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
320 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
KSZ058-212215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
320 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date Thu 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 47 27 52 31 59
TEMP 32 36 44 47 41 34 31 29 28 35 46 52 45 37 34 32 32 40 52 57 51
DEWPT 21 24 26 27 28 28 28 26 26 27 29 30 33 33 32 31 30 35 39 41 41
MIN/MAX RH 45 94 43 95 54
RH 63 61 49 45 59 78 88 88 92 72 51 43 62 85 92 96 92 82 61 55 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 11 12 13 12 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 10 12 9
WIND GUST 24 19
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 12 13 13 9 7 13 19 29 17 27
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4
MIX HGT <10 19 27 28<10<10<10<10<10 10 17 20<10<10<10<10<10<10 17 20<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW W S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 18 23 20 20 12 12 11 10 8 6 6 8 8 11 11 12 13 14 18 19 17
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 65 33 46 25 45 28 46
TEMP 47 46 61 55 43 36 43 39 29 25 40 37 31 29 42 38
DEWPT 43 44 50 46 39 30 27 24 22 21 24 25 26 27 32 33
RH 86 93 67 72 86 79 53 54 75 84 52 61 81 92 67 82
PWIND DIR S SW N N N E E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-212215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
320 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date Thu 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 44 26 48 30 55
TEMP 32 34 40 44 39 33 30 28 27 32 43 48 41 35 31 30 31 38 50 54 48
DEWPT 21 23 25 26 27 26 25 24 23 24 27 29 30 30 29 28 28 33 37 38 38
MIN/MAX RH 48 87 48 93 55
RH 63 64 55 49 62 75 81 85 85 72 53 47 65 82 92 92 88 82 61 54 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W SE SE S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 14 14 14 14 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 5 10 11 9
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 5 8 25 22 23 7 11 21 23 26 21 40
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
MIX HGT <10 19 26 26<10<10<10<10<10 10 19 18<10<10<10<10<10<10 16 20<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW W SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 18 23 20 20 12 13 12 10 8 8 9 6 5 8 11 11 12 11 14 17 13
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 60 31 41 23 40 26 41
TEMP 45 43 56 51 40 34 39 36 27 24 36 35 29 26 37 37
DEWPT 40 41 48 41 33 25 22 19 18 19 22 22 23 23 27 28
RH 82 93 74 68 76 69 50 50 68 81 56 59 78 88 67 70
PWIND DIR S SW N NW N E E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-212215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
320 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date Thu 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 43 25 48 28 55
TEMP 30 32 39 42 38 31 29 27 26 31 42 47 41 33 30 29 29 37 49 53 47
DEWPT 19 22 24 24 24 24 23 22 21 23 26 27 28 26 26 25 26 31 34 36 36
MIN/MAX RH 47 85 45 87 51
RH 63 66 54 48 57 75 78 81 81 72 53 45 59 75 85 85 88 79 56 52 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W SE SE S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 11 13 13 12 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 4 8 9 6
WIND GUST 27 25
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 0 14 10 7 22 23 26 12 9 21 29 23 22 41
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3
MIX HGT <10 20 27 28<10<10<10<10<10 11 20 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 17 21<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW W S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 19 24 21 21 13 14 14 12 10 10 10 8 5 6 10 11 11 11 13 17 13
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 60 30 40 20 40 23 41
TEMP 43 42 56 50 39 32 38 34 26 22 36 33 27 25 37 36
DEWPT 37 39 46 39 31 23 19 17 15 16 19 20 20 20 24 25
RH 79 89 69 66 73 69 46 49 62 77 50 58 74 81 59 64
PWIND DIR S SW N NW N SE E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-212215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
320 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date Thu 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 43 23 47 27 55
TEMP 30 32 39 42 38 31 28 27 25 31 41 47 41 33 30 29 28 37 49 53 46
DEWPT 19 20 22 22 23 23 23 21 21 23 25 26 27 26 25 24 25 29 33 34 34
MIN/MAX RH 44 91 45 88 48
RH 63 61 50 44 54 72 81 78 84 72 52 43 57 75 81 81 88 72 54 48 63
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE S S SE S S S SE
WIND SPD 14 16 16 14 8 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 9 10 8
WIND GUST 27 26
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 0 8 1 1 2 3 2 12 13 13 16 24 23 29 13 16 19 31 26 26 43
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <10 20 27 28<10<10<10<10<10 11 19 20<10<10<10<10<10<10 16 24<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW E SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 19 25 23 23 13 13 13 11 8 10 10 8 3 5 9 10 10 11 13 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sun 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 60 29 40 20 40 23 40
TEMP 43 41 55 50 39 32 38 34 26 22 36 33 27 25 37 34
DEWPT 37 37 44 39 31 23 19 16 15 15 19 19 20 20 23 24
RH 79 85 66 66 73 69 46 47 62 74 50 56 74 81 56 66
PWIND DIR S SW N NW NW SE E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
$$
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