Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 220907
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
407 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025
KSZ058-222115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
407 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025
Date Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25
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 94 73 96 74 94
TEMP 75 84 91 94 91 82 78 75 73 85 93 96 93 83 80 76 74 83 90 93 90
DEWPT 71 73 73 73 70 69 66 65 65 70 71 70 71 70 69 66 66 70 70 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 49 75 44 76 49
RH 87 70 56 51 50 65 67 71 76 61 49 43 49 65 69 71 76 65 52 49 56
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 10 13 14 12 10 9 9 8 11 13 16 12 9 8 6 5 9 10 11 9
WIND GUST 20 19 18 21 23 19
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 50 31 16 8 14 7 10 4 13 5 9 18 14 9 24 42 64 56 37 41 52
POP 12HR 20 0 0 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10 16 27 40 20<10<10<10<10 16 45 55 24<10<10<10<10 19 42 26 18
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE
T WIND SPD 12 17 19 23 21 18 19 18 16 23 24 25 23 19 18 14 12 14 10 13 14
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25Sun 07/27/25Mon 07/28/25
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 71 94 73 98 75 99 76 102
TEMP 77 71 89 91 78 73 94 96 80 75 96 96 81 76 99 99
DEWPT 71 70 72 72 71 69 72 71 71 70 72 71 71 70 71 70
RH 82 97 57 54 79 87 49 45 74 84 46 45 72 82 41 39
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 10 10 0 5 0 5 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
$$
KSZ024-222115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
407 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025
Date Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 94 73 95 72 91
TEMP 72 79 88 93 90 82 78 75 73 84 92 95 92 83 80 74 72 81 86 90 86
DEWPT 71 74 75 73 71 71 67 63 64 68 70 69 70 69 68 67 67 71 71 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 52 73 44 84 55
RH 97 85 66 52 54 69 69 66 73 59 49 43 49 63 67 79 84 72 61 54 63
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 10 11 13 10 10 10 10 9 11 13 13 11 9 8 6 5 8 9 8 6
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 75 43 17 9 19 20 8 5 17 2 12 21 20 21 34 57 75 64 54 56 55
POP 12HR 10 0 0 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 14 27 41 24<10<10<10<10 16 46 60 30<10<10<10<10 18 35 33 20
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 10 17 17 21 18 17 18 16 13 20 23 25 24 20 17 14 11 13 10 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD FR FR
Date Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25Sun 07/27/25Mon 07/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 91 72 95 74 99 76 102
TEMP 76 71 87 89 77 72 91 93 80 74 94 96 81 76 97 99
DEWPT 71 70 72 71 71 69 72 71 71 70 72 70 71 70 71 70
RH 85 97 61 56 82 90 54 49 74 87 49 43 72 82 43 39
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 50 20 10 0 5 0 5 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-222115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
407 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025
Date Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25
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 92 73 95 71 89
TEMP 71 78 86 90 89 80 77 74 73 84 91 94 91 82 80 73 72 80 85 88 85
DEWPT 69 74 75 74 72 69 67 62 63 69 71 71 71 68 67 65 65 71 72 73 72
MIN/MAX RH 56 71 47 79 61
RH 93 88 70 60 57 69 71 66 71 61 52 47 52 63 65 76 79 74 65 61 65
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 6 9 10 9 6 6 6 5 9 11 11 8 5 5 5 3 5 5 6 4
WIND GUST 17 18 18 16 19 16
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 79 56 43 12 16 11 10 5 19 7 4 21 21 18 36 57 73 63 54 58 59
POP 12HR 5 0 0 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.06
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 16 29 47 26<10<10<10<10 17 43 61 39<10<10<10<10 17 42 39 22
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 13 18 16 20 19 17 19 17 16 20 24 24 23 19 17 14 9 13 10 8 11
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD FR FR
Date Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25Sun 07/27/25Mon 07/28/25
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 69 90 70 93 72 97 74 100
TEMP 74 70 86 88 75 71 90 92 78 73 94 95 79 74 96 98
DEWPT 69 68 73 72 70 68 72 72 70 68 73 72 70 69 73 72
RH 84 93 65 59 84 90 56 52 76 84 51 48 74 84 48 43
PWIND DIR SE SE S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 50 20 10 5 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-222115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
407 AM CDT Tue Jul 22 2025
Date Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 Thu 07/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 91 73 93 71 88
TEMP 71 78 86 90 89 81 78 75 73 84 91 93 89 82 80 74 72 80 85 87 85
DEWPT 69 73 74 74 72 69 67 63 62 68 70 70 70 67 67 65 66 70 71 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 57 70 48 81 60
RH 93 85 68 60 57 67 69 66 68 59 50 47 54 61 65 74 81 72 63 59 65
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 8 9 11 12 10 10 10 10 10 11 13 13 10 10 9 6 5 6 8 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 81 49 38 30 20 12 9 13 15 10 3 23 16 18 33 63 66 63 62 60 60
POP 12HR 10 0 0 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 16 30 44 15<10<10<10<10 15 38 60 21<10<10<10<10 13 36 40<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW SW SW SE
T WIND SPD 13 17 14 18 16 17 19 18 17 20 23 24 19 18 17 8 9 10 9 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Fri 07/25/25Sat 07/26/25Sun 07/27/25Mon 07/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 88 70 93 72 96 74 98
TEMP 74 70 85 86 75 71 89 91 78 73 93 93 79 74 95 95
DEWPT 69 68 71 71 69 68 71 71 70 68 72 72 70 68 73 72
RH 84 93 63 61 82 90 56 52 76 84 51 51 74 82 49 48
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 50 20 10 5 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
$$
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
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