Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 260953
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
453 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
KSZ058-262115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
453 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Date Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
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 91 64 88 64 88
TEMP 71 79 86 89 87 76 70 66 64 76 83 87 85 75 69 66 64 75 83 87 85
DEWPT 71 74 72 69 69 66 64 62 61 65 63 63 65 63 63 61 60 64 63 63 65
MIN/MAX RH 49 91 44 87 45
RH 100 85 63 52 55 71 81 87 90 69 51 45 51 66 81 84 87 69 51 45 51
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N NE N N NE E E SE SE S S SE SE
WIND SPD 3 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 4 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B2 FW FW CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 47 72 20 11 5 9 5 20 46 37 17 9 10 10 4 14 21 13 6 3 2
POP 12HR 10 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10 15 36 53 10<10<10<10<10 14 57 63 11<10<10<10<10 19 44 49 14
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N NE E E SE SE S SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 11 12 12 10 11 10 10 8 6 11 10 6 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
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 67 92 72 95 73 94 72 93
TEMP 72 67 87 90 77 72 89 91 78 73 89 90 78 73 88 89
DEWPT 60 59 66 68 63 61 67 69 65 64 69 71 68 66 70 71
RH 66 75 50 49 62 68 48 49 64 73 52 54 71 79 55 56
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 FW
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 20 10 30 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC
$$
KSZ024-262115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
453 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Date Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 89 63 86 63 87
TEMP 70 77 85 88 84 73 67 65 63 73 81 85 83 72 67 65 63 72 82 86 83
DEWPT 69 70 67 64 65 63 61 60 59 63 63 62 65 62 61 60 59 63 63 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 45 88 46 87 47
RH 97 79 55 45 53 71 81 84 87 71 54 46 55 71 81 84 87 73 53 46 53
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE SE S S SE SE
WIND SPD 4 5 6 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 34 45 7 2 2 3 17 22 15 20 9 4 11 5 14 16 19 21 5 17 8
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10 13 35 47<10<10<10<10<10 12 57 64<10<10<10<10<10 16 43 52 15
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 8 10 11 12 9 9 9 6 6 4 9 9 5 6 6 8 8 8 9 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 92 74 95 74 92 72 91
TEMP 71 68 87 89 79 75 90 91 79 74 87 88 77 73 87 87
DEWPT 59 57 65 66 62 61 67 68 65 64 69 71 68 66 70 71
RH 66 68 48 47 56 62 47 47 62 71 55 57 74 79 57 59
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 30 20 40 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-262115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
453 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Date Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
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 87 61 85 62 86
TEMP 69 76 84 86 82 71 66 64 61 73 80 84 81 71 66 64 62 72 81 85 82
DEWPT 67 68 65 63 64 60 59 58 57 63 62 61 63 59 58 57 56 62 62 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 47 85 47 80 48
RH 93 76 53 46 55 68 78 81 87 71 54 46 54 66 75 78 81 71 53 46 53
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE E N SE S S S S SE
WIND SPD 2 4 5 6 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 4 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 35 15 1 8 7 4 17 9 7 4 3 9 12 7 8 12 21 20 10 26 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F+
MIX HGT <10 13 33 47 10<10<10<10<10 14 57 63<10<10<10<10<10 16 47 49 17
T WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N N N N N E E SE S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 9 10 11 12 9 9 9 8 5 4 11 8 5 6 6 6 8 9 10 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
Dense Fog Y
Date Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
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 67 91 73 93 73 90 71 90
TEMP 71 67 85 87 78 74 89 89 78 73 85 86 75 72 85 85
DEWPT 57 56 65 66 60 59 66 68 64 63 69 70 66 64 70 71
RH 61 68 51 50 54 59 47 50 62 71 59 59 74 76 61 63
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 10 5 10 30 20 40 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-262115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
453 AM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Date Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 86 60 84 61 85
TEMP 68 76 83 86 82 71 66 63 60 72 80 83 81 70 65 63 61 73 81 84 82
DEWPT 67 66 63 61 62 60 59 58 57 62 62 59 61 59 58 57 56 61 61 60 61
MIN/MAX RH 44 88 44 83 45
RH 97 71 51 43 51 68 78 84 90 71 54 44 51 68 78 81 84 66 51 44 49
WIND DIR NW N N N N N W NW NW NW N N N NE SE SE S S S S SE
WIND SPD 3 5 8 9 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 5 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 37 5 4 4 5 6 9 5 13 14 0 9 1 6 4 13 25 20 14 27 9
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F+
MIX HGT <10 12 38 50<10<10<10<10<10 13 58 65<10<10<10<10<10 15 48 52 14
T WIND DIR NW N N N N N NW N N N N N N E SE SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 8 9 12 13 10 8 8 6 4 4 8 8 4 5 6 8 8 8 10 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Dense Fog Y
Date Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 90 75 92 74 89 72 88
TEMP 71 68 85 87 79 76 89 90 78 74 86 87 76 72 85 86
DEWPT 57 56 64 64 61 59 66 67 65 63 69 70 67 65 70 70
RH 61 65 50 46 54 56 47 47 64 69 57 57 74 79 61 59
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S SE S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 30 20 40 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS SC SC IS
$$
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
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