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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
305 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

KSZ058-182115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
305 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

Date             Tue 06/18/24            Wed 06/19/24            Thu 06/20/24
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                      89          72          88          69          89
TEMP          76 74 80 87 89 87 80 77 73 72 77 84 88 83 77 73 71 70 79 85 87 85
DEWPT         69 69 70 72 71 70 69 68 68 68 70 71 71 70 69 68 68 68 70 69 69 68
MIN/MAX RH                   55          88          57          97          55
RH            79 84 72 61 56 57 69 74 84 87 79 65 57 65 76 84 90 93 74 59 55 57
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD      17 19 23 25 21 20 14 12 11 11 12 11  9  8  5  4  3  3  4  5  6  5
WIND GUST        33 36 37 34 31
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    20 37 54 39 43 39 49 41 38 32 56 51 37 36 45 42 42 46 29 25 38 46
POP 12HR                      0          20          30          10           5
QPF 12HR                      0        0.04        0.05           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS                              IS IS IS SC IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         2  3  4  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 30 43 49<10<10<10<10<10 23 39 42 17<10<10<10<10 25 55 60 21
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    27 27 34 37 33 25 21 19 16 13 18 13 13 14 11 10 10  8 11 12 13 13
SMOKE DISP    FR FR EX EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR


Date          Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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      92      74      95      72      92      69      94
TEMP          73 71 88 88 78 75 90 91 79 74 89 89 75 70 89 89
DEWPT         68 67 69 68 66 66 70 69 69 69 70 69 66 66 68 68
RH            84 87 54 52 67 74 52 49 72 84 54 52 74 87 50 50
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S       S      SW      NW       E       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5      10      40      20      20       5
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC IS    IS IS
TSTMS                                 SC SC IS    IS IS

$$

KSZ024-182115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
305 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

Date             Tue 06/18/24            Wed 06/19/24            Thu 06/20/24
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          71          83          69          88
TEMP          77 76 81 89 90 89 81 77 72 72 73 79 82 80 74 71 70 70 78 85 86 85
DEWPT         69 69 70 71 71 69 68 68 67 67 68 70 70 70 68 68 67 67 70 68 68 68
MIN/MAX RH                   52          87          65          93          55
RH            76 79 69 56 54 52 65 74 84 84 84 74 67 72 82 90 90 90 76 57 55 57
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S SE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD      17 20 24 25 25 20 13 12  9  6  8  8 10  6  5  4  4  4  5  8  9  6
WIND GUST        37 37 37 37 33 26
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    17 42 62 43 45 39 59 74 72 87 92 76 66 76 61 67 57 54 38 28 40 41
POP 12HR                      5          60          60          30          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.43        0.56        0.03           0
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                           SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  1
HAINES         2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 28 40 34 32<10<10<10<10 13 22 20<10<10<10<10<10 17 51 57 13
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    23 26 34 35 33 31 20 18 11 13 12 10 13 12 12 11  8  9 11 13 13 11
SMOKE DISP    PR FR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR


Date          Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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      90      74      94      70      90      68      93
TEMP          73 70 86 87 77 74 90 89 76 72 87 88 72 69 87 89
DEWPT         67 67 69 67 65 65 69 68 68 67 68 65 63 63 66 66
RH            81 90 57 52 67 74 50 50 76 84 53 47 73 81 50 47
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S      SW      SW       N       E      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5      10      10      20      50      10      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC
TSTMS                              IS SC SC

$$

KSZ012-182115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
305 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

Date             Tue 06/18/24            Wed 06/19/24            Thu 06/20/24
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          82          68          88
TEMP          77 75 81 87 90 87 81 76 71 70 73 76 80 79 73 70 69 69 78 84 86 84
DEWPT         68 68 70 71 72 70 68 67 66 66 68 68 70 70 68 67 66 66 70 69 69 69
MIN/MAX RH                   54          87          68          93          57
RH            74 79 69 59 56 57 65 74 84 87 84 76 72 74 84 90 90 90 76 61 57 61
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SW NW SE NE  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      16 18 21 21 21 19 13 11  8  5  5  6  9  4  3  2  2  2  4  5  6  4
WIND GUST        33 36 34 35 33 26
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    12 42 67 47 41 39 65 79 80 85 93 82 67 74 68 75 71 66 48 26 32 42
POP 12HR                      5          70          70          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.47        0.91        0.04           0
RAIN SHWRS                      SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                           SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  2  4  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 28 40 38 26<10<10<10<10 12 19 18<10<10<10<10<10 19 48 54 11
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW NW  N  E NE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    24 25 34 34 33 27 20 17 11  9  8  9 11  9 10 10  9  9 11 13 13 11
SMOKE DISP    PR FR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR


Date          Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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      90      73      93      69      88      66      93
TEMP          72 70 85 86 76 73 88 88 74 70 84 86 71 67 86 88
DEWPT         67 66 69 69 65 64 70 70 68 66 67 65 63 61 65 67
RH            84 87 59 57 69 73 55 55 82 87 57 50 76 81 50 50
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S      SW       W       N       E      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      10      10      30      50      10      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC
TSTMS                              SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-182115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
305 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

Date             Tue 06/18/24            Wed 06/19/24            Thu 06/20/24
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                      91          71          81          68          89
TEMP          78 76 82 89 91 90 82 76 72 71 73 76 81 78 73 71 69 70 78 84 87 85
DEWPT         68 68 69 70 70 69 67 67 66 66 67 67 69 67 67 67 65 66 68 68 67 66
MIN/MAX RH                   50          85          65          89          52
RH            71 76 65 54 50 50 61 74 81 84 81 74 67 69 81 87 87 87 71 59 52 53
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW  N  E NE  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      18 19 23 21 23 20 14 10  8  5  6  8  9  5  4  3  3  3  5  6  6  5
WIND GUST        35 36 33 34 33 26 20
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     9 42 65 52 46 39 67 86 88 89 92 85 78 72 68 68 70 63 53 31 31 38
POP 12HR                     10          70          80          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.74        0.81        0.03        0.03
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM NM  O NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                        IS SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  1
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 31 43 37 30<10<10<10<10 11 15 16<10<10<10<10<10 17 48 51 19
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW  E NW NE NE NE  E SE SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    23 25 35 34 32 27 19 12 11  9 10  9 11 11 10  9 10  9 11 12 13 11
SMOKE DISP    PR FR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR


Date          Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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      90      74      93      69      88      67      93
TEMP          73 71 86 87 77 75 88 88 75 71 84 86 71 68 86 88
DEWPT         67 66 67 67 64 64 68 68 67 65 64 62 61 61 63 64
RH            81 84 53 52 64 69 52 52 76 81 51 45 71 78 46 45
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S      SW       W       N      NE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      10      20      30      50      10      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                   IS    SC SC SC
TSTMS                        IS    SC SC SC

$$


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