Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 210940
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
440 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
KSZ058-212115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
440 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
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 92 68 88 66 85
TEMP 67 78 86 91 88 78 73 70 68 77 83 87 85 76 71 68 66 74 81 84 82
DEWPT 67 71 70 69 71 70 69 68 68 71 71 71 71 70 69 67 65 68 68 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 49 100 56 99 60
RH 100 79 59 49 57 76 87 93100 82 67 59 63 82 93 97 97 82 65 61 67
WIND DIR SE S E E N E NE E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 5 4 6 8 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 26 14 31 20 40 41 49 39 35 48 24 10 16 13 15 37 51 44 66 67 61
POP 12HR 10 20 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10 11 24 43<10<10<10<10<10 15 28 42 13<10<10<10<10 15 20 24 12
T WIND DIR S S SE E NE N NE SE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 9 8 4 5 12 11 9 9 10 11 10 10 10 11 13 12 12 14 12 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 66 90 68 88 68 87 65 89
TEMP 71 66 84 86 74 69 83 85 72 68 81 83 71 66 83 86
DEWPT 65 66 73 74 71 68 74 74 71 68 72 71 68 66 69 69
RH 81100 70 68 90 97 74 70 97100 74 67 90100 63 57
PWIND DIR E SE E E E N NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW CL FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 40 5 5 5 30 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-212115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
440 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 89 67 85 65 82
TEMP 66 75 85 88 85 75 72 69 67 74 80 84 82 73 70 67 65 72 78 81 78
DEWPT 66 69 71 71 73 71 70 68 67 69 70 69 70 68 67 65 63 65 66 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 59 93 63
RH 100 82 63 57 67 87 93 97100 84 72 61 67 84 90 93 93 79 67 63 71
WIND DIR S SW N NE E S N NE E E E NE E E E E E E SE E E
WIND SPD 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 5 6 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC B1 B1 FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 14 48 34 54 57 24 52 55 47 33 30 22 16 19 43 40 63 71 63 79 62
POP 12HR 20 30 20 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0.03
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS
MIX HGT <10 11 23 28<10<10<10<10<10 13 34 47 14<10<10<10<10 16 26 27 13
T WIND DIR S SW W E S NW N NE E E NE NE E E E E E E SE E E
T WIND SPD 9 6 5 6 10 11 8 12 10 10 9 6 8 10 11 12 12 13 11 13 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 86 67 86 67 85 65 86
TEMP 69 65 80 83 72 67 82 83 72 67 81 82 70 66 82 83
DEWPT 64 63 71 73 70 67 72 73 71 67 69 70 67 64 67 69
RH 84 93 74 72 93100 72 72 97100 67 67 90 93 61 63
PWIND DIR E SE E E NE N NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 10 5 10 40 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC
$$
KSZ012-212115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
440 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
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 66 84 63 81
TEMP 65 75 83 86 83 74 71 68 66 73 79 82 81 72 68 65 63 72 77 80 77
DEWPT 64 69 70 71 72 69 68 66 65 69 68 68 68 65 64 62 61 63 63 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 59 97 60 93 60
RH 97 82 65 61 70 84 90 93 97 87 69 63 65 79 87 90 93 73 62 60 67
WIND DIR S SW NW N W NE N NE E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE E
WIND SPD 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 20 44 48 53 52 22 45 53 54 29 34 28 14 21 26 44 65 65 71 84 66
POP 12HR 20 30 20 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.03 0.01 0 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10 11 25 29<10<10<10<10<10 15 34 47 20<10<10<10<10 14 29 27 12
T WIND DIR S SW W W SW NW N NE E E NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE E
T WIND SPD 9 9 6 9 6 8 9 12 6 9 9 6 6 10 11 11 11 13 11 11 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 64 85 66 85 66 84 63 86
TEMP 68 65 78 81 70 67 80 81 71 66 79 81 68 64 81 82
DEWPT 61 61 69 72 68 65 71 72 69 65 68 67 65 62 66 67
RH 78 87 74 74 93 93 74 74 93 97 69 63 90 93 60 61
PWIND DIR SE SE E E N N N NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 20 5 10 40 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-212115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
440 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 87 65 84 63 80
TEMP 66 76 83 85 84 73 70 67 66 73 79 82 81 71 67 65 63 72 77 79 77
DEWPT 64 68 69 70 70 69 68 66 65 67 66 66 66 65 64 62 60 61 61 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 59 97 56 92 56
RH 93 76 63 61 63 87 93 97 97 81 64 58 60 81 90 90 90 68 58 58 62
WIND DIR S SW NW NW NW N N NE SW NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 3 4
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 23 29 60 52 30 22 25 45 49 28 7 10 12 12 27 43 66 60 63 84 66
POP 12HR 20 20 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.02 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 13 26 25<10<10<10<10<10 12 36 47 12<10<10<10<10 14 31 22 11
T WIND DIR S SW NW W W W N E SE E NE NE N NE E E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 10 8 5 5 8 8 10 6 5 6 6 6 9 11 11 9 12 11 11 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 83 65 84 66 84 63 85
TEMP 68 65 77 80 70 66 80 82 70 66 80 81 68 64 81 83
DEWPT 61 61 67 70 67 65 70 71 69 66 66 65 65 62 64 65
RH 78 87 71 72 90 97 72 69 97100 62 58 90 93 56 55
PWIND DIR SE SE E E W NW N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 30 5 10 30 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC
$$
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
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