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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
252 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024

KSZ058-242115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
252 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024

Date             Sun 03/24/24            Mon 03/25/24            Tue 03/26/24
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                      58          49          64          27          44
TEMP          44 45 48 55 54 53 52 52 52 52 57 62 62 51 37 32 29 27 31 39 44 42
DEWPT         37 36 38 42 47 46 46 49 51 51 50 44 40 36 31 26 23 20 21 23 24 22
MIN/MAX RH                   60         100          45          79          43
RH            76 70 68 61 77 77 80 89 96 96 77 52 44 56 79 78 78 74 66 52 45 44
WIND DIR      SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      16 24 28 28 28 26 27 28 29 25 24 23 19 14 14 14 17 17 18 18 16 13
WIND GUST        34 43 42 42 39 41 42 44 39 35                      28
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%)    74 91 87 92 94 87 88 83 80 57 15 27 42 40 57 73 80 82 68 65 56 43
POP 12HR                     80          60          10          20           0
QPF 12HR                   0.42        0.20           0        0.01           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC NM  O SC NM SC SC             IS IS
TSTMS                        IS SC SC IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  5  5  5  4  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 26 20<10<10<10<10<10 30 56 64 26 24 29 26 30 36 48 52 28
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    23 26 32 35 33 29 32 33 31 27 34 32 26 23 21 19 24 25 26 21 20 16
SMOKE DISP    PR FR GD EX GD FR FR FR FR FR EX EX EX GD GD GD GD EX EX EX EX GD
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Wed 03/27/24Thu 03/28/24Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24
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       21      54      32      67      46      76      46      75
TEMP          29 22 45 51 36 33 60 63 49 47 69 69 53 46 65 68
DEWPT         22 18 22 27 28 28 38 39 40 42 47 46 43 41 45 45
RH            75 84 40 39 72 82 44 41 71 83 45 44 69 83 48 43
PWIND DIR           N       W       S      SW       S      SW       S      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       0       5       0

$$

KSZ024-242115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
252 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024

Date             Sun 03/24/24            Mon 03/25/24            Tue 03/26/24
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                      55          48          61          26          41
TEMP          41 43 46 53 52 52 50 50 50 50 56 61 60 49 37 32 28 26 28 35 40 38
DEWPT         32 36 37 41 45 45 44 45 48 49 50 44 40 36 31 25 23 20 20 21 21 20
MIN/MAX RH                   65         100          47          81          46
RH            70 76 71 64 77 77 80 83 93 96 80 53 47 61 79 75 81 78 71 56 46 48
WIND DIR      SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      14 23 25 27 28 28 26 29 26 24 24 21 19 14 13 16 18 19 20 18 18 16
WIND GUST        33 37 41 44 42 39 43 40 36 34
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%)    75 87 85 92 94 88 92 89 91 70 29 31 47 45 71 77 87 88 76 69 56 50
POP 12HR                     90          60          20          40           5
QPF 12HR                   0.29        0.16        0.01        0.04           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC NM  O SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
SNOWSHWRS                                               SC SC SC
TSTMS            IS             IS SC    IS
LAL            2  3  2  2  2  1  3  4  2  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 15 23 16<10<10 12<10<10 31 54 69 21 22 22 25 30 33 46 53 37
T WIND DIR    SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    18 24 29 35 29 28 28 31 28 25 31 29 26 19 18 16 24 26 26 23 21 16
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX GD FR FR GD FR FR EX EX EX GD GD GD GD EX EX EX EX GD
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Wed 03/27/24Thu 03/28/24Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24
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       19      51      31      66      46      73      42      71
TEMP          26 20 42 49 36 32 59 62 49 46 67 67 50 42 62 65
DEWPT         18 15 19 24 25 26 37 36 37 40 44 41 39 37 41 40
RH            71 81 39 37 64 78 44 38 63 79 43 39 66 82 46 40
PWIND DIR          NW       W      SW      SW       S      SW      NW       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5       5       5

$$

KSZ012-242115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
252 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024

