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FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
422 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

KSZ058-222215-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N  95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
422 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

DATE             WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13
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                      73          51          74          54          75
TEMP             53 62 69 73 70 60 55 52 51 61 69 74 72 62 58 55 54 63 71 75 74
DEWPT            47 49 50 50 51 50 50 49 48 51 52 52 51 51 51 50 49 51 54 56 57
MIN/MAX RH                   45          91          45          83          51
RH               80 62 51 44 51 69 83 89 89 70 55 46 48 67 77 83 83 65 55 52 55
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD          6 11 12 12  8  6  6  5  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  9 11 13 13 12
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       55 44 47 44 43 38 33 38 39 41 42 39 36 42 48 57 67 66 65 59 52
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                            IS IS IS IS SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3
MIX HGT         <10 27 42 44 38<10<10<10<10 21 34 41 38<10<10<10<10 20 29 33<10
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S SE
T WIND SPD       12 16 18 16 11 11 11  9 11 11 10  9 14 14 16 16 17 21 20 19 19
SMOKE DISP       PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR


DATE          SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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       62      78      64      81      64      80      64      82
TEMP          64 62 75 76 67 64 77 79 68 64 77 78 67 64 79 81
DEWPT         59 59 64 65 65 63 66 65 64 63 66 65 64 62 66 66
RH            84 90 69 69 93 97 69 62 87 97 69 64 90 93 64 60
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 SC SC
POP 12HR           30      50      50      30      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

$$

KSZ024-222215-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N  95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
422 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

DATE             WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13
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                      70          49          70          51          73
TEMP             51 60 66 70 67 58 53 51 49 58 65 69 67 59 55 52 51 61 68 72 71
DEWPT            47 49 49 49 49 49 47 46 46 48 50 49 49 49 50 49 48 49 52 54 55
MIN/MAX RH                   47          90          48          89          52
RH               86 67 54 47 52 72 80 83 89 69 58 49 52 69 83 89 89 65 57 53 57
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD          5 11 11 12  9  5  5  4  4  6  8  9  9  8  6  4  5 10 13 14 12
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       67 62 69 58 51 45 39 40 52 44 37 32 28 29 29 41 53 55 58 57 57
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.01
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                            IS IS IS IS SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3
MIX HGT         <10 25 46 55 45<10<10<10<10 21 44 56 39<10<10<10<10 20 29 39 28
T WIND DIR        W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S
T WIND SPD       11 17 16 17 13 11 11  8  9 14 12 10 16 16 14 12 12 19 23 24 25
SMOKE DISP       PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD EX EX


DATE          SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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       59      77      64      80      65      80      64      82
TEMP          62 59 74 76 67 64 77 78 68 65 77 78 67 64 79 81
DEWPT         57 58 63 64 64 62 65 64 63 62 65 64 64 62 66 65
RH            84 96 69 66 90 93 67 62 84 90 67 62 90 93 64 58
PWIND DIR          SE       S      SE       S      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           50      50      50      30      50      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-222215-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N  95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
422 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

DATE             WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13
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          68          50          73
TEMP             51 59 66 69 67 57 53 50 48 57 64 68 66 58 54 51 50 60 68 72 71
DEWPT            47 48 48 48 49 48 47 46 46 48 49 48 47 48 49 48 47 49 51 52 53
MIN/MAX RH                   47          91          47          91          49
RH               86 67 52 47 52 72 80 86 93 72 58 49 50 69 83 89 89 67 54 49 53
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD          8 12 12 12 10  8  6  5  6  8  9 10 10  8  5  4  5 10 14 16 14
CLOUDS(CAT)      B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       77 74 78 70 60 51 42 49 62 50 37 28 20 22 24 33 42 47 52 54 56
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.01
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                            IS IS IS IS SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  2  2  4  4  4  4  3  3
MIX HGT         <10 31 46 52 36<10<10<10<10 22 43 52 39<10<10<10<10 19 30 37 18
T WIND DIR        W NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S
T WIND SPD       14 19 18 16 16 13 12 10 11 14 12 11 16 16 13 10 10 20 23 25 25
SMOKE DISP       PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD


DATE          SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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       58      76      63      79      64      80      64      82
TEMP          61 58 72 74 66 63 76 77 67 64 77 78 67 64 79 81
DEWPT         56 57 63 63 63 61 64 63 63 61 64 63 63 62 66 64
RH            84 96 73 69 90 93 66 62 87 90 64 60 87 93 64 56
PWIND DIR          SE       S      SE      SE      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           50      50      50      30      40      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-222215-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N  95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
422 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

DATE             WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13
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          68          49          72
TEMP             51 59 65 68 66 57 53 50 49 57 64 68 66 57 53 51 49 59 68 72 70
DEWPT            48 48 48 48 48 48 47 46 46 48 48 47 45 47 48 48 47 48 50 50 51
MIN/MAX RH                   48          90          45          92          47
RH               89 67 54 49 52 72 80 86 89 72 56 47 47 69 83 89 93 67 52 46 51
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD          9 13 13 13 11  9  8  6  8  9  9 10 10  8  5  4  5 10 16 17 16
CLOUDS(CAT)      B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       84 82 84 81 68 59 50 52 65 51 37 26 15 16 17 25 33 40 47 53 59
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           5          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.01
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                            IS IS SC SC SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 30 45 46 39<10<10<10<10 23 45 46 40<10<10<10<10 22 30 35 30
T WIND DIR        W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S
T WIND SPD       16 20 18 19 17 14 14 13 14 14 13 11 16 14 10  8 10 21 24 25 27
SMOKE DISP       PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX


DATE          SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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       57      75      63      78      63      80      64      82
TEMP          60 57 71 73 65 63 75 76 67 63 76 78 67 64 78 80
DEWPT         54 56 62 62 63 61 64 63 62 61 63 63 63 62 66 64
RH            81 96 73 68 93 93 69 64 84 93 64 60 87 93 67 58
PWIND DIR          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           50      60      50      40      40      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC 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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