Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
304 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
KSZ058-102115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
304 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26
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 80 63 84 66 87
TEMP 72 71 72 76 79 77 70 69 66 64 72 78 83 81 73 71 68 67 73 80 86 82
DEWPT 71 69 72 74 73 73 70 69 66 64 72 73 73 74 72 71 68 67 73 75 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 80 100 70 100 70
RH 97 93100 94 82 87100100100100100 85 72 79 97100100100100 85 70 79
WIND DIR NE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S E
WIND SPD 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 91 92 77 71 61 21 18 45 66 70 57 17 5 7 11 6 15 46 64 47 30 24
POP 12HR 60 5 0 30 60
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0.03 0.13
RAIN SHWRS O NM IS SC SC NM NM IS IS SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC IS IS
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10<10 20 30<10<10<10<10<10 15 34 46<10<10<10<10<10 10 23 52<10
T WIND DIR SE SW NE E NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 5 10 9 6 9 8 10 8 8 8 10 11 11 10 12 13 13 10 12 11 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26
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 66 89 69 91 62 74 58 78
TEMP 71 67 83 84 74 70 86 83 70 63 71 69 62 60 73 74
DEWPT 71 67 75 74 69 67 75 73 68 63 68 68 62 60 70 71
RH 100100 77 72 84 90 70 72 93100 90 97100100 90 90
PWIND DIR E SE S S SE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 20 5 30 60 60 50 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-102115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
304 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 82 62 85 66 86
TEMP 71 69 73 79 82 78 69 66 65 63 71 80 84 82 72 70 68 67 73 81 85 81
DEWPT 69 67 70 70 68 70 68 66 65 63 70 71 70 71 69 69 68 67 71 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 63 100 63 100 65
RH 93 93 90 74 63 76 97100100100 97 74 63 69 90 97100100 93 74 65 74
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S W NE E NE
WIND SPD 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 6 9 9 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 4 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B1 B1 SC CL CL FW SC B2 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 83 90 60 54 39 3 2 17 38 76 35 28 8 26 9 19 40 64 61 36 27 29
POP 12HR 20 0 0 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.04
RAIN SHWRS NM IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 17 28 37<10<10<10<10<10 18 28 39<10<10<10<10<10 11 23 37<10
T WIND DIR NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S E
T WIND SPD 6 9 11 10 8 6 9 9 9 9 12 12 13 11 13 13 12 10 9 5 5 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Date Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 86 69 87 60 69 57 72
TEMP 69 66 82 80 73 70 84 80 66 60 67 66 60 60 69 70
DEWPT 68 66 73 72 68 66 73 72 66 60 64 65 60 59 68 69
RH 97100 74 77 84 87 70 77100100 90 97100 96 97 97
PWIND DIR E SE S S NE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 40 10 40 60 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-102115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
304 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26
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 82 61 84 65 84
TEMP 70 68 73 79 82 78 69 65 63 62 71 80 83 80 72 69 67 65 73 80 83 79
DEWPT 67 65 68 67 65 68 65 64 63 62 68 69 68 69 67 67 66 65 70 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 61 100 65
RH 90 90 84 67 56 71 87 97100100 90 69 61 69 84 93 97100 90 72 65 74
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S S S S SE S S SW W N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 3 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 5 6 8 5 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B1 B1 SC CL CL CL SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 83 88 62 59 43 2 3 3 32 64 46 30 17 33 13 18 41 61 58 49 40 28
POP 12HR 10 0 5 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.12 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 14 32 38<10<10<10<10<10 17 27 35<10<10<10<10<10 11 28 42<10
T WIND DIR NE N E E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW W W S E
T WIND SPD 8 9 10 9 6 5 8 9 10 10 13 13 13 11 14 13 13 10 9 6 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26
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 63 85 68 86 57 68 55 71
TEMP 67 64 80 78 71 68 82 77 65 58 66 64 59 57 68 68
DEWPT 65 64 71 71 66 64 71 70 63 58 62 63 58 57 66 68
RH 93100 74 79 84 87 69 79 93100 87 97 96100 93100
PWIND DIR E SE S S N NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 40 20 50 70 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-102115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
304 AM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 61 83 65 83
TEMP 69 67 73 80 83 78 68 64 63 62 72 80 83 80 71 69 67 66 73 80 83 78
DEWPT 68 65 66 65 63 65 64 64 63 62 67 67 66 67 66 67 67 66 68 68 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 51 100 57 100 62
RH 97 93 79 60 51 64 87100100100 84 65 57 65 84 93100100 84 67 61 71
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S S S S SE S S SW W N N N
WIND SPD 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 6 9 10 8 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 B1 SC SC CL CL CL SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 90 81 53 45 31 4 4 2 27 59 52 26 12 36 20 25 45 60 59 42 32 34
POP 12HR 5 0 5 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.17 0.03
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 34 41<10<10<10<10<10 18 26 36<10<10<10<10<10 12 28 44<10
T WIND DIR NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W NW SW NE
T WIND SPD 6 6 9 9 6 5 8 10 10 10 13 13 14 11 13 14 12 9 9 8 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 84 69 85 59 67 56 69
TEMP 66 64 80 77 71 70 82 76 65 59 66 64 59 57 67 68
DEWPT 65 63 69 69 66 64 70 69 63 58 60 61 58 56 63 66
RH 97 97 69 76 84 81 67 79 93 96 81 90 96 96 87 93
PWIND DIR NE SE S S W N NE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 50 40 20 50 70 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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
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