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Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 230908
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FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
408 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
KSZ058-232215-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
408 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 72 58 81
TEMP 51 61 68 72 70 60 56 53 51 61 68 72 70 64 61 59 58 68 77 81 79
DEWPT 48 51 53 54 53 52 51 50 49 51 53 55 56 57 57 56 57 59 61 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 51 92 56 95 53
RH 89 70 59 53 55 75 83 89 93 70 59 55 61 78 87 90 96 73 58 53 58
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S S
WIND SPD 6 11 10 11 11 9 9 9 12 13 16 14 13 9 11 12 13 13 16 16 14
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 25 44 50 45 34 34 43 52 67 70 73 62 52 59 66 71 75 70 65 60 54
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.07
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
HAINES 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <10 22 35 42 37<10<10<10<10 20 26 25 26<10<10<10<10 13 22 37 38
T WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 14 12 14 18 16 17 17 24 24 24 23 24 17 18 19 21 24 25 28 27
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
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 64 79 65 80 65 81 66 80
TEMP 67 64 76 77 68 65 77 78 68 65 78 79 69 66 77 78
DEWPT 65 63 66 66 64 63 66 66 64 62 66 66 64 62 66 65
RH 93 97 71 69 87 93 69 67 87 90 67 64 84 87 69 64
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 40 50 40 30 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-232215-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
408 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 68 49 72 60 79
TEMP 49 57 64 68 66 57 53 51 49 59 67 71 70 65 62 60 60 68 75 79 77
DEWPT 47 49 51 51 50 50 49 48 46 47 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 61 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 53 92 49 88 56
RH 93 75 63 54 56 77 86 89 89 64 54 49 53 65 75 84 87 70 62 56 60
WIND DIR NW N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 6 11 11 10 10 8 5 5 6 12 16 16 14 11 11 8 9 12 13 14 14
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 77 74 48 44 36 20 25 36 53 55 58 57 57 65 73 77 82 75 69 68 67
POP 12HR 0 5 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.20 0.12
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT <10 20 29 46 41<10<10<10<10 27 30 26 24<10<10<10<10<10 18<10<10
T WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 10 16 19 12 17 16 13 13 14 24 24 24 26 19 18 14 17 20 23 26 26
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD EX PR PR PR PR GD EX GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 79 64 80 65 81 66 81
TEMP 68 65 76 77 68 64 77 78 68 65 78 79 69 66 78 79
DEWPT 64 63 65 65 63 62 66 65 64 62 65 65 65 62 65 65
RH 87 93 69 67 84 93 69 64 87 90 64 62 87 87 64 62
PWIND DIR SE S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 30 50 40 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-232215-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
408 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 69 48 73 59 79
TEMP 50 58 65 68 66 57 52 49 48 59 68 72 71 65 62 60 59 68 75 78 77
DEWPT 46 49 50 50 49 48 48 47 45 45 48 49 49 51 52 53 55 58 60 61 62
MIN/MAX RH 50 92 42 85 56
RH 86 72 58 52 54 72 86 93 89 60 49 44 46 60 70 78 87 70 60 56 60
WIND DIR NW N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 6 10 11 10 10 6 4 4 5 12 17 16 16 11 11 10 10 12 12 13 13
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 88 76 51 45 34 14 17 27 42 49 56 56 56 67 79 81 83 77 71 72 73
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.32 0.12
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT 15 22 35 49 48<10<10<10<10 30 31 32 25<10<10<10<10 10 17 34<10
T WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 14 16 20 12 17 13 10 9 11 24 24 23 27 20 18 16 18 21 19 18 25
SMOKE DISP FR FR EX GD EX PR PR PR PR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
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 64 78 64 79 64 81 65 81
TEMP 67 64 76 76 67 64 76 77 67 64 78 79 69 65 78 80
DEWPT 64 62 65 64 63 62 65 64 64 62 65 65 65 62 65 64
RH 90 93 69 66 87 93 69 64 90 93 64 62 87 90 64 58
PWIND DIR SE S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 30 50 40 40 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-232215-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
408 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 69 47 75 58 80
TEMP 51 59 65 68 66 56 52 49 47 59 69 74 73 65 62 59 58 68 75 79 78
DEWPT 47 49 50 49 48 47 47 46 44 43 47 47 47 49 51 52 53 56 59 60 61
MIN/MAX RH 49 92 37 82 52
RH 86 69 58 51 52 72 83 89 89 55 45 38 40 56 67 78 83 65 58 52 56
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
WIND SPD 6 10 10 10 9 5 4 3 4 12 17 16 16 10 11 9 10 11 12 13 12
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 89 78 47 45 37 11 14 19 33 40 46 53 59 70 81 80 81 75 70 73 75
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.38 0.15
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT 15 24 40 50 45<10<10<10<10 32 35 36 28<10<10<10<10 11 19 23<10
T WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 17 14 18 13 16 11 9 6 8 23 23 23 28 21 21 18 19 21 17 16 17
SMOKE DISP FR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 78 64 78 64 80 65 82
TEMP 67 64 75 76 67 64 75 76 67 64 77 78 68 65 78 80
DEWPT 64 62 65 63 63 61 65 64 64 62 65 65 64 63 65 64
RH 90 93 71 64 87 90 71 66 90 93 67 64 87 93 64 58
PWIND DIR SE S SE SE S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 50 30 50 40 40 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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
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