Land Management Forecasts Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 120901
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
401 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
KSZ058-122230-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
401 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
DATE WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13 FRI 06/14/13
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 94 66 86 67 93
TEMP 77 74 83 91 94 90 77 71 68 66 75 82 86 84 74 70 68 67 79 89 93 90
DEWPT 67 66 66 67 68 68 68 66 65 64 64 65 65 66 67 65 65 64 69 69 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 43 94 51 91 48
RH 71 76 57 45 43 49 74 84 90 93 69 56 50 55 79 84 90 90 72 52 47 54
WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW N N N NE E E E E E SE E SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 20 20 23 16 12 10 10 10 6 6 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 10 16 16 18 16
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 6 15 12 15 18 20 17 14 11 8 13 15 26 24 23 41 45 43 25 18 22 19
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 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 1
HAINES 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 16 33 43 37<10<10<10<10 20 29 32 24<10<10<10<10 11 21 41 35
T WIND DIR S S SW W W NW N N N NE E E E SE E SE SE SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 39 39 39 26 19 19 20 14 12 10 13 12 12 14 12 12 12 17 25 25 27 31
SMOKE DISP FR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX
DATE SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
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 92 70 88 69 86 67 85
TEMP 77 74 90 89 73 70 86 85 72 69 84 84 70 68 82 82
DEWPT 69 68 69 68 67 66 69 70 69 67 69 68 65 63 66 66
RH 76 82 50 50 81 87 57 61 90 93 61 59 84 84 58 58
PWIND DIR S S S S S NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 50 40 50 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-122230-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
401 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
DATE WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13 FRI 06/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 91 64 84 66 92
TEMP 78 75 83 90 91 87 75 69 66 65 74 81 84 82 73 70 67 67 77 88 92 90
DEWPT 65 65 66 67 68 68 66 64 62 61 61 61 61 62 64 63 63 63 67 68 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 46 89 45 89 48
RH 64 71 57 47 47 53 74 84 87 87 64 51 46 51 73 78 87 87 71 52 49 52
WIND DIR S SW SW W NW NW N N N N NE E E SE E SE E SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 19 18 19 14 14 13 11 9 6 5 8 8 8 9 8 5 10 11 18 17 18 17
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 16 22 16 20 26 23 20 16 12 8 13 17 39 45 45 42 67 67 29 21 24 17
POP 12HR 10 5 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 19 37 42 37<10<10<10<10 25 35 41 38<10<10<10<10 16 24 47 38
T WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW N N N N NE E E SE E SE E SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 36 35 32 25 23 24 20 16 12 10 13 12 11 14 16 10 19 23 33 26 29 33
SMOKE DISP FR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD EX EX
DATE SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 92 70 87 68 85 66 84
TEMP 78 74 90 89 74 70 85 85 72 69 82 83 70 66 81 81
DEWPT 68 67 67 68 67 66 68 68 68 66 66 65 63 63 65 65
RH 71 79 47 50 79 87 57 57 87 90 58 55 78 90 58 58
PWIND DIR S SW S S S N E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 30 50 30 50 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-122230-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
401 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
DATE WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13 FRI 06/14/13
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 90 63 84 66 91
TEMP 77 74 83 89 90 85 74 69 65 64 74 81 84 81 73 69 67 67 77 87 91 89
DEWPT 65 66 66 67 69 68 65 63 61 60 61 61 61 62 64 63 63 62 67 68 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 48 90 46 89 51
RH 67 76 57 48 50 57 74 81 87 87 64 51 46 53 73 81 87 84 71 53 50 54
WIND DIR S SW SW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE E E SE E SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 21 18 18 14 16 13 11 9 6 5 6 8 8 6 8 5 10 11 18 17 19 16
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 27 26 18 24 32 23 21 18 13 8 10 18 37 46 50 50 67 69 36 22 25 20
POP 12HR 10 5 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 22 39 44 30<10<10<10<10 23 34 40 37<10<10<10<10 16 25 46 39
T WIND DIR S S SW NW NW NW N N N N NE E E E SE E SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 39 33 32 26 24 26 20 14 11 9 11 11 10 12 13 9 19 21 33 26 31 32
SMOKE DISP FR FR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD EX EX
DATE SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
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 91 69 87 68 84 65 83
TEMP 78 74 89 88 74 70 84 85 72 69 82 82 69 66 80 81
DEWPT 68 68 68 69 68 66 68 69 68 66 66 65 63 62 65 65
RH 71 82 50 54 82 87 59 59 87 90 58 56 81 87 60 58
PWIND DIR S SW S S S N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 50 30 50 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
$$
KSZ012-122230-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
401 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
DATE WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13 FRI 06/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 89 63 84 65 89
TEMP 76 74 82 89 89 84 74 68 64 64 73 81 84 81 72 69 66 66 76 85 89 87
DEWPT 66 66 67 68 69 68 65 63 61 59 61 61 61 62 64 63 62 62 65 68 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 51 91 48 89 55
RH 71 76 61 50 52 59 74 84 90 84 66 51 46 53 76 81 87 87 69 57 56 57
WIND DIR S S SW NW NW NW NW N NW N NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 20 16 17 14 17 14 11 8 5 5 5 6 6 5 8 5 10 11 16 17 19 16
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 33 32 22 29 34 28 23 18 11 3 7 19 47 50 48 57 65 70 52 27 26 19
POP 12HR 10 5 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 22 40 47 32<10<10<10<10 23 38 41 21<10<10<10<10 10 26 42 25
T WIND DIR S S SW NW NW NW NW N NW N NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 39 31 29 25 25 26 18 14 11 10 10 10 9 11 14 11 18 20 26 25 29 27
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX
DATE SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 90 70 86 68 84 65 82
TEMP 77 74 88 87 74 70 84 84 72 69 82 82 69 66 80 80
DEWPT 69 68 70 70 67 66 69 69 68 66 65 65 63 62 65 65
RH 76 82 55 57 79 87 61 61 87 90 56 56 81 87 60 60
PWIND DIR S SW S S S N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 40 50 20 50 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
$$
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