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FNUS83 KTOP 280855
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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
355 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

KSZ058-282115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
355 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

Date             Sat 06/28/25            Sun 06/29/25            Mon 06/30/25
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                      89          72          92          69          87
TEMP          70 70 79 86 89 87 79 76 73 72 80 88 91 87 79 75 72 70 78 84 85 83
DEWPT         69 69 72 73 73 74 74 73 71 70 72 73 73 74 74 72 70 69 72 72 70 70
MIN/MAX RH                   59          94          56          97          61
RH            97 97 79 65 59 65 85 90 93 93 77 61 56 65 85 90 93 97 82 67 61 65
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW NW  N  N NE
WIND SPD       8  5  6  9 10  8  5  5  5  5  8 10  9  6  5  5  4  3  5  5  6  4
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%)    43 54 50 34 41 41 57 63 54 55 45 31 37 42 48 53 62 71 57 62 53 50
POP 12HR                     20          30          30          70          30
QPF 12HR                   0.02        0.12        0.03        0.51        0.01
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS       IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                  IS IS       IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 19 33 34 28<10<10<10<10 15 28 40 16<10<10<10<10 19 38 36 25
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  N  N
T WIND SPD    13 12 14 12 16 18 16 14 12 14 18 17 16 16 13 14 12  8 12 11 10 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR


Date          Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25
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       65      88      65      89      68      89      71      91
TEMP          70 66 84 84 70 67 85 85 73 70 86 85 75 71 87 87
DEWPT         67 65 64 64 64 64 67 68 69 68 71 71 70 67 71 70
RH            90 97 51 51 81 90 55 57 87 93 61 63 84 87 59 57
PWIND DIR          NE       E       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR           20       5      10      20      20      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS             IS       IS
TSTMS         IS                         IS

$$

KSZ024-282115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
355 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

Date             Sat 06/28/25            Sun 06/29/25            Mon 06/30/25
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                      90          71          92          68          86
TEMP          72 70 78 87 90 88 79 76 74 73 80 88 91 89 77 73 72 69 76 82 84 83
DEWPT         68 67 71 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 71 71 71 72 71 70 69 67 70 68 66 65
MIN/MAX RH                   53          97          52          93          54
RH            87 90 79 61 54 57 77 85 90 90 74 57 52 57 82 90 90 93 82 63 55 55
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD       4  5  6 10 10  9  6  5  5  6  8  9  8  6  5  4  5  5  6  8  8  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    38 47 41 16 29 36 46 37 52 78 41 34 26 38 45 63 72 83 48 38 33 32
POP 12HR                     10          30          40          70          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.07        0.01        0.60           0
RAIN SHWRS                            SC IS IS SC SC NM NM NM NM IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                 SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 33 48 23<10<10<10<10 16 32 42 23<10<10<10<10 15 36 32 18
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E SW NW NE  S  N  N  N
T WIND SPD    10  9 11 10 13 16 14 12 12 11 13 12 14 11 13 13  9 12 12  8 12  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR


Date          Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25
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       65      88      65      89      69      90      71      91
TEMP          70 67 84 85 70 67 85 85 73 70 86 86 75 73 88 87
DEWPT         64 62 61 61 61 63 64 65 66 67 68 68 68 68 68 67
RH            81 84 46 45 73 87 50 51 79 90 55 55 79 84 52 52
PWIND DIR          NE       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5      20      20      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                      IS       IS                IS
TSTMS                                    IS                IS

$$

KSZ012-282115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
355 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

Date             Sat 06/28/25            Sun 06/29/25            Mon 06/30/25
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                      90          71          92          67          85
TEMP          72 69 79 86 90 88 79 75 73 73 80 88 91 88 77 73 70 69 76 82 84 83
DEWPT         68 64 70 71 70 69 69 70 68 68 71 71 70 69 67 67 66 65 68 68 66 63
MIN/MAX RH                   51          87          50          87          52
RH            87 84 74 61 52 54 72 84 84 84 74 57 50 54 71 81 87 87 76 63 55 51
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S NE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  3  5  8  8  5  4  3  3  4  5  5  5  4  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  4
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)    31 55 33 20 23 17 34 29 53 67 40 38 39 35 42 62 74 84 48 33 35 24
POP 12HR                      5          30          40          70          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.05        0.02        0.59           0
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM IS IS
TSTMS                                 SC IS IS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 17 31 45 27<10<10<10<10 18 35 47 28<10<10 10 11 17 40 39 26
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S NW  E SW NE NE  S  N  N  N
T WIND SPD    11 10 11 12 14 16 13 12 10 11 12 12 14 13 13 13 17 12 13  9  9 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR FR PR FR FR GD FR


Date          Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25
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       64      87      65      89      68      90      71      91
TEMP          70 66 85 84 70 67 85 85 73 70 86 87 75 72 88 87
DEWPT         61 60 60 60 59 61 62 63 63 65 68 67 66 66 68 67
RH            73 81 43 44 68 81 46 48 71 84 55 52 74 81 52 52
PWIND DIR           N      NE      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5      20      20      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                      IS       IS                IS
TSTMS                                    IS                IS

$$

KSZ012-282115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
355 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

Date             Sat 06/28/25            Sun 06/29/25            Mon 06/30/25
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                      90          71          92          67          85
TEMP          72 70 80 87 90 88 79 76 73 73 80 88 91 87 76 73 70 69 76 81 84 82
DEWPT         69 64 69 70 69 68 69 68 67 68 70 71 69 68 66 66 64 64 67 66 64 62
MIN/MAX RH                   49          87          49          84          49
RH            90 81 69 57 50 52 72 76 81 84 72 57 49 53 71 79 81 84 74 60 51 51
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  N NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD       6  5  6 10 10  8  6  5  5  5  6  6  6  5  4  4  4  5  5  8  6  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)    18 38 20 23 25 11 23 24 38 56 44 39 39 38 56 68 75 77 51 31 28 19
POP 12HR                      5          20          40          70          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.07        0.02        1.07           0
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                                 IS SC IS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 33 45 20<10<10<10<10 17 31 40 20<10<10<10<10 18 29 38 13
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  E SW NE  N SW  N  N  N
T WIND SPD    10 10 11 13 14 14 12 12 10 10 11 11 14 13 13 13 12  8  6 10  9  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR


Date          Tue 07/01/25Wed 07/02/25Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25
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       63      87      65      88      68      89      70      91
TEMP          69 66 84 84 69 67 85 84 73 70 86 86 75 72 87 87
DEWPT         60 60 59 60 58 59 62 63 61 64 67 66 65 66 68 65
RH            73 81 43 44 68 75 46 49 66 81 53 51 71 81 53 48
PWIND DIR           N       N       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5      10      20      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                               IS                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