Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 160854
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
354 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
KSZ058-162115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
354 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
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 95 70 81 69 92
TEMP 76 74 82 92 95 93 83 78 73 70 74 77 79 79 73 71 69 70 77 85 90 89
DEWPT 71 70 72 72 71 72 72 72 71 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 68 72 73 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 45 98 71 99 56
RH 85 87 72 52 46 51 70 82 93 97 87 79 74 74 90 97100 93 85 67 58 59
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE S S S
WIND SPD 9 8 11 13 13 10 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 5 9 9 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 33 17 7 1 20 9 21 47 70 90 80 64 63 60 58 60 63 82 65 44 35 21
POP 12HR 10 50 60 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.53 0.18 0.13 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC NM NM IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 20 46 58 29<10<10<10<10 18 23 14 17<10<10<10<10 17 32 41 33
T WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE E SE S S S
T WIND SPD 16 13 17 19 18 17 16 12 11 16 12 12 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 9 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD
Date Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
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 74 97 74 97 76 97
TEMP 78 73 92 91 79 76 92 93 79 75 92 94 81 77 94 94
DEWPT 70 67 71 71 70 68 71 71 70 67 72 72 70 68 71 71
RH 76 81 51 52 74 76 51 49 74 76 52 49 69 74 47 47
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 20 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-162115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
354 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 95 66 79 67 88
TEMP 75 71 78 90 95 91 79 74 70 67 68 73 77 77 71 69 68 68 74 81 86 86
DEWPT 68 69 70 70 69 70 71 69 68 64 64 65 66 66 65 65 65 66 70 71 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 43 98 68 96 62
RH 79 93 76 52 43 50 77 84 93 90 87 76 69 69 81 87 90 93 87 72 63 63
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW E N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S
WIND SPD 6 6 10 11 10 9 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 8 9 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 62 49 33 7 25 40 61 68 87 95 69 70 64 44 73 60 78 86 69 54 53 47
POP 12HR 20 70 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.84 0.05 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 20 51 71 26<10 10 13 12 18 25 33 28<10<10<10<10 14 24 34 23
T WIND DIR N S SW SW SW S N NE N NE N NE NE E E E E E SE S S S
T WIND SPD 13 11 12 16 12 10 13 16 17 12 17 10 8 8 8 8 9 8 10 8 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR
Date Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 94 74 95 73 97 75 99
TEMP 76 73 89 90 78 75 90 91 78 75 91 94 79 76 94 95
DEWPT 71 68 70 70 70 68 70 70 70 68 71 69 70 68 69 69
RH 85 84 54 52 76 79 52 50 76 79 52 44 74 76 44 43
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-162115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
354 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
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 63 76 65 85
TEMP 74 71 77 88 91 87 77 72 67 64 67 71 74 75 69 67 66 66 72 78 84 83
DEWPT 67 67 70 70 71 71 68 67 64 61 62 64 65 65 63 62 62 62 68 71 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 52 93 70 90 67
RH 79 87 79 55 52 59 74 84 90 90 84 79 74 71 81 84 87 87 87 79 67 70
WIND DIR S SW W W NW N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S SE
WIND SPD 5 3 6 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 74 62 47 12 26 29 40 84 85 99 67 63 63 55 61 68 71 91 75 65 64 48
POP 12HR 20 70 30 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.70 0.03 0 0.05
RAIN SHWRS NM IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 21 50 61 22<10 14 14 13 18 25 32 25<10<10<10<10 15 28 35 11
T WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW N N N N N N NE N E E E E E SE SE S SE
T WIND SPD 14 10 10 12 10 12 16 16 17 14 14 9 8 8 8 10 9 8 11 10 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
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 71 91 72 92 72 94 74 97
TEMP 75 72 86 87 76 73 87 88 76 73 90 91 79 75 93 94
DEWPT 69 66 72 71 69 67 72 71 67 66 72 71 68 67 71 70
RH 82 81 63 59 79 81 61 57 74 79 56 52 69 76 49 46
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 40 20 30 30 30 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-162115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
354 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 63 77 64 85
TEMP 74 70 75 84 87 86 75 70 67 64 66 71 75 75 68 66 65 65 72 77 82 83
DEWPT 67 67 68 70 71 70 68 66 63 59 59 61 63 63 62 60 60 61 66 69 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 54 90 64 87 66
RH 79 90 79 63 59 59 79 87 87 84 78 71 66 66 81 81 84 87 81 76 67 67
WIND DIR SW SW W W N N N N N N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 4 9 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 89 70 41 23 12 13 45 82 90 98 71 68 61 43 37 62 68 85 77 78 64 49
POP 12HR 40 60 30 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.91 0.02 0 0.05
RAIN SHWRS NM SC IS IS SC SC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 20 38 57 20<10 13 13 13 18 26 34 24<10<10<10<10 16 23 28<10
T WIND DIR NW S SW SW NW N N N N N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S SE
T WIND SPD 17 10 9 10 9 11 12 14 13 12 14 8 6 4 9 9 8 8 11 11 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 89 71 90 72 93 73 96
TEMP 74 72 85 85 76 73 85 87 75 73 88 89 79 75 91 92
DEWPT 68 66 71 71 68 67 71 72 67 66 71 71 67 67 71 71
RH 82 81 63 63 76 81 63 61 76 79 57 56 67 76 52 51
PWIND DIR SE S SE SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 40 20 30 30 30 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
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