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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
346 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024

KSZ058-132130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
346 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024

Date             Thu 06/13/24            Fri 06/14/24            Sat 06/15/24
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                      94          69          89          70          92
TEMP          71 71 82 89 93 91 80 75 71 70 78 87 89 87 79 75 72 70 82 89 91 88
DEWPT         66 67 72 74 74 73 70 70 69 68 70 71 71 70 69 68 67 67 71 70 69 68
MIN/MAX RH                   54          95          56          91          48
RH            84 87 72 61 54 56 72 84 93 93 76 59 56 57 72 79 84 90 69 54 49 52
WIND DIR       S  S SW  S  S  S  S  W  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      10 11 17 17 16 12  9  4  5  9 12 11 11  8  6  5  5  6 10 13 14 13
WIND GUST                                                                 25
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)     3  4  3  7  9 14 51 20 38 35 51 43 55 41 57 63 49 55 42 26 28 25
POP 12HR                     10          20          10          20          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.10        0.01        0.10           0
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS                   IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                        IS IS                   IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  3  3  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
HAINES         5  6  5  6  5  6  6  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  4  5  4  5  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 26 28<10<10<10<10 12 17 32 35 14<10<10<10<10 17 42 49<10
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    18 17 21 24 23 16 18  8  9  9 12 13 11 17 12 12 12 11 16 21 25 19
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Heat                    Y  Y  Y


Date          Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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       72      94      75      93      75      93      73      91
TEMP          78 73 89 90 80 75 90 89 79 75 89 89 78 74 87 87
DEWPT         66 67 69 69 65 68 72 70 70 70 71 70 69 68 70 70
RH            67 81 52 50 60 79 56 54 74 84 56 54 74 82 57 57
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           20      10       5       5       5      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS                               IS IS IS
TSTMS            IS                               IS IS IS

$$

KSZ024-132130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
346 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024

Date             Thu 06/13/24            Fri 06/14/24            Sat 06/15/24
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                      97          68          88          69          92
TEMP          74 72 84 93 97 93 78 72 70 68 78 85 88 86 76 72 70 70 81 89 92 89
DEWPT         64 66 70 72 72 71 69 67 64 62 64 63 60 59 61 62 62 63 68 69 66 65
MIN/MAX RH                   45          83          39          79          42
RH            71 81 63 51 45 49 74 84 81 81 62 48 39 40 60 71 76 78 65 52 43 45
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      10  9 12 14 13  9 11 12 11 10 11 11 12 10  9  9  9 10 12 14 18 16
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     6  3 12 20 19 37 34 38 33 12  8 22 47 53 63 71 72 71 49 34 31 46
POP 12HR                     20          30          10          40          20
QPF 12HR                   0.03        0.16           0        0.15        0.03
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS                   IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                        SC IS                   IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  2  4  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3
HAINES         6  5  6  5  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  3  5
MIX HGT      <10<10 19 31 50 12<10<10<10<10 20 36 42 16<10<10<10<10 19 40 53 16
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW SW SW SW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    16 14 21 21 25 16 13 16 13 17 19 17 12 16 12 12 11 16 20 21 27 21
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD GD EX FR PR FR PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Heat                    Y  Y  Y


Date          Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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       73      94      75      95      75      93      72      89
TEMP          77 74 90 91 80 76 91 91 79 76 90 89 78 73 87 87
DEWPT         64 65 67 66 65 66 70 67 67 68 69 67 66 65 67 66
RH            64 74 47 44 60 71 50 45 67 76 50 48 67 76 52 50
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           30      10      10      10      10      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC                            IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS SC                            IS IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-132130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
346 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024

Date             Thu 06/13/24            Fri 06/14/24            Sat 06/15/24
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                      97          66          88          68          92
TEMP          73 71 83 93 96 90 76 71 68 67 78 86 88 85 76 71 70 69 80 88 91 88
DEWPT         64 65 70 72 73 71 67 65 61 61 62 59 57 59 59 59 59 60 66 68 67 66
MIN/MAX RH                   47          83          35          73          45
RH            73 81 65 51 48 54 74 81 78 81 58 40 35 41 56 66 68 73 62 52 45 48
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD      10  9 12 13 10  6 10 11  9  8 11 10 10  8  6  5  6  8 10 13 16 13
WIND GUST                                                              24 26 24
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     4  4 19 22 23 43 38 29 21  6  7 17 37 48 61 73 74 67 45 37 39 43
POP 12HR                     30          30          10          40          30
QPF 12HR                   0.07        0.15           0        0.16        0.03
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC IS                   IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS                     IS SC IS                   IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  3  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  3
HAINES         6  6  6  5  3  4  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  6  4  4  3  3  4  3  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 20 32 46 11 11<10<10<10 21 41 46 12<10<10<10<10 20 43 55 16
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW  S SW NW NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E SE SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    16 16 20 20 20 11 17 14 13 13 17 17 11 13 12 12 12 16 20 23 27 19
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD GD EX PR FR PR PR PR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
Heat                    Y  Y  Y


Date          Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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       73      94      75      95      75      93      72      89
TEMP          77 74 90 90 79 76 91 91 79 76 90 89 77 72 86 87
DEWPT         64 64 67 67 65 65 70 67 67 67 69 67 65 64 67 66
RH            64 71 47 47 62 69 50 45 67 74 50 48 67 76 53 50
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      10      10      10      10      20      30      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC                            IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS         IS SC                            IS IS IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-132130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
346 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024

Date             Thu 06/13/24            Fri 06/14/24            Sat 06/15/24
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                      98          66          89          68          92
TEMP          74 73 84 93 97 89 76 72 68 67 79 87 89 85 76 71 70 69 78 87 92 89
DEWPT         64 65 69 71 70 68 65 63 61 60 59 56 53 54 56 57 57 58 63 65 64 63
MIN/MAX RH                   43          80          30          67          39
RH            71 76 61 49 42 50 69 73 78 78 50 35 29 35 50 61 63 68 60 48 40 42
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD      11  9 11 13  9 12  9  9  6  4  9  9  8  9  8  8  9 10 12 14 18 14
WIND GUST                                                              25 28 25
CLOUDS(CAT)   CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)     2  3 23 14 31 50 45 18 12  7  7 16 36 46 61 77 75 69 50 46 42 40
POP 12HR                     30          30          10          40          30
QPF 12HR                   0.08        0.03           0        0.19        0.05
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC IS                   IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                     IS SC IS                      IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  3  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  4
HAINES         6  6  6  5  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 32 38 14<10<10<10<10 21 42 52<10<10<10<10<10 14 34 51 21
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  S SW NW NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    16 14 18 19 18 13 17 12 11 12 16 14 11 12 13 11 11 16 20 24 27 19
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD
Heat                    Y  Y  Y


Date          Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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       73      95      75      95      75      93      72      90
TEMP          78 75 92 91 80 77 92 91 80 77 91 90 78 74 87 87
DEWPT         63 65 64 64 64 65 67 64 66 67 67 64 64 64 65 63
RH            60 71 40 41 58 67 44 41 62 71 45 42 62 71 48 45
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      20      10      10      10      20      30      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS                         IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC IS                         IS IS IS 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