10 8 8 6 6 8 10 12 12 10
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 39 49 47 48 54 39 26 37 49 51 42 19 26 23 28 49 32 40 22 16 9 10
POP 12HR 20 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.15 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 11 22 26<10<10<10<10<10<10 31 43<10<10<10<10<10 15 34 36 12
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S SE S S S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 9 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 9 11 14 14 12 13 14 16 16 19 18 19 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Sat 09/13/25Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 92 69 88 66 88 65 88
TEMP 73 70 87 86 74 69 85 82 70 66 85 83 71 65 85 82
DEWPT 64 61 64 64 63 61 63 63 62 61 64 62 61 60 63 61
RH 73 73 46 48 69 76 48 53 76 84 50 49 71 84 48 49
PWIND DIR S SW S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 30 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-102115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
313 AM CDT Wed Sep 10 2025
Date Wed 09/10/25 Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 63 86 67 92
TEMP 61 59 70 80 83 80 69 65 63 63 73 83 86 81 72 71 69 67 77 87 91 86
DEWPT 58 57 61 65 66 68 65 64 62 61 65 65 64 65 61 60 59 58 63 64 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 58 97 49 72 42
RH 90 93 73 60 57 67 87 97 97 93 76 55 48 58 68 68 70 73 62 46 41 50
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SE S E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 8 10 10 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 32 45 44 41 51 30 17 38 44 49 50 25 29 29 43 48 43 42 30 15 14 10
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 10 26 34<10<10<10<10<10 10 32 46<10<10<10<10<10 15 32 38 12
T WIND DIR S SE S SE S S S S S SE SE S S SE S S S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 9 6 5 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 11 14 14 11 12 13 16 17 21 18 19 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Sat 09/13/25Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25
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 92 68 89 65 88 64 88
TEMP 73 69 89 86 74 68 86 83 69 65 85 83 69 64 85 82
DEWPT 62 60 64 63 61 59 62 62 61 59 63 61 58 57 62 60
RH 68 73 44 46 64 73 45 49 76 81 48 47 68 78 46 47
PWIND DIR S SW S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 30 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-102115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
313 AM CDT Wed Sep 10 2025
Date Wed 09/10/25 Thu 09/11/25 Fri 09/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 84 62 86 67 92
TEMP 61 59 70 79 83 80 70 66 63 63 72 83 86 81 72 71 69 67 77 87 91 86
DEWPT 58 57 60 64 64 67 64 63 61 60 63 63 62 63 61 59 59 58 61 62 61 63
MIN/MAX RH 54 94 45 73 38
RH 90 93 71 60 53 65 81 90 93 90 73 51 45 54 68 66 70 73 58 43 37 46
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 9 10 5 6 6 8 8 10 11 11 8
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 26 49 37 40 38 20 18 28 36 48 52 23 33 31 47 50 46 45 31 21 12 13
POP 12HR 10 5 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 10 27 39<10<10<10<10<10 10 37 48<10<10<10<10<10 15 33 42<10
T WIND DIR S SE SE SE SW S S S SE SE SE S S SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 10 11 13 10 12 13 14 17 21 19 20 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Date Sat 09/13/25Sun 09/14/25Mon 09/15/25Tue 09/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 92 69 89 65 88 64 88
TEMP 73 69 89 86 74 69 86 83 69 65 85 83 69 64 85 82
DEWPT 61 60 61 61 61 59 60 61 61 59 61 60 58 57 59 58
RH 66 73 39 43 64 70 42 47 76 81 45 46 68 78 41 44
PWIND DIR S SW S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 30 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
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
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