Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 190850
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
350 AM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
KSZ058-192115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
350 AM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date Sat 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 77 45 79 48 77
TEMP 47 43 57 72 76 64 56 52 47 45 58 75 78 67 59 55 51 48 60 72 75 69
DEWPT 35 36 41 41 40 40 39 38 37 37 42 42 40 41 42 42 41 41 46 47 48 49
MIN/MAX RH 26 74 25 79 38
RH 63 76 55 33 27 41 53 59 68 73 55 31 26 39 53 61 68 77 60 41 38 49
WIND DIR S SE S S S SE SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 5 8 10 9 5 4 3 3 4 6 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 10 13 13 10
WIND GUST 14 24 26 20
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 23 26 31 25 7 2 2 2 3 4 7 7 6 12 2 2 9 24 33 43 53 68
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM
TSTMS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
HAINES 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT <10<10<10 23 33<10<10<10<10<10<10 30 38<10<10<10<10<10 13 33 43<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 12 13 12 11 9 10 10 10 11 13 12 13 11 16 16 16 16 19 20 21 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Date Tue 10/22/24Wed 10/23/24Thu 10/24/24Fri 10/25/24
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 55 82 52 76 39 64 40 72
TEMP 60 56 76 70 57 52 73 63 48 39 59 56 45 41 65 63
DEWPT 51 51 54 53 52 48 51 44 38 33 34 35 34 34 40 43
RH 72 83 46 55 83 86 46 50 68 79 39 45 65 76 40 48
PWIND DIR S W SW N NE E S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 0 0 5 5 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS NM SC IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-192115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
350 AM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date Sat 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 77 47 80 50 76
TEMP 49 46 57 72 77 66 58 53 50 47 60 75 79 69 60 56 53 51 62 74 75 66
DEWPT 33 34 38 39 41 41 40 38 36 36 39 39 37 39 39 40 40 41 45 46 48 52
MIN/MAX RH 27 66 22 68 35
RH 54 63 49 30 28 40 51 57 58 65 46 27 22 33 46 55 61 68 54 37 38 61
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 6 9 11 10 6 6 5 5 4 6 10 11 6 8 6 6 6 10 13 16 10
WIND GUST 16
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B2
CLOUDS (%) 28 44 30 23 10 3 5 2 3 4 9 19 24 15 8 2 9 17 35 45 50 81
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM
TSTMS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4
HAINES 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4
MIX HGT <10<10<10 30 45<10<10<10<10<10<10 30 38<10<10<10<10<10 12 36 47<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 11 14 13 13 10 12 11 11 10 12 14 16 13 16 16 16 13 18 20 23 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR
Date Tue 10/22/24Wed 10/23/24Thu 10/24/24Fri 10/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 79 52 71 36 62 40 70
TEMP 59 56 74 70 56 53 67 61 45 37 57 56 44 41 64 62
DEWPT 51 52 53 52 51 48 46 38 34 30 30 31 32 32 36 39
RH 75 86 48 53 83 83 47 42 65 75 35 38 62 70 35 43
PWIND DIR S W W N NE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 5 0 5 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS NM SC
TSTMS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-192115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
350 AM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date Sat 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 77 46 80 49 76
TEMP 47 45 56 71 77 66 57 53 49 47 60 76 79 69 60 56 52 50 62 74 75 67
DEWPT 33 32 36 37 39 39 38 37 35 34 38 37 35 36 37 38 37 39 44 44 45 48
MIN/MAX RH 24 64 20 65 32
RH 58 60 47 29 25 37 49 54 58 60 44 24 20 30 42 51 56 66 52 34 34 50
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 5 8 10 9 5 5 5 4 4 6 9 10 5 5 4 4 4 9 11 12 6
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2
CLOUDS (%) 23 33 31 16 6 3 5 4 3 5 8 13 18 14 12 6 8 20 31 38 49 81
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM
TSTMS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
HAINES 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT <10<10 11 28 45<10<10<10<10<10<10 30 38<10<10<10<10<10 13 36 50 10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 12 16 14 13 11 13 13 12 13 12 14 17 13 16 18 16 16 19 20 23 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Tue 10/22/24Wed 10/23/24Thu 10/24/24Fri 10/25/24
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 53 79 50 69 35 61 38 69
TEMP 59 55 73 69 55 52 67 59 43 35 56 54 43 39 63 61
DEWPT 49 50 52 50 49 46 42 35 31 27 28 29 28 29 34 37
RH 69 83 48 51 80 80 40 40 62 72 34 38 55 67 34 41
PWIND DIR S W W N NE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 5 0 5 0 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS NM SC
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-192115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
350 AM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024
Date Sat 10/19/24 Sun 10/20/24 Mon 10/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 78 47 81 50 78
TEMP 48 46 58 73 78 67 59 55 51 48 61 76 80 69 60 57 53 51 63 74 77 68
DEWPT 33 31 36 36 37 39 37 37 35 34 37 36 34 35 37 38 37 38 42 42 42 46
MIN/MAX RH 23 60 19 61 29
RH 56 55 44 26 23 36 44 51 54 58 41 23 19 28 42 49 54 61 46 32 29 45
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 6 10 11 10 6 8 8 6 5 8 10 11 6 8 6 6 6 10 13 13 10
WIND GUST 18
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2
CLOUDS (%) 22 29 29 12 2 2 3 4 4 5 19 22 18 10 17 6 9 19 29 36 46 82
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM
TSTMS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
HAINES 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT <10<10 11 32 44<10<10<10<10<10<10 32 36<10<10<10<10<10 13 35 46<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 13 16 14 14 12 14 14 14 12 14 16 17 13 16 17 16 16 18 20 21 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR
Date Tue 10/22/24Wed 10/23/24Thu 10/24/24Fri 10/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 79 50 69 34 61 37 69
TEMP 59 56 73 68 55 52 66 58 43 35 57 53 42 38 63 61
DEWPT 48 49 52 51 49 46 41 34 30 26 26 27 28 27 32 35
RH 67 77 48 54 80 80 40 40 60 69 30 36 57 64 31 38
PWIND DIR S W W N N SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 5 0 10 0 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS NM SC
TSTMS IS IS
$$
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