Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 170951
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
451 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
KSZ058-172115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
451 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Date Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26
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 86 68 94 70 88
TEMP 68 75 80 85 84 76 72 70 68 78 86 93 92 81 77 72 70 77 83 87 83
DEWPT 68 71 69 70 70 69 68 66 66 70 72 72 72 69 69 69 69 72 74 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 58 95 50 96 68
RH 100 87 69 61 63 79 87 87 93 76 63 51 52 67 76 90 97 85 74 68 77
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S S SE E E NE E NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 4 4 6 9 9 5 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 81 50 59 37 26 24 19 18 41 6 2 0 0 29 50 51 69 62 52 47 33
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10 20 30 35 14<10<10<10<10 14 38 52<10<10<10<10<10 13 25 35 15
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE E E E NE NE E
T WIND SPD 8 6 5 4 3 6 9 9 9 12 11 12 11 16 14 17 12 11 11 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR
Date Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26
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 67 85 66 89 68 90 68 90
TEMP 72 68 80 83 71 66 84 86 73 68 86 87 74 68 85 87
DEWPT 72 68 73 72 70 66 71 71 69 67 70 70 67 65 68 68
RH 100100 79 70 97100 65 61 87 97 59 57 79 90 57 53
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NE SE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 60 10 0 0 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS NM IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-172115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
451 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Date Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 67 89 68 82
TEMP 65 73 79 82 81 73 71 69 67 76 82 87 86 77 73 70 68 73 79 81 79
DEWPT 65 68 68 69 70 69 67 65 65 69 72 74 75 73 72 70 68 72 72 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 64 93 63 100 77
RH 100 84 69 65 69 87 87 87 93 79 72 65 70 87 97100100 97 79 77 82
WIND DIR N E N W S SE S S S S S S SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 8 5 8 8 8 6 8 9 8 8
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 49 47 45 43 18 9 31 32 18 15 0 12 12 35 62 70 86 78 60 56 48
POP 12HR 0 10 20 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.09 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10 20 34 37 16<10<10<10<10 15 34 45<10<10<10<10<10 14 27 34 29
T WIND DIR NE N N SW S S S S S SW S S S E NE E NE E NE NE E
T WIND SPD 5 3 4 3 4 8 10 10 9 11 9 12 9 12 14 11 11 10 10 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR
Date Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 82 64 86 67 87 66 85
TEMP 70 66 78 80 69 65 82 84 72 67 84 84 72 67 82 82
DEWPT 70 66 70 70 68 65 71 72 69 66 70 71 67 65 69 70
RH 100100 76 72 97100 69 67 90 97 63 65 84 93 65 67
PWIND DIR NE NE E S SE N E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 50 10 5 0 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-172115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
451 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Date Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26
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 66 87 67 81
TEMP 63 73 78 81 81 72 70 68 67 75 80 85 84 75 72 69 67 72 76 80 77
DEWPT 63 67 66 68 68 67 65 63 64 68 72 74 73 72 70 68 67 71 72 73 71
MIN/MAX RH 63 89 67 100 80
RH 100 81 67 65 65 84 84 84 90 79 77 70 70 90 93 97100 97 87 79 82
WIND DIR N W W N S S S S S S S S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND SPD 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 44 34 44 29 9 12 28 30 14 24 0 21 58 47 61 81 87 82 61 59 44
POP 12HR 0 10 40 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.49 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 18 35 39 14<10<10<10<10 15 31 43 22<10<10<10<10 14 23 33 26
T WIND DIR N W NW W S S S S S SW SW S SE E NE E NE E NE NE E
T WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 4 9 11 11 10 12 9 12 9 10 11 8 8 9 10 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
Date Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26
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 64 81 63 85 66 85 65 84
TEMP 69 65 77 78 68 64 81 83 70 66 82 82 70 66 80 80
DEWPT 68 65 69 69 66 64 70 71 67 65 69 70 65 63 68 69
RH 97100 76 74 93100 69 67 90 97 65 67 84 90 67 69
PWIND DIR E NE E S S N E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 10 5 5 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-172115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
451 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Date Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 66 86 67 80
TEMP 63 73 78 81 81 72 70 68 67 76 80 84 83 74 72 69 68 73 76 79 78
DEWPT 63 66 65 66 67 66 65 64 64 68 70 72 72 72 71 69 68 70 70 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 59 90 65 100 74
RH 100 79 64 60 63 81 84 87 90 76 72 67 70 93 97100100 90 82 77 76
WIND DIR W W W W S S S S S SW S S NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND SPD 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 4 4 5 6 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 42 30 36 32 9 15 42 35 37 24 20 24 68 51 67 79 87 78 68 59 39
POP 12HR 0 10 40 70 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.49 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC SC NM NM NM NM IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10 15 38 41 14<10<10<10<10 17 31 36 17<10<10<10<10 14 25 34 22
T WIND DIR NW W NW W S S S S S SW SW S NE E E NE NE E NE NE E
T WIND SPD 4 4 5 5 4 9 11 10 12 13 10 13 9 11 10 5 6 9 10 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
Date Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 81 63 85 66 85 65 82
TEMP 68 65 77 79 67 64 81 83 70 66 82 82 69 66 80 80
DEWPT 68 65 67 67 66 64 69 70 68 66 68 68 65 63 66 68
RH 100100 71 67 97100 67 65 93100 63 63 87 90 62 67
PWIND DIR E E SE S S N E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 10 5 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS
$$
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