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Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 251014
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
514 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
KSZ058-252245-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
514 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 83 63 83 66 87
TEMP 68 72 78 82 79 70 66 64 64 72 79 83 80 72 69 67 66 74 83 87 84
DEWPT 61 62 63 63 64 64 64 63 62 63 65 66 65 65 64 63 63 64 66 66 65
MIN/MAX RH 54 96 57 91 50
RH 78 71 60 53 60 81 93 97 93 73 62 57 60 79 84 87 90 71 57 50 53
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 14 17 18 19 16 12 10 11 13 18 19 19 17 13 14 13 16 20 24 26 21
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 87 67 62 54 51 48 45 61 70 69 59 59 56 58 59 63 66 59 52 45 42
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.13 0 0.07 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
MIX HGT <10 18 35 36 25<10<10<10<10 20 30 41 30<10<10<10<10 23 34 40 37
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 23 27 26 32 33 16 14 20 18 25 31 31 33 27 25 26 29 36 39 48 47
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR EX EX EX EX
DATE TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 68 83 68 81 67 79 67 82
TEMP 71 68 81 81 71 69 79 79 69 67 77 77 68 67 79 80
DEWPT 63 62 66 66 63 62 64 64 63 63 66 65 67 65 68 67
RH 76 81 60 60 76 78 60 60 81 87 69 67 97 93 69 65
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 30 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
KSZ024-252245-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
514 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 82 64 84 66 87
TEMP 66 70 77 81 78 71 67 65 65 74 81 83 82 74 70 67 66 75 83 86 85
DEWPT 58 60 62 62 63 64 64 63 62 63 64 65 65 65 64 64 64 65 66 66 65
MIN/MAX RH 53 94 54 93 50
RH 75 71 60 53 60 79 90 93 90 69 56 55 56 74 81 90 93 71 57 51 51
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 12 13 17 18 14 10 10 9 8 16 16 14 14 11 12 9 12 17 19 21 19
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 88 80 73 56 54 52 50 66 73 71 58 60 60 68 77 78 79 67 54 49 42
POP 12HR 30 30 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.19 0.01 0.20 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
HAINES 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <10 11 29 42 36<10<10<10<10 23 27 38 35<10<10<10<10 18 38 39 35
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 19 21 29 31 21 18 21 17 14 28 26 27 28 23 24 17 24 37 43 46 43
SMOKE DISP PR FR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX
DATE TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 68 84 69 82 67 81 67 83
TEMP 72 69 82 83 73 70 81 80 71 68 78 79 70 67 80 80
DEWPT 64 63 66 65 63 63 64 64 63 63 65 64 67 65 65 65
RH 76 81 58 55 71 78 56 58 76 84 64 60 90 93 60 60
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 30 10 20 10 40 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
KSZ012-252245-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
514 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 82 63 83 65 86
TEMP 65 69 77 81 78 70 67 64 64 74 81 83 81 73 69 67 66 74 83 86 84
DEWPT 56 59 61 62 63 63 63 63 61 63 64 64 64 64 63 64 63 64 65 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 52 95 53 92 49
RH 73 70 58 53 60 78 87 97 90 69 56 53 56 73 81 90 90 71 55 50 53
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S SE S S S S S
WIND SPD 12 14 17 17 13 12 10 9 9 16 17 14 14 11 13 10 13 17 18 20 19
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 87 85 76 69 64 60 55 68 75 71 58 61 63 73 82 81 80 68 56 49 44
POP 12HR 40 50 30 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.21 0.23 0.03 0.30 0.06
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
MIX HGT <10 10 21 43<10<10<10<10<10 25 30 37 30<10<10<10<10 13 35 40 42
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE S SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 19 23 31 28 18 21 20 13 13 26 26 25 31 21 24 16 27 40 46 47 35
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX
DATE TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 67 84 69 82 67 80 67 82
TEMP 72 68 82 83 73 70 80 80 70 68 78 79 70 67 80 80
DEWPT 64 63 66 65 63 63 64 64 63 63 65 63 66 65 65 64
RH 76 84 58 55 71 78 58 58 78 84 64 58 87 93 60 58
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 30 10 30 20 40 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
KSZ012-252245-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
514 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 81 63 84 65 85
TEMP 64 68 75 80 78 70 67 64 64 74 81 84 81 73 70 67 66 74 82 85 83
DEWPT 55 58 60 61 63 63 63 63 61 63 64 64 64 64 63 63 62 63 65 65 64
MIN/MAX RH 53 96 51 90 50
RH 73 70 60 52 60 78 87 97 90 69 56 51 56 73 78 87 87 69 56 51 53
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S S SE S S S SE SE S S SE S S S S
WIND SPD 12 14 17 14 12 12 9 9 9 14 17 16 14 11 12 11 12 16 17 19 18
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 87 86 78 78 72 64 59 71 75 71 58 62 67 75 83 82 81 69 57 53 48
POP 12HR 50 50 30 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.27 0.03 0.31 0.08
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
MIX HGT <10<10 16 46<10<10<10<10<10 26 37 51<10<10<10<10<10 11 28 38 11
T WIND DIR S S S S SE S S SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 21 24 28 25 20 25 17 16 16 25 25 27 24 17 13 5 23 35 41 44 34
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
DATE TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 67 84 69 82 67 81 67 82
TEMP 71 68 82 82 73 70 80 80 71 68 79 79 70 68 80 79
DEWPT 65 63 66 66 63 63 65 64 63 63 65 64 66 65 65 64
RH 81 84 58 58 71 78 60 58 76 84 62 60 87 90 60 60
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 10 30 20 40 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC 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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