Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 010838
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
338 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
KSZ058-012115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
338 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 63 74 50 73
TEMP 60 58 65 71 74 71 67 65 65 64 68 72 72 67 60 56 53 51 61 68 72 70
DEWPT 58 57 60 64 65 65 64 63 61 61 63 64 62 59 57 54 51 48 51 51 51 53
MIN/MAX RH 74 94 72 94 48
RH 93 96 84 79 74 81 90 93 87 90 84 76 71 75 90 93 93 89 70 54 48 55
WIND DIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W N N N N NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 5 8 12 12 14 13 11 12 16 12 16 16 12 10 9 10 9 8 10 10 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 55 71 81 85 71 71 78 78 72 82 90 85 84 73 71 65 64 26 24 14 14 16
POP 12HR 40 40 90 50 10
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.26 0.62 0.08 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC O O O O SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC O O O O SC IS IS IS
LAL 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 14 18 25<10<10<10<10<10 12 23 21 12<10<10<10<10 19 28 35<10
T WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE S SE S S S S SW W N N NE N NE E E E E
T WIND SPD 10 9 17 18 23 20 16 16 20 18 21 24 14 11 9 12 11 10 16 14 14 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 71 51 72 59 77 57 81
TEMP 59 57 68 69 56 53 68 70 62 62 73 75 65 60 76 78
DEWPT 54 57 58 55 53 51 57 59 60 61 65 63 59 57 58 58
RH 83100 70 61 90 93 68 68 93 97 76 66 81 90 54 50
PWIND DIR SE N NE E SE S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 40 50 20 40 40 40 40 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
$$
KSZ024-012115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
338 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 71 62 70 47 71
TEMP 57 54 63 67 70 69 65 65 64 63 67 69 67 65 58 54 50 48 59 67 70 68
DEWPT 48 49 50 53 59 61 61 61 61 61 63 63 60 57 53 49 47 45 50 48 48 50
MIN/MAX RH 60 94 75 90 45
RH 72 83 62 61 68 76 87 87 90 93 87 81 78 75 83 83 89 89 72 50 45 52
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E SE S S S SW W N N N N N NE E E E
WIND SPD 9 11 12 13 12 11 10 12 14 12 12 13 11 9 8 8 6 5 9 10 10 11
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 26 65 68 79 78 90 81 82 86 90 84 88 82 76 49 56 45 37 16 10 12 18
POP 12HR 50 70 90 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.52 0.46 0.06 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM NM NM SC O O O O SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC NM NM NM SC O O O O SC IS IS
LAL 1 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 14 22 21<10<10<10<10<10 15 24 20 11<10<10<10<10 11 34 36<10
T WIND DIR NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW NW N N N NE NE E E SE SE
T WIND SPD 14 16 20 19 17 16 16 18 18 14 19 17 14 10 10 11 9 6 10 12 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 68 47 71 57 76 57 78
TEMP 56 54 65 66 53 49 67 69 60 60 72 73 63 59 74 74
DEWPT 49 52 55 52 47 47 55 57 57 59 64 63 55 54 55 55
RH 77 93 70 61 80 93 65 66 90 96 76 71 75 83 51 51
PWIND DIR E N NE SE SE S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 40 10 30 40 50 50 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-012115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
338 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 70 61 70 45 71
TEMP 55 53 62 67 68 66 64 63 63 62 66 68 66 64 58 52 48 46 58 66 70 67
DEWPT 47 48 49 51 54 57 58 59 60 60 63 63 61 57 52 49 46 43 48 48 48 50
MIN/MAX RH 56 95 79 92 45
RH 74 83 62 56 61 73 81 87 90 93 90 84 84 78 80 89 93 89 69 52 45 54
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S SW NW N N N N N NE E E E
WIND SPD 9 6 11 12 12 11 11 12 13 11 12 12 11 8 8 6 5 5 6 9 10 10
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 17 60 59 76 76 87 91 85 84 89 89 89 81 70 60 55 48 30 18 11 16 16
POP 12HR 60 80 90 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.56 0.74 0.04 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM O NM O O O O SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC NM NM O NM O O O O SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 11 24 32<10<10<10<10<10 11 20 21 12<10<10<10<10 12 33 37<10
T WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E SE S S S SW NW N N N N NE E E SE SE
T WIND SPD 14 12 17 19 20 14 14 18 18 13 18 16 14 11 11 11 8 6 9 11 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
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 68 46 71 56 76 56 77
TEMP 54 52 65 66 51 48 67 69 59 58 72 73 63 58 73 74
DEWPT 49 50 54 52 47 45 54 57 56 58 64 63 55 53 56 55
RH 83 93 68 61 86 89 63 66 90100 76 71 75 83 55 51
PWIND DIR E N NE SE SE S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 40 10 30 40 50 50 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-012115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
338 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 70 60 71 45 71
TEMP 55 53 63 66 68 66 63 61 62 61 67 69 66 64 58 52 48 46 59 67 70 68
DEWPT 48 48 48 48 52 55 55 57 60 60 63 63 59 57 52 49 46 43 48 46 46 49
MIN/MAX RH 52 96 75 93 42
RH 77 83 58 52 57 68 75 87 93 97 87 81 78 78 80 89 93 89 67 47 42 51
WIND DIR N NE NE E E E E SE SE S S SW NW N N N N N NE E E E
WIND SPD 6 5 11 12 13 12 12 14 13 12 13 13 14 10 9 6 5 5 8 10 10 10
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 22 58 52 74 77 90 90 91 89 85 85 90 87 78 70 56 48 49 14 15 14 15
POP 12HR 60 80 90 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.49 0.58 0.05 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM O NM O O O O SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC NM NM O NM O O O O SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 12 26 32<10<10<10<10<10 13 22 15<10<10<10<10<10 17 36 43<10
T WIND DIR NE NE E E SE E E SE SE S S SW NW N N N N N NE E SE SE
T WIND SPD 11 10 17 18 20 14 16 19 18 14 18 17 17 10 11 10 6 5 9 10 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 68 45 72 55 77 56 78
TEMP 55 53 64 66 51 47 68 69 59 58 72 73 63 58 73 74
DEWPT 48 50 52 50 47 45 52 55 55 57 64 63 56 54 55 54
RH 77 89 65 56 86 93 57 61 87 96 76 71 78 86 53 50
PWIND DIR E N NE SE SE S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 50 10 30 40 60 50 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC IS SC SC NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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