Land Management Forecasts Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 181005
FWLTOP
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