Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 190953
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
453 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
KSZ058-192115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
453 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26
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 67 87 67 91
TEMP 70 75 80 84 84 75 72 69 68 75 83 86 85 76 72 69 67 78 87 90 88
DEWPT 70 73 74 74 74 73 72 69 68 73 73 72 72 72 71 69 67 72 71 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 59 100 52
RH 100 94 82 72 72 94100100100 94 72 63 65 87 97100100 82 59 52 57
WIND DIR E E N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S SE E
WIND SPD 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 71 71 43 27 16 24 25 37 64 41 2 0 0 11 13 18 39 23 20 14 18
POP 12HR 30 10 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10 11 24 37 22<10<10<10<10 19 36 51 14<10<10<10<10 13 30 40 29
T WIND DIR E E N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S SW SW NE
T WIND SPD 13 12 5 8 8 12 12 10 9 10 10 10 8 9 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
Date Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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 91 69 90 70 93 70 92
TEMP 74 69 87 88 74 69 85 86 75 70 87 89 75 71 87 89
DEWPT 70 68 72 72 70 68 69 70 67 64 70 71 69 67 71 71
RH 87 97 61 59 87 97 59 59 76 81 57 56 82 87 59 56
PWIND DIR E E E SE E E E NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW B1 FW FW FW B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 5 30 20 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-192115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
453 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 66 84 67 88
TEMP 68 72 80 83 80 72 70 68 66 73 80 83 82 73 71 69 67 76 84 87 85
DEWPT 68 72 73 73 73 72 70 68 66 71 72 72 72 71 70 68 67 71 72 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 67 100 61
RH 100100 79 72 79100100100100 93 77 70 72 93 97 97100 85 67 61 67
WIND DIR N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E S S SW SW SW S E
WIND SPD 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 92 82 42 26 36 38 57 45 56 37 0 2 1 5 18 19 34 24 21 17 9
POP 12HR 50 10 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10 12 27 37 16<10<10<10<10 17 37 44 12<10<10<10<10 11 29 36 11
T WIND DIR E E NE NW NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E SE S S SW SW SW W E
T WIND SPD 8 8 6 6 11 11 10 9 5 5 6 5 5 8 9 9 8 8 8 6 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 87 68 85 68 87 69 88
TEMP 73 69 84 84 72 68 80 82 72 68 83 84 73 69 84 85
DEWPT 70 67 71 72 68 66 69 70 67 65 70 73 70 67 72 73
RH 90 93 65 67 87 93 69 67 84 90 65 70 90 93 67 67
PWIND DIR E E E SE E E E NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 40 20 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-192115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
453 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26
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 82 64 83 66 87
TEMP 67 72 78 81 78 72 69 66 65 72 78 81 81 73 70 68 66 75 82 86 83
DEWPT 67 71 73 74 73 70 69 66 65 70 72 72 72 69 68 66 66 71 73 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 79 100 72 99 66
RH 100 97 85 79 85 93100100100 93 82 74 74 87 93 93100 87 74 65 74
WIND DIR SE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE E E E E SE S S SW SW SW S SE
WIND SPD 1 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 82 82 43 40 42 41 52 41 58 36 5 1 0 9 9 21 36 15 15 27 9
POP 12HR 40 10 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.19 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 10 28 36 12<10<10<10<10 14 33 39<10<10<10<10<10 11 28 26<10
T WIND DIR SE E NE NW NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S SW SW SW W S
T WIND SPD 6 5 6 6 11 10 9 6 4 4 6 4 5 9 10 10 9 8 9 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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 85 66 83 66 85 67 86
TEMP 72 68 81 82 71 66 78 79 71 66 81 82 72 67 82 83
DEWPT 68 66 72 72 66 64 68 70 65 63 70 73 68 65 72 73
RH 87 93 74 72 84 93 71 74 81 90 69 74 87 93 72 72
PWIND DIR E E E E E E E NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 30 10 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-192115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
453 AM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 81 64 82 66 86
TEMP 68 72 77 79 78 71 68 66 65 72 78 81 80 72 70 68 66 76 82 85 83
DEWPT 68 70 72 72 71 69 68 66 65 69 70 70 71 68 67 66 66 70 72 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 77 100 68 99 65
RH 100 93 85 79 79 93100100100 90 76 69 74 87 90 93100 82 72 65 72
WIND DIR SE NE E NE NE NE N N N E E SE SE SE S S SW SW W SW SE
WIND SPD 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 92 63 47 58 51 48 40 53 60 38 1 3 0 6 5 15 40 17 17 29 18
POP 12HR 50 10 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 12 26 30 12<10<10<10<10 13 30 38<10<10<10<10<10 11 28 27<10
T WIND DIR S NE E N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S SW SW W W S
T WIND SPD 5 5 6 6 10 8 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 9 10 10 8 8 9 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 84 66 81 66 84 67 85
TEMP 72 68 81 82 71 66 78 79 70 67 80 82 71 68 82 83
DEWPT 68 66 70 70 66 64 67 68 65 63 69 72 68 66 71 73
RH 87 93 69 67 84 93 69 69 84 87 69 72 90 93 69 72
PWIND DIR E E E E E E E NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 20 20 30 20 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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