Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 210828
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
228 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
KSZ058-212215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
228 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 59 39 59 41 61
TEMP 55 54 56 57 55 49 46 43 42 40 44 54 58 53 47 45 43 41 47 58 61 54
DEWPT 53 53 53 52 50 47 44 42 40 38 41 44 47 47 45 44 43 41 46 50 50 50
MIN/MAX RH 80 97 64 100 68
RH 93 96 90 83 83 93 93 96 93 92 89 69 67 80 93 96100100 96 75 67 86
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 6 6 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 96 95 94 87 91 96 96 73 44 33 37 24 17 17 20 21 24 27 37 36 55 71
POP 12HR 60 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10<10 16 14 14 14 13<10<10<10 13 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 21 26<10
T WIND DIR NE E NE NE NE N N N N NW NW W W SW SW SW SW W SW S S S
T WIND SPD 14 12 12 16 17 18 19 14 11 9 6 5 8 9 11 11 10 8 9 11 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 59 42 53 30 43 26 46
TEMP 50 50 57 55 50 43 52 46 36 30 41 37 31 27 43 40
DEWPT 50 50 56 54 50 43 39 32 28 23 25 25 24 23 28 30
RH 100 100 96 96100 100 61 58 72 75 52 61 75 85 55 67
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW NW W SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 60 10 5 0 5 0 5
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM NM
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-212215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
228 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 49 35 58 38 60
TEMP 47 47 46 48 47 45 43 40 38 36 41 54 58 52 46 44 41 39 45 57 60 54
DEWPT 47 46 45 45 44 42 39 37 35 34 38 44 47 46 44 42 41 39 44 49 49 48
MIN/MAX RH 84 97 66 100 68
RH 100 96 96 89 89 89 86 89 89 92 89 69 67 80 93 93100100 96 75 67 80
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 12 13 14 12 12 10 8 5 4 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 5 6 5
WIND GUST 23 25 23
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 98 97 96 96 97 94 86 69 29 15 13 11 9 11 12 18 24 30 38 27 46 64
POP 12HR 90 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.53 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O O O NM SC IS IS
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT <10 11 12 12 12<10<10<10<10<10<10 11 18<10<10<10<10<10<10 15 28<10
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW W W W SW SW W W W SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 23 23 24 20 19 18 16 9 5 5 6 11 16 12 12 12 10 8 6 9 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD PR
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 57 40 51 26 41 24 43
TEMP 49 48 55 54 48 41 49 45 34 27 39 36 28 25 40 38
DEWPT 47 48 55 52 48 41 36 29 25 20 22 22 20 20 25 25
RH 93 100100 93100 100 61 53 69 74 50 56 71 81 55 59
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW NW W W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 80 20 5 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS IS NM O O IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-212215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
228 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 48 33 58 37 60
TEMP 45 44 44 46 46 44 41 38 36 34 41 55 58 52 45 43 40 38 45 57 60 54
DEWPT 44 42 43 43 42 39 37 34 32 30 35 42 45 44 41 40 39 37 42 47 46 46
MIN/MAX RH 80 88 60 97 61
RH 96 93 96 89 86 82 85 85 85 85 79 61 62 74 86 89 96 96 89 69 60 74
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 8 11 11 11 10 8 4 3 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3
WIND GUST 18 23 21
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 97 98 97 96 97 94 82 65 22 21 11 9 6 7 9 15 23 32 40 26 39 52
POP 12HR 80 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.40 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O O O NM NM IS IS
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 11 13 13 15 13<10<10<10<10<10<10 13 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 15 23<10
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N NW W SW W W SW SW W W W SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 19 23 21 20 19 16 14 8 5 5 8 14 16 12 13 12 10 8 6 10 11 10
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 57 40 50 25 41 23 42
TEMP 48 47 55 54 47 41 49 44 34 26 39 35 28 24 39 37
DEWPT 44 46 53 50 46 38 34 26 21 16 21 19 18 15 21 22
RH 86 96 93 86 96 89 56 49 58 65 48 52 66 68 48 54
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW NW W NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 80 20 5 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC O O IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-212215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
228 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025
Date Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 48 33 59 37 60
TEMP 45 44 44 45 46 44 41 38 36 34 42 56 59 53 46 44 40 38 45 57 60 54
DEWPT 42 40 41 41 40 37 35 33 31 28 32 39 42 42 41 40 38 37 40 44 44 44
MIN/MAX RH 75 85 52 96 55
RH 89 86 89 86 79 76 79 82 82 78 67 53 53 66 83 86 92 96 82 62 55 69
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 9 12 11 11 10 8 5 3 2 2 2 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 5 6 4
WIND GUST 21
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 96 98 96 95 97 93 84 61 26 37 10 6 6 8 9 11 20 30 39 24 28 54
POP 12HR 70 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.33 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM NM NM IS
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 12 12 13 15 14<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 15 23<10
T WIND DIR E NE NE NE N N N N W W SW W W SW SW W W W S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 20 19 19 17 13 10 5 4 5 8 12 17 12 14 12 10 6 5 8 11 9
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Date Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 57 40 50 26 41 23 41
TEMP 48 48 55 53 48 41 49 44 34 28 39 35 28 24 38 36
DEWPT 43 45 51 49 46 38 32 24 21 16 19 17 17 15 18 20
RH 83 89 86 86 93 89 52 45 58 60 44 47 63 68 44 52
PWIND DIR S S W NW NW NW W NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 80 20 5 5 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC O O IS
TSTMS IS
$$
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