Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 242000
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
300 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
KSZ058-250915-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
300 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed
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 59 69 53 77 55
TEMP 78 74 66 63 62 61 62 65 68 68 60 57 55 53 66 73 76 73 65 60 58 55
DEWPT 57 59 57 56 56 56 59 60 60 60 58 55 54 52 58 56 56 57 55 55 53 51
MAX/MIN RH 90 72 98 50 87
RH 48 59 73 78 81 84 90 84 76 76 93 93 96 96 75 55 50 57 70 84 83 86
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE E NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 70 78 39 43 77 93 88 82 67 46 26 43 37 50 27 18 20 29 35 45 52 64
POP 12HR 30 50 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT 42<10<10<10<10<10 10 22 31 11<10<10<10<10 13 49 53<10<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E NE NE E E E E SE NE N NE E NE NE E E SE S S
T WIND SPD 9 10 11 9 10 6 9 8 5 4 6 8 5 4 4 8 9 6 6 9 12 9
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR
Date 08/27Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25Sun 08/31/25
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 76 59 71 58 74 59 77 59 79
TEMP 73 65 62 61 66 67 61 59 69 70 62 59 73 73 63 59 73 73
DEWPT 58 63 61 61 66 66 61 59 65 67 62 59 66 67 63 59 65 65
RH 59 93 97100100 97100100 87 90100100 79 81100100 76 76
PWIND DIR S SE SE E SE SE SE SE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 80 70 20 10 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC O NM IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-250915-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
300 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 59 72 54 76 55
TEMP 73 71 66 64 61 59 64 69 71 71 62 58 56 54 66 71 75 74 65 60 58 56
DEWPT 55 55 55 54 54 53 56 55 54 53 53 52 51 50 55 54 54 54 52 52 50 50
MAX/MIN RH 83 53 87 47 80
RH 53 57 68 70 78 80 75 61 55 53 72 80 83 86 68 55 48 50 63 75 75 80
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE E E NE N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S
WIND SPD 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 56 61 40 57 72 88 72 64 50 24 16 26 19 36 19 23 21 15 28 44 51 66
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
MIX HGT 30 13<10<10<10<10 16 46 59 22<10<10<10<10 25 45 60 21<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR N N N NE E E SE NE N NE E E NE NE NE N N NE SE SE S S
T WIND SPD 10 6 4 6 9 8 8 6 5 6 6 10 5 5 5 8 6 6 11 10 11 10
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR
Date 08/27Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25Sun 08/31/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 59 72 58 74 59 78 60 78
TEMP 73 67 61 60 67 70 61 59 70 72 62 59 73 75 64 60 74 74
DEWPT 55 59 59 60 64 63 60 59 63 63 61 59 63 62 61 59 62 60
RH 53 75 93100 90 78 97100 78 73 97100 71 64 90 96 66 62
PWIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 70 40 10 10 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-250915-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
300 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed
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 54 73 52 75 54
TEMP 71 69 63 61 58 55 64 70 72 71 61 57 54 52 66 72 75 73 63 60 57 55
DEWPT 55 55 53 52 51 50 54 53 53 53 51 49 48 48 53 52 52 52 51 50 49 49
MAX/MIN RH 85 49 86 46 80
RH 57 61 70 72 77 83 70 55 51 53 70 75 80 86 63 49 45 48 65 69 75 80
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE E NE N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E SE S S S
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 59 60 45 55 58 74 58 44 39 10 21 20 29 39 26 22 23 17 25 50 58 68
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
MIX HGT 24<10<10<10<10<10 18 51 59 19<10<10<10<10 28 58 59 20<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NE E E E N N NE E E NE NE N N N NE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 9 4 5 9 9 8 8 9 6 6 8 8 6 4 6 9 8 5 9 11 11 11
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR
Date 08/27Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25Sun 08/31/25
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 78 58 74 56 75 58 79 59 78
TEMP 74 69 60 59 69 71 60 57 71 72 61 59 75 75 63 59 75 74
DEWPT 53 58 57 57 63 61 58 57 61 60 58 56 63 60 59 57 61 58
RH 48 68 90 93 81 71 93100 71 66 90 90 66 60 87 93 62 57
PWIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 50 30 10 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-250915-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
300 PM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 52 72 51 75 55
TEMP 72 71 61 59 54 52 63 70 72 70 60 56 53 51 64 71 74 72 63 60 57 56
DEWPT 52 54 52 52 49 48 51 50 51 52 50 48 47 46 50 50 51 53 51 50 48 48
MAX/MIN RH 86 46 83 44 76
RH 49 55 72 78 83 86 65 49 48 53 69 74 80 83 60 47 44 51 65 69 72 74
WIND DIR NW NW N NE NE NE E N N N NE NE NE NE E E NE E SE SE S S
WIND SPD 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 58 50 43 26 50 65 58 34 8 8 17 22 33 38 17 18 21 13 26 47 56 72
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
MIX HGT 36<10<10<10<10<10 16 48 58<10<10<10<10<10 23 48 55<10<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR N NW NW NE E E E N N N NE E E E NE N N NE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 8 8 8 6 9 6 6 8 10 6 4 5 8 5 4 8 8 11 11
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR
Date 08/27Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25Sun 08/31/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 58 76 57 76 58 79 59 78
TEMP 75 70 61 59 70 72 61 58 73 73 62 59 75 76 63 59 76 74
DEWPT 52 55 56 56 60 60 58 57 58 58 57 56 60 59 58 56 58 57
RH 45 59 84 90 71 66 90 96 59 59 84 90 60 56 84 90 54 55
PWIND DIR S S SE S SE SE SE SE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 40 30 5 10 5 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
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