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FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
408 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

KSZ058-232215-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N  95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
408 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

DATE             THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13
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          51          72          58          81
TEMP             51 61 68 72 70 60 56 53 51 61 68 72 70 64 61 59 58 68 77 81 79
DEWPT            48 51 53 54 53 52 51 50 49 51 53 55 56 57 57 56 57 59 61 62 63
MIN/MAX RH                   51          92          56          95          53
RH               89 70 59 53 55 75 83 89 93 70 59 55 61 78 87 90 96 73 58 53 58
WIND DIR          N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          6 11 10 11 11  9  9  9 12 13 16 14 13  9 11 12 13 13 16 16 14
CLOUDS(CAT)      FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       25 44 50 45 34 34 43 52 67 70 73 62 52 59 66 71 75 70 65 60 54
POP 12HR                      0          10          20          20          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.02        0.07
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                    IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3
HAINES            4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 22 35 42 37<10<10<10<10 20 26 25 26<10<10<10<10 13 22 37 38
T WIND DIR        N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       10 14 12 14 18 16 17 17 24 24 24 23 24 17 18 19 21 24 25 28 27
SMOKE DISP       PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX


DATE          SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
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       64      79      65      80      65      81      66      80
TEMP          67 64 76 77 68 65 77 78 68 65 78 79 69 66 77 78
DEWPT         65 63 66 66 64 63 66 66 64 62 66 66 64 62 66 65
RH            93 97 71 69 87 93 69 67 87 90 67 64 84 87 69 64
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      40      50      40      30      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ024-232215-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N  95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
408 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

DATE             THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13
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                      68          49          72          60          79
TEMP             49 57 64 68 66 57 53 51 49 59 67 71 70 65 62 60 60 68 75 79 77
DEWPT            47 49 51 51 50 50 49 48 46 47 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 61 62 62
MIN/MAX RH                   53          92          49          88          56
RH               93 75 63 54 56 77 86 89 89 64 54 49 53 65 75 84 87 70 62 56 60
WIND DIR         NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD          6 11 11 10 10  8  5  5  6 12 16 16 14 11 11  8  9 12 13 14 14
CLOUDS(CAT)      B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%)       77 74 48 44 36 20 25 36 53 55 58 57 57 65 73 77 82 75 69 68 67
POP 12HR                      0           5          20          40          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.07        0.20        0.12
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS SC SC SC 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  3  3
HAINES            4  4  2  2  2  2  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  4
MIX HGT         <10 20 29 46 41<10<10<10<10 27 30 26 24<10<10<10<10<10 18<10<10
T WIND DIR        N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
T WIND SPD       10 16 19 12 17 16 13 13 14 24 24 24 26 19 18 14 17 20 23 26 26
SMOKE DISP       PR FR GD GD EX PR PR PR PR GD EX GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR


DATE          SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
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      79      64      80      65      81      66      81
TEMP          68 65 76 77 68 64 77 78 68 65 78 79 69 66 78 79
DEWPT         64 63 65 65 63 62 66 65 64 62 65 65 65 62 65 65
RH            87 93 69 67 84 93 69 64 87 90 64 62 87 87 64 62
PWIND DIR          SE       S      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR           40      30      50      40      40      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-232215-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N  95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
408 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

DATE             THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13
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                      69          48          73          59          79
TEMP             50 58 65 68 66 57 52 49 48 59 68 72 71 65 62 60 59 68 75 78 77
DEWPT            46 49 50 50 49 48 48 47 45 45 48 49 49 51 52 53 55 58 60 61 62
MIN/MAX RH                   50          92          42          85          56
RH               86 72 58 52 54 72 86 93 89 60 49 44 46 60 70 78 87 70 60 56 60
WIND DIR         NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD          6 10 11 10 10  6  4  4  5 12 17 16 16 11 11 10 10 12 12 13 13
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)       88 76 51 45 34 14 17 27 42 49 56 56 56 67 79 81 83 77 71 72 73
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          40          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.03        0.32        0.12
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS SC SC SC 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  3  3
HAINES            3  3  2  2  2  2  4  4  5  5  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  4
MIX HGT          15 22 35 49 48<10<10<10<10 30 31 32 25<10<10<10<10 10 17 34<10
T WIND DIR        N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
T WIND SPD       14 16 20 12 17 13 10  9 11 24 24 23 27 20 18 16 18 21 19 18 25
SMOKE DISP       FR FR EX GD EX PR PR PR PR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR


DATE          SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
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       64      78      64      79      64      81      65      81
TEMP          67 64 76 76 67 64 76 77 67 64 78 79 69 65 78 80
DEWPT         64 62 65 64 63 62 65 64 64 62 65 65 65 62 65 64
RH            90 93 69 66 87 93 69 64 90 93 64 62 87 90 64 58
PWIND DIR          SE       S      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           40      30      50      40      40      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC 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 SC SC IS IS

$$

KSZ012-232215-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N  95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
408 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

DATE             THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13
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                      69          47          75          58          80
TEMP             51 59 65 68 66 56 52 49 47 59 69 74 73 65 62 59 58 68 75 79 78
DEWPT            47 49 50 49 48 47 47 46 44 43 47 47 47 49 51 52 53 56 59 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                   49          92          37          82          52
RH               86 69 58 51 52 72 83 89 89 55 45 38 40 56 67 78 83 65 58 52 56
WIND DIR          N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
WIND SPD          6 10 10 10  9  5  4  3  4 12 17 16 16 10 11  9 10 11 12 13 12
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)       89 78 47 45 37 11 14 19 33 40 46 53 59 70 81 80 81 75 70 73 75
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          40          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.38        0.15
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS SC SC SC 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  3  3
HAINES            3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  5  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  5  5
MIX HGT          15 24 40 50 45<10<10<10<10 32 35 36 28<10<10<10<10 11 19 23<10
T WIND DIR        N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
T WIND SPD       17 14 18 13 16 11  9  6  8 23 23 23 28 21 21 18 19 21 17 16 17
SMOKE DISP       FR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR


DATE          SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
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       64      78      64      78      64      80      65      82
TEMP          67 64 75 76 67 64 75 76 67 64 77 78 68 65 78 80
DEWPT         64 62 65 63 63 61 65 64 64 62 65 65 64 63 65 64
RH            90 93 71 64 87 90 71 66 90 93 67 64 87 93 64 58
PWIND DIR          SE       S      SE      SE       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           50      30      50      40      40      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC 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 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