Date             Sun 03/24/24            Mon 03/25/24            Tue 03/26/24
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                      55          46          63          25          40
TEMP          38 40 44 51 53 52 50 48 49 49 56 62 62 50 39 32 28 25 28 34 38 36
DEWPT         31 34 37 41 45 45 43 44 47 49 51 45 42 37 32 26 24 20 20 21 21 20
MIN/MAX RH                   68         100          49          85          50
RH            76 79 76 68 74 77 77 86 93100 83 54 48 61 76 78 85 81 71 58 50 52
WIND DIR      SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      12 23 27 27 26 27 26 27 24 23 24 23 17 13 12 13 18 18 21 18 17 17
WIND GUST        34 41 41 41 40 37 40 37 36 34 33 28             28    28
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%)    73 91 87 90 95 92 86 91 87 82 34 34 48 40 61 81 86 92 77 74 60 47
POP 12HR                     90          60          20          50          10
QPF 12HR                   0.36        0.17        0.01        0.10        0.01
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM SC NM  O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
SNOWSHWRS                                               IS SC SC
TSTMS            IS             IS SC    IS
LAL            2  3  2  2  2  1  3  4  2  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  2  4  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 14 23 18 12 12 12<10<10 32 54 62 20 20 21 25 25 31 42 49 27
T WIND DIR    SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    18 26 31 37 31 27 29 32 27 25 33 29 25 19 17 14 25 26 26 23 21 17
SMOKE DISP    PR FR GD EX GD FR GD GD FR FR EX EX EX GD GD FR GD GD EX EX EX GD
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Wed 03/27/24Thu 03/28/24Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24
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       18      50      30      66      45      73      41      71
TEMP          24 19 42 48 35 31 59 61 48 45 66 65 47 41 61 63
DEWPT         16 14 19 25 25 26 37 36 37 39 44 41 38 35 40 39
RH            71 80 39 40 66 81 44 39 65 79 45 41 71 79 46 41
PWIND DIR          NW       W      SW      SW       S      SW      NW       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5       5       5

$$

KSZ012-242115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
252 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024

Date             Sun 03/24/24            Mon 03/25/24            Tue 03/26/24
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                      56          46          64          25          39
TEMP          38 40 43 52 54 51 50 48 48 50 56 63 63 52 40 34 29 25 28 34 38 36
DEWPT         29 33 36 41 44 45 43 43 46 49 51 46 42 38 33 27 25 20 20 21 21 20
MIN/MAX RH                   63         100          47          83          50
RH            70 76 76 66 69 80 77 83 93 96 83 54 46 59 76 75 85 81 71 58 50 52
WIND DIR      SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      14 23 27 27 28 26 26 27 26 26 25 24 18 13 12 13 18 20 23 20 18 17
WIND GUST        33 44 42 42 39 37 43 40 40 39 37 31                34 32 28
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%)    72 94 87 90 93 95 84 89 78 81 37 38 46 34 66 81 90 93 74 77 62 49
POP 12HR                     90          60          40          60          10
QPF 12HR                   0.32        0.14           0        0.11           0
RAIN SHWRS    IS  O NM SC  O NM SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
SNOWSHWRS                                                  NM NM
TSTMS            IS             IS SC    IS
LAL            1  2  2  2  2  1  3  4  1  3  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 12 22 19 12 12 11<10<10 33 57 64 20 20 21 24 24 31 40 49 36
T WIND DIR    SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    19 25 31 35 32 26 31 29 28 26 34 31 24 19 16 14 23 27 27 24 23 18
SMOKE DISP    PR FR GD EX GD FR GD FR FR FR EX EX EX GD FR FR GD GD EX EX EX GD
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Wed 03/27/24Thu 03/28/24Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24
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       18      50      31      66      45      73      39      70
TEMP          24 19 41 47 35 32 58 60 49 46 65 64 47 40 60 62
DEWPT         16 13 19 24 24 26 37 36 36 39 44 41 38 35 40 39
RH            71 77 41 40 64 78 45 41 61 76 46 43 71 82 47 43
PWIND DIR          NW       W      SW      SW       S      SW      NW       E
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5       5       5

$$


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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