Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 180806
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
306 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
KSZ058-182115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
306 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 90 70 96 67 93
TEMP 68 66 75 83 88 85 77 74 72 70 78 90 95 89 78 72 69 67 78 89 92 87
DEWPT 65 65 69 69 68 68 67 67 66 67 70 70 70 70 70 68 65 63 67 66 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 51 89 44 87 41
RH 90 97 82 63 52 57 71 79 81 90 76 52 45 54 76 87 87 87 69 47 41 48
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW E SE SE
WIND SPD 8 8 10 11 11 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST 18 20 19 19 21 21 23
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 44 55 41 27 16 15 16 26 21 5 13 4 10 14 18 13 14 28 19 23 28 37
POP 12HR 10 20 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.02 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
HAINES 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT <10<10 18 40 55<10<10<10<10<10 19 43 76<10<10<10<10<10 17 34 40<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW W W W SW SE
T WIND SPD 14 12 17 16 17 14 17 18 18 19 23 21 21 13 13 18 10 12 14 16 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 69 88 63 79 55 73 52 76
TEMP 73 69 84 78 69 64 74 71 61 56 70 68 57 52 71 69
DEWPT 64 65 70 71 68 64 66 63 60 56 60 59 54 51 57 58
RH 73 87 63 79 97100 76 76 97100 71 73 90 96 61 68
PWIND DIR SE S SE SW SW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 30 50 60 60 40 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-182115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
306 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 71 94 65 90
TEMP 69 68 75 82 87 84 76 74 73 71 78 88 93 88 76 72 67 65 76 86 90 84
DEWPT 64 65 68 68 67 67 66 65 66 66 69 70 68 67 66 64 61 60 63 62 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 51 85 44 83 36
RH 84 90 79 63 52 57 71 74 79 84 74 55 44 50 71 76 81 84 64 45 35 44
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW N N NE E E SE
WIND SPD 8 9 11 13 13 11 10 10 10 10 12 11 11 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 8 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 42 66 36 66 27 19 17 17 22 15 7 9 4 7 10 12 10 19 35 25 21 43
POP 12HR 10 20 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6
MIX HGT <10<10 18 46 56 13<10<10<10<10 22 43 78<10<10<10<10<10 14 38 50<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S W N NE NE SE S
T WIND SPD 13 11 19 18 19 17 16 16 17 14 23 18 21 11 16 12 11 9 10 6 10 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 84 61 74 55 69 52 72
TEMP 71 67 81 74 67 63 70 70 60 56 67 65 56 53 68 67
DEWPT 61 63 70 70 67 63 65 62 58 56 59 57 53 51 55 56
RH 71 87 69 87100100 84 76 93100 75 75 90 93 63 68
PWIND DIR SE S SE SE NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 60 70 60 40 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-182115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
306 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 87 69 92 63 89
TEMP 68 65 75 83 86 83 74 72 71 69 78 87 92 86 74 70 65 63 75 86 89 83
DEWPT 62 63 68 67 67 66 64 63 64 65 69 70 69 67 65 62 59 57 63 60 58 59
MIN/MAX RH 53 86 48 82 35
RH 81 93 79 59 53 57 71 73 79 87 74 57 47 53 74 76 81 81 66 42 35 44
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W N N NE E E E
WIND SPD 5 5 9 10 11 8 6 5 6 8 10 10 9 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 3
WIND GUST 19 17
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B2 SC B1 FW FW SC FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 45 70 36 60 16 19 26 14 35 15 9 4 4 13 10 10 10 17 25 22 23 41
POP 12HR 10 20 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6
MIX HGT <10<10 18 42 55 13<10<10<10<10 23 40 64<10<10<10<10<10 15 36 46<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW NW N NE NE NE SE
T WIND SPD 14 12 19 18 19 16 16 16 18 16 23 18 20 16 13 11 10 10 11 10 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 65 82 60 73 55 68 52 70
TEMP 70 65 79 73 66 62 69 67 58 56 66 64 55 52 68 65
DEWPT 59 62 69 70 66 61 63 62 57 55 59 57 52 49 55 56
RH 68 90 72 90100 97 81 84 96 96 78 78 90 89 63 73
PWIND DIR SE SE SE E N NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 60 70 70 40 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-182115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
306 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 69 92 62 89
TEMP 68 67 76 84 88 83 75 73 71 69 78 88 92 86 74 70 65 62 75 86 89 83
DEWPT 62 61 66 66 65 64 63 62 62 63 67 68 67 67 64 61 59 57 61 59 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 48 80 45 84 34
RH 81 81 71 55 47 53 66 68 73 81 69 52 44 53 71 73 81 84 62 40 34 43
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W N N NE NE E E
WIND SPD 8 8 11 13 13 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 10 5 5 4 3 2 3 5 6 4
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 40 61 42 56 31 18 23 14 30 22 12 7 6 8 11 8 8 13 25 27 21 25
POP 12HR 10 30 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6
MIX HGT <10<10 17 42 54 12<10<10<10<10 22 43 50<10<10<10<10<10 15 35 41<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW NW N NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 12 12 18 18 19 16 16 14 14 14 20 18 19 14 11 11 8 8 11 10 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 82 60 73 55 70 52 71
TEMP 68 65 78 74 66 62 69 68 58 56 68 64 55 53 68 65
DEWPT 58 61 67 67 65 60 62 62 57 54 56 55 52 49 53 55
RH 70 87 69 79 97 93 78 81 96 93 65 73 90 86 59 70
PWIND DIR SE SE SE E E NW W NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 60 70 70 40 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
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