


Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
047 FNUS83 KTOP 160857 FWLTOP Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts National Weather Service Topeka KS 357 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025 KSZ058-162115- Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford) 38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft 357 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025 Date Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 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 95 73 95 74 96 TEMP 76 74 85 91 93 90 81 77 75 73 84 92 94 90 82 78 75 74 85 93 95 91 DEWPT 73 72 74 74 72 73 72 71 70 70 73 72 72 73 71 71 70 69 73 72 71 72 MIN/MAX RH 49 89 49 86 47 RH 90 93 70 58 51 58 74 82 84 90 70 52 49 58 69 79 84 84 67 51 46 54 WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S WIND SPD 8 8 13 14 14 10 6 8 5 5 9 12 12 8 5 5 4 3 5 9 6 5 CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC CLOUDS (%) 0 4 6 7 12 4 13 25 17 24 15 20 24 23 25 24 22 37 19 19 28 39 POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT <10<10 16 41 50 13<10<10<10<10 17 57 62 15<10<10<10<10 18 66 62 26 T WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S T WIND SPD 16 13 19 18 19 16 14 16 14 12 13 17 20 13 13 14 13 12 16 13 12 12 SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Date Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25 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 72 93 68 87 64 85 61 87 TEMP 77 72 89 87 72 68 83 83 69 64 81 81 66 61 82 84 DEWPT 71 69 73 72 71 68 72 71 68 64 66 64 63 61 65 65 RH 82 90 59 61 97100 70 67 97100 60 56 90100 56 53 PWIND DIR S S E NE NE NE E E WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL POP 12HR 20 30 30 20 10 5 5 5 RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC IS TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC IS $$ KSZ024-162115- Potawatomi Indian Reservation 39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft 357 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025 Date Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 MAX/MIN 96 74 95 74 95 TEMP 77 75 86 93 95 93 82 79 76 74 86 92 94 92 83 80 77 74 84 92 94 91 DEWPT 72 71 72 71 70 71 71 71 69 68 72 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 72 71 71 70 MIN/MAX RH 44 83 46 84 48 RH 85 87 63 49 45 49 69 77 79 82 63 49 47 49 65 72 79 84 67 51 47 50 WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S WIND SPD 8 6 12 16 16 12 8 8 6 6 10 14 14 10 6 6 5 5 8 9 8 5 CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC CLOUDS (%) 0 2 1 12 8 6 18 17 19 24 17 26 35 29 31 22 25 39 18 26 44 34 POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS IS IS TSTMS IS IS MIX HGT <10<10 17 48 58 25<10<10<10<10 18 64 74 30<10<10<10<10 20 72 42 16 T WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S T WIND SPD 14 12 19 21 19 18 16 16 14 11 17 19 20 18 14 14 12 11 17 12 9 18 SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX GD FR Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Date Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MIN/MAX TEMP 72 90 67 84 62 84 61 85 TEMP 78 72 86 84 72 68 81 82 69 62 79 81 67 61 82 83 DEWPT 71 70 73 71 71 68 71 69 66 62 65 63 62 61 64 63 RH 79 93 65 65 97100 72 65 90100 62 54 84100 55 51 PWIND DIR S S NE NE NE NE E SE WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW POP 12HR 30 30 30 20 5 5 5 5 RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS $$ KSZ012-162115- Kickapoo Indian Reservation 39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft 357 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025 Date Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 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 95 74 94 74 94 TEMP 76 74 84 92 93 91 81 78 76 74 85 92 94 91 82 79 76 74 84 91 93 88 DEWPT 71 70 73 71 70 71 71 71 69 68 71 71 70 71 69 69 67 68 72 72 72 72 MIN/MAX RH 46 82 46 82 51 RH 85 87 70 51 47 52 72 79 79 82 63 51 46 52 65 72 74 82 67 54 51 59 WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S SE WIND SPD 6 6 11 14 14 10 6 6 5 5 9 12 12 5 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 3 CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC CLOUDS (%) 1 5 2 12 4 12 21 15 13 27 17 23 35 30 31 26 22 37 21 22 41 37 POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 30 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS MIX HGT <10<10 17 44 55 19<10<10<10<10 17 60 78 20<10<10<10<10 23 73 66<10 T WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW T WIND SPD 14 13 18 20 19 16 16 16 14 13 17 18 19 18 14 14 13 11 18 13 12 9 SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Date Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25 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 71 89 67 82 61 81 60 84 TEMP 76 71 86 83 71 67 79 80 67 61 78 79 65 60 80 81 DEWPT 69 68 73 72 69 67 71 69 63 61 64 64 61 59 63 64 RH 79 90 65 70 93100 77 69 87100 62 60 87 96 56 56 PWIND DIR S W NE NE NE NE SE SE WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW POP 12HR 30 40 30 20 5 5 5 5 RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS $$ KSZ012-162115- Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation 39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft 357 AM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025 Date Sat 08/16/25 Sun 08/17/25 Mon 08/18/25 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 MAX/MIN 94 75 94 74 93 TEMP 77 75 84 91 94 90 81 79 77 75 84 91 94 91 82 79 77 74 83 90 93 87 DEWPT 71 70 74 72 71 72 71 70 68 68 71 71 71 72 69 68 67 68 71 71 72 73 MIN/MAX RH 48 80 48 82 51 RH 82 84 72 54 47 56 72 74 74 79 65 52 47 54 65 69 71 82 67 54 51 63 WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S WIND SPD 9 9 12 13 14 10 8 8 8 8 9 12 11 5 6 6 5 5 6 8 5 4 CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC CLOUDS (%) 1 8 5 15 7 17 19 14 13 24 15 21 36 32 38 29 25 33 22 22 32 44 POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 30 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC TSTMS IS IS SC SC MIX HGT <10<10 15 39 56<10<10<10<10<10 15 50 71<10<10<10<10<10 17 59 72<10 T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW T WIND SPD 14 13 19 20 19 14 16 16 14 14 16 17 18 13 14 14 14 13 16 14 11 13 SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Date Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MIN/MAX TEMP 71 87 67 81 61 81 60 83 TEMP 76 71 84 82 72 67 78 79 66 61 78 79 65 60 80 80 DEWPT 69 68 72 71 69 66 68 67 62 60 63 64 60 58 63 65 RH 79 90 67 69 90 97 71 67 87 97 60 60 84 93 56 60 PWIND DIR SW NW NE NE NE E SE SE WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW POP 12HR 30 30 30 20 5 5 5 5 RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS SC IS TSTMS SC SC SC IS SC IS $$ 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