Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 010807
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
307 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
KSZ058-012115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
307 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25
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 82 59 81 60 81
TEMP 64 62 72 77 81 78 68 64 61 60 72 77 80 77 68 64 62 60 70 77 79 76
DEWPT 61 60 63 63 62 62 61 60 59 59 63 65 64 64 61 61 58 58 63 65 65 66
MIN/MAX RH 52 97 57 93 62
RH 90 93 73 62 53 58 78 87 93 96 73 67 58 64 78 90 87 93 78 67 62 71
WIND DIR NE NE E E NE NE E NE E E E SE E E E E E E SE SE SE E
WIND SPD 6 5 8 9 9 8 5 4 4 2 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 5 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 26 43 20 25 20 23 27 13 18 30 5 25 15 7 8 16 25 64 63 69 72 70
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis K K K K
MIX HGT <10<10 21 39 43 21<10<10<10<10 18 39 45 25<10<10<10<10 11 29 38 12
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E E E SE SE SE E S E
T WIND SPD 12 11 12 12 12 13 12 11 11 9 10 6 8 11 12 11 12 10 8 8 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25
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 61 82 62 86 66 90 69 92
TEMP 66 62 77 78 67 63 82 83 71 67 85 86 74 70 87 88
DEWPT 64 62 66 67 66 63 69 70 68 67 73 73 70 68 74 73
RH 93100 69 69 97100 65 65 90100 67 65 87 93 65 61
PWIND DIR E E SE SE SE S SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 5 5 5 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-012115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
307 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 79 59 78 59 77
TEMP 62 60 69 74 77 77 67 63 60 60 70 75 77 76 67 63 61 60 67 73 76 75
DEWPT 58 57 59 59 59 59 59 58 57 57 62 62 62 61 61 59 58 57 61 63 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 52 93 57 91 66
RH 87 90 70 59 54 54 75 84 90 90 76 64 60 60 81 87 90 90 81 71 66 69
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND SPD 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 15 35 21 22 24 33 30 16 25 30 15 35 21 8 10 18 24 73 65 74 81 72
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
Obvis K K K K
MIX HGT <10<10 17 37 43 27<10<10<10<10 21 43 48 33<10<10<10<10 10 28 37 21
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 11 10 11 11 10 13 12 10 10 9 9 8 10 14 13 13 14 10 6 9 9 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
Date Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 78 62 84 66 87 69 90
TEMP 65 62 75 77 66 63 80 81 71 67 82 85 75 71 85 88
DEWPT 62 61 64 65 64 63 67 68 68 66 71 71 70 68 72 73
RH 90 97 69 67 93100 65 65 90 97 69 63 84 90 65 61
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 30 20 10 5 10 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-012115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
307 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25
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 57 76 57 76
TEMP 61 57 69 74 77 75 65 62 59 57 69 73 76 74 65 62 59 59 67 73 75 74
DEWPT 57 55 58 59 59 59 57 56 56 55 61 62 61 60 58 56 55 55 60 62 63 62
MIN/MAX RH 54 92 59 88 66
RH 87 93 68 59 54 58 75 81 90 93 76 68 60 62 78 81 87 87 78 68 66 66
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 12 27 25 19 33 31 38 25 22 37 20 41 29 7 11 24 28 73 67 68 80 64
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
Obvis K K K K
MIX HGT <10<10 20 41 44 27<10<10<10<10 20 43 45 31<10<10<10<10 10 32 40 24
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 10 10 11 10 10 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 10 16 13 12 12 11 6 6 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR
Date Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25
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 59 77 60 82 64 86 68 88
TEMP 64 60 74 76 64 62 79 81 69 66 81 83 73 69 84 86
DEWPT 60 58 63 64 62 61 67 68 66 64 71 71 69 66 73 73
RH 87 93 69 66 93 97 67 65 90 93 72 67 87 90 70 65
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 20 10 5 10 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-012115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
307 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Date Fri 08/01/25 Sat 08/02/25 Sun 08/03/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 76 57 76 57 75
TEMP 60 59 68 75 76 75 65 61 59 59 69 73 76 74 65 62 59 58 67 73 75 73
DEWPT 57 55 58 58 58 59 57 55 54 54 59 60 59 60 58 56 54 55 58 60 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 54 92 57 88 61
RH 90 87 70 55 54 58 75 81 83 83 70 64 56 62 78 81 83 90 73 64 62 66
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND SPD 4 3 6 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 9 24 20 27 32 34 37 31 28 41 23 50 46 19 17 29 38 62 61 66 76 56
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
Obvis K K K K
MIX HGT <10<10 17 42 47 13<10<10<10<10 18 43 46 20<10<10<10<10 11 35 41 10
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 10 8 11 10 9 10 9 8 8 6 11 10 11 11 12 13 14 11 9 6 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25Wed 08/06/25Thu 08/07/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 77 60 82 64 85 68 88
TEMP 64 60 74 76 64 62 79 80 69 66 81 83 73 71 84 86
DEWPT 59 57 62 63 61 60 66 67 65 63 70 70 68 66 71 72
RH 84 90 66 64 90 93 64 65 87 90 69 65 84 84 65 63
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 20 10 5 10 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
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