Land Management Forecasts Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 210935
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
435 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
KSZ058-212215-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
435 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 75 51 75 52 74
TEMP 56 64 71 75 72 62 57 54 51 62 71 75 72 62 57 54 52 62 69 73 71
DEWPT 52 51 51 51 51 52 50 48 48 49 50 51 51 51 50 49 49 51 53 53 53
MIN/MAX RH 43 87 43 88 49
RH 86 63 49 43 48 70 77 80 89 62 47 43 48 67 77 83 89 67 57 49 53
WIND DIR W NW W SW W W W NW W W NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 8 11 10 11 9 5 5 5 8 11 12 11 9 9 8 6 6 9 11 11 11
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 39 34 38 44 44 40 36 47 43 38 33 34 34 36 37 39 40 39 37 37 36
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT <10 23 38 64 57<10<10<10<10 25 37 43 44<10<10<10<10 21 33 41 34
T WIND DIR W NW W SW SW W W NW W NW W NW NW N N N N N NE NE E
T WIND SPD 16 18 12 17 14 10 11 11 14 17 20 18 12 13 12 10 10 14 12 11 18
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 52 75 62 79 64 81 64 81
TEMP 56 52 71 73 65 62 76 77 67 64 78 79 68 64 78 81
DEWPT 53 52 58 60 61 59 64 65 65 62 66 65 64 62 64 64
RH 90100 63 64 87 90 66 67 93 93 67 62 87 93 62 56
PWIND DIR E SE SE 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 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 50 40 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-212215-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
435 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 74 50 71 51 72
TEMP 55 63 70 73 70 60 55 52 50 59 67 70 68 59 55 52 51 60 67 71 69
DEWPT 51 51 50 49 47 48 48 47 47 48 49 49 50 50 49 48 47 49 50 51 51
MIN/MAX RH 41 89 47 88 47
RH 86 65 49 43 44 64 77 83 89 67 52 47 52 72 80 86 86 67 54 49 53
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E
WIND SPD 6 11 13 13 11 5 5 4 8 11 12 12 10 9 6 5 5 8 11 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 32 26 32 44 49 54 59 58 63 59 55 48 42 38 34 35 37 33 29 29 28
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2
MIX HGT <10 31 46 60 39<10<10<10<10 30 38 52 43<10<10<10<10 26 40 49 41
T WIND DIR W W W SW W W NW W W W NW NW N NW NW NW NW N NE NE E
T WIND SPD 12 17 19 19 19 11 10 9 14 20 21 21 18 16 11 10 9 16 17 14 17
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD GD EX EX
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 74 62 79 64 81 65 82
TEMP 55 51 69 72 64 62 76 77 67 64 78 79 68 65 78 81
DEWPT 50 51 55 58 59 59 63 64 63 61 64 64 64 61 63 63
RH 83100 61 61 84 90 64 64 87 90 62 60 87 87 60 54
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 30 50 50 30 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-212215-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
435 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 50 69 50 71
TEMP 55 63 69 72 70 60 55 52 50 58 65 69 66 58 54 51 50 59 67 71 69
DEWPT 52 51 49 49 47 48 47 46 47 48 49 49 50 50 49 47 46 48 50 50 50
MIN/MAX RH 42 91 50 86 48
RH 90 65 49 44 44 64 74 80 89 69 56 49 56 75 83 86 86 67 54 47 51
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E
WIND SPD 6 12 14 14 11 6 6 5 9 11 12 12 11 10 9 6 6 9 11 11 11
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 32 28 37 47 52 56 59 64 69 69 69 58 46 41 36 37 39 33 26 25 24
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 2
MIX HGT <10 33 49 61 46<10<10<10<10 31 42 51 39 16<10<10<10 29 43 51 42
T WIND DIR W W W SW W W NW W W W NW NW NW N NW NW NW N NE NE E
T WIND SPD 13 17 20 21 19 13 12 11 18 19 21 21 20 18 12 12 11 16 18 14 18
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX FR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 51 73 61 78 63 81 64 82
TEMP 55 51 68 71 63 61 75 76 66 63 77 79 68 64 78 81
DEWPT 50 50 54 56 57 58 63 63 62 60 64 63 63 61 63 62
RH 83 96 61 59 81 90 66 64 87 90 64 58 84 90 60 53
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S S SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 30 50 50 30 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS 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 IS IS
$$
KSZ012-212215-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
435 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 73 50 68 50 71
TEMP 55 63 69 72 70 60 55 52 50 58 64 68 66 58 54 51 50 59 67 71 68
DEWPT 52 51 49 49 47 48 47 46 47 48 49 50 50 50 49 47 45 48 50 48 46
MIN/MAX RH 42 90 52 84 42
RH 90 65 49 44 44 64 74 80 89 69 58 52 56 75 83 86 83 67 54 44 45
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 8 12 14 14 12 9 6 6 11 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 9 10 11 11
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 35 31 41 48 51 56 61 63 78 73 69 59 50 48 45 43 41 33 26 25 23
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT <10 33 51 63 51<10<10<10<10 32 42 46 41 16<10<10<10 33 46 53 43
T WIND DIR W W W SW W NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E E
T WIND SPD 13 17 20 23 20 14 11 10 16 18 21 23 23 19 17 16 13 17 18 16 18
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX FR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 73 60 77 63 80 64 82
TEMP 54 50 69 71 63 60 74 75 66 63 77 78 68 64 78 81
DEWPT 50 50 53 55 56 57 63 62 62 60 64 63 63 61 62 62
RH 86100 57 57 78 90 69 64 87 90 64 60 84 90 58 53
PWIND DIR E SE SE S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 30 50 50 30 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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