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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