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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
350 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

KSZ058-292115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
350 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

Date             Wed 05/29/24            Thu 05/30/24            Fri 05/31/24
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          60          78          61          74
TEMP          60 60 72 78 80 77 68 64 62 62 70 76 77 74 68 66 63 61 66 69 72 71
DEWPT         56 55 60 60 61 61 60 60 59 59 63 64 64 63 63 62 61 60 62 63 63 62
MIN/MAX RH                   52          93          64          95          72
RH            87 84 66 54 52 58 76 87 90 90 78 66 64 69 84 87 93 97 87 81 73 73
WIND DIR       S  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
WIND SPD       3  5  8 10 10  9  6  5  5  6 10 13 13 10  8  6  6  6  9 10 10  8
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)    32 35 45 69 71 43 32 39 39 44 56 57 57 65 72 69 78 83 74 75 79 78
POP 12HR                     20          20          50          60          70
QPF 12HR                   0.03        0.01        1.27        0.73        0.38
RAIN SHWRS    IS          IS             SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS         IS          IS             IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL            3  1  1  1  3  3  2  1  1  3  3  4  4
HAINES         5  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 13 40 45<10<10<10<10<10 18 32 33 15<10<10<10 11 15 17 22 12
T WIND DIR     E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD     9 11 13 14 16 16 11 11  9 11 18 21 20 18 10 12 11 16 16 20 17 14
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX GD FR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD FR


Date          Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
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       60      80      61      84      67      84      66      86
TEMP          63 60 75 78 65 62 81 81 71 67 81 82 71 67 82 84
DEWPT         61 60 63 63 63 62 68 68 68 67 72 71 69 67 72 72
RH            93100 66 60 93100 65 65 90100 74 69 93100 72 67
PWIND DIR          SE       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      20      10      20      30      40      50      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS          IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC IS IS          IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC

$$

KSZ024-292115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
350 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

Date             Wed 05/29/24            Thu 05/30/24            Fri 05/31/24
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          60          78          62          72
TEMP          60 58 70 77 79 77 69 64 61 60 70 77 76 73 68 65 63 62 65 68 70 70
DEWPT         53 52 54 55 55 56 55 54 53 54 58 61 61 61 60 60 59 59 61 61 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                   45          80          58          90          70
RH            78 80 57 47 44 48 61 70 75 81 66 58 60 66 76 84 87 90 87 78 71 73
WIND DIR       E  E  E SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       4  5  9 10 11 10  8  6  8  9 12 14 14 10  9  8  6  8 10 10 11  9
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)    15 36 25 28 48 37 26 24 32 64 38 53 70 75 77 78 81 83 72 74 71 80
POP 12HR                     10          20          50          60          70
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0        0.31        0.76        0.34
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS                                       IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  4
HAINES         5  5  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 37 47 24<10<10<10<10 19 40 32 19<10<10<10<10 14 14 16<10
T WIND DIR     E  E  E  E SE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD    11 12 16 16 13 16 13 12 12 14 20 23 19 12 17 16 10 13 16 17 17 13
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR


Date          Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
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       60      80      61      84      67      82      66      85
TEMP          64 60 76 78 64 61 80 81 70 67 79 80 69 67 81 82
DEWPT         59 58 62 61 60 60 66 67 66 66 70 69 67 67 71 71
RH            84 93 62 56 87 97 62 63 87 97 74 69 93100 72 69
PWIND DIR           E       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           30      20      20      20      40      50      50      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS IS    IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC IS IS IS    IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-292115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
350 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

Date             Wed 05/29/24            Thu 05/30/24            Fri 05/31/24
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                      78          58          79          61          72
TEMP          58 55 68 75 78 76 67 62 60 60 69 76 78 74 68 65 63 61 65 68 70 70
DEWPT         51 50 53 54 55 56 55 52 50 51 58 61 61 62 60 59 58 58 61 61 62 61
MIN/MAX RH                   45          75          57          89          72
RH            77 83 59 48 45 50 65 70 69 72 68 60 56 66 76 81 84 90 87 78 76 73
WIND DIR       E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       4  3  5  9  9  6  5  5  5  6 10 13 13  9  6  5  5  5  6 10 10  6
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)    30 23 25 16 25 41 17 19 38 50 33 54 64 74 82 84 78 83 74 75 74 77
POP 12HR                      5          20          50          60          60
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.27        0.74        0.36
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS                                       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4
HAINES         5  5  4  4  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 20 40 45 14<10<10<10<10 21 39 34 19<10<10<10 12 15 15 12<10
T WIND DIR     E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD    11 11 14 12 11 12 12 12 14 16 20 23 19 17 24 16 12 13 16 18 14 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX GD FR FR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR


Date          Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
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       59      80      60      84      66      83      65      85
TEMP          63 59 76 77 63 60 79 80 70 66 80 81 69 65 81 82
DEWPT         59 57 62 62 59 59 66 67 66 66 70 70 66 65 71 72
RH            87 93 62 60 87 96 64 65 87100 72 69 90100 72 72
PWIND DIR           E       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           30      20      10      20      50      50      50      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS    IS    IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC IS    IS    IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-292115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
350 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024

Date             Wed 05/29/24            Thu 05/30/24            Fri 05/31/24
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          58          80          61          73
TEMP          58 55 68 75 79 77 67 62 60 60 69 77 79 75 68 66 63 61 66 69 71 71
DEWPT         50 49 51 51 53 53 52 50 48 50 55 58 59 59 59 58 58 58 59 59 60 59
MIN/MAX RH                   40          69          51          89          66
RH            75 80 54 43 41 43 59 65 64 69 61 52 50 58 73 75 84 90 78 70 68 66
WIND DIR       E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       3  4  6  8  9  9  6  6  8 10 12 13 13 10  9  8  8  6  9 10 10  8
WIND GUST                                      24
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)    47  8 12  6 14 30 19 20 28 21 35 59 67 76 81 84 80 77 71 72 74 77
POP 12HR                      5          10          40          60          60
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.27        0.64        0.36
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  4
HAINES         5  5  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 21 42 52 26<10<10<10<10 21 41 39 19<10<10<10 11 19 16 20 10
T WIND DIR     E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD    10 11 12 11 10 12 12 13 16 17 20 21 20 14 19 13 13 13 16 17 16 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR


Date          Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
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       59      80      61      84      66      83      65      85
TEMP          63 59 76 78 64 61 80 81 70 67 80 81 69 66 82 82
DEWPT         59 57 60 59 59 59 64 65 65 66 69 69 66 65 70 69
RH            87 93 58 52 84 93 58 58 84 97 69 67 90 97 67 65
PWIND DIR           E       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           40      10      10      20      50      50      50      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS          IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC IS          IS IS IS SC SC SC 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