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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






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