Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 281939
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
239 PM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
KSZ058-290915-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
239 PM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 74 91 73 90 72
TEMP 86 86 80 78 76 75 82 87 90 88 80 77 75 73 80 86 89 88 81 78 74 73
DEWPT 75 74 73 72 72 72 75 75 75 74 73 72 71 71 74 75 75 74 73 72 72 71
MAX/MIN RH 90 60 93 61 97
RH 70 68 79 82 87 90 79 68 62 63 79 85 87 93 82 70 64 63 77 82 93 93
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 8 8 6 4 5 6 8 9 9 8 8 6 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 11 11 11
WIND GUST 23 21
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 82 49 34 62 75 86 53 40 51 29 21 56 69 56 61 63 56 44 38 56 70 60
POP 12HR 30 40 40 40 70
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.12
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS NM NM
TSTMS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT 24 16<10<10<10<10 10 23 26 14<10<10<10<10 10 23 29 21<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 13 10 10 10 12 11 13 14 11 12 12 12 11 12 13 18 18 18 16 17 12 17
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR
Date 07/31Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 91 66 84 63 86 64 88 66 91
TEMP 88 86 73 67 81 81 68 64 82 83 69 65 84 86 72 67 86 89
DEWPT 74 71 69 66 66 66 66 64 66 67 67 65 67 68 67 66 68 68
RH 63 61 87 97 60 60 93100 58 59 93100 57 55 84 97 55 50
PWIND DIR NW N N N NE E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
KSZ024-290915-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
239 PM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 73 88 72 87 71
TEMP 86 84 80 77 75 74 80 85 87 86 79 77 74 72 77 83 86 85 79 76 73 72
DEWPT 75 75 75 74 72 72 74 74 74 73 72 71 70 69 72 73 75 74 73 72 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 95 63 90 68 99
RH 70 74 85 90 90 93 82 70 65 65 79 82 87 90 85 72 70 70 82 87 93 97
WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 6 6 4 3 4 6 6 9 9 9 8 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 10 10 9
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 77 63 64 48 77 74 66 35 55 20 33 44 82 64 82 67 64 48 52 59 72 59
POP 12HR 20 20 40 60 70
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.29
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM IS IS SC SC NM NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT 25 13<10<10<10<10 11 27 26 14<10<10<10<10 12 22 26 23<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW
T WIND SPD 11 11 8 6 10 10 9 11 11 10 11 10 10 12 13 16 17 16 16 16 13 10
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR
Date 07/31Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 65 83 63 85 65 87 66 90
TEMP 84 84 71 66 79 80 69 65 82 82 69 66 83 85 72 67 85 87
DEWPT 73 70 67 65 65 65 66 64 65 65 66 65 67 66 66 65 67 66
RH 70 63 87 97 62 60 90 97 56 56 90 97 59 53 81 93 55 50
PWIND DIR NW N N N NE E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL SC FW
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 20
RAIN SHWRS IS
$$
KSZ012-290915-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
239 PM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 72 87 70 85 70
TEMP 86 85 79 76 74 73 80 84 86 85 78 75 72 71 77 81 85 83 77 75 72 71
DEWPT 75 74 74 73 71 70 73 73 74 72 70 68 66 66 70 73 74 73 71 69 69 69
MAX/MIN RH 93 63 86 71 97
RH 70 70 85 90 90 90 79 70 68 65 76 79 81 84 79 77 70 72 82 82 90 93
WIND DIR E E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 4 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 9 11 11 10 8 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 78 52 59 52 63 59 41 30 49 19 31 35 77 88 75 77 70 47 68 66 77 67
POP 12HR 20 20 40 50 80
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.58
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC O O
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT 29 13<10<10<10<10 14 33 31 15<10<10<10<10 12 22 27 21 11<10<10<10
T WIND DIR E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S NW
T WIND SPD 10 9 8 5 9 8 9 11 12 9 11 11 11 11 13 14 17 16 14 16 12 10
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR FR PR PR PR
Date 07/31Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 63 81 62 84 63 86 65 88
TEMP 83 83 70 65 78 79 68 64 81 81 69 65 81 83 71 66 83 85
DEWPT 72 69 65 63 65 64 63 62 65 65 63 63 67 66 64 63 68 67
RH 70 63 84 93 64 60 84 93 58 58 81 93 63 57 79 90 61 55
PWIND DIR NW N N N NE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL SC FW
POP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 20
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-290915-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
239 PM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 72 87 70 84 70
TEMP 88 87 80 75 74 73 80 84 86 85 78 75 72 71 77 81 84 82 77 74 72 71
DEWPT 72 71 73 72 70 69 72 72 72 71 69 67 66 65 68 70 72 72 70 70 69 69
MAX/MIN RH 90 59 81 67 93
RH 59 59 79 90 87 87 77 67 63 63 74 76 81 81 74 69 67 72 79 87 90 93
WIND DIR E SE E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 4 4 6 8 9 6 6 6 6 8 10 11 12 12 12 9 8 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 71 58 44 58 65 76 41 40 39 26 38 32 62 94 73 82 76 47 71 74 83 72
POP 12HR 10 10 30 50 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.11 0.41
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS NM NM O O IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT 34 14<10<10<10<10 15 36 43 16<10<10<10<10 12 23 28 20<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR E E E SE E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW
T WIND SPD 10 9 6 6 9 6 11 11 12 11 10 10 12 11 13 13 14 14 16 14 12 6
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR
Date 07/31Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 64 81 62 84 64 85 66 88
TEMP 82 82 70 65 79 80 67 64 81 82 69 65 82 83 70 67 84 86
DEWPT 70 68 65 62 63 63 64 62 63 64 64 62 65 66 64 63 67 66
RH 67 63 84 90 58 56 90 93 54 55 84 90 56 57 81 87 57 51
PWIND DIR NW N N N NE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC
POP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
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