Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 090808
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
308 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026
KSZ058-092115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
308 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026
Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26
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 85 54 69 44 78
TEMP 50 51 70 82 85 80 66 61 58 55 59 64 68 67 56 50 46 45 64 75 78 76
DEWPT 49 47 53 47 45 50 50 52 52 51 48 42 39 38 39 39 39 40 43 43 45 47
MIN/MAX RH 25 86 32 83 30
RH 96 86 55 29 25 35 56 72 80 86 67 45 34 34 53 66 76 82 46 32 31 36
WIND DIR SW W W W W E SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW S S S S
WIND SPD 5 4 8 11 5 5 5 4 8 12 12 12 10 8 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 9
WIND GUST 23 23
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL CL SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 7 7 2 4 30 35 79 73 61 79 57 61 38 38 5 2 1 13 11 2 5 4
POP 12HR 5 40 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.02 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 12 56 75<10<10<10<10<10 20 36 48 25<10<10<10<10 17 44 59 12
T WIND DIR W W W W W S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 10 10 12 14 13 10 10 12 13 18 19 19 17 12 9 9 9 10 12 12 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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 54 87 57 84 58 87 66 90
TEMP 59 55 82 84 64 58 81 82 62 59 83 84 70 67 87 87
DEWPT 47 48 57 58 51 46 47 48 48 51 58 60 58 59 63 61
RH 64 77 43 41 63 64 30 31 60 75 43 44 66 75 45 42
PWIND DIR S SW W NE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 5 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-092115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
308 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026
Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 52 70 44 79
TEMP 51 50 68 81 80 73 63 60 55 52 57 64 68 68 56 51 47 46 64 75 79 77
DEWPT 46 44 49 48 46 49 50 50 46 41 40 36 34 36 35 35 36 37 42 43 43 45
MIN/MAX RH 28 73 26 73 28
RH 83 80 51 32 30 43 62 69 72 66 53 35 28 31 45 54 65 71 45 32 28 32
WIND DIR SW SW W W W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 4 6 9 14 9 4 5 6 11 10 8 8 6 3 2 3 2 2 4 6 8 9
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 1 3 0 72 75 76 80 75 65 73 42 11 30 2 3 5 5 20 8 7 16 14
POP 12HR 10 70 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC
TSTMS SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 42 44<10<10<10<10<10 23 52 63 19<10<10<10<10 18 48 62 11
T WIND DIR W W W W W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 12 9 16 19 18 12 10 11 18 16 18 16 14 6 10 10 10 10 13 13 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 87 56 83 57 87 65 90
TEMP 61 57 82 85 63 57 80 81 61 59 82 84 70 67 87 87
DEWPT 44 46 53 50 39 40 42 44 43 47 53 54 55 57 58 56
RH 53 67 37 30 41 53 26 27 51 64 37 36 59 70 38 35
PWIND DIR S SW N NE SE S S SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-092115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
308 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026
Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26
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 83 51 71 45 80
TEMP 51 50 69 81 80 73 63 59 54 51 58 65 69 69 56 51 47 46 64 75 79 79
DEWPT 45 42 48 46 44 48 47 46 41 36 37 33 30 31 32 32 33 34 40 41 40 41
MIN/MAX RH 26 63 21 64 24
RH 80 74 47 29 28 41 56 62 61 56 45 30 23 24 40 48 58 63 41 29 25 26
WIND DIR SW S SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S S SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 3 6 14 16 5 4 4 8 5 5 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 3 6 8 8
WIND GUST 18
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 1 3 1 66 70 72 67 66 55 68 55 30 21 4 5 9 8 18 10 7 16 16
POP 12HR 20 50 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS
SPRINKLES SC
TSTMS SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 47 47<10<10<10<10<10 27 58 69 33<10<10<10<10 18 60 69 16
T WIND DIR W W W W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE N NE SE S S SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 11 8 14 21 19 14 8 13 14 13 17 13 13 6 10 11 11 10 14 14 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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 57 88 55 83 56 87 63 91
TEMP 62 58 82 86 63 56 80 81 60 58 82 84 68 65 87 87
DEWPT 42 43 50 43 35 37 40 38 40 44 50 51 51 54 57 54
RH 48 57 33 22 35 49 24 21 47 59 33 32 54 68 36 32
PWIND DIR S W N NE SE S S SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-092115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
308 AM CDT Sat May 9 2026
Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 84 50 71 46 80
TEMP 52 51 69 82 81 73 64 60 54 51 58 66 70 69 57 52 48 47 64 76 80 78
DEWPT 45 41 45 41 42 44 47 43 38 34 35 30 28 29 31 32 32 34 38 39 38 40
MIN/MAX RH 23 56 20 60 22
RH 77 68 42 23 25 35 54 53 54 52 42 26 21 22 37 46 54 60 38 26 22 26
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W N N NE NE NE NE NE N NE S S SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 5 4 5 16 19 11 6 8 9 6 5 8 6 4 3 4 4 3 4 6 10 10
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 2 3 4 36 76 82 74 74 71 60 43 27 27 4 9 18 12 19 12 4 16 15
POP 12HR 30 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS
SPRINKLES SC
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 86 69<10<10<10<10<10 31 63 76 49<10<10<10<10 18 67 74 17
T WIND DIR W W SW W W N N NE NE NE E N N N S S S SW SW W SW S
T WIND SPD 10 8 14 23 23 18 9 12 12 11 16 13 13 8 10 11 11 10 13 13 16 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 87 55 82 55 86 63 91
TEMP 63 59 83 85 63 56 79 80 60 58 82 83 68 65 88 87
DEWPT 41 43 48 41 35 38 39 36 39 42 48 49 50 53 54 52
RH 44 55 30 21 35 51 24 20 46 55 31 31 52 65 31 30
PWIND DIR S W N N SE S S SE
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
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
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