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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
301 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

KSZ058-082115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
301 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date             Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24
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                      77          48          74          48          75
TEMP          55 54 65 74 77 73 60 54 50 48 63 71 74 70 59 53 50 49 62 70 74 72
DEWPT         48 50 55 56 53 49 44 41 40 42 49 49 49 49 49 48 48 47 50 48 47 48
MIN/MAX RH                   41          81          42          95          38
RH            77 86 70 53 43 43 55 61 68 80 60 46 41 47 69 83 93 93 65 45 38 42
WIND DIR      SE  E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NW  N NW NW NW
WIND SPD       8  9  6 10 12 11 10  9  8  8 10 13 13 11  9  8  8  6 10 11 11  9
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)    17 17 11  4  5  4  3  4  7 32 30 26 23 20 26  8  8 10  9 19 21 17
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  1
HAINES         6  5  5  4  4  4  6  5  5  5  5  3  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 32 35<10<10<10<10<10 14 52 61 18<10<10<10<10 31 70 75<10
T WIND DIR    SE SE  W NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    12 13 11 13 18 17 14 12 12 11 14 21 20 17 13 10 11 11 16 17 16  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR


Date          Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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       51      78      54      79      57      80      57      80
TEMP          56 52 74 75 59 56 75 73 61 58 74 75 61 58 75 77
DEWPT         46 44 48 49 50 50 54 55 56 56 59 58 58 57 60 59
RH            69 74 40 40 72 80 48 53 84 93 59 55 90 96 60 54
PWIND DIR           W       W       S      SW       S       S      SE       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      30      40      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC

$$

KSZ024-082115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
301 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date             Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24
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                      75          48          71          47          73
TEMP          55 53 64 71 74 72 59 53 50 48 61 68 70 67 57 52 49 48 61 69 71 70
DEWPT         47 46 51 54 50 45 41 42 42 43 50 50 49 48 48 47 46 45 49 47 45 46
MIN/MAX RH                   38          85          47          94          39
RH            74 77 63 55 43 38 51 66 74 83 67 52 47 50 72 83 89 89 65 45 39 42
WIND DIR      NE NE NE  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       9 10 10  9 11 11 10  9  9  9 11 13 13 11  9  8  6  6  9 11 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT)   B1 FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    56 22 30 27  9  8  4  4  6  8  6 19 20 25 17 16  5  9 10 23 26 28
POP 12HR                      5           0          10           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         6  3  4  4  4  5  6  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 36 58<10<10<10<10<10 20 54 56 21<10<10<10<10 30 77 62<10
T WIND DIR     N NE NE NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    12 16 13 12 18 16 16 13 12 11 17 21 24 14 11 11 11 10 13 17 17 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR


Date          Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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      76      53      79      55      80      56      80
TEMP          57 51 72 73 58 55 74 73 59 56 73 75 61 58 75 76
DEWPT         45 43 45 47 45 47 54 54 53 54 57 55 55 55 58 58
RH            64 74 38 40 62 74 50 51 80 93 57 50 81 90 55 54
PWIND DIR          NW      NW       S      SW       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      30      40      50      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC

$$

KSZ012-082115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
301 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date             Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24
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          47          69          46          73
TEMP          54 52 64 71 74 71 58 52 49 47 60 66 69 66 56 51 48 47 61 69 71 70
DEWPT         46 46 51 54 52 49 44 43 43 44 51 51 51 51 48 47 46 44 49 47 46 48
MIN/MAX RH                   44          89          52          93          41
RH            74 80 63 55 46 46 59 71 80 89 72 58 53 58 74 86 93 89 65 45 41 45
WIND DIR       N NE NE  N NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       5  8  9  8 10 10 10  9  6  8 10 12 12 10  6  6  5  5  8 11 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    48 36 23 36 15 10  7  6  7 10 14 29 30 27 17 14 12 24  9 30 34 26
POP 12HR                      5           5          20           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS
TSTMS                                             IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  4  4  3  4  5  6  5  4  5  5  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 20 38 55<10<10<10<10<10 20 50 41 16<10<10<10<10 24 76 54 12
T WIND DIR     N NE  E NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    11 13 14  9 14 14 14 14 13 11 17 21 21 16 10 10 10  9 12 18 16 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR


Date          Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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      76      53      79      55      80      56      80
TEMP          56 51 71 72 57 54 74 72 59 55 74 74 61 57 75 76
DEWPT         45 42 45 47 45 46 53 54 53 52 56 55 55 54 58 58
RH            66 71 39 41 64 74 48 53 80 90 53 51 81 90 55 54
PWIND DIR          NW      NW       S      SW       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      30      40      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC

$$

KSZ012-082115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
301 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date             Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24
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                      75          48          69          46          73
TEMP          54 52 64 72 75 72 59 54 50 48 59 66 68 66 56 51 48 47 60 69 71 70
DEWPT         46 47 50 52 51 47 45 44 45 46 50 51 50 50 48 47 46 44 49 46 45 46
MIN/MAX RH                   40          92          52          93          39
RH            74 83 60 49 43 41 60 69 83 93 72 58 52 56 74 86 93 89 67 44 39 42
WIND DIR       N  E  E NE NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       5  8 10  6 10 10 10  9  8  9 12 13 13 10  8  5  6  5  8 12 13 10
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    29 36 31 34 19  8 10 11 13 19 19 57 57 32 14 12 24 33 10 29 38 30
POP 12HR                      5          10          20           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.05           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS
TSTMS                                             IS
LAL            2  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  4  4  3  3  6  5  5  4  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 17 39 62 19<10<10<10<10 25 48 27 16<10<10<10<10 19 78 58 13
T WIND DIR    NW NE  E  N NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD    10 12 16  6 13 18 12 13 12 12 19 21 19 13 10 10 10  9 10 18 17 13
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR FR EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR


Date          Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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       49      76      53      80      55      81      56      80
TEMP          57 51 71 73 57 54 75 73 60 56 75 75 61 58 76 77
DEWPT         44 42 44 46 45 46 51 52 52 52 55 54 55 54 57 57
RH            62 71 38 38 64 74 43 48 75 86 50 48 81 86 52 50
PWIND DIR          NW      NW       S      SW       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      30      30      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
TSTMS                           IS SC IS SC IS SC SC SC IS 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