Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 110902
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
402 AM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026
KSZ058-112115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
402 AM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026
Date Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
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 65 88 65 90
TEMP 66 65 71 78 84 80 72 69 67 66 74 82 87 82 73 71 68 66 75 85 89 84
DEWPT 66 65 71 71 69 71 69 68 67 66 73 74 74 75 73 71 68 66 73 75 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 60 100 64 100 64
RH 100100100 79 61 74 90 97100100 97 77 65 79100100100100 94 72 64 74
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S E E NE S SE E SE S S SE
WIND SPD 2 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 6 12 13 11
WIND GUST 24 21
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 62 74 45 17 1 11 11 2 5 25 35 3 21 25 43 55 63 71 51 41 27 17
POP 12HR 0 20 30 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.09 0.12 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Obvis F F PF
MIX HGT <10<10 15 26 35<10<10<10<10<10<10 26 39<10<10<10<10<10 14 32 38 20
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S SE E SE S S SE
T WIND SPD 6 6 10 8 9 9 11 12 12 11 11 6 11 8 10 16 9 11 19 17 16 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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 92 67 84 62 87 65 86
TEMP 74 70 88 86 74 69 80 77 67 65 81 81 72 67 80 79
DEWPT 70 68 74 75 70 68 72 72 67 65 73 74 70 67 72 71
RH 87 93 63 70 87 97 77 85100100 77 79 93100 77 77
PWIND DIR SE S S SE NE SE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 40 60 60 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-112115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
402 AM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026
Date Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 85 65 86 63 86
TEMP 66 64 71 80 84 81 71 69 67 66 73 82 86 80 70 68 65 64 72 82 86 81
DEWPT 66 64 69 69 67 68 68 67 67 66 70 72 72 72 69 68 65 64 70 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 63 100 66
RH 100100 93 69 57 65 90 93100100 90 72 63 77 97100100100 93 74 65 77
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S SW N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 4 6 8 9 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 9 11 13 13
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 13 59 47 8 5 18 20 31 18 17 6 16 22 46 47 58 69 77 60 44 38 30
POP 12HR 0 20 50 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.24 0.23 0.05
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 15 30 35<10<10<10<10<10 12 29 40<10<10<10<10<10 12 29 33 20
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW W N SE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 10 10 10 12 11 13 12 11 9 8 5 8 9 16 12 9 11 11 13 16 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
Date Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 91 65 77 59 81 63 82
TEMP 73 69 88 85 72 66 74 71 64 62 76 78 69 66 78 77
DEWPT 69 67 73 73 70 65 69 68 64 62 71 72 68 66 70 69
RH 87 93 61 67 93 97 84 90100100 85 82 97100 76 76
PWIND DIR SE S SW NE NE E E E
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 60 80 80 70 50 40
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM NM O O O NM SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-112115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
402 AM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026
Date Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
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 85 61 83
TEMP 64 62 71 80 84 80 71 69 66 65 73 82 84 78 69 67 63 62 70 79 83 78
DEWPT 64 62 68 67 66 67 65 65 64 64 69 70 69 70 66 64 63 62 68 71 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 54 97 62 100 70
RH 100100 90 65 55 65 81 87 93 97 87 67 61 76 90 90100100 93 77 70 82
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S W N NE NE NE NE NE E SE E SE E
WIND SPD 2 3 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 5 9 11 10
WIND GUST 20
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 14 53 42 10 9 14 20 35 22 15 10 14 50 51 50 57 68 80 63 63 59 39
POP 12HR 0 10 40 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.16 0.30 0.18
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 15 29 34<10<10<10<10<10 14 29 37<10<10<10<10<10 14 27 34 17
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW W N NE NE NE E E E SE E SE E
T WIND SPD 10 10 11 11 12 11 13 16 12 10 11 10 6 10 14 12 8 6 10 12 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
Date Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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 65 90 63 74 57 78 61 80
TEMP 70 66 87 83 71 64 71 68 62 60 73 75 67 64 76 73
DEWPT 66 64 72 73 67 63 67 66 62 60 69 72 66 63 69 69
RH 87 93 61 72 87 97 87 93100100 87 90 97 97 79 87
PWIND DIR SE S SW NE NE E NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 30 20 70 80 90 80 60 50
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC NM NM O O O O SC SC NM SC IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-112115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
402 AM CDT Fri Sep 11 2026
Date Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 84 64 83 60 81
TEMP 65 62 72 81 84 80 70 69 66 65 74 80 83 77 68 66 63 61 69 77 81 76
DEWPT 63 62 67 66 64 66 65 65 64 64 67 68 67 67 64 63 62 61 66 69 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 52 96 59 99 70
RH 93100 84 60 51 62 84 87 93 97 79 67 59 71 87 90 97100 90 76 69 82
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S W N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
WIND SPD 3 4 6 8 9 6 6 6 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 8 11 13 13
WIND GUST 24 26
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 11 29 30 8 4 22 24 40 29 23 18 26 47 39 52 54 67 80 65 62 62 39
POP 12HR 0 10 20 40 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.26 0.32
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 16 31 34<10<10<10<10<10 15 32 39 14<10<10<10<10 15 27 29 13
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW W N N NE NE NE E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 11 10 12 13 14 11 13 14 12 10 12 11 8 12 12 10 10 8 11 13 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 89 63 72 57 77 62 78
TEMP 69 66 86 83 70 64 70 67 61 60 72 74 67 65 76 73
DEWPT 66 64 71 72 67 63 65 66 61 60 67 70 66 62 67 68
RH 90 93 61 70 90 97 84 97100100 84 87 97 90 74 84
PWIND DIR SE S W N NE E NE E
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 70 80 90 70 60 40
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS NM NM NM O O O NM SC SC NM SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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