Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 180907
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
407 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
KSZ058-182115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
407 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 93 72 93 70 88
TEMP 73 84 90 93 91 81 78 74 72 82 88 92 87 77 75 72 70 79 85 88 84
DEWPT 71 74 74 72 74 73 72 71 70 75 75 75 75 73 73 72 70 75 73 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 50 95 57 100 58
RH 93 72 60 51 58 77 82 90 93 79 66 58 68 87 94100100 88 67 57 63
WIND DIR S S S S S S S W E S S E N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 9 11 10 8 5 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 13 10 12 16 12 23 31 51 70 56 45 47 34 38 38 31 55 23 18 13 12
POP 12HR 10 30 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10 13 34 43<10<10<10<10<10 11 31 38<10<10<10<10<10 18 41 46 22
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE S NW NE SW S N S NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 10 14 16 11 10 10 12 13 10 8 8 6 6 12 10 8 9 12 16 16 14
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 65 86 62 88 64 85 62 81
TEMP 71 65 83 83 68 62 84 85 70 64 82 82 68 62 78 77
DEWPT 68 65 69 67 64 61 66 67 65 64 67 65 62 58 62 63
RH 90100 63 59 87 97 55 55 84100 61 56 81 87 58 62
PWIND DIR NE NE E NE NE NE NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10
$$
KSZ024-182115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
407 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 93 72 92 70 86
TEMP 74 84 90 93 90 81 77 74 72 81 89 92 88 78 75 73 70 78 84 86 84
DEWPT 71 73 72 72 73 72 71 70 70 73 74 74 73 72 73 71 70 72 71 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 50 93 53 100 55
RH 90 70 56 51 58 74 82 87 93 77 61 56 61 82 94 93100 82 65 57 59
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 5 9 11 9 8 5 3 5 5 2 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 6
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 17 17 22 25 18 21 28 51 62 46 48 51 27 28 29 27 42 16 11 7 5
POP 12HR 20 50 30 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.04 0.04 0.16 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 16 46 56 14<10<10<10<10 12 37 38 20<10<10<10<10 18 40 41 33
T WIND DIR S SW S SW S S SW W E N NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 11 14 13 12 12 11 12 11 9 10 9 6 11 11 11 9 9 12 17 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 86 63 88 65 84 61 78
TEMP 71 65 82 84 68 63 85 86 70 65 80 82 67 61 75 76
DEWPT 66 65 67 64 63 61 66 64 65 64 64 60 59 57 60 59
RH 84100 61 51 84 93 53 48 84 97 58 47 75 87 60 56
PWIND DIR E E SE W NE N NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-182115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
407 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 93 71 90 68 85
TEMP 74 83 90 91 87 79 76 73 71 80 87 90 87 77 73 71 69 77 82 85 83
DEWPT 71 73 73 73 73 72 71 69 68 73 74 75 74 72 71 69 68 71 70 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 52 90 61 97 59
RH 90 72 58 56 63 79 85 87 90 79 65 62 65 85 93 93 97 82 67 59 61
WIND DIR S SW S S S SE SW N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 5 8 9 9 5 4 3 5 3 3 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 19 19 18 26 24 34 36 57 67 51 51 54 24 28 32 28 36 24 7 8 3
POP 12HR 20 50 30 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.21 0.04 0.05 0.10 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10 16 45 53 10<10<10<10<10 17 33 38 16<10<10<10<10 19 38 42 36
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S N SW W NE N NE N N E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 12 13 13 12 10 12 11 13 9 8 9 8 11 11 10 10 9 12 14 14 11
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 63 83 61 86 63 82 59 77
TEMP 69 63 80 81 66 61 83 84 68 63 79 80 65 59 74 75
DEWPT 65 63 66 64 61 59 66 66 63 62 63 61 57 55 59 59
RH 87100 62 56 84 93 57 55 84 97 58 52 75 87 59 58
PWIND DIR E E SE W N N NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-182115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
407 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 92 71 89 68 84
TEMP 75 83 90 90 86 78 76 73 71 79 86 89 86 77 73 71 69 76 82 84 82
DEWPT 71 73 73 73 74 72 70 69 68 72 74 73 73 72 70 68 68 70 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 52 91 61 95 57
RH 87 72 58 58 68 82 82 87 90 79 68 59 65 85 90 90 97 82 63 57 63
WIND DIR S S SW S S S SW W E N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 5 8 9 9 4 3 2 2 4 4 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 25 23 20 32 32 44 46 59 68 46 55 57 27 30 39 28 38 21 5 10 4
POP 12HR 20 50 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.17 0 0.20 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 14 38 33<10<10<10<10<10 13 30 29 10<10<10<10<10 18 37 43<10
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW SW W E N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 12 14 13 12 9 12 10 11 10 8 9 8 9 8 8 9 8 11 13 13 9
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 82 61 84 63 81 58 76
TEMP 69 63 79 80 66 61 81 82 68 63 78 79 64 58 73 74
DEWPT 64 62 65 64 60 59 64 66 63 61 62 61 56 54 57 58
RH 84 97 62 58 81 93 56 58 84 93 58 54 75 86 57 57
PWIND DIR E E SE W N N NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
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