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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024

KSZ058-252115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024

Date             Wed 09/25/24            Thu 09/26/24            Fri 09/27/24
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                      76          51          77          52          77
TEMP          54 53 63 73 74 69 60 55 53 51 64 74 76 71 60 56 54 53 65 72 75 70
DEWPT         53 51 56 56 56 57 56 55 53 51 58 57 57 58 56 55 53 53 57 58 57 57
MIN/MAX RH                   51         100          53         100          54
RH            96 93 78 55 53 66 87100100100 81 55 52 63 87 96 96100 75 61 54 63
WIND DIR       W NW  N  N NE NE  E NE NW  N NE  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  4  4  6  5  2  2  1  1  2  2  4  4  3  2  2  3  5  8 10 10  6
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     6 15  1  1  1  2  3  2  3 10  5  8  6  2  2  9 21 29 31 37 38 37
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.03
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  4  3  3  3  4  4  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10<10 47 53<10<10<10<10<10<10 50 54<10<10<10<10<10 17 39 46<10
T WIND DIR    NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E NE  N NE NE NE NE  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD     9 10 11 13 10  6  6  6  4  4  5  8  9  6  9  9  9 11 14 18 18 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR


Date          Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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       57      78      56      79      54      81      53      71
TEMP          60 57 74 72 61 57 74 71 59 55 76 73 61 54 66 62
DEWPT         55 53 58 58 56 54 59 59 57 55 60 59 53 43 46 43
RH            84 86 57 61 84 90 59 66 93100 58 62 75 66 48 50
PWIND DIR           N       N       N       N       E      NW       N       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
POP 12HR           10      10       5      10       5       5       5       5

$$

KSZ024-252115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024

Date             Wed 09/25/24            Thu 09/26/24            Fri 09/27/24
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                      76          52          78          53          78
TEMP          55 53 63 73 76 71 61 57 54 52 65 75 78 72 61 57 55 53 65 74 77 72
DEWPT         50 49 53 53 52 52 53 52 52 51 55 55 54 54 54 54 52 52 55 55 54 54
MIN/MAX RH                   43          98          44          97          45
RH            83 86 70 49 43 51 75 83 93 96 70 50 43 53 78 90 90 96 70 51 45 53
WIND DIR      NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE  W  N NE  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       5  4  4  6  5  2  2  1  1  1  2  5  5  3  2  2  2  4  6 10 11  8
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     2  5  7  4  1  3  5  2  4  4  5  8  1  2  4  8 17 21 31 36 29 35
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           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  1
HAINES         4  4  4  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  4  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10<10 54 60<10<10<10<10<10 12 50 57<10<10<10<10<10 21 42 50 11
T WIND DIR    NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD     8 11 11 11  9  6  8  5  4  3  4  6  9  8 10  6  6  8 14 17 17 12
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR


Date          Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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       57      79      56      79      54      80      52      69
TEMP          61 57 75 73 61 57 74 72 60 55 76 73 61 54 65 62
DEWPT         53 52 56 54 54 52 57 55 56 54 57 55 47 41 40 39
RH            75 83 52 51 78 83 55 55 87 96 52 53 60 61 40 43
PWIND DIR           N       N       N      NE      SE       W       N       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10       5       5       5       5       5       5       0

$$

KSZ012-252115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024

Date             Wed 09/25/24            Thu 09/26/24            Fri 09/27/24
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                      76          51          78          51          78
TEMP          54 52 63 73 75 70 60 56 53 51 65 75 78 72 60 56 54 52 65 74 77 71
DEWPT         49 48 53 52 51 52 51 50 50 49 54 54 53 53 53 52 50 50 55 55 54 54
MIN/MAX RH                   42          95          42          93          45
RH            83 86 70 48 43 53 72 80 89 93 68 48 42 51 78 86 86 93 70 51 45 55
WIND DIR      NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  S  W  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       3  2  2  4  3  1  1  1  0  0  1  3  4  2  1  1  1  2  4  8  9  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     1  4  1  1  1  4  5  6  2  5  3  5  1  4  5 13 15 23 26 30 26 40
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           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  1
HAINES         4  4  4  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  4  3  4  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 10 51 58<10<10<10<10<10 12 49 56<10<10<10<10<10 20 43 50 11
T WIND DIR    NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  S  W  N NE  E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD     8 10 11 11  8  8  8  6  4  4  4  6  9  8  9  5  6  8 13 17 17 11
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR


Date          Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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       56      79      55      79      53      80      51      68
TEMP          59 56 75 71 60 56 74 71 58 54 76 72 60 52 64 60
DEWPT         52 51 55 54 52 50 56 56 54 52 57 55 43 39 39 38
RH            78 83 50 55 75 80 53 59 86 93 52 55 53 61 40 44
PWIND DIR           N       N       N      NE      SE       W       N       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       5       5       5       5

$$

KSZ012-252115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
326 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024

Date             Wed 09/25/24            Thu 09/26/24            Fri 09/27/24
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                      77          51          78          50          79
TEMP          53 52 62 73 76 71 60 56 53 51 64 75 78 72 60 56 53 51 65 74 78 71
DEWPT         49 47 51 52 51 52 50 50 49 48 53 52 52 53 52 52 50 49 53 53 52 53
MIN/MAX RH                   40          89          40          94          41
RH            86 83 67 48 42 51 69 80 86 89 67 45 40 51 75 86 89 93 65 48 40 53
WIND DIR      NW NW  N  N  N  E SE  S SW  W  E  E  E  E  E  E  N  N  N NE  N  N
WIND SPD       3  3  2  4  4  2  2  2  1  1  1  4  5  3  2  2  2  2  5  9 10  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     6  4  3  3  1  1  4  5  3  4  4  8  2  1  5 15 14 23 26 34 31 32
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           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  1
HAINES         4  4  4  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  4  4  4  3  4
MIX HGT      <10<10<10 48 56<10<10<10<10<10<10 46 55<10<10<10<10<10 14 42 48<10
T WIND DIR    NW NW  N  N  N NE SE  S  W  E NE  E  E  E  E  E NE  N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD     8  8  8  9  6  4  6  5  4  4  4  5  9  6  8  6  5  8 11 16 17 10
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR


Date          Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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       56      80      55      80      54      81      51      69
TEMP          59 56 75 72 60 56 75 72 59 54 76 72 60 52 64 60
DEWPT         51 50 54 54 51 49 54 55 53 52 54 54 42 38 37 37
RH            75 80 48 53 72 77 48 55 80 93 46 53 51 59 37 42
PWIND DIR           N       N       N      NE      SE       W       N       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       5       5       5       0

$$


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