Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 130855
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
355 AM CDT Tue May 13 2025
KSZ058-132115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
355 AM CDT Tue May 13 2025
Date Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 Thu 05/15/25
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 85 62 90 64 85
TEMP 58 58 75 83 85 81 69 66 63 63 76 85 90 86 75 72 69 64 74 81 84 81
DEWPT 54 55 58 56 56 58 60 61 61 61 66 67 66 63 61 57 54 48 49 47 44 45
MIN/MAX RH 37 96 44 64 25
RH 86 90 55 40 37 46 73 84 93 93 71 55 45 46 62 59 59 56 41 30 25 28
WIND DIR S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE S S S S SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 3 3 8 11 12 11 6 8 8 9 11 13 14 12 10 9 9 10 13 14 16 11
WIND GUST 23 20 25 26
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 1 3 0 1 1 4 11 19 11 29 32 27 30 24 18 20 9 18 21 33 25 21
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 18 51 53 11<10<10<10<10 16 31 38 13<10<10<10<10 26 48 69 16
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W W W W W
T WIND SPD 8 9 12 14 17 16 13 16 14 14 18 18 19 17 16 19 19 19 27 23 19 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX FR
Date Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25
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 57 85 56 86 60 84 63 85
TEMP 63 58 81 81 64 57 82 80 65 61 78 79 67 63 79 79
DEWPT 45 46 47 46 45 45 49 53 56 56 61 62 63 62 65 65
RH 52 64 30 29 50 64 32 39 73 84 56 56 87 97 62 62
PWIND DIR SW W W E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 40 40 60 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC NM SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
KSZ024-132115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
355 AM CDT Tue May 13 2025
Date Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 Thu 05/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 84 61 89 64 82
TEMP 58 58 73 82 84 81 69 65 62 62 76 85 89 86 75 71 69 64 73 79 82 80
DEWPT 51 54 57 55 55 57 57 58 59 60 64 66 66 63 61 58 53 49 49 45 42 41
MIN/MAX RH 37 93 46 64 23
RH 77 86 57 40 37 44 66 78 90 93 66 53 47 46 62 63 57 58 43 30 24 25
WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S W W W W W
WIND SPD 3 3 5 10 12 10 6 6 8 8 12 16 16 13 11 10 10 11 16 18 19 14
WIND GUST 29 25
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 1 4 1 2 3 5 4 12 7 22 21 32 33 23 18 16 14 12 7 13 19 16
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 15 62 65 14<10<10<10<10 19 39 43 20<10<10<10<10 35 59 75 15
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE SE E SE SE SE S S S S W W W W W
T WIND SPD 9 6 9 14 16 16 13 16 14 14 20 20 21 19 14 16 14 18 26 26 23 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR EX EX EX FR
Date Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 82 55 85 58 82 61 82
TEMP 64 58 78 79 63 57 79 81 65 60 76 78 66 62 75 78
DEWPT 40 41 43 40 41 42 42 45 48 50 55 56 58 57 61 61
RH 41 53 29 25 44 57 27 28 54 69 48 47 75 84 62 56
PWIND DIR SW W W N E E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 30 40 50 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC
$$
KSZ012-132115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
355 AM CDT Tue May 13 2025
Date Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 Thu 05/15/25
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 84 61 89 64 83
TEMP 58 58 75 83 84 82 69 66 62 62 76 85 89 86 76 71 69 65 74 80 82 79
DEWPT 50 52 57 55 54 56 56 57 57 58 63 64 64 62 60 58 53 49 49 45 40 39
MIN/MAX RH 36 89 44 64 22
RH 75 80 54 38 36 41 63 73 84 87 64 50 44 45 58 63 57 56 41 29 22 24
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W W
WIND SPD 3 2 4 9 10 8 5 6 5 6 11 14 14 12 10 8 8 8 13 17 19 14
WIND GUST 23 18 18 19 25 28 29 26
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 2 4 1 3 5 5 7 13 5 22 15 27 35 22 20 13 14 15 2 10 9 14
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 16 62 66 12<10<10<10<10 22 48 50 25<10<10<10 12 34 67 78 17
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE SE E SE SE SE S S S S SW W W W W
T WIND SPD 10 8 8 12 14 13 13 14 14 14 20 24 23 20 16 16 18 17 27 27 25 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR FR FR EX EX EX FR
Date Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25
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 57 82 55 84 58 80 59 81
TEMP 64 58 76 79 63 57 79 81 64 58 76 78 65 60 75 77
DEWPT 38 38 41 38 38 40 40 41 44 45 51 52 55 54 59 58
RH 38 47 28 23 39 53 25 24 48 62 42 40 70 81 58 52
PWIND DIR SW NW W N E E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 30 30 50 50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-132115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
355 AM CDT Tue May 13 2025
Date Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 Thu 05/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 86 61 90 65 84
TEMP 60 59 77 85 86 84 71 65 62 63 78 87 90 87 78 73 69 66 74 81 83 80
DEWPT 50 52 55 52 52 52 54 56 56 57 61 61 61 59 60 59 54 49 49 43 38 37
MIN/MAX RH 30 88 38 62 19
RH 69 78 47 32 31 33 55 73 81 81 56 42 38 39 54 62 59 54 41 26 20 21
WIND DIR S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W W
WIND SPD 3 3 4 9 10 10 6 8 6 6 13 17 16 14 12 11 11 11 17 19 21 18
WIND GUST 25 31 34 29
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 2 4 1 9 14 9 8 9 5 17 8 22 41 26 24 8 13 17 3 6 7 17
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 38 72 77 53<10<10<10<10 25 52 54 33<10<10<10 11 34 69 84 23
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W W W
T WIND SPD 10 8 8 11 12 14 13 14 13 13 20 23 24 20 17 16 18 17 27 27 26 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR FR FR EX EX EX GD
Date Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 82 55 83 57 80 58 81
TEMP 64 59 78 79 63 56 78 81 63 58 76 78 65 60 76 78
DEWPT 38 38 39 35 38 39 39 38 43 43 47 47 50 51 55 55
RH 38 45 25 20 39 53 25 21 48 57 36 33 58 72 48 45
PWIND DIR SW W W N NE E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 20 30 50 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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