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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
407 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024

KSZ058-232115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
407 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date             Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24
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                      68          50          74          50          75
TEMP             57 59 61 65 64 59 55 52 50 61 69 73 67 58 55 52 50 62 70 72 67
DEWPT            54 56 57 59 59 58 55 52 50 55 57 58 59 57 55 52 50 58 58 57 58
MIN/MAX RH                   76         100          60         100          59
RH               90 90 87 81 84 96100100100 81 66 59 75 96100100100 87 66 59 73
WIND DIR          N  N  N NE NE SE  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NW NW  N  N  N NE NE
WIND SPD          5  5  5  5  2  1  2  2  2  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  4  6  5  3
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%)       89 82 76 78 54 27 21 26 55 65 66 40 39 22  9  7  8  5  6 13  5
POP 12HR                     20           5          30          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS                         SC SC
TSTMS            IS                               SC
LAL               3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  4  3
MIX HGT          11 13 19 24<10<10<10<10<10<10 21 44<10<10<10<10<10 15 50 59<10
T WIND DIR       NE  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
T WIND SPD       10  9  9 11  6  6  6  6  8  8  8 12 10 11 11  9  9 12 12 11  9
SMOKE DISP       PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR


Date          Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
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       51      75      57      71      57      72      56      72
TEMP          55 52 70 67 59 58 67 66 60 57 67 66 59 57 66 66
DEWPT         55 52 59 60 59 58 64 63 59 57 62 62 59 57 63 62
RH           100100 68 78100100 90 90 96100 84 87100100 90 87
PWIND DIR          NE      NE       N       N       N       N       N       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0      20      30      50      40      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS    IS IS IS

$$

KSZ024-232115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
407 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date             Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24
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                      69          50          74          50          74
TEMP             54 59 64 67 64 56 53 52 50 59 69 74 67 58 54 52 50 62 70 73 68
DEWPT            49 51 53 54 56 55 53 51 50 54 57 56 56 55 52 51 50 56 57 55 54
MIN/MAX RH                   61         100          53         100          52
RH               83 75 67 63 75 96100 96100 83 66 53 68 90 93 96100 81 63 53 61
WIND DIR          N NE  N NE NE  E SE  W  W  W  W NW  W  N NW NW  N  N  N NE NE
WIND SPD          4  5  5  5  2  1  1  2  2  3  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  4  6  6  2
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%)       51 51 52 49 28 17 11 33 69 68 46 30 39 28  8  5  5  6 10  3  3
POP 12HR                     10           5          30           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC
TSTMS                                             SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  4  3
MIX HGT         <10 12 25 27<10<10<10<10<10<10 21 61<10<10<10<10<10 12 52 61<10
T WIND DIR       NE NE  N NE  E  N  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
T WIND SPD        9  9 10  8  5  4  4  8  8  8 10 13 10 12 11 10 10 10 11 10  8
SMOKE DISP       PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR


Date          Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
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       50      73      57      71      57      70      56      70
TEMP          56 51 70 68 60 58 68 67 60 58 67 66 59 58 66 65
DEWPT         53 51 57 57 56 57 61 60 58 57 61 61 59 58 62 61
RH            90100 63 68 87 96 78 78 93 96 81 84100100 87 87
PWIND DIR          NE      NE      NE      NE       N       N       N       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0      10      30      40      40      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS    IS IS IS          IS

$$

KSZ012-232115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
407 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date             Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24
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                      69          49          74          49          75
TEMP             52 59 64 67 64 56 53 50 50 61 70 74 67 57 53 51 50 62 70 73 67
DEWPT            48 50 50 52 54 52 51 48 48 53 54 54 54 52 51 50 49 55 55 54 53
MIN/MAX RH                   57          94          50          98          51
RH               86 72 60 59 70 86 93 93 93 75 57 50 63 83 93 96 96 78 59 51 61
WIND DIR          N NE  N NE NE  N  S  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE
WIND SPD          3  3  4  3  1  0  0  1  1  2  3  4  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  1
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%)       51 51 50 33 28 20 13 21 73 77 39 32 43 24 11  4  6  5  6  5  5
POP 12HR                     10           5          30           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  4  5  4  4  5  5  4  4  4  3  3  4  3
MIX HGT         <10 12 28 30<10<10<10<10<10<10 28 63<10<10<10<10<10 13 51 60<10
T WIND DIR       NE NE  N NE  E NE  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
T WIND SPD        8  9 10  8  5  6  5  8  8  8  9 12 10 11 10  9  9 10 10 10  6
SMOKE DISP       PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR


Date          Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
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       49      74      55      72      56      71      56      70
TEMP          55 51 71 67 59 57 69 66 59 57 67 65 58 57 66 65
DEWPT         51 49 55 56 54 54 60 60 56 55 60 60 57 56 61 61
RH            86 93 57 68 83 90 73 81 90 93 78 84 96 96 84 87
PWIND DIR          NE      NE      NE      NE       N       N       N       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0      10      20      40      40      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS                              IS

$$

KSZ012-232115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
407 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date             Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24
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                      69          49          75          48          75
TEMP             51 59 65 67 65 56 53 51 49 60 70 75 68 57 54 51 49 62 71 74 68
DEWPT            47 47 49 50 53 52 51 48 47 50 52 51 53 52 50 49 48 53 53 51 52
MIN/MAX RH                   52          93          43          98          44
RH               86 64 56 54 65 86 93 89 93 69 53 43 59 83 86 93 96 72 53 44 57
WIND DIR          N NE NE NE  E SE  S SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE
WIND SPD          3  3  4  4  2  1  1  1  2  2  4  5  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  2
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%)       53 50 47 28 27 18 15 36 72 72 47 41 34 21  9  5  5  5  6  7  4
POP 12HR                     10           5          30           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  4  4  4  3  2  4  3
MIX HGT         <10 12 29 33<10<10<10<10<10<10 27 51<10<10<10<10<10 12 49 59<10
T WIND DIR       NE NE  N NE  E  E SW  W  W SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
T WIND SPD        6  8  9  6  5  5  4  5  6  8 10 11  9 11  8  8  8  9 10  9  6
SMOKE DISP       PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR


Date          Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
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       49      75      56      73      57      72      56      72
TEMP          55 50 72 68 60 58 71 67 60 57 68 66 59 58 67 66
DEWPT         50 48 53 54 54 54 58 58 55 54 58 58 56 56 58 59
RH            83 93 51 61 81 86 63 73 84 90 70 75 90 93 73 78
PWIND DIR           E      NE      NE      NE      NE      NE       N      NE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0      10      20      40      40      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                              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