Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 310820
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
320 AM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
KSZ058-312115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
320 AM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
Date Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25
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 79 62 80 59 81
TEMP 70 70 73 76 78 76 69 67 64 62 70 76 79 77 66 62 60 59 71 78 81 78
DEWPT 69 69 70 69 69 68 67 65 63 61 63 62 61 62 59 59 59 59 64 64 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 73 99 53 99 56
RH 97 97 90 79 74 76 93 93 97 97 78 62 54 60 78 90 96100 79 62 56 62
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E
WIND SPD 5 6 10 10 10 9 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 78 84 83 76 58 70 33 45 40 34 22 23 24 21 22 27 27 45 42 41 32 22
POP 12HR 20 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
MIX HGT 11<10 23 31 38 20<10<10<10<10 22 38 38 23<10<10<10<10 21 42 51 25
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E
T WIND SPD 11 11 16 13 16 17 13 12 13 12 14 12 12 14 12 11 10 11 12 10 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25
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 60 81 62 84 65 89 69 92
TEMP 64 60 76 77 66 62 79 81 68 65 84 85 73 69 88 88
DEWPT 61 59 66 66 65 62 68 69 67 65 71 71 69 68 73 71
RH 90 96 71 69 97100 69 67 97100 65 63 87 97 61 57
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW
POP 12HR 10 30 30 20 10 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-312115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
320 AM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
Date Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 78 60 77 58 78
TEMP 71 69 72 75 77 76 69 66 62 60 68 74 77 75 65 62 60 59 69 75 78 76
DEWPT 69 68 68 67 66 66 65 63 60 58 60 59 58 59 58 58 57 58 61 62 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 69 94 53 97 60
RH 93 97 87 76 69 71 87 90 93 93 76 59 52 58 78 87 90 96 76 64 58 62
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 4 6 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 5 3 4 4 5 8 8 6
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 60 66 89 71 62 56 33 31 27 31 17 21 21 19 21 26 29 50 45 52 39 22
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 21 31 39 24<10<10<10<10 20 37 39 31<10<10<10<10 24 43 53 30
T WIND DIR N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 12 11 17 14 13 13 12 11 12 11 14 11 10 14 12 10 10 11 11 9 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 78 61 81 64 85 68 90
TEMP 64 59 74 75 64 61 76 79 68 65 81 84 73 68 85 88
DEWPT 60 58 65 65 63 61 67 67 66 65 70 70 68 67 71 71
RH 87 96 74 71 97100 74 67 93100 69 63 84 97 63 57
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 30 30 20 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-312115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
320 AM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
Date Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25
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 78 57 75 57 76
TEMP 69 67 70 74 77 76 69 65 61 58 68 73 75 73 63 60 59 57 68 73 76 74
DEWPT 67 66 66 66 66 65 63 61 58 56 59 58 59 59 56 56 55 56 61 62 61 62
MIN/MAX RH 67 95 57 95 61
RH 93 97 87 76 69 69 81 87 90 93 73 59 58 62 78 87 87 96 78 68 60 66
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 4 5 8 9 9 8 5 4 4 4 6 8 8 5 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 FW
CLOUDS (%) 59 70 84 66 67 47 32 29 25 26 20 23 26 21 28 36 32 53 47 46 52 25
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 22 33 41 25<10<10<10<10 21 38 39 30<10<10<10<10 23 44 52 23
T WIND DIR N NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 13 11 13 13 12 13 12 11 11 10 13 10 9 14 11 10 10 11 11 9 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25
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 58 75 60 79 63 83 67 87
TEMP 62 58 72 73 64 60 76 78 66 63 80 81 71 67 84 85
DEWPT 58 56 64 65 61 60 67 67 64 62 69 70 66 65 72 72
RH 87 93 76 76 90100 74 69 93 97 69 69 84 93 67 65
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 30 30 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-312115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
320 AM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
Date Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 77 56 74 57 75
TEMP 69 66 70 74 77 76 68 64 59 56 67 72 74 73 63 60 59 58 68 73 75 73
DEWPT 67 64 64 65 64 65 62 59 57 55 58 57 57 57 56 55 54 55 58 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 65 98 56 89 58
RH 93 93 81 74 64 69 81 84 93 96 73 59 55 57 78 84 83 90 70 62 58 62
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 6 9 9 9 8 5 5 4 4 6 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 5 6 8 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 57 79 77 67 69 40 38 19 27 23 19 21 26 22 36 40 30 49 45 47 53 29
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 23 32 40 22<10<10<10<10 20 39 39 14<10<10<10<10 21 42 48 13
T WIND DIR N NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 12 10 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 8 13 10 9 11 11 10 10 10 12 9 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 75 60 79 63 82 66 87
TEMP 62 58 72 73 64 61 76 78 67 63 79 81 71 67 84 85
DEWPT 56 55 61 63 60 59 65 66 62 61 68 68 65 64 71 71
RH 81 90 68 71 87 93 69 67 84 93 69 65 81 90 65 63
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 30 30 10 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
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