Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 080909
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
309 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
KSZ058-082215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
309 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
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 60 31 39 22 43
TEMP 46 44 51 58 58 50 45 41 37 33 33 38 39 34 28 27 24 23 30 38 43 36
DEWPT 36 37 39 39 37 36 37 36 30 24 20 16 14 15 15 15 15 15 19 18 19 21
MIN/MAX RH 46 85 36 73 35
RH 68 76 63 49 45 58 73 82 75 69 58 40 35 45 58 60 68 71 63 44 38 54
WIND DIR SW SE W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W S
WIND SPD 1 4 6 24 21 9 11 13 17 18 19 18 17 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 B2 FW CL SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 93 86 80 23 5 46 47 83 86 60 32 6 3 2 1 1 1 4 5 2 2 5
POP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 33 38<10<10<10 24 38 34 45 44<10<10<10<10<10 22 32 32<10
T WIND DIR SW S W NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW N N NW N NW W SW
T WIND SPD 3 6 14 32 29 12 18 20 29 28 27 26 25 13 12 12 12 11 13 12 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR EX EX PR PR FR EX EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 31 64 39 66 40 66 48 72
TEMP 32 37 59 56 45 39 62 56 44 40 61 59 50 49 67 65
DEWPT 21 23 35 40 39 37 42 41 39 38 44 47 49 49 55 55
RH 63 56 40 55 79 92 48 57 82 92 53 64 96 100 65 70
PWIND DIR S SW W N SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ024-082215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
309 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 56 27 38 20 41
TEMP 43 43 49 54 52 48 42 38 34 29 30 35 38 34 28 26 22 20 28 37 41 36
DEWPT 35 37 38 38 36 37 37 33 27 20 17 13 11 12 12 14 14 15 17 17 17 17
MIN/MAX RH 48 82 34 77 33
RH 73 79 66 54 54 65 82 82 75 69 58 40 32 39 50 60 71 81 63 44 37 45
WIND DIR NE SE S NW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S
WIND SPD 3 8 12 24 20 11 14 17 18 19 19 18 17 11 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 4
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 FW SC B1 B1 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 91 92 85 17 28 57 69 89 87 56 32 9 6 3 1 1 2 4 2 2 3 6
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
SPRINKLES IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 31 33<10<10 19 27 39 32 42 41 10<10<10<10<10 19 32 31<10
T WIND DIR E SE SW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW N N N NW NW NW W SW
T WIND SPD 6 12 14 32 27 14 20 27 28 28 27 26 24 14 14 14 12 10 13 11 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR EX EX PR PR GD EX EX EX EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 64 38 63 38 64 44 70
TEMP 31 36 59 57 44 39 60 55 43 38 60 57 48 44 65 64
DEWPT 18 23 33 37 37 36 38 37 34 35 39 41 42 44 50 50
RH 58 59 37 47 76 89 44 51 70 89 46 55 80 100 58 60
PWIND DIR S SW W NW E S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ012-082215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
309 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
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 55 26 36 19 41
TEMP 42 42 48 52 49 44 39 37 33 28 30 34 36 32 26 26 22 20 27 37 41 34
DEWPT 35 36 38 37 35 36 34 31 24 17 15 12 11 10 11 13 12 12 16 15 15 15
MIN/MAX RH 48 78 33 67 32
RH 76 79 68 56 58 73 82 79 69 63 53 39 35 39 52 57 65 71 63 40 34 45
WIND DIR NE SE S NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S
WIND SPD 1 8 13 21 19 12 13 14 16 16 17 17 16 8 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 2
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 95 91 86 21 49 62 79 94 79 39 29 10 6 4 3 5 6 5 3 3 3 6
POP 12HR 30 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS
SPRINKLES IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 33 32 14<10 24 23 35 33 42 42 12<10<10<10<10 20 34 33<10
T WIND DIR E E S NW NW N N N N N N N N NW N N N NW NW NW W SW
T WIND SPD 8 12 17 31 27 17 20 28 29 27 28 26 25 14 16 14 13 11 13 11 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR EX EX FR PR GD EX EX EX EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 28 64 37 62 36 64 43 69
TEMP 30 36 58 56 44 38 60 53 41 37 59 56 46 43 64 63
DEWPT 16 20 32 35 34 32 35 33 30 30 37 37 39 41 49 48
RH 55 52 37 45 68 79 39 46 65 75 44 49 76 93 58 58
PWIND DIR S SW W NW W S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ012-082215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
309 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 53 25 36 19 40
TEMP 40 40 45 49 46 41 38 36 32 27 29 34 36 32 26 26 22 20 27 36 40 34
DEWPT 35 35 37 37 35 35 33 31 22 16 13 11 11 10 12 13 13 12 15 15 13 14
MIN/MAX RH 49 78 32 69 29
RH 82 82 73 63 65 79 82 82 66 63 51 38 35 39 55 57 68 71 60 42 33 43
WIND DIR E E SE NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S
WIND SPD 3 6 11 19 18 12 14 17 19 19 20 18 17 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 93 91 87 33 76 74 87 96 78 39 23 8 10 7 7 6 5 8 3 3 4 8
POP 12HR 30 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 11 33 28 15 18 26 18 36 34 42 43<10<10<10<10<10 19 31 33<10
T WIND DIR E E S NW NW N N N N N N N NW NW N N N NW NW NW W SW
T WIND SPD 9 10 18 26 26 18 23 27 28 28 28 26 25 16 14 14 12 10 13 12 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR GD EX GD EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Tue 11/11/25 Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 64 37 61 35 63 42 69
TEMP 30 36 59 56 43 38 58 53 40 36 59 55 46 43 65 63
DEWPT 15 19 31 34 34 32 33 31 29 28 34 36 37 39 47 47
RH 53 50 34 43 70 79 39 43 64 72 39 49 71 86 52 56
PWIND DIR S SW W NW W S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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