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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
401 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024

KSZ058-252115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
401 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024

Date             Sat 05/25/24            Sun 05/26/24            Mon 05/27/24
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                      84          68          83          57          81
TEMP          55 54 68 78 84 84 77 73 71 69 76 80 82 76 65 61 59 58 70 77 80 78
DEWPT         50 51 53 55 61 65 68 66 66 65 66 66 63 62 58 57 56 55 59 56 56 57
MIN/MAX RH                   44          87          54          93          44
RH            83 90 59 45 46 53 74 79 84 87 71 62 53 62 78 87 90 90 68 48 44 48
WIND DIR       E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       4  5 11 13 16 14 13 17 12 11 11 12 12 10  6  5  5  5  8 10 10  6
WIND GUST                    25 25 31 24 21       23
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS (%)    32 31 15  8 18 26 68 73 74 70 45 30 22 19 14  9  9  7  4  3  7  3
POP 12HR                     10          70          20           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0        0.97        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM NM       IS IS
TSTMS                        IS SC NM SC          IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  5  5  5  4  3  4  5  4  5  4  3  4  5  5  5  4  4  5  3  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 17 29 45<10<10<10<10<10 17 34 42 16<10<10<10<10 23 55 67<10
T WIND DIR     E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    13 11 18 20 25 23 23 26 23 17 17 19 25 16 20 21 12 10 11 13 14  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX FR PR FR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR


Date          Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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      81      58      79      59      79      62      79
TEMP          61 58 77 78 63 60 75 76 65 61 75 76 67 63 75 77
DEWPT         55 53 55 56 55 55 59 60 59 59 63 64 63 62 63 63
RH            81 83 47 47 75 84 58 58 81 93 66 66 87 97 66 62
PWIND DIR           N       N       E      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5      20      20      30      40      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS    IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS IS    IS IS    IS SC SC IS SC

$$

KSZ024-252115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
401 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024

Date             Sat 05/25/24            Sun 05/26/24            Mon 05/27/24
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          63          78          55          79
TEMP          53 53 66 76 81 80 73 69 65 64 69 74 77 72 62 61 57 56 68 75 78 76
DEWPT         47 48 51 51 52 60 63 63 62 62 64 64 63 61 58 56 55 54 58 55 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   37          95          62          95          42
RH            80 83 58 42 37 51 71 81 90 93 84 71 62 68 87 84 93 93 70 50 42 46
WIND DIR       E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  E  S  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       4  4 10 13 17 13 12 12 11 10 10 12 12 11  6  5  5  5  9 11 12  8
WIND GUST                          23
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW CL FW SC SC B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    24 11  5  9 30 41 72 88 79 59 71 62 55 53 36 26  8  7  4  7  8  7
POP 12HR                     10          90          40          10           5
QPF 12HR                      0        2.22        0.10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                      SC  O NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                           SC  O SC SC SC SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  2  4  5  4  4  4  4  4  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  3  4  4  3  3  4  3  3  3  4  4  3  5  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 28 40 13<10<10<10<10 15 29 39 17<10<10<10<10 20 56 73<10
T WIND DIR     E SE  S  S  S SE SE  S SE  S  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    10 11 17 19 25 21 18 20 14 12 11 13 18 19 18 17 10 10 11 18 19 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR


Date          Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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       54      79      55      79      58      79      62      78
TEMP          60 55 75 77 61 57 75 77 63 60 76 76 66 63 75 76
DEWPT         50 49 52 52 52 51 56 56 56 56 62 61 60 59 61 60
RH            69 80 45 42 72 80 52 48 78 87 62 60 81 87 62 58
PWIND DIR          NW       N       E      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      20      30      30      50      50
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS    IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS       IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC

$$

KSZ012-252115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
401 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024

Date             Sat 05/25/24            Sun 05/26/24            Mon 05/27/24
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          62          77          55          78
TEMP          51 51 66 75 80 79 71 68 64 63 69 74 76 71 62 60 57 55 67 74 77 74
DEWPT         47 48 51 50 52 58 61 63 61 61 64 64 63 62 58 57 55 53 58 56 54 54
MIN/MAX RH                   37          94          64          95          45
RH            86 89 58 41 38 49 71 84 90 93 84 71 64 73 87 90 93 93 73 53 45 50
WIND DIR       E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  E  S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       3  3 10 12 14 12 10 10  9  5  6 10 11 10  5  4  4  4  8 11 11  6
WIND GUST                       20 23
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)     6 20  5 10 33 43 69 90 75 60 68 64 60 57 53 34 10  8  3  9 12  6
POP 12HR                     10          90          40          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0        1.55        0.13        0.01           0
RAIN SHWRS                      SC  O NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                           SC  O SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  2  4  5  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  6
MIX HGT      <10<10 17 30 37 12<10<10<10<10 15 31 42<10<10<10<10<10 21 63 73 13
T WIND DIR     E SE  S  S  S SE SE  S NE  S  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD     9 11 17 18 23 20 18 19 12 11  9 12 16 18 13 14 11 10 12 19 20 13
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR


Date          Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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      78      54      78      57      79      61      77
TEMP          58 54 74 76 59 56 75 76 62 59 76 76 65 62 74 76
DEWPT         50 48 52 54 52 50 56 57 56 55 62 62 60 58 62 62
RH            75 80 46 46 78 80 52 52 81 87 62 62 84 87 66 62
PWIND DIR          NW      NW       E      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      10      30      30      50      50
RAIN SHWRS                               SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                    IS IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-252115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
401 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024

Date             Sat 05/25/24            Sun 05/26/24            Mon 05/27/24
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          62          77          55          78
TEMP          51 51 66 76 81 79 70 66 64 62 69 73 76 71 63 61 58 56 67 74 77 74
DEWPT         47 47 49 48 49 55 58 61 61 61 63 63 63 61 58 57 55 54 57 55 52 52
MIN/MAX RH                   33          95          64          94          43
RH            86 86 54 37 33 44 66 84 90 97 81 71 64 71 84 87 90 93 70 51 42 46
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW SE  S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD       4  5 11 12 16 13 11 13 10  6  8 10 12 10  6  5  5  5  9 12 12  9
WIND GUST                          25
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW CL FW SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%)     2 14  3  8 31 49 66 92 73 70 71 62 64 54 54 41 14  8  4 10 12  5
POP 12HR                     10          90          50          20          10
QPF 12HR                      0        1.56        0.09        0.03           0
RAIN SHWRS                      SC  O  O SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                           SC  O SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  2  4  5  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  4  4  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  4  4  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 19 32 41 19<10<10<10<10 18 33 43 15<10<10<10<10 20 64 73 19
T WIND DIR    SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  N  S  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    10 12 17 19 23 21 19 20 12 11  8 11 13 14 16 12 10 10 13 20 24 14
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR


Date          Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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      77      53      79      57      80      61      79
TEMP          59 54 73 75 59 55 75 76 62 59 76 76 66 62 76 76
DEWPT         49 48 51 53 51 50 54 55 54 55 60 60 59 58 60 59
RH            69 80 46 46 75 83 48 48 75 87 58 58 78 87 58 56
PWIND DIR          NW      NW       E      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      10      20      30      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS SC 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