Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
333 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025
KSZ058-222130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
333 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25
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 73 47 70 55 68
TEMP 56 53 64 69 72 70 58 53 49 49 61 68 69 67 60 59 57 57 61 64 66 65
DEWPT 53 50 51 52 51 50 49 46 45 44 47 50 53 53 54 55 56 56 59 60 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 45 87 54 97 81
RH 90 89 63 55 48 49 72 77 86 83 60 52 57 61 81 87 96 96 93 87 84 84
WIND DIR W NE NE N N N NE E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 3 4 6 8 9 6 6 5 5 4 8 10 12 9 8 8 8 9 10 13 13 12
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 64 52 31 27 14 15 7 7 19 46 36 56 67 88 94 93 87 95 85 82 85 94
POP 12HR 0 5 50 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.35 0.17
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC O O NM NM NM NM O
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM
MIX HGT <10<10 18 34 56 31<10<10<10<10 14 20 24<10<10 10<10 10 13 19 23 15
T WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N NE E E E E SE SE SE E E E E NE E E E
T WIND SPD 8 11 10 10 13 11 11 12 13 10 12 12 21 16 17 16 16 14 18 19 19 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR FR PR FR FR GD GD FR
Date Sun 05/25/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25
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 57 69 54 64 48 68 48 72
TEMP 60 58 65 64 57 54 60 60 53 49 64 66 53 50 68 69
DEWPT 59 58 61 58 55 52 54 51 49 47 51 51 50 49 53 54
RH 96100 87 81 93 93 81 72 86 93 63 58 89 96 59 59
PWIND DIR E E NE NE N N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 70 70 30 20 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS O O NM NM NM NM SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-222130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
333 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 70 44 68 54 66
TEMP 51 49 59 64 68 67 56 50 46 46 58 65 67 65 59 58 56 54 59 63 64 62
DEWPT 47 46 46 48 48 46 43 42 42 42 45 47 49 50 49 50 50 50 53 55 56 55
MIN/MAX RH 43 91 51 85 75
RH 86 89 62 56 49 47 62 74 86 86 62 52 52 58 69 75 80 86 80 75 75 78
WIND DIR NE N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 5 3 8 9 10 9 5 4 3 3 5 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 11 13 13 13
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 7 22 29 23 15 11 6 10 20 61 67 54 61 86 87 84 77 86 76 83 84 94
POP 12HR 0 0 50 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.10 0.10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC O
TSTMS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 23 38 52 22<10<10<10<10 15 28 28<10<10<10<10<10 11 28 21 14
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NE E E SE E SE SE E E E E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 11 9 11 13 17 14 12 10 9 6 10 14 16 11 11 14 13 17 20 18 19 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Sun 05/25/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 63 51 61 47 66 48 71
TEMP 58 56 59 60 55 52 57 59 52 49 62 65 53 50 67 69
DEWPT 55 54 56 53 51 49 50 49 47 46 48 49 48 47 51 51
RH 90 93 90 78 86 89 77 69 83 89 60 56 83 89 56 53
PWIND DIR E E NE NE NE N N E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 70 60 30 20 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS O O NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-222130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
333 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25
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 69 43 67 52 67
TEMP 49 48 58 65 69 66 53 48 45 45 58 64 66 64 59 56 54 53 60 64 64 61
DEWPT 45 44 44 46 45 42 41 41 40 41 45 45 46 46 46 46 45 45 50 52 54 53
MIN/MAX RH 40 87 48 75 65
RH 86 86 59 50 42 42 64 77 82 86 62 50 48 52 62 69 71 74 69 65 70 75
WIND DIR N N N NW N N NE E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 4 3 8 10 11 9 3 3 2 2 4 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 9 12 12 11
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 5 17 6 9 9 2 6 6 29 60 69 61 67 78 84 87 75 79 72 79 85 89
POP 12HR 0 0 50 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.05 0.06
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC O
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 23 38 65 17<10<10<10<10 15 28 29<10<10<10<10 11 19 31 24 15
T WIND DIR N N N N NW N NE E SE SE SE E S E E E E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 10 10 16 16 23 17 10 9 6 6 9 12 14 11 13 13 13 17 20 18 19 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD EX FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR
Date Sun 05/25/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25
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 63 49 60 46 66 47 72
TEMP 57 54 59 59 54 51 57 58 51 48 63 65 52 50 67 69
DEWPT 52 51 53 50 47 47 48 46 45 44 47 47 46 45 49 49
RH 83 90 80 72 77 86 72 64 80 86 56 52 80 83 52 49
PWIND DIR E E NE NE NE N N E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 70 60 30 20 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS O O NM SC NM SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-222130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
333 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025
Date Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 68 42 67 52 69
TEMP 48 47 57 64 68 65 53 49 44 45 57 64 66 64 58 56 54 54 61 66 66 64
DEWPT 45 43 42 43 42 39 40 41 40 41 43 44 46 43 44 44 44 44 47 48 49 49
MIN/MAX RH 38 90 46 71 52
RH 89 86 57 46 39 38 61 74 86 86 59 48 48 46 59 64 69 69 60 52 54 58
WIND DIR NW NW N NW N N N E S S SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 4 5 10 12 14 11 5 3 2 2 4 8 9 9 8 6 8 9 11 13 14 13
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 5 14 10 5 9 4 6 6 12 70 85 67 71 79 82 84 72 79 68 75 83 90
POP 12HR 0 0 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC O
TSTMS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 27 45 65 48<10<10<10<10 15 27 34 16<10<10<10 11 21 33 31 13
T WIND DIR N N N NW NW N NE E SE S E E SE E E E E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 9 10 18 20 26 19 9 8 6 5 6 10 11 12 11 13 14 17 19 20 20 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR
Date Sun 05/25/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 63 49 62 46 68 47 73
TEMP 58 55 61 60 55 51 59 60 52 49 65 66 54 51 69 70
DEWPT 50 49 49 47 46 45 45 44 44 43 45 44 45 45 47 45
RH 75 80 65 62 72 80 60 55 74 80 48 45 71 80 45 41
PWIND DIR E E NE NE NE N N NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 70 50 40 20 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS O O NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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