Land Management Forecasts Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 110905
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
405 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
KSZ058-112115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
405 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24
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 66 37 74 52 85
TEMP 46 53 62 65 62 50 43 40 37 55 68 73 71 58 54 53 53 67 80 83 79
DEWPT 32 34 32 24 23 24 25 24 23 28 28 32 38 40 42 44 46 50 49 49 48
MIN/MAX RH 19 57 22 79 30
RH 58 48 32 21 22 36 49 52 56 35 22 22 30 51 64 71 77 54 34 31 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW SW S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 20 26 27 25 16 9 6 6 5 5 6 8 10 10 12 13 12 20 24 26 24
WIND GUST 31 41 40 37 26 36 39 36
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 2 2 2 1 12 2 2 5 4 6 6 2 3 9 3 15 49 25 37 24 21
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
MIX HGT <10 34 70 80<10<10<10<10<10 21 39 45<10<10<10<10<10 21 34 40<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S SE S S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 23 35 39 35 20 13 12 11 10 9 9 11 10 13 17 18 17 26 29 29 24
SMOKE DISP PR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
Date Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
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 90 62 86 61 81 54 82
TEMP 65 59 83 84 67 62 80 77 64 61 76 76 60 56 76 76
DEWPT 51 51 54 54 59 60 62 61 57 49 46 46 48 49 53 48
RH 60 75 37 36 75 93 54 58 78 65 34 34 64 77 45 37
PWIND DIR S S S S S SW S S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 30 70 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-112115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
405 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 64 36 71 49 85
TEMP 45 51 60 62 61 49 44 40 36 53 64 70 69 56 52 50 50 65 79 83 79
DEWPT 32 35 31 23 22 22 22 22 22 29 28 30 35 35 37 39 42 48 47 48 48
MIN/MAX RH 21 55 23 75 30
RH 60 54 33 22 22 34 41 48 56 39 25 22 28 45 56 66 74 54 32 30 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 19 26 27 26 16 10 9 8 6 8 8 8 8 10 11 10 11 16 20 21 21
WIND GUST 31 39 39 37 28 33 34
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 3 4 6 2 6 3 2 3 4 3 3 1 4 3 2 7 32 35 43 25 32
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
MIX HGT <10 34 73 83 11<10<10<10<10 24 42 46<10<10<10<10<10 18 34 47<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W S S S S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 20 33 37 35 21 14 16 13 13 13 11 8 8 13 14 16 13 20 23 27 23
SMOKE DISP PR EX EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
Date Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 89 61 85 60 78 51 78
TEMP 66 57 82 83 66 61 80 76 65 61 74 73 58 52 72 71
DEWPT 49 50 52 50 53 58 60 59 57 50 45 45 43 44 49 43
RH 54 77 35 32 63 90 51 56 75 67 35 37 57 74 44 36
PWIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 0 5 30 80 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC O NM SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-112115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
405 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24
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 63 36 70 47 85
TEMP 45 51 59 62 59 49 44 40 36 52 64 69 67 54 50 48 48 64 78 83 79
DEWPT 33 36 31 23 22 21 21 22 22 28 28 30 35 33 35 37 41 48 48 48 48
MIN/MAX RH 21 55 23 76 30
RH 62 56 34 22 24 33 39 48 56 39 25 23 30 45 56 65 77 56 35 30 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 19 27 27 26 18 10 9 8 6 8 8 6 6 8 11 10 10 14 18 20 19
WIND GUST 29 37 37 37 29 29
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 3 13 13 5 2 5 1 6 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 8 20 31 47 34 38
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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT <10 37 73 86 18<10<10<10<10 29 45 49<10<10<10<10<10 16 32 48 10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W S S S S S S S SW S
T WIND SPD 21 34 37 36 24 17 17 14 13 17 11 9 6 12 14 16 14 19 21 26 19
SMOKE DISP PR EX EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
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 88 60 85 59 78 51 77
TEMP 66 57 82 83 64 60 80 76 64 60 73 72 57 52 70 69
DEWPT 49 49 52 50 51 57 60 59 57 51 47 46 43 42 49 43
RH 54 75 35 32 63 90 51 56 78 72 40 39 59 69 47 39
PWIND DIR SW SW S S S SW W S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 0 5 30 80 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC O O SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC
$$
KSZ012-112115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
405 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Date Thu 04/11/24 Fri 04/12/24 Sat 04/13/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 64 37 70 47 85
TEMP 45 51 60 63 60 49 45 40 37 52 63 70 67 54 50 48 48 63 77 83 79
DEWPT 33 36 30 22 20 21 22 22 22 29 28 28 33 31 33 35 39 47 49 48 48
MIN/MAX RH 20 53 21 71 30
RH 62 56 32 21 21 33 40 48 54 41 26 21 28 41 52 60 71 56 37 30 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW W S SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 20 26 28 27 20 12 10 9 8 10 10 8 6 6 9 10 10 14 18 18 18
WIND GUST 31 39 40 41 28
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 3 17 22 9 4 3 1 4 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 7 45 31 50 48 37
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 5
MIX HGT <10 38 72 89 30<10<10<10<10 26 46 52<10<10<10<10<10 18 34 49<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW W W S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 20 32 36 36 28 17 17 16 13 17 14 12 6 11 14 14 14 18 21 23 18
SMOKE DISP PR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Sun 04/14/24Mon 04/15/24Tue 04/16/24Wed 04/17/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 88 59 87 60 79 51 76
TEMP 66 57 82 82 64 60 81 78 66 61 74 72 57 52 69 69
DEWPT 48 50 52 51 51 56 60 58 58 52 47 46 44 43 48 43
RH 52 77 35 34 63 87 49 50 75 72 38 39 62 71 47 39
PWIND DIR SW SW SE S S SW W S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 0 5 30 80 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC O O SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC
$$
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