Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 170755
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
255 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
KSZ058-172115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
255 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
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 80 58 78 65 84
TEMP 53 52 65 75 80 77 65 61 59 59 68 75 78 74 70 68 67 66 74 80 83 77
DEWPT 42 41 44 45 46 49 52 55 55 54 59 63 66 66 66 66 65 65 68 67 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 30 88 63 98 59
RH 66 66 46 34 30 37 63 81 87 83 73 66 67 76 87 93 93 97 82 65 59 71
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 5 9 8 6 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 13 12 11 12 11 13 14 16 13
WIND GUST 20 24 24 23 23 21 24 25 26 24
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW SC FW FW B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 5 13 19 31 18 18 80 76 47 64 71 74 78 81 67 64 59 71 71 51 41 43
POP 12HR 5 50 60 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0.20 0.63 0.16
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS SC SC NM NM O O SC SC NM NM O
TSTMS SC SC SC IS SC SC NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 21 29 37 15<10<10<10<10 17 26 27<10<10<10<10<10 19 37 46 18
T WIND DIR NW N NW NW NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 12 16 11 8 9 11 12 13 20 24 23 24 21 23 25 23 21 21 24 23 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR FR PR PR FR GD EX EX GD
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
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 57 73 48 64 45 72 50 76
TEMP 66 59 70 68 54 48 60 62 49 47 66 69 54 52 71 73
DEWPT 63 56 54 49 46 43 43 44 43 43 45 47 48 48 54 54
RH 90 90 57 51 74 83 53 52 80 86 47 45 80 86 55 51
PWIND DIR SW NW NW NW N N SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 40 20 5 5 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS O SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-172115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
255 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 77 55 77 63 81
TEMP 51 50 61 71 77 75 64 59 56 56 65 74 77 72 67 65 64 64 71 77 80 75
DEWPT 40 41 43 45 44 45 46 47 47 48 52 56 60 61 62 63 62 63 67 66 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 32 76 52 97 58
RH 66 71 51 39 31 34 52 64 72 74 63 53 56 68 84 93 93 97 87 69 58 69
WIND DIR W W NW NW N NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 9 11 9 6 5 4 8 8 10 12 16 17 14 13 11 12 11 13 14 14 13
WIND GUST 21 21
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 1 6 12 10 3 7 48 50 53 62 49 56 74 81 85 80 79 83 74 59 48 64
POP 12HR 0 30 40 90 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.40 0.96 0.27
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC O O NM NM IS IS NM NM O
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC O NM SC SC IS IS SC NM
MIX HGT <10<10 25 32 40 27<10<10<10<10 16 29 34 12<10<10<10<10 16 31 45<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 14 20 14 11 8 9 12 12 14 19 23 25 21 20 16 16 18 19 18 19 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 69 46 61 44 70 49 73
TEMP 64 59 66 63 51 47 56 59 49 46 64 68 54 51 68 71
DEWPT 60 55 54 49 44 41 42 41 41 40 43 45 47 46 51 53
RH 87 87 65 60 77 79 59 51 74 79 46 43 77 83 54 53
PWIND DIR S NW NW N N W SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 50 30 10 5 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS NM IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-172115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
255 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
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 76 52 77 61 80
TEMP 50 49 59 70 76 73 62 57 54 53 63 71 77 72 66 64 63 63 69 75 78 73
DEWPT 39 40 43 44 42 43 42 44 43 44 48 51 55 56 58 58 59 59 64 65 64 62
MIN/MAX RH 29 74 47 89 61
RH 66 71 55 39 30 34 48 62 66 71 58 49 47 57 75 81 87 87 84 71 62 68
WIND DIR W NW NW NW N NE NE E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 9 12 10 6 5 3 4 5 8 12 13 16 13 11 9 9 10 11 13 13 11
WIND GUST 20 23 24 21 19 20 20 21
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 2 10 9 5 4 12 41 44 40 64 34 39 48 76 92 86 83 91 74 72 55 64
POP 12HR 0 20 30 90 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.22 0.94 0.33
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC O O O O SC SC NM NM O
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS SC NM
MIX HGT <10<10 29 35 42 13<10<10<10<10 19 31 39 14<10<10<10<10 16 28 39 12
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N E E E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE S SE SE
T WIND SPD 17 17 21 18 12 9 10 11 11 14 19 21 24 20 21 20 18 19 19 19 19 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
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 56 69 45 60 43 70 48 73
TEMP 63 58 65 60 49 46 55 58 48 45 64 68 53 51 68 71
DEWPT 58 54 53 46 41 39 41 40 39 38 42 43 44 44 49 50
RH 84 86 65 60 74 76 59 51 71 76 45 40 71 77 51 47
PWIND DIR SE NW NW N NW NW SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 50 40 10 5 0 20 20
RAIN SHWRS O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS NM SC IS SC
$$
KSZ012-172115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
255 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 75 50 77 60 79
TEMP 51 50 59 69 74 72 60 55 52 51 61 70 76 74 67 64 62 63 69 74 77 73
DEWPT 39 39 41 41 40 40 41 41 41 41 43 46 49 50 54 56 57 58 62 61 61 59
MIN/MAX RH 27 71 39 85 57
RH 63 66 51 36 29 31 49 59 66 68 51 42 39 43 63 75 84 84 78 64 58 62
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 13 12 16 12 9 6 4 5 5 9 12 16 17 16 14 13 13 13 13 16 16 13
WIND GUST 24 25 26 24 26 24
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 2 12 8 3 4 13 28 40 33 57 21 32 36 79 89 89 82 92 77 77 63 82
POP 12HR 0 10 20 90 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.14 0.94 0.37
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS O O O O SC SC O O O
TSTMS IS IS IS IS NM SC SC SC SC SC NM
MIX HGT <10<10 30 38 43 36<10<10<10<10 18 30 37 20<10<10 11<10 20 24 30 11
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E E SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 19 19 24 19 14 10 9 10 9 16 19 20 24 23 24 21 21 21 24 20 18 17
SMOKE DISP PR FR EX EX GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR FR FR GD GD GD FR
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 69 45 60 43 70 48 73
TEMP 63 59 66 60 50 46 56 59 49 45 65 68 53 51 69 71
DEWPT 57 53 51 44 40 38 38 37 38 38 40 40 42 43 47 48
RH 81 80 58 55 68 73 51 44 66 76 40 36 66 74 45 44
PWIND DIR E NW NW N NW NW SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 60 50 20 5 0 20 20
RAIN SHWRS O NM SC NM SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS NM SC IS SC IS
$$
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