Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
358 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
KSZ058-272115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
358 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 82 56 80 57 80
TEMP 60 57 71 78 81 80 68 63 58 58 71 78 80 78 67 62 59 58 70 77 80 78
DEWPT 56 55 60 58 55 57 55 53 51 51 55 54 54 55 57 55 55 54 57 58 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 40 79 41 88 48
RH 87 93 68 50 41 45 63 70 77 77 57 43 41 45 70 78 87 86 63 52 47 50
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW N N N N SE SE E E E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 4 4 5 8 8 5 3 2 2 3 3 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 8 9 8
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 5 3 1 0 2 0 4 7 27 34 43 36 29 14 17 20 32 41 42 48 40 28
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4
MIX HGT <10<10 18 43 65<10<10<10<10<10 16 46 56 12<10<10<10<10 21 41 58 18
T WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE SE S NE E E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 10 10 14 17 16 11 9 10 10 10 8 10 8 8 5 9 11 8 11 11 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
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 58 79 62 75 61 77 60 81
TEMP 61 60 76 75 65 62 71 72 63 61 74 76 63 60 77 78
DEWPT 57 56 62 62 63 62 63 63 62 60 64 64 62 60 65 65
RH 87 87 62 64 93100 76 73 97 97 71 66 97100 67 64
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 50 60 60 50 40 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-272115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
358 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 80 54 80 56 78
TEMP 59 58 69 76 79 78 67 60 56 56 69 77 80 78 67 62 58 56 67 75 78 76
DEWPT 53 54 57 55 51 51 50 48 46 47 52 50 51 51 52 51 49 50 53 54 54 53
MIN/MAX RH 34 74 37 79 44
RH 80 86 66 48 38 39 54 64 69 72 55 39 36 39 59 67 72 80 61 48 43 45
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW N NW NW NW E E E E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 4 5 8 10 11 8 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 5 3 3 4 4 6 8 9 8
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 3 2 2 1 1 14 13 1 4 8 3 12 23 20 20 18 22 28 23 31 18 25
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 4 4 5 4 5
MIX HGT <10<10 20 43 74 15<10<10<10<10 23 56 68 22<10<10<10<10 25 41 50 23
T WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW N E E E E E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 9 11 16 19 23 14 10 12 11 9 6 9 10 9 9 11 11 9 12 11 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 79 62 75 60 77 58 80
TEMP 62 57 76 74 65 62 70 74 63 60 73 75 62 58 77 78
DEWPT 53 52 59 60 60 59 61 60 60 58 61 61 59 57 61 62
RH 72 83 56 62 84 90 73 62 90 93 66 62 90 96 58 58
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 50 60 60 50 40 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-272115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
358 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 79 53 79 54 77
TEMP 59 58 69 75 78 77 65 59 55 53 68 76 79 77 66 60 56 54 66 74 77 75
DEWPT 54 53 59 56 51 52 50 47 46 47 53 52 51 54 51 51 49 49 52 53 54 54
MIN/MAX RH 38 80 38 81 44
RH 83 83 70 52 39 42 58 64 72 80 59 43 38 45 58 72 77 83 61 48 45 48
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE E NE E E E E E
WIND SPD 2 3 5 10 11 6 4 2 2 2 3 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 1 4 1 2 2 7 3 2 2 6 7 9 16 15 12 24 20 29 15 21 18 18
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 22 50 74 14<10<10<10<10 23 61 66 24<10<10<10<10 23 41 38 30
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW N NW NW N E E NE E E E E SE
T WIND SPD 10 12 18 20 24 16 11 13 12 10 9 12 12 8 10 11 8 11 11 10 10 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
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 56 78 61 75 60 77 57 79
TEMP 60 56 75 74 65 61 70 72 63 60 73 75 62 57 76 77
DEWPT 50 49 58 60 59 58 61 61 60 58 61 61 58 56 61 63
RH 69 77 55 62 81 90 73 68 90 93 66 62 87 96 60 62
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SE SW S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 40 60 60 50 40 20 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-272115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
358 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 79 52 80 53 77
TEMP 59 58 68 75 78 77 65 59 54 54 67 76 79 77 66 60 55 53 66 74 77 75
DEWPT 55 54 58 55 48 48 48 47 46 47 52 50 49 50 51 50 48 48 50 50 50 50
MIN/MAX RH 33 79 35 81 39
RH 87 86 70 50 35 36 54 64 74 77 59 40 35 39 58 69 77 83 56 43 39 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E E
WIND SPD 4 4 8 11 13 10 5 5 4 3 5 8 9 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 1 2 1 1 3 5 5 2 1 2 1 7 17 15 13 15 23 19 11 15 13 13
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 23 56 81 21<10<10<10<10 23 63 73 32<10<10<10<10 25 44 41 34
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N E E NE E E E E E
T WIND SPD 9 11 19 21 27 18 11 12 13 8 11 13 13 10 6 9 8 11 11 9 10 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 80 61 75 60 77 57 80
TEMP 59 57 76 75 65 61 72 73 63 60 74 75 62 58 77 78
DEWPT 49 49 55 58 57 57 58 59 58 58 59 59 58 56 60 61
RH 69 75 48 55 75 87 61 62 84 93 59 58 87 93 56 56
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 40 60 60 50 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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