Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 130828
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
328 AM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
KSZ058-132115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
328 AM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date Wed 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25
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 87 66 89 69 94
TEMP 67 66 78 83 86 84 75 71 68 66 78 86 89 86 76 73 71 69 82 89 92 89
DEWPT 66 65 71 70 69 70 69 69 67 65 70 71 71 71 70 68 67 67 73 75 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 57 93 53
RH 97 97 79 65 57 63 82 93 97 97 76 61 56 61 82 84 87 93 74 64 54 59
WIND DIR NE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 8 10 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 9 47 7 5 6 4 7 8 6 25 17 7 7 6 1 4 8 23 8 11 13 6
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10 11 40 46<10<10<10<10<10 14 35 45<10<10<10<10<10 15 38 56 14
T WIND DIR SW E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 4 5 9 10 10 10 9 12 12 11 13 13 12 13 17 19 20 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25Tue 08/19/25
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 73 95 73 94 71 93 70 92
TEMP 77 73 91 89 77 73 90 88 75 71 87 87 75 71 86 87
DEWPT 71 70 74 73 70 69 73 72 71 69 73 72 70 68 74 72
RH 82 90 58 59 79 87 58 59 87 93 63 61 84 90 68 61
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-132115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
328 AM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date Wed 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 87 65 89 69 94
TEMP 67 66 78 83 86 85 75 70 67 65 77 85 89 86 77 74 71 69 81 89 92 90
DEWPT 65 65 69 69 68 67 67 66 64 64 69 69 69 68 67 68 67 66 71 72 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 53 97 52 91 51
RH 93 97 74 63 55 55 76 87 90 97 76 59 52 55 71 82 87 90 72 57 51 54
WIND DIR N NE SE SE E E E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 10 9 6 6 5 5 9 11 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 7 22 4 9 14 3 2 3 6 48 9 15 11 6 6 3 7 23 9 14 10 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 16 47 60 17<10<10<10<10 15 41 51 26<10<10<10<10 16 46 56 31
T WIND DIR NW W S E SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 5 10 11 12 12 11 16 14 17 18 16 16 14 14 18 19 21 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD
Date Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25Tue 08/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 95 74 94 72 91 70 89
TEMP 78 74 91 91 79 74 90 89 77 73 86 88 75 71 85 85
DEWPT 70 69 72 70 69 69 71 70 70 69 71 70 70 68 72 71
RH 76 84 54 50 72 84 54 54 79 87 61 55 84 90 65 63
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-132115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
328 AM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date Wed 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25
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 87 65 87 69 92
TEMP 67 64 78 83 86 84 73 70 66 65 76 84 87 85 75 73 70 69 81 88 91 88
DEWPT 64 63 69 69 68 68 65 64 62 62 68 69 70 69 67 66 64 64 70 72 72 71
MIN/MAX RH 52 92 56 85 54
RH 90 97 74 63 55 59 76 81 87 90 76 61 57 59 76 79 81 84 69 59 54 57
WIND DIR NW N SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 8 5 4 4 3 4 5 9 9 6
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 5 22 5 12 13 1 7 3 20 31 7 13 18 7 10 6 17 25 13 15 9 6
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10 17 49 58 17<10<10<10<10 15 38 48 15<10<10<10<10 17 44 56 16
T WIND DIR NW N SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 5 4 3 4 4 6 10 11 12 10 16 16 18 14 17 16 16 13 18 19 21 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25Tue 08/19/25
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 73 94 72 93 71 90 69 88
TEMP 77 73 90 89 78 73 89 87 76 72 85 85 74 70 84 82
DEWPT 68 67 72 70 68 67 71 71 69 68 72 71 69 67 72 72
RH 74 81 56 54 71 81 56 59 79 87 65 63 84 90 67 72
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-132115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
328 AM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025
Date Wed 08/13/25 Thu 08/14/25 Fri 08/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 86 64 87 69 91
TEMP 66 64 75 83 86 83 73 70 66 64 76 83 87 84 76 73 70 69 80 87 90 87
DEWPT 64 62 68 67 66 68 65 64 62 61 66 68 68 69 67 66 64 63 70 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 52 91 54 81 55
RH 93 93 79 59 51 61 76 81 87 90 71 61 53 61 74 79 81 81 72 61 56 61
WIND DIR NW NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 10 10 6 6 6 5 5 8 10 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 13 46 16 4 4 3 8 7 20 42 9 15 18 12 13 8 16 24 17 16 11 10
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10 11 42 47 10<10<10<10<10 13 33 40<10<10<10<10<10 14 34 36<10
T WIND DIR NW E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 4 6 11 12 12 11 16 16 18 16 17 16 17 14 17 19 20 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Date Sat 08/16/25Sun 08/17/25Mon 08/18/25Tue 08/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 92 73 92 71 88 69 87
TEMP 77 73 89 88 78 74 89 86 77 72 85 84 73 70 83 81
DEWPT 68 67 72 71 67 66 70 70 68 67 71 71 69 66 71 71
RH 74 81 57 57 69 76 54 59 74 84 63 65 87 87 67 72
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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