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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
346 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

KSZ058-222130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
346 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

Date             Mon 04/22/24            Tue 04/23/24            Wed 04/24/24
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                      72          51          73          46          71
TEMP          38 38 57 67 72 70 60 57 53 51 61 69 72 70 57 51 49 47 57 66 70 68
DEWPT         31 31 38 40 40 44 43 44 45 46 50 49 44 40 39 37 37 37 40 40 40 40
MIN/MAX RH                   32          82          33          69          33
RH            76 76 49 37 31 39 53 62 74 83 67 49 37 33 51 59 63 68 53 38 33 36
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E SE
WIND SPD       9 10 23 27 27 20 18 18 18 13 10 12 12  9  9  9 10  8 10  9  9  9
WIND GUST              39 39 32 28
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     4  5  2  5  4 21  6 20 41 57 56 71 50 26 17 41 76 75 46 31 39 38
POP 12HR                      0          20          10           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                            IS                                     IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  2  2  4  5  4  4  4  4  4  2  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 20 45 52<10<10<10<10<10 22 39 57<10<10<10<10<10 28 48 54 36
T WIND DIR     S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW  S  W  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE
T WIND SPD    13 16 27 34 36 25 23 24 24 17 14 18 18  9 12 14 12 11 12 10  9 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD


Date          Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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       50      71      60      79      59      82      60      79
TEMP          54 53 66 67 64 64 74 74 63 61 77 75 64 62 74 74
DEWPT         45 48 57 59 62 63 63 59 60 59 61 61 62 61 61 57
RH            71 83 73 75 93 97 69 59 90 93 58 62 93 97 64 55
PWIND DIR          SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           40      60      70      70      30      40      60      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC NM SC SC NM NM NM SC IS    SC NM NM SC SC
TSTMS                  SC SC SC SC SC SC IS    SC SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ024-222130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
346 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

Date             Mon 04/22/24            Tue 04/23/24            Wed 04/24/24
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                      72          51          71          43          68
TEMP          40 38 55 67 71 70 61 58 54 51 60 68 71 67 54 49 46 44 55 63 67 65
DEWPT         29 31 39 40 41 46 45 45 46 46 49 42 36 35 34 34 34 35 39 39 38 39
MIN/MAX RH                   34          82          28          72          34
RH            64 76 55 37 34 42 56 62 74 83 67 39 28 30 46 56 63 70 55 41 34 38
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE
WIND SPD       6 11 21 31 31 20 17 14  9  6  6 13 13 10  9 10  8  5  6  8  8  9
WIND GUST                    33
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     5 23 14 10  8 23 43 62 39 63 72 65 28 28 45 64 74 53 40 32 28 39
POP 12HR                      0          50          20           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC SC IS IS                               IS
TSTMS                              SC IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  2  2  4  4  5  4  3  3  4  3  3  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 20 47 52<10<10<10<10<10 17 52 70 12<10<10<10<10 28 45 53 28
T WIND DIR     S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E SE SE
T WIND SPD    14 16 28 37 39 23 20 19 10  9  8 19 20 13 14 16 12 11 11  8  8  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Wind                    Y  Y


Date          Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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       48      70      58      78      57      80      59      77
TEMP          53 49 65 66 61 62 73 72 61 57 74 74 62 60 72 72
DEWPT         40 42 54 55 58 61 62 58 56 54 58 58 58 58 59 55
RH            61 77 68 68 90 97 68 61 84 90 57 57 87 93 64 55
PWIND DIR          SE      SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           30      60      90      80      40      40      70      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC NM NM NM  O NM  O SC IS    SC NM NM SC SC
TSTMS                  IS SC SC SC SC SC IS    IS SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-222130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
346 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

Date             Mon 04/22/24            Tue 04/23/24            Wed 04/24/24
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                      73          51          71          41          68
TEMP          39 37 56 66 72 70 62 58 54 52 60 68 70 66 53 48 44 42 54 63 67 64
DEWPT         30 30 38 41 42 46 45 46 47 47 49 40 35 35 34 35 34 34 39 39 38 39
MIN/MAX RH                   33          85          27          73          35
RH            70 75 51 40 34 42 54 64 77 83 67 36 27 32 48 60 68 73 57 41 34 40
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW SW  S SW SE SE  N  N NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE
WIND SPD       6 11 21 29 29 19 17 11  5  5  6 12 14 10  8  8  5  5  6  6  8  6
WIND GUST           33
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     7 35 20 16 14 23 36 84 59 55 53 53 34 23 35 61 55 54 37 29 32 50
POP 12HR                      0          70          10           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                      SC NM NM                                     IS
TSTMS                              SC IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  2  3  4  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 46 53<10<10<10<10<10 17 59 71 10<10<10<10<10 26 48 56 24
T WIND DIR     S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SE  N  N NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  E SE SE
T WIND SPD    14 17 29 39 39 21 23 17 10  8 10 20 24 16 14 14 11 11 10  6  8  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Wind                    Y  Y


Date          Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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       47      71      58      77      56      79      57      76
TEMP          52 48 66 66 60 60 71 70 61 56 74 73 62 58 70 70
DEWPT         40 41 53 55 58 59 63 58 56 53 58 59 58 56 60 56
RH            63 77 63 68 93 96 76 66 84 90 57 62 87 93 71 61
PWIND DIR          SE      SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           30      60      90      80      50      30      70      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC NM NM  O  O  O SC SC    SC NM NM SC SC
TSTMS                     SC SC SC SC SC IS    IS SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-222130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
346 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

Date             Mon 04/22/24            Tue 04/23/24            Wed 04/24/24
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                      74          52          71          40          68
TEMP          42 40 55 67 73 71 63 58 55 52 61 69 70 66 54 48 44 41 53 62 67 64
DEWPT         28 29 36 40 41 45 45 47 49 48 49 38 33 34 34 35 35 35 39 38 37 38
MIN/MAX RH                   31          86          25          78          33
RH            57 64 49 37 31 39 52 67 80 86 65 32 25 30 46 60 70 79 59 41 33 38
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW SW  S SW  S  E  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  E  E SE SE
WIND SPD      10 13 24 31 31 19 19 10  6  5  8 14 18 12  9  8  5  5  6  6  6  8
WIND GUST           35
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%)     7 31 39 26 26 34 32 87 74 58 43 53 25 22 32 47 66 70 32 27 33 56
POP 12HR                      5          70          20           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.03        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM NM IS IS
TSTMS                              SC IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  5  4  5  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 17 44 58 13<10<10<10<10 23 60 72 19<10<10<10<10 25 49 56 35
T WIND DIR     S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SE  N NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  E SE SE
T WIND SPD    17 18 29 37 39 23 23 14 12  6 11 20 25 17 13 13 10  8  9  6  6  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Wind                    Y  Y


Date          Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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       47      72      57      77      56      80      58      77
TEMP          53 48 66 66 60 60 71 70 61 56 73 73 62 59 70 70
DEWPT         40 40 50 53 56 58 62 58 56 54 58 58 58 57 59 55
RH            61 74 56 63 87 93 73 66 84 93 59 59 87 93 68 59
PWIND DIR          SE      SE      SE       S       S      SW       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      60      90      90      50      40      70      50
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC NM NM  O  O  O SC SC IS SC NM NM SC SC
TSTMS                     SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS 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


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