Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 230811
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
311 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
KSZ058-232115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
311 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
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 84 57 79 59 70
TEMP 65 64 74 78 82 81 71 64 59 57 69 75 78 74 67 63 62 60 65 66 69 67
DEWPT 63 64 68 71 68 66 61 56 55 55 59 57 57 58 57 56 57 56 59 61 60 61
MIN/MAX RH 60 95 48 87 73
RH 93100 82 79 63 60 71 75 87 93 70 54 48 57 70 78 84 87 81 84 73 81
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E E NE E E E E
WIND SPD 3 3 5 9 8 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 72 87 81 63 22 6 2 5 7 25 37 40 33 32 23 52 68 88 82 87 80 80
POP 12HR 40 5 5 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.21
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 32 43 12<10<10<10<10 16 33 40 10<10<10<10<10<10 19 27 15
T WIND DIR S N N N N NE N NE NE E E N N N W N NE NE E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 5 6 10 13 16 11 12 13 11 8 5 8 5 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 55 75 53 76 58 69 56 70
TEMP 59 55 70 71 58 53 72 71 63 58 66 65 60 58 66 67
DEWPT 58 54 56 55 53 51 56 58 57 58 63 63 60 58 63 64
RH 96 96 61 57 83 93 57 63 81100 90 93100100 90 90
PWIND DIR E E SE S SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 5 20 30 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-232115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
311 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 82 56 77 58 72
TEMP 70 68 74 78 81 80 67 62 58 56 67 74 76 74 67 64 62 59 65 68 71 70
DEWPT 65 67 69 67 63 57 54 53 54 53 57 55 55 55 54 54 54 54 57 57 56 56
MIN/MAX RH 46 90 48 83 58
RH 84 97 84 69 54 45 63 72 86 90 70 51 48 51 63 70 75 83 75 68 59 61
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE NE NE E N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
WIND SPD 3 4 9 10 10 8 5 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 76 93 75 40 16 3 2 2 4 30 50 37 47 36 43 59 73 83 76 82 84 62
POP 12HR 20 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 20 35 45 13<10<10<10<10 19 45 49 15<10<10<10<10 15 38 54 18
T WIND DIR NW N N N N N N NE NE E NE N N NW NE N NE E E E NE E
T WIND SPD 6 8 18 17 16 13 12 10 8 6 5 9 10 8 10 10 10 10 9 6 8 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD EX FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR
Date Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 75 53 76 59 69 57 72
TEMP 58 53 71 73 59 54 72 74 64 59 66 68 59 58 68 69
DEWPT 53 50 51 50 50 49 51 53 55 56 60 60 59 58 61 61
RH 83 89 49 44 72 83 48 48 73 90 81 76100100 78 76
PWIND DIR E E SE S S S SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 30 40 40 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-232115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
311 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
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 81 54 76 56 73
TEMP 68 67 72 78 80 78 64 60 56 55 66 73 75 72 64 62 59 56 65 70 72 70
DEWPT 64 66 68 66 59 56 53 52 51 52 56 54 54 55 53 53 52 51 55 55 54 53
MIN/MAX RH 46 87 48 83 52
RH 87 97 87 67 49 47 67 75 83 90 70 51 48 55 67 72 78 83 70 59 53 55
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N N NE NE NE E E NE NE
WIND SPD 3 3 6 8 8 5 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 74 89 69 27 6 2 3 2 7 43 42 28 44 30 43 51 63 78 69 71 69 43
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 21 35 45 15<10<10<10<10 18 47 56<10<10<10<10<10 22 47 59 29
T WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N NE E NE N N NW N N E E E NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 6 8 18 16 17 13 12 10 8 5 4 12 12 8 10 10 11 9 10 8 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD EX FR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
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 51 75 52 77 58 69 56 73
TEMP 57 52 72 73 58 53 74 74 62 59 67 67 59 57 69 70
DEWPT 50 48 49 48 48 47 50 52 52 54 58 59 57 56 60 59
RH 77 86 44 41 69 80 43 46 70 83 73 75 93 96 73 68
PWIND DIR NE E SE S S S SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 30 40 40 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-232115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
311 AM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 80 54 76 55 72
TEMP 68 67 73 78 79 76 64 59 56 54 66 72 75 72 64 61 58 56 65 70 72 70
DEWPT 65 65 66 61 56 55 53 52 51 51 55 53 53 54 53 53 51 50 52 51 50 51
MIN/MAX RH 44 91 46 81 46
RH 90 93 79 56 45 48 67 78 83 90 68 51 46 53 67 75 77 80 63 51 46 51
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N N N W NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE E NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 4 9 10 10 6 4 2 2 1 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 80 84 63 24 4 2 3 5 11 45 37 24 38 35 42 44 59 70 57 58 50 41
POP 12HR 10 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 19 33 41<10<10<10<10<10 11 45 56<10<10<10<10<10 19 44 54 12
T WIND DIR W N N N N N N N NE E NW N N N N NE NE E E NE N NE
T WIND SPD 4 6 17 16 18 12 10 8 6 5 3 13 14 8 6 10 10 10 8 6 9 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Tue 08/26/25Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 75 51 77 58 71 57 74
TEMP 56 50 72 72 57 53 74 75 62 59 69 69 60 58 71 71
DEWPT 48 46 47 47 47 46 47 50 51 53 55 56 56 55 57 57
RH 74 86 41 41 69 77 38 41 67 80 61 63 87 90 61 61
PWIND DIR NE E SE S S S SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
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