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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
335 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

KSZ058-172130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
335 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

Date             Fri 05/17/24            Sat 05/18/24            Sun 05/19/24
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          58          87          61          88
TEMP          61 58 70 77 79 78 68 63 60 60 74 83 87 84 72 67 64 62 76 84 86 83
DEWPT         59 57 62 58 58 59 60 59 59 59 65 65 64 65 64 62 61 60 65 64 64 63
MIN/MAX RH                   46         100          48          97          47
RH            93 96 76 52 49 52 76 87 96 96 74 55 46 53 76 84 90 93 69 51 48 51
WIND DIR       S  S NW SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       5  3  2  4  4  3  4  4  3  3  5  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  9 13 16 13
WIND GUST                                                                 27 25
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    31 24  7 13 10  7  7  9 10 17  9  3  3 40 36 31 29 32 31 19 28 40
POP 12HR                      5           0          10          10           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
TSTMS                                                                        SC
Obvis         PF PF
LAL            2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  4
HAINES         4  5  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  6  6  5  4  5  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 19 56 58 14<10<10<10<10 17 32 47<10<10<10<10<10 23 44 39 13
T WIND DIR    SE SW NW SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     4  5  4  5  6  6 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 19 25 28 23
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR


Date          Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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       66      88      67      87      55      79      56      82
TEMP          71 67 82 84 71 69 81 78 62 57 75 77 62 58 76 79
DEWPT         64 64 68 68 66 66 66 60 56 53 53 54 52 54 59 60
RH            79 90 63 59 84 90 60 54 81 86 46 45 70 86 56 52
PWIND DIR           S       S       S      SW      NW       N      SE       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           60      30      40      40      30      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                IS
TSTMS         SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                IS

$$

KSZ024-172130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
335 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

Date             Fri 05/17/24            Sat 05/18/24            Sun 05/19/24
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                      81          58          87          60          87
TEMP          57 56 70 77 80 79 68 63 60 60 74 84 87 83 71 66 63 61 74 83 86 83
DEWPT         52 53 59 55 55 55 56 56 57 57 63 63 61 60 60 57 55 56 63 62 62 61
MIN/MAX RH                   40          96          42          83          45
RH            83 90 68 47 42 44 65 78 90 90 69 49 42 46 68 73 75 84 69 49 45 47
WIND DIR       S SW SW  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  N NE NE  E  E SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       3  2  3  5  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  8  8  5  5  4  4  5  9 13 18 16
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%)     1  6  1  9  3  3  2  4 12 21  3  8 10 36 32 26 33 44 45 39 42 58
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02        0.02           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS IS IS             IS IS SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS IS IS             IS IS SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4
HAINES         4  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  5  6  6  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 17 52 56 12<10<10<10<10 13 39 56<10<10<10<10<10 17 45 45 12
T WIND DIR     S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  N NE NE  E SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     8  6  8  6  9 10 10 12 12 11 12 11 11 10 10 11  9  9 12 24 31 23
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR


Date          Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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       64      84      65      81      54      78      55      80
TEMP          70 66 79 82 69 66 77 75 61 55 72 75 61 57 76 79
DEWPT         61 62 66 66 64 63 62 55 52 50 50 50 50 51 56 57
RH            73 87 64 58 84 90 60 50 72 83 46 41 67 80 50 47
PWIND DIR           S       S      SE       W      NW      NW       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           70      40      50      50      30      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                IS
TSTMS         SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                IS

$$

KSZ012-172130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
335 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

Date             Fri 05/17/24            Sat 05/18/24            Sun 05/19/24
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                      81          57          86          59          86
TEMP          55 55 70 78 81 79 66 62 59 59 73 83 85 81 70 65 62 60 73 82 85 82
DEWPT         51 52 60 56 56 58 55 56 57 57 64 64 62 61 58 54 53 53 61 63 63 63
MIN/MAX RH                   42          95          46          78          47
RH            86 90 71 47 42 49 68 81 93 93 73 53 46 51 66 68 72 78 66 53 48 53
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  N  N NE NE  E SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       3  2  2  5  5  4  4  4  3  3  5  6  6  5  3  2  2  3  6 12 16 13
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%)     0  4  2  7  3  2  3  2 10 18 15  8 11 31 28 24 37 51 50 45 47 59
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS IS IS       IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS IS IS       IS IS IS IS SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4
HAINES         4  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  5  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  3  4  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 51 55 11<10<10<10<10 14 39 45 15<10<10<10<10 21 53 47 14
T WIND DIR     S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  N  N NE NE  E SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     8  6  9  8  9 11 11 12 13 12 16 13 12 12 10 11 11  9 12 24 29 23
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR


Date          Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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       63      83      64      81      53      77      54      80
TEMP          69 66 78 81 68 64 76 73 59 54 72 74 59 56 76 77
DEWPT         61 62 67 68 64 62 64 58 52 49 51 52 50 51 56 58
RH            76 87 69 65 87 93 66 59 78 83 48 46 72 83 50 52
PWIND DIR           S       S      SE       W      NW      NW      SW       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           80      50      50      50      30      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                IS
TSTMS         SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                IS

$$

KSZ012-172130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
335 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

Date             Fri 05/17/24            Sat 05/18/24            Sun 05/19/24
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          59          87          59          87
TEMP          56 55 72 79 81 80 67 63 61 61 74 84 86 82 70 64 61 60 72 82 86 83
DEWPT         51 52 59 54 54 55 55 56 57 57 62 62 61 58 57 54 52 52 58 62 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                   38          93          43          74          44
RH            83 90 64 42 39 42 65 78 87 87 66 48 43 44 63 70 72 75 61 51 43 47
WIND DIR       S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  N  N  N NE  E SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       2  3  3  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  8  8  5  5  3  3  4  8 12 16 13
WIND GUST                                                                 26 24
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)     0  2  1  4  5  2  2  4  3  5 10 14 14 28 24 20 34 45 53 59 65 60
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS             IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS             IS IS IS IS SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4
HAINES         4  4  4  3  3  4  5  4  5  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 23 55 62 26<10<10<10<10 16 44 50 20<10<10<10<10 17 49 51 21
T WIND DIR     S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW  N  N NE NE  E SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     9  8  9  8  9 12 12 13 14 12 17 13 13 11 10 11 11  9 13 21 27 23
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD


Date          Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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       64      82      63      80      53      76      54      81
TEMP          70 66 78 80 68 64 76 73 59 54 71 74 59 56 76 78
DEWPT         61 62 66 66 64 62 63 56 52 49 50 52 50 51 56 57
RH            73 87 67 62 87 93 64 55 78 83 47 46 72 83 50 48
PWIND DIR           S       S      SE       W      NW      NW      SW       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           80      50      60      60      30      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS                IS
TSTMS         SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC 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