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FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
505 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

KSZ058-182300-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N  95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
505 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DATE             TUE 06/18/13            WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13
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                      85          65          84          69          88
TEMP             65 76 83 85 82 73 69 66 66 75 81 83 82 74 71 70 69 77 85 88 86
DEWPT            62 66 66 63 65 64 63 63 63 64 66 66 67 67 66 66 66 69 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH                   48          92          56          91          57
RH               90 71 57 48 56 73 81 90 90 69 60 57 61 79 84 87 90 76 63 57 61
WIND DIR         NW NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          2  4  5  6  5  5  4  4  6 13 17 13 12  9  8 10  9 17 21 21 19
CLOUDS(CAT)      SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)       41 39 39 46 39 33 29 34 41 50 53 50 47 51 55 59 63 75 40 32 24
POP 12HR                     10          10          20          20          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.03        0.03        0.11
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                                    IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2
HAINES            4  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 14 48 63 39<10<10<10<10 32 51 45 28<10<10<10<10 11 30 40 27
T WIND DIR       NW NE NE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD        3  8  8  6 11  8  6  6  9 20 23 23 25 18 13 20 17 31 35 39 36
SMOKE DISP       PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX


DATE          FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13
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       72      91      73      92      72      91      72      91
TEMP          75 72 89 90 76 74 90 89 75 73 89 89 76 73 89 88
DEWPT         69 68 72 71 66 65 69 69 66 66 69 68 67 67 69 69
RH            82 87 57 54 71 74 50 52 74 79 52 50 74 81 52 54
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10       5       5      10      10      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS IS

$$

KSZ024-182300-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N  95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
505 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DATE             TUE 06/18/13            WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13
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                      85          65          83          69          90
TEMP             66 77 83 85 82 72 68 66 66 75 81 83 82 75 72 70 70 79 86 89 88
DEWPT            64 63 63 61 63 62 61 61 61 64 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 68 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH                   45          88          56          89          54
RH               93 62 51 45 53 71 78 84 84 69 58 57 58 74 81 87 87 69 59 54 55
WIND DIR          N NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          4  3  6  5  4  3  4  3  9 14 19 17 14  8 11 11 10 17 21 21 20
CLOUDS(CAT)      SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)       34 33 30 39 41 32 27 34 45 48 51 54 57 56 56 66 73 58 44 35 25
POP 12HR                     10          10          20          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.03        0.05        0.07
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                                          IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  1
HAINES            5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  3  3  4  4  3  3  5  5  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 20 59 71 61<10<10<10<10 33 51 58 25<10<10<10<10 13 32 46 38
T WIND DIR        N NE NE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD        6  8  8  4  8  6  8  6 14 24 27 27 29 14 20 20 19 29 36 37 36
SMOKE DISP       PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX


DATE          FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13
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       73      93      75      93      73      92      72      92
TEMP          77 73 91 91 79 75 90 90 77 74 89 90 77 73 89 89
DEWPT         69 68 72 71 67 66 69 69 67 66 67 67 66 67 68 68
RH            76 84 54 52 67 74 50 50 71 76 48 47 69 81 50 50
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      10      10      10      10      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS IS

$$

KSZ012-182300-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N  95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
505 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DATE             TUE 06/18/13            WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13
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                      85          64          84          69          89
TEMP             65 76 83 85 82 73 68 65 65 75 81 84 81 74 71 69 70 79 86 89 87
DEWPT            62 63 62 61 62 62 61 61 61 64 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 68 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH                   45          89          54          90          55
RH               90 64 49 45 51 68 78 87 87 69 58 53 60 76 84 90 87 69 59 54 57
WIND DIR          N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          4  3  6  5  4  3  4  4  9 14 19 18 13  8 10 11 10 17 23 21 20
CLOUDS(CAT)      SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)       31 31 36 40 32 25 28 32 42 45 50 54 59 57 55 67 75 60 44 36 27
POP 12HR                     10           5          20          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.03        0.07        0.07
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                                          IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  1
HAINES            5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  5  5  5  5
MIX HGT         <10 15 55 59 52<10<10<10<10 29 45 61 33<10<10<10<10 15 28 43 37
T WIND DIR        N NE NE NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD        6  8  9  4  6  6  8  6 13 23 26 28 29 14 19 20 19 33 36 37 36
SMOKE DISP       PR PR GD FR GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX


DATE          FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13
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       72      93      74      92      72      92      72      91
TEMP          77 73 90 90 78 75 90 90 77 73 88 89 76 73 88 89
DEWPT         70 69 72 72 68 66 69 70 67 66 68 68 66 67 69 68
RH            79 87 56 56 71 74 50 52 71 79 52 50 71 81 54 50
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      10      10      10      10      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS IS

$$

KSZ012-182300-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N  95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
505 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DATE             TUE 06/18/13            WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13
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                      85          64          84          69          89
TEMP             64 75 82 85 82 72 67 65 65 75 82 84 81 74 71 69 69 78 86 89 86
DEWPT            61 63 62 61 62 62 61 61 61 64 66 66 67 66 65 65 66 68 70 71 71
MIN/MAX RH                   45          90          54          90          55
RH               90 66 51 45 51 71 81 87 87 69 58 55 63 76 81 87 90 71 59 56 61
WIND DIR         NW  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          3  4  6  4  4  3  4  3 11 14 18 19 12  9 11 11 10 17 21 20 20
CLOUDS(CAT)      SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)       34 29 36 38 30 23 28 23 37 39 46 52 57 55 52 65 75 59 43 35 27
POP 12HR                     10           5          20          40          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.10        0.07
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS 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  1  1
HAINES            5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  5  5  5  5
MIX HGT         <10 14 50 58 43<10<10<10<10 14 45 61<10<10<10<10<10 13 28 43 38
T WIND DIR        N  N NE  N  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD        6  8 10  5  5  9 11 10 18 21 26 27 19 16 19 18 18 28 35 35 35
SMOKE DISP       PR PR GD FR FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX


DATE          FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13
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       72      92      74      92      72      91      72      90
TEMP          77 73 89 90 78 75 90 89 76 73 88 89 76 73 88 88
DEWPT         70 69 73 72 69 67 70 71 68 67 69 70 66 67 70 69
RH            79 87 59 56 74 76 52 56 76 81 54 54 71 81 55 54
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      10      10      10      10      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS IS
TSTMS                                                   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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