Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 210830
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
330 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
KSZ058-212115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
330 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 73 52 75
TEMP 64 63 69 75 77 74 65 61 58 57 62 70 73 68 60 59 56 53 61 71 74 69
DEWPT 64 63 67 66 65 66 65 61 58 57 62 63 62 63 60 59 56 53 58 60 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 68 100 60
RH 100100 93 74 67 76100100100100100 78 68 84100100100100 90 68 62 73
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
WIND SPD 4 5 8 9 8 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 75 96 96 94 80 72 62 50 74 90 84 75 66 50 29 29 30 36 20 7 15 20
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 13 13 19 30 32 12<10<10<10<10 19 35 38 22<10<10<10<10 20 35 38 13
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NE N NE NE NE E E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 11 11 14 14 13 11 12 11 11 11 12 11 10 11 13 12 11 11 12 10 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 76 57 76 63 80 65 85
TEMP 58 54 73 70 62 59 72 70 66 64 77 75 67 65 81 79
DEWPT 57 54 61 62 59 59 64 65 62 62 67 67 65 63 68 69
RH 96100 66 76 90100 76 84 87 93 71 76 93 93 65 72
PWIND DIR E SE E SE SE S SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 20 30 40 40 50 40 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-212115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
330 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 73 57 68 51 70
TEMP 63 62 65 71 73 69 62 60 58 57 61 66 68 64 58 57 54 52 59 67 70 66
DEWPT 62 62 64 66 65 65 62 60 58 57 60 62 61 60 58 57 54 52 56 59 60 59
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 78 100 71
RH 97100 97 84 76 87100100100100 97 87 78 87100100100100 90 75 71 78
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 97 98 99 94 70 94 95 82 91 91 82 88 85 45 33 51 41 39 33 24 24 22
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 11 13 16 24 28 11<10<10 10<10 17 28 30 18<10<10<10<10 22 35 37 11
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE N N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE E E
T WIND SPD 10 10 12 11 10 10 12 11 10 11 11 10 10 11 13 11 10 9 11 10 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 71 56 71 61 75 62 82
TEMP 57 53 68 67 61 58 69 68 64 62 72 70 65 63 78 76
DEWPT 56 53 62 62 60 58 65 65 62 61 68 67 64 62 69 69
RH 96100 81 84 97100 87 90 93 97 87 90 97 97 74 79
PWIND DIR E SE E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 30 40 60 50 60 40 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC NM SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-212115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
330 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 71 55 66 50 68
TEMP 63 61 64 69 71 67 62 58 57 55 59 65 66 62 56 55 52 51 57 65 68 64
DEWPT 62 61 62 64 63 62 60 58 57 55 58 59 59 59 56 55 52 51 54 57 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 77 100 68
RH 97100 93 84 76 84 93100100100 96 81 78 90100100100100 90 75 68 81
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 97 99 99 99 81 95 96 87 92 94 87 91 88 69 50 54 41 51 37 36 27 23
POP 12HR 10 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 13 13 14 20 24 14 13<10<10 10 17 25 27 21<10<10<10<10 17 34 37<10
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE E
T WIND SPD 10 10 9 10 10 10 12 11 10 11 10 9 9 11 11 10 9 9 11 10 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR FR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 50 68 55 70 59 73 61 80
TEMP 55 51 65 64 59 57 66 67 63 61 70 69 64 62 76 73
DEWPT 54 51 60 60 57 57 63 63 60 59 66 66 61 60 67 68
RH 96100 84 87 93100 90 87 90 93 87 90 90 93 74 84
PWIND DIR E SE E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 30 50 60 50 60 40 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC NM SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-212115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
330 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 70 56 65 50 66
TEMP 62 61 64 68 70 66 61 59 57 56 59 64 65 62 56 55 52 51 58 64 66 63
DEWPT 62 61 61 61 60 61 59 57 57 56 57 57 56 57 55 54 52 51 52 54 54 56
MIN/MAX RH 71 100 72 100 65
RH 100100 90 78 71 84 93 93100100 93 78 73 84 96 96100100 80 70 65 78
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 98 99 99 99 97 97 98 91 95 95 84 89 91 57 62 60 45 56 35 27 27 24
POP 12HR 20 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
DRIZZLE S S
MIX HGT 13 13 13 20 24 15 13 11<10 10 17 24 27 20 14<10<10<10 16 34 37<10
T WIND DIR NE N N N N N NE N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE E
T WIND SPD 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 11 11 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 67 55 68 59 71 61 78
TEMP 55 52 64 64 58 57 66 66 62 61 69 68 63 62 75 73
DEWPT 53 52 57 59 56 56 60 62 59 59 63 65 60 60 65 67
RH 93100 78 84 93 96 81 87 90 93 81 90 90 93 71 81
PWIND DIR E SE E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 40 40 60 50 60 40 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC NM SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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
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