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FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
429 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

KSZ058-242230-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N  95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
429 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE             FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13
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          59          82          64          84
TEMP             53 61 70 74 71 64 62 60 60 68 79 82 79 71 68 66 65 73 80 84 81
DEWPT            52 53 55 57 58 58 58 57 56 61 64 65 64 64 64 63 62 64 66 67 66
MIN/MAX RH                   55          91          55          94          57
RH               96 75 59 55 63 81 87 90 87 78 60 56 60 79 87 90 90 73 62 57 60
WIND DIR          E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          9 16 13 13 12 10 11 12 13 13 18 21 16 13 13 11 13 17 20 18 16
CLOUDS(CAT)      B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       82 78 74 70 66 66 66 75 84 74 65 61 56 55 53 61 70 64 59 57 56
POP 12HR                     20          20          40          40          30
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.05        0.12        0.05
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS               IS IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL               2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
HAINES            4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 21 30 34 31<10<10<10<10 16 24 44 33<10<10<10<10 16 40 38 30
T WIND DIR        E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       17 24 20 20 20 18 18 20 21 24 25 34 27 20 21 18 19 27 28 31 34
SMOKE DISP       PR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX


DATE          MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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       66      83      67      83      67      81      66      81
TEMP          69 66 80 81 69 67 80 81 70 68 79 79 68 67 78 79
DEWPT         65 63 67 66 63 62 66 66 63 62 65 65 62 62 66 66
RH            87 90 65 60 81 84 62 60 78 81 62 62 81 84 67 64
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 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      40      30      20      10      20      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ024-242230-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N  95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
429 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE             FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13
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                      72          60          81          65          85
TEMP             52 61 68 72 70 64 61 60 60 67 77 81 79 72 69 66 65 74 82 85 83
DEWPT            50 49 50 50 52 54 55 56 57 61 64 64 64 64 64 63 63 64 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH                   46          89          56          92          54
RH               93 65 52 46 53 70 81 87 90 81 64 56 60 76 84 90 93 71 58 53 57
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          6 13 13 13 12 10  9 11 13 14 18 19 16 13 13  9 10 14 19 17 13
CLOUDS(CAT)      SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       48 56 62 62 63 71 78 79 80 77 74 70 66 62 59 66 73 66 58 59 60
POP 12HR                     20          30          40          50          40
QPF 12HR                      0        0.09        0.20        0.14        0.06
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS    IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                  IS IS    IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL               1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
HAINES            4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 25 32 30 32<10<10<10<10 16 31 39 28<10<10<10<10 18 42 43 38
T WIND DIR       SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       14 24 23 23 23 19 17 19 21 25 26 28 26 23 25 17 19 26 28 31 31
SMOKE DISP       PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX


DATE          MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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       66      83      67      84      68      82      67      82
TEMP          69 66 80 81 70 68 81 82 72 68 79 80 70 67 80 80
DEWPT         65 63 67 66 64 62 66 66 64 63 65 64 63 62 65 64
RH            87 90 65 60 81 81 60 58 76 84 62 58 78 84 60 58
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      40      40      20      20      20      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-242230-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N  95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
429 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE             FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13
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          59          80          64          84
TEMP             51 61 69 73 71 64 61 59 59 65 75 80 77 72 68 65 65 73 81 84 82
DEWPT            48 49 49 49 50 52 53 54 56 60 63 64 63 63 63 63 62 64 66 66 65
MIN/MAX RH                   43          89          58          94          54
RH               89 65 49 43 47 65 75 83 90 84 66 58 62 73 84 93 90 73 60 55 56
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          6 13 14 14 13 11  9 11 12 16 17 18 14 14 13 10 10 14 19 16 13
CLOUDS(CAT)      SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       31 47 60 61 61 71 80 80 80 81 81 72 63 63 62 68 75 66 58 61 64
POP 12HR                     10          40          40          50          40
QPF 12HR                      0        0.13        0.21        0.10        0.06
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
HAINES            4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 27 32 33 32<10<10<10<10 16 32 42 24<10<10<10<10 18 40 44 39
T WIND DIR       SE SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       12 23 23 24 24 19 17 19 21 25 25 28 23 21 20 16 17 24 28 29 28
SMOKE DISP       PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX


DATE          MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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       65      82      67      84      67      82      67      82
TEMP          70 66 80 81 70 67 82 82 71 68 79 80 70 67 80 80
DEWPT         65 63 66 66 64 62 66 66 64 63 65 64 63 62 65 64
RH            84 90 62 60 81 84 58 58 79 84 62 58 78 84 60 58
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      30      40      20      20      20      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-242230-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N  95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
429 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE             FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13
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                      72          58          80          64          84
TEMP             50 61 69 72 70 63 60 58 58 65 74 80 77 71 68 65 65 73 81 84 81
DEWPT            47 49 50 49 49 51 52 53 55 59 63 63 63 63 63 63 62 64 66 66 65
MIN/MAX RH                   44          89          57          94          54
RH               89 65 51 44 47 65 75 83 90 81 69 56 62 76 84 93 90 73 60 55 58
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD          5 13 14 14 13 10  9 10 12 14 17 16 12 13 12 10 10 13 18 16 13
CLOUDS(CAT)      FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       19 37 55 59 62 72 82 80 79 82 85 74 63 65 66 71 75 66 58 62 67
POP 12HR                     10          40          50          40          40
QPF 12HR                      0        0.15        0.21        0.07        0.07
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
HAINES            4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 29 31 36 33<10<10<10<10 16 33 32 25<10<10<10<10 17 47 47 25
T WIND DIR       SE SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
T WIND SPD       10 24 24 24 25 20 18 20 21 23 24 26 21 25 23 17 18 23 26 27 25
SMOKE DISP       PR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD


DATE          MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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       65      81      66      84      67      82      67      82
TEMP          70 66 79 80 69 67 82 81 71 68 80 80 71 68 80 80
DEWPT         64 63 66 66 64 62 66 65 64 63 65 64 63 62 66 64
RH            81 90 64 62 84 84 58 58 79 84 60 58 76 81 62 58
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      40      40      20      30      10      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC       SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS 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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