Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
350 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
KSZ058-042130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
350 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
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 84 62 82
TEMP 66 65 73 82 84 77 70 65 63 62 71 81 84 78 72 69 64 62 71 79 81 76
DEWPT 61 60 63 63 61 59 57 57 56 57 62 64 64 62 60 60 59 59 63 65 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 47 84 51 89 56
RH 84 84 71 53 46 54 63 75 78 84 73 56 51 58 66 73 84 90 76 62 58 69
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S NE
WIND SPD 10 11 14 18 17 11 12 12 12 12 16 18 16 10 10 8 5 3 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST 28 28 27 24 24 24 24 24 28 28 26 20
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 23 17 5 1 0 1 2 5 5 7 2 11 12 18 9 26 36 41 31 41 48 56
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 15 29 37<10<10<10<10<10 19 37 47<10<10<10<10<10 18 34 51<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 17 17 23 21 23 16 19 21 20 19 25 24 21 17 19 16 14 8 13 11 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
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 57 70 52 72 54 72 56 77
TEMP 63 57 67 65 56 52 68 66 56 54 69 68 60 57 74 71
DEWPT 62 57 59 56 52 48 53 55 50 49 59 60 56 55 60 59
RH 97100 75 73 86 86 59 68 80 83 70 76 87 93 62 66
PWIND DIR NE N NE E E S S W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 30 5 10 10 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC
$$
KSZ024-042130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
350 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 86 62 85 61 76
TEMP 68 65 72 83 86 80 70 67 64 62 70 80 85 80 72 69 65 62 66 73 76 70
DEWPT 61 59 62 61 60 56 54 55 55 56 59 60 61 60 59 60 60 60 62 62 62 60
MIN/MAX RH 43 80 46 93 62
RH 78 81 71 47 42 44 57 65 73 81 68 51 45 51 64 73 84 93 87 68 62 71
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S NE NE NE NE N N
WIND SPD 9 11 16 18 18 13 13 13 13 13 17 18 16 10 10 6 5 5 5 6 8 8
WIND GUST 29 29 24 24 24 24 27
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 24 20 16 0 0 1 2 5 4 11 17 35 32 20 41 68 68 80 68 60 59 55
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.16
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 14 30 40 11<10<10<10<10 21 36 53 15<10<10<10<10 15 28 19<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S N NE E S N NE
T WIND SPD 16 14 23 25 26 19 20 20 19 18 31 27 24 17 19 13 5 9 10 9 8 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
Date Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 66 49 70 51 71 56 76
TEMP 59 55 63 62 54 49 67 64 55 51 68 69 60 57 73 70
DEWPT 57 54 53 52 49 46 48 48 45 46 54 54 54 54 57 53
RH 93 96 70 70 83 89 50 56 69 83 61 59 81 90 57 55
PWIND DIR N NE NE E SE S S W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 30 5 10 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-042130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
350 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
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 86 62 84 59 73
TEMP 68 67 75 84 86 80 72 67 65 62 71 81 84 79 72 67 62 60 65 70 72 66
DEWPT 61 57 60 60 57 54 53 53 53 53 58 58 59 59 57 59 58 57 61 62 61 59
MIN/MAX RH 38 73 43 92 67
RH 78 70 60 44 37 41 51 61 65 72 63 46 43 50 59 75 87 90 87 76 68 78
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW N N NE N N N
WIND SPD 9 10 14 17 16 11 10 12 12 10 13 14 12 6 5 3 3 2 3 4 5 5
WIND GUST 20 29 29 28 23 23 24 24 23 27 26 23
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 23 21 17 2 0 0 2 5 6 9 26 43 29 21 53 74 82 87 79 71 67 66
POP 12HR 0 0 10 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.23 0.24
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 17 33 44 11<10<10<10<10 22 36 53 15<10<10<10<10 16 26 19 12
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S N NE E E NE NE
T WIND SPD 18 17 25 27 27 19 20 21 20 20 31 27 25 14 17 16 11 9 10 9 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
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 52 65 46 69 48 71 54 76
TEMP 57 53 62 61 51 47 66 63 52 49 68 67 59 55 73 69
DEWPT 54 51 51 51 46 42 46 47 43 43 52 53 52 51 56 52
RH 90 93 67 70 83 83 48 56 71 80 57 61 78 86 55 55
PWIND DIR N NE NE E SE S S W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 70 30 10 10 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS NM NM SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-042130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
350 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 87 63 85 59 71
TEMP 69 68 75 85 87 81 72 69 65 63 72 81 85 80 72 67 62 60 65 69 70 64
DEWPT 61 56 59 58 55 53 52 52 51 53 56 56 57 58 57 59 58 57 60 59 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 33 68 39 89 66
RH 76 65 58 40 34 38 49 55 60 70 57 42 39 47 59 75 87 90 84 70 66 78
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W N N N N N N
WIND SPD 9 13 17 19 19 13 13 14 14 16 18 18 14 9 8 5 5 4 5 5 6 5
WIND GUST 32 31 32 24 25 25 26 26 29 29 26
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 22 23 20 2 1 2 6 4 4 8 23 48 39 37 65 79 81 89 82 79 77 74
POP 12HR 0 0 10 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.37 0.29
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 16 34 45<10<10<10<10<10 20 37 53<10<10<10 13 11 14 25 14 11
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W N NE E E NE N
T WIND SPD 17 17 25 27 28 21 21 23 21 21 31 27 26 17 14 10 11 10 11 11 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
Date Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 65 46 68 48 70 54 75
TEMP 57 53 62 61 50 46 65 62 52 49 68 67 58 55 72 68
DEWPT 54 50 49 49 45 41 43 45 42 41 50 52 50 48 54 50
RH 90 89 62 65 83 83 45 54 69 74 52 59 75 77 53 52
PWIND DIR N NE NE E SE S S W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 20 5 10 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS NM NM IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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