Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 110854
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
354 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026
KSZ058-112115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
354 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026
Date Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26
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 99 79 99 79 99
TEMP 77 79 87 95 98 95 86 84 81 79 88 96 99 95 87 84 81 79 87 95 98 94
DEWPT 68 67 71 72 70 71 70 69 69 68 70 71 67 70 68 67 66 65 68 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 40 69 37 62 38
RH 74 67 59 48 41 46 59 61 67 69 55 45 36 45 53 57 60 62 53 43 39 46
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 10 12 13 13 12 8 11 11 11 10 12 13 12 10 11 12 12 11 12 12 13 10
WIND GUST 24 24 21 21 21 20 21 23 24 21
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 5 18 16 21 15 13 16 26 13 47 19 11 13 21 32 44 49 53 21 14 18 20
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 15 36 66<10<10<10<10<10 19 43 75 15<10<10<10<10 24 51 63 20
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 19 17 23 20 18 12 18 20 19 17 20 19 18 12 16 18 14 14 19 19 17 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
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 77 98 77 98 76 94 71 88
TEMP 81 77 93 94 82 78 94 94 81 76 91 89 75 71 84 85
DEWPT 68 65 70 70 67 65 69 69 67 65 69 71 72 71 72 71
RH 65 67 47 46 61 64 44 44 63 69 49 56 90100 67 63
PWIND DIR SE S S SW S W NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-112115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
354 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026
Date Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 97 78 97 76 95
TEMP 78 78 85 92 96 95 84 82 80 78 87 95 97 92 83 81 78 76 83 90 94 91
DEWPT 69 67 71 72 73 72 70 69 68 67 70 71 73 74 73 69 68 68 71 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 46 69 46 78 49
RH 74 69 63 52 48 48 63 65 67 69 57 46 46 56 72 67 71 76 67 56 49 54
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE E SE E E SE SE E
WIND SPD 10 11 11 11 9 8 8 9 9 8 9 9 10 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 11
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 61 63 56 45 67 39 18 58 40 51 42 9 23 39 41 74 74 78 52 27 32 35
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 12 22 39<10<10<10<10<10 17 32 62 14<10<10<10<10 16 38 59 19
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE S S E
T WIND SPD 16 14 14 16 16 12 14 16 13 12 14 12 13 14 16 17 12 11 13 16 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 94 75 95 73 89 69 83
TEMP 78 73 89 90 80 75 91 91 79 74 86 84 73 70 79 80
DEWPT 71 68 71 73 69 66 71 72 70 69 72 73 72 70 72 71
RH 79 84 56 58 69 74 52 54 74 84 63 70 97100 79 74
PWIND DIR E SE S SW SW N NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 20 10 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-112115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
354 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026
Date Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26
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 95 76 95 73 92
TEMP 77 77 83 89 94 93 83 80 78 76 85 92 95 87 81 79 75 73 80 87 91 87
DEWPT 69 66 71 73 75 76 72 69 68 67 72 73 75 75 73 68 68 68 72 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 53 75 51 84 56
RH 76 69 67 59 54 58 70 69 71 74 65 54 53 68 77 69 79 84 77 63 56 63
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW S SE E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 8 10 9 9 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 6 10
WIND GUST 20
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 73 76 69 63 53 39 43 36 47 61 37 26 25 32 49 63 84 93 57 31 38 43
POP 12HR 10 5 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 12 17 34<10<10<10<10<10 13 33 51 15<10<10<10<10 16 36 58<10
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE E
T WIND SPD 19 14 14 13 16 11 13 14 13 13 14 12 12 10 12 16 14 11 14 17 14 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
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 71 92 74 93 72 86 67 80
TEMP 75 71 87 88 78 74 89 89 77 72 84 82 72 68 77 77
DEWPT 70 67 73 73 68 65 72 72 69 68 73 73 70 68 72 71
RH 84 87 63 61 71 74 57 57 76 87 70 74 93100 85 82
PWIND DIR E SE SE SW W N NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 40 10 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-112115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
354 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026
Date Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 94 76 92 73 89
TEMP 78 78 83 89 93 92 82 80 77 76 84 90 92 87 80 78 75 73 79 85 89 85
DEWPT 69 66 71 73 74 75 73 71 69 68 73 74 75 76 74 70 69 69 72 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 53 78 56 87 59
RH 74 67 67 59 54 58 74 74 76 76 70 60 58 70 82 76 82 87 79 67 59 67
WIND DIR S SW S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW NE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 10 11 9 9 6 3 5 5 8 6 6 8 6 6 6 8 6 5 8 8 9 12
WIND GUST 21
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 74 87 75 57 59 28 19 26 52 50 34 31 9 28 49 67 84 95 69 48 46 47
POP 12HR 10 5 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC
SPRINKLES SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 10 17 26<10<10<10<10<10<10 30 46<10<10<10<10<10 13 32 44<10
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW E E SE E E E SE SE E
T WIND SPD 17 14 16 12 14 9 11 14 14 13 13 12 12 9 11 12 16 12 14 14 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 90 74 92 72 85 67 79
TEMP 74 71 85 87 78 74 88 89 77 72 83 81 72 68 77 77
DEWPT 71 69 72 73 69 66 71 73 70 68 72 72 70 68 70 70
RH 90 93 65 63 74 76 57 59 79 87 70 74 93100 79 79
PWIND DIR E SE SE SW W N NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 40 10 20 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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