Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 050918
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
318 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
KSZ058-052215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
318 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 41 34 50 29 48
TEMP 30 32 35 37 37 38 39 38 35 37 44 49 43 36 33 31 30 35 43 46 43
DEWPT 26 29 33 35 36 37 37 37 34 29 26 24 25 23 22 21 19 21 25 28 30
MIN/MAX RH 85 93 37 68 47
RH 85 88 92 92 96 96 92 96 96 72 49 37 49 59 63 66 63 56 49 49 60
WIND DIR NE E SE S S S S W N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E
WIND SPD 6 5 4 6 5 6 5 5 9 13 12 9 4 4 5 6 8 11 13 11 9
WIND GUST 20 21 21
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 97 99 99 91 81 66 58 63 54 29 12 2 3 4 5 7 13 43 73 68 63
POP 12HR 40 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
DRIZZLE C C S
FRZG DRZL C C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10<10 11<10<10<10<10<10 14 19 23<10<10<10<10<10 14 18 18 13
T WIND DIR E E S S SW NW W W N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 9 9 6 8 6 4 6 6 12 18 20 19 11 12 13 17 17 25 23 18 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR FR
Winter Weath Y Y
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 52 22 39 22 41 22 33
TEMP 38 40 47 43 29 22 34 35 27 24 37 35 28 24 30 29
DEWPT 34 39 40 28 17 13 17 17 17 17 19 22 21 18 20 19
RH 85 96 76 55 60 68 49 47 65 74 48 59 75 77 66 66
PWIND DIR E N N NE NE E NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 20 50 30
SNOW S C C C C
$$
KSZ024-052215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
318 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 36 30 45 27 44
TEMP 27 28 31 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 39 43 40 33 30 28 28 32 40 43 39
DEWPT 22 25 28 30 31 32 32 32 27 21 19 19 20 19 19 18 17 17 18 21 23
MIN/MAX RH 79 89 38 65 39
RH 81 88 88 89 92 96 96100 81 63 44 38 44 56 63 66 63 53 41 41 52
WIND DIR E E SE S S S SW W N N N N N NE E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 11 13 11 5 2 2 3 5 6 10 13 12 10
WIND GUST 23
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 97 97 97 95 82 60 55 60 19 4 4 3 4 5 12 8 10 20 35 57 71
POP 12HR 40 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
DRIZZLE S
FRZG DRZL S C C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 11<10 11 11<10<10<10<10<10 15 20 22<10<10<10<10<10 14 22 22 16
T WIND DIR E E SE SE S S SW W N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 12 12 9 8 5 4 8 9 12 19 18 16 8 9 12 13 14 20 21 24 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Winter Weath Y Y
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 45 20 35 20 37 19 30
TEMP 35 35 40 37 25 21 29 32 25 24 33 33 25 22 26 28
DEWPT 27 33 32 21 14 11 12 14 15 14 14 17 17 16 14 14
RH 72 92 73 52 62 65 48 47 65 65 45 51 71 77 60 55
PWIND DIR E N N N NE E NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR 5 20 0 0 0 20 40 30
RAIN S
SNOW S C C C C
$$
KSZ012-052215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
318 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 35 29 44 25 43
TEMP 27 28 30 32 32 32 33 32 30 30 37 43 38 32 29 28 27 30 39 42 38
DEWPT 22 23 26 29 29 30 30 30 25 19 17 17 18 16 16 16 15 15 17 18 20
MIN/MAX RH 75 85 35 60 38
RH 81 81 85 88 88 92 89 92 81 63 44 35 44 51 58 60 60 53 40 37 48
WIND DIR E E SE S S S SW W N N N N N N E NE E E E E E
WIND SPD 6 8 8 5 4 5 8 9 14 12 10 5 2 1 2 2 4 8 11 11 8
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 98 97 97 96 87 68 51 54 17 4 5 2 6 10 11 12 14 18 30 49 69
POP 12HR 40 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
DRIZZLE S
FRZG DRZL S C C S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 12 11 14 13<10<10<10<10<10 17 21 24<10<10<10<10<10 12 26 18 19
T WIND DIR E E SE SE S S SW W N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E
T WIND SPD 12 13 10 8 5 5 8 11 19 23 18 13 8 6 9 11 13 16 21 19 19
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Winter Weath Y Y
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 44 18 35 19 36 17 29
TEMP 34 34 37 35 24 20 28 31 24 22 32 32 25 21 26 26
DEWPT 23 29 30 19 12 9 11 13 12 12 13 14 14 13 12 11
RH 64 82 75 52 60 62 48 47 60 65 45 47 62 71 55 52
PWIND DIR E N N N NE E NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0 20 40 30
RAIN S
SNOW S S C C C C
$$
KSZ012-052215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
318 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 35 28 44 24 43
TEMP 27 28 30 32 33 32 32 32 30 30 37 43 37 31 29 26 26 29 38 41 37
DEWPT 21 22 25 28 28 29 29 30 24 17 16 17 18 16 16 15 14 15 15 16 19
MIN/MAX RH 76 85 35 59 36
RH 78 78 81 85 82 88 88 92 78 58 42 35 46 53 58 62 60 55 38 36 48
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S SW W NW N N NW NW W SW NE E E E E E
WIND SPD 8 8 9 6 5 5 6 6 13 14 10 6 2 2 2 3 5 8 11 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 98 97 98 96 87 75 54 52 19 5 5 3 6 14 14 15 24 15 32 42 56
POP 12HR 40 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
DRIZZLE C
FRZG DRZL S C C C
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 13 13 14 13<10<10<10<10<10 19 22 24<10<10<10<10<10 11 25 18 13
T WIND DIR E E SE SE E S SW W N N N N N N NE NE E E E E E
T WIND SPD 13 13 11 8 6 4 6 10 19 21 18 12 6 5 6 9 12 13 18 17 18
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR FR
Winter Weath Y Y
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 42 17 35 19 36 17 29
TEMP 33 33 36 34 23 20 28 30 23 21 32 32 25 21 25 25
DEWPT 22 28 29 18 12 8 10 12 12 11 11 14 13 12 11 11
RH 63 82 75 51 62 59 46 46 62 65 41 47 60 68 55 55
PWIND DIR E N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 30 0 0 0 20 30 30
RAIN C
SNOW S C C C C
$$
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