Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
920
FNUS83 KTOP 190734
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
234 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
KSZ058-192115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
234 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 64 86 69 89
TEMP 65 63 77 84 86 83 72 67 66 65 74 82 86 84 76 73 71 69 78 85 89 83
DEWPT 63 62 66 65 64 63 62 63 62 62 66 68 69 68 66 65 65 66 69 68 63 61
MIN/MAX RH 46 90 58 89 43
RH 93 97 69 53 48 51 71 87 87 90 76 63 57 59 71 76 81 90 74 57 42 47
WIND DIR E E S S S S SW S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND SPD 4 3 8 16 19 20 17 11 11 11 13 12 11 10 10 10 12 14 19 20 18 13
WIND GUST 31 21 23 21 20 24 27 33 34 32 26
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 OV B2 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 10 17 23 36 32 45 87 91 72 25 46 40 32 17 21 19 25 30 39 51 24 11
POP 12HR 5 80 10 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.82 0.01 0 0.01
RAIN SHWRS O SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 3 5 4
MIX HGT <10<10 17 44 42<10<10<10<10<10 24 30 37<10<10<10<10 10 26 41 53<10
T WIND DIR S SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 6 14 24 28 23 17 12 16 14 20 18 18 17 17 20 23 25 31 32 27 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX FR
Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 55 76 52 80 60 83 61 81
TEMP 64 57 70 73 57 54 75 76 64 63 77 80 67 63 75 77
DEWPT 56 52 51 49 49 49 53 58 60 62 66 65 64 61 61 59
RH 75 83 51 43 75 83 46 54 87 97 69 60 90 93 62 54
PWIND DIR NW NW NE SE SE S S NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 5 5 20 30 30 40 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-192115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
234 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 64 84 68 87
TEMP 64 62 73 83 85 83 71 67 66 64 73 78 82 83 76 71 69 68 78 84 86 80
DEWPT 53 52 58 63 61 61 62 61 61 61 65 66 67 67 66 64 63 64 67 67 61 57
MIN/MAX RH 43 90 59 87 43
RH 67 70 59 51 45 47 73 81 84 90 76 67 61 59 71 79 81 87 69 57 43 45
WIND DIR NE E E S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SW W
WIND SPD 5 5 10 14 18 16 11 12 11 10 11 10 10 8 8 9 10 13 18 20 20 16
WIND GUST 28 31
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 6 17 50 46 54 69 89 86 69 62 70 42 33 28 42 37 41 41 45 63 30 11
POP 12HR 20 80 30 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.66 0.02 0 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC O SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
HAINES 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 5
MIX HGT <10<10 13 48 54 12<10<10<10<10 18 20 26 13<10<10<10<10 23 39 62 26
T WIND DIR E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 13 12 11 23 26 19 13 19 17 12 17 13 12 10 13 16 18 23 27 27 26 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX GD
Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 74 51 80 59 82 58 79
TEMP 60 55 69 72 57 53 75 76 63 62 76 78 64 61 73 75
DEWPT 50 48 48 46 46 46 50 53 55 59 63 62 60 58 57 54
RH 69 77 47 39 67 77 41 45 75 90 64 58 87 90 57 48
PWIND DIR NW NW SW S SE S SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 10 5 10 30 40 50 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
KSZ012-192115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
234 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 63 84 67 87
TEMP 62 60 72 82 85 83 71 67 65 65 71 78 83 81 75 70 68 67 76 82 86 79
DEWPT 51 49 56 64 64 63 62 61 61 61 65 68 68 68 66 65 63 64 68 68 63 58
MIN/MAX RH 48 90 61 90 47
RH 67 67 57 55 50 51 73 81 87 87 81 71 61 65 74 84 84 90 76 63 46 49
WIND DIR NE E E S SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SW W
WIND SPD 3 4 8 12 16 14 9 10 10 8 10 10 9 5 5 5 8 10 16 18 18 13
WIND GUST 25 21 20 29 29 24
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 16 42 54 58 64 74 90 87 83 74 73 45 39 33 38 41 50 49 46 61 40 14
POP 12HR 20 80 40 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.69 0.05 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC O SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
HAINES 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT <10<10 14 38 54 13<10<10<10<10 19 21 28 11<10<10<10<10 23 38 57 26
T WIND DIR NE E E S S S SW S S S SW S S SE SE S S S S S SW NW
T WIND SPD 13 11 12 19 24 19 19 16 14 14 17 14 11 9 12 14 19 23 27 27 26 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR FR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX GD
Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 73 51 79 58 82 58 78
TEMP 59 54 68 70 56 53 75 76 62 61 76 77 64 60 72 74
DEWPT 49 47 49 48 46 46 51 54 54 57 64 63 60 57 58 56
RH 69 77 51 45 69 77 43 46 75 87 66 62 87 90 61 53
PWIND DIR NW NW SW S SE S SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 10 5 10 30 40 50 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
KSZ012-192115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
234 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 63 84 67 87
TEMP 63 61 71 81 86 84 73 67 65 65 71 79 83 81 74 70 68 67 76 83 86 79
DEWPT 49 48 53 62 63 62 62 60 61 61 65 67 67 67 66 65 63 64 67 67 64 58
MIN/MAX RH 46 92 60 90 47
RH 60 62 53 53 46 48 68 78 87 87 81 67 59 63 76 84 84 90 74 59 48 49
WIND DIR NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE S SE S S S SW W
WIND SPD 5 5 10 12 17 16 12 12 10 10 10 10 8 6 5 6 10 12 17 19 21 16
WIND GUST 31 33 26
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 16 39 62 63 69 68 84 84 78 73 77 42 36 31 37 53 46 42 54 63 42 15
POP 12HR 20 80 40 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.62 0.01 0.05 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS IS IS SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 3 3 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
HAINES 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4
MIX HGT <10<10 15 34 55 18<10<10<10<10 17 25 30 14<10<10<10<10 24 40 59 38
T WIND DIR NE E E S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SW NW
T WIND SPD 11 10 12 17 21 19 20 17 12 11 18 13 12 9 12 13 18 23 27 28 28 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX
Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 73 51 79 58 82 58 78
TEMP 59 55 68 70 57 53 75 76 62 61 77 77 64 61 72 73
DEWPT 49 48 48 46 45 46 49 52 53 56 63 62 60 57 56 55
RH 69 77 49 42 64 77 40 43 72 84 62 60 87 87 57 53
PWIND DIR NW NW SW S SE S SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 10 5 10 30 40 50 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
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