Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 201036
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
536 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
KSZ058-202115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
536 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Date Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26
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 88 68 91 68 88
TEMP 66 75 82 86 86 76 72 69 68 77 85 89 88 78 73 70 68 76 83 87 85
DEWPT 65 70 73 71 71 71 71 69 68 72 71 70 72 71 71 69 68 71 71 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 51 100 59
RH 97 84 74 61 61 85 97100100 85 63 54 59 79 93 97100 85 67 59 65
WIND DIR N NE N NE NE E SE S SE SE SE E E E E E NE E E NE NE
WIND SPD 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 32 5 5 16 19 19 32 65 46 32 24 0 11 29 43 36 59 39 31 13 2
POP 12HR 0 30 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10 13 31 42 14<10<10<10<10 16 33 52<10<10<10<10<10 14 29 48 23
T WIND DIR NE NE N N NE E SE SE SE S SE E SE SE S E E SE E NE NE
T WIND SPD 5 5 6 6 8 10 11 9 6 8 8 5 6 9 8 6 12 11 8 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Date Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26
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 86 67 90 69 90 68 90
TEMP 72 66 81 82 71 67 84 87 74 69 85 87 74 69 84 87
DEWPT 69 66 67 68 66 65 70 72 69 67 72 73 70 68 71 71
RH 90100 63 63 84 93 63 61 84 93 65 63 87 97 65 59
PWIND DIR E E E SE E NE NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW CL FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 10 40 10 5 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-202115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
536 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Date Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 84 67 87 67 85
TEMP 65 72 80 83 82 73 70 68 67 75 84 87 84 75 72 69 67 73 81 84 82
DEWPT 65 69 71 71 72 70 69 68 67 71 72 72 74 72 71 69 67 70 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 62 100 63
RH 100 90 74 67 72 90 97100100 87 67 61 72 90 97100100 90 69 63 67
WIND DIR NE S NE NE E E SE S S SW SW S SE E NE NE NE E E NE NE
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 65 62 9 2 10 11 32 56 51 28 3 8 18 49 48 43 65 42 17 16 7
POP 12HR 0 10 20 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.03
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10 12 30 37<10<10<10<10<10 11 28 41<10<10<10<10<10 15 31 42 24
T WIND DIR NE SE NE NE E E SE S S SW SW SW E SE W NE E E E NE NE
T WIND SPD 5 4 3 4 4 9 10 9 6 6 6 5 6 8 8 8 10 9 6 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR
Dense Fog Y
Date Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 81 66 86 67 87 68 87
TEMP 69 64 78 77 69 66 81 83 71 68 83 84 72 68 83 83
DEWPT 66 63 66 68 65 63 69 73 69 66 71 73 70 67 69 71
RH 90 97 67 74 87 90 67 72 93 93 67 70 93 97 63 67
PWIND DIR E E E SE E NE NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 20 40 10 10 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-202115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
536 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Date Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26
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 66 87 66 84
TEMP 64 71 78 82 80 72 69 67 66 75 83 86 83 74 71 68 66 73 80 83 80
DEWPT 64 69 71 70 71 68 67 66 65 71 72 72 73 71 69 67 66 69 70 68 69
MIN/MAX RH 65 97 64 100 61
RH 100 93 79 67 74 87 93 97 97 87 70 63 72 90 93 97100 87 72 61 69
WIND DIR N SE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW SW SE E NE NE NE E E NE NE
WIND SPD 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 FW FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 74 69 25 11 3 4 29 46 48 12 10 19 32 52 42 60 61 32 15 14 5
POP 12HR 0 10 10 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10 11 31 39<10<10<10<10<10 13 30 30<10<10<10<10<10 16 34 44 20
T WIND DIR NE SE E NE E SE SE S S SW SW SW SE SW NW NE E E E NE NE
T WIND SPD 4 4 3 3 3 8 9 10 8 9 8 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 6 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR
Dense Fog Y
Date Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26
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 80 65 84 66 86 67 86
TEMP 68 63 77 76 68 65 80 81 70 67 82 83 71 67 82 82
DEWPT 64 60 65 66 62 61 69 71 66 64 71 71 68 65 69 70
RH 87 90 67 71 81 87 69 72 87 90 69 67 90 93 65 67
PWIND DIR E E SE SE E NE N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 20 40 20 5 5 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-202115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
536 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Date Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 82 66 86 66 83
TEMP 64 71 78 82 80 72 69 67 66 76 83 85 83 73 70 68 66 73 80 83 81
DEWPT 64 68 69 68 70 67 67 66 65 70 70 71 73 70 69 67 65 68 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH 63 97 62 100 56
RH 100 90 74 63 72 84 93 97 97 82 65 63 72 90 97 97 97 84 65 57 63
WIND DIR N SE E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW S NE E NE NE E NE NE NE
WIND SPD 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 79 67 13 4 4 4 12 31 43 13 10 14 25 39 44 56 63 35 12 13 6
POP 12HR 0 5 5 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10 10 32 39<10<10<10<10<10 12 28 31<10<10<10<10<10 15 31 45 15
T WIND DIR N SE SE SE S SE S S S SW W W S SW W NE E E E NE NE
T WIND SPD 3 4 3 4 3 6 9 10 9 8 8 8 4 6 9 5 6 9 8 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Dense Fog Y
Date Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 80 64 83 66 85 66 85
TEMP 68 63 77 76 67 65 79 81 70 66 82 83 71 67 82 82
DEWPT 63 60 62 64 62 61 67 69 66 63 68 70 68 65 67 68
RH 84 90 60 66 84 87 67 67 87 90 63 65 90 93 61 63
PWIND DIR E E SE SE SE E N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 20 40 20 5 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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