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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
343 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

KSZ058-282115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
343 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

Date             Tue 05/28/24            Wed 05/29/24            Thu 05/30/24
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                      81          58          79          59          79
TEMP          59 59 72 77 79 78 68 63 59 59 70 77 79 77 67 63 60 59 69 76 77 75
DEWPT         52 52 55 55 56 58 58 57 55 54 57 58 59 58 58 57 57 58 62 63 63 63
MIN/MAX RH                   43          88          50          92          62
RH            78 78 55 47 45 50 70 81 87 83 63 52 50 52 73 81 90 96 78 64 62 66
WIND DIR       N  N SW NW SE  S SE  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       2  2  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  6  8  9  9  5  5  5  6 10 13 12 10
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)    22 35 60 51 53 33 17 18 16 26 19 38 35 21 27 36 44 57 60 68 78 77
POP 12HR                     20          10          10          10          60
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.33
RAIN SHWRS          IS                                           SC SC NM NM NM
TSTMS                                                            IS SC SC SC NM
LAL            1  1  1  2  1
HAINES         5  5  5  4  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 46 56 12<10<10<10<10 21 41 58 18<10<10<10<10 27 38 35 21
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N NE SE  S NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    10 10  8 10  8  8  5  9 11  8 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 17 19 19 14
SMOKE DISP    PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR


Date          Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
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       62      75      60      82      64      84      67      85
TEMP          66 62 69 74 64 60 78 80 68 65 81 81 71 68 81 82
DEWPT         63 62 65 64 62 60 66 66 66 65 70 69 69 68 72 70
RH            90100 87 71 93100 67 62 93100 69 67 93100 74 67
PWIND DIR          SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           80      60      30      30      20      30      40      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O NM SC IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
TSTMS         NM NM SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC

$$

KSZ024-282115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
343 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

Date             Tue 05/28/24            Wed 05/29/24            Thu 05/30/24
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                      81          55          79          58          77
TEMP          57 57 72 78 80 79 68 62 57 57 68 76 79 77 67 62 60 58 69 76 74 72
DEWPT         46 46 52 49 50 52 53 52 49 51 52 53 54 53 53 51 51 51 57 59 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                   35          79          42          81          56
RH            67 67 49 36 35 39 59 70 75 80 57 45 42 43 61 67 72 77 66 56 62 68
WIND DIR       W  W NW NW NW  N NE  E NE  E  E  E SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       2  3  4  6  6  5  4  4  4  5  8  8  9  9  6  6  6  9 11 13 13 10
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%)    11 25 12 23 31 30 19 15 11 28  3 24 20 22 24 28 36 44 60 74 82 89
POP 12HR                      5           5           5          10          60
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.94
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC NM NM NM
TSTMS                                                            IS IS SC SC NM
LAL            1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  5  6  5  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 23 56 68 22<10<10<10<10 25 41 50 23<10<10<10<10 22 39 35 12
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N NW  N  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE  S SE SE
T WIND SPD    11  9  6  9 10  9  9 11 11  9 12 11 11 12 16 12 12 12 17 20 20 13
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR


Date          Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
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       61      74      60      80      63      83      67      84
TEMP          64 61 68 73 63 60 77 78 67 63 80 81 70 67 80 81
DEWPT         60 59 62 62 60 60 63 64 63 63 68 67 66 66 69 68
RH            87 93 81 68 90100 62 62 87100 67 63 87 97 69 65
PWIND DIR          SE       E      SE       S      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           80      50      30      30      30      30      50      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-282115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
343 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

Date             Tue 05/28/24            Wed 05/29/24            Thu 05/30/24
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                      81          53          78          57          78
TEMP          56 55 70 78 80 78 66 61 56 54 67 75 78 76 66 60 57 57 69 76 75 71
DEWPT         46 47 53 51 51 53 52 50 49 48 52 52 53 53 52 50 49 50 56 59 61 62
MIN/MAX RH                   36          81          42          77          56
RH            69 74 55 39 36 42 61 67 77 80 59 45 42 45 61 69 75 77 63 56 62 73
WIND DIR       W  W NW NW NW  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       2  2  3  6  8  5  3  2  2  3  5  6  8  5  5  5  5  5 10 13 12  9
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%)     7 28 29 24 23 26 16 19 24 26 14 17 16 16 21 22 27 44 60 73 83 89
POP 12HR                      5           5           0          10          60
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.62
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC NM NM NM
TSTMS                                                            IS IS IS SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  5  5  4  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 23 61 66 24<10<10<10<10 23 41 38 30<10<10<10<10 24 44 34 11
T WIND DIR     N NW  N NW NW  N  E  E NE  E  E  E  E SE  E SE SE SE SE  S SE SE
T WIND SPD    12 10  9 12 12  8 10 11  8 11 11 10 10 13 14 14 13 12 17 20 20 13
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR


Date          Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
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       60      72      59      80      62      83      66      84
TEMP          63 60 69 70 62 59 77 78 66 63 80 80 70 66 79 80
DEWPT         60 58 61 63 60 59 63 64 62 61 69 68 66 65 70 68
RH            90 93 76 78 93100 62 62 87 93 69 67 87 97 74 67
PWIND DIR          SE      SE       S       S      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           70      50      30      30      30      30      50      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC

$$

KSZ012-282115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
343 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

Date             Tue 05/28/24            Wed 05/29/24            Thu 05/30/24
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                      81          53          78          57          78
TEMP          56 55 70 78 80 78 66 60 55 55 67 75 78 76 66 61 58 57 69 75 77 73
DEWPT         46 47 52 49 48 50 51 49 48 48 50 49 50 50 50 49 48 48 53 56 58 59
MIN/MAX RH                   33          81          38          77          50
RH            69 74 53 36 33 37 58 67 77 77 54 40 37 40 56 65 69 72 57 52 52 62
WIND DIR       W  W  W NW NW  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       3  3  5  9  9  6  4  3  3  4  5  6  8  8  6  6  8  9 12 13 13 10
WIND GUST                                                              24
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%)     1  6  5 11 13 19  8 14 37 25  5 17 12 10 18 21 31 32 48 69 83 88
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.24
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                            IS IS IS SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  4  5  4  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 23 63 73 32<10<10<10<10 25 44 41 34<10<10<10<10 22 46 40 14
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW  N  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD    13  8 11 13 13 10  6  9  8 11 11  9 10 13 14 13 12 13 17 21 21 16
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR


Date          Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
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       60      73      59      82      62      84      66      84
TEMP          63 60 69 71 63 60 77 79 66 63 81 81 70 67 80 81
DEWPT         59 57 59 60 59 58 62 62 61 61 67 67 65 65 68 67
RH            87 90 70 68 87 93 60 56 84 93 63 63 84 93 67 63
PWIND DIR          SE      SE      SE       S      SE       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           70      50      30      30      30      30      50      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC 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