Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 010902
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
402 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
KSZ058-012115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
402 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 74 59 75 56 82
TEMP 65 62 66 71 72 68 64 62 60 59 65 71 74 71 63 60 58 57 70 77 79 73
DEWPT 64 62 65 67 68 67 64 62 60 59 63 65 65 65 62 60 58 57 65 67 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 82 100 73 100 66
RH 97100 97 87 87 97100100100100 93 81 74 81 97100100100 84 71 67 81
WIND DIR S E SE SE E E E E NE NE NE N N N NW W W SW SW SW W NW
WIND SPD 2 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 69 96 71 62 52 41 62 68 73 65 54 54 30 7 3 7 20 37 13 13 25 43
POP 12HR 70 40 10 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.18 0 0 0.04
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 14 27 33<10<10<10<10<10 13 28 35 12<10<10<10<10 14 35 47<10
T WIND DIR SE E SE S SE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N NW W W SW W W N
T WIND SPD 5 6 10 9 9 8 9 8 6 5 6 8 8 6 5 3 4 5 8 11 11 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
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 52 73 56 76 51 75 55 78
TEMP 59 52 68 70 60 58 71 69 56 52 70 69 58 56 72 71
DEWPT 58 51 55 58 56 55 57 55 51 48 53 56 53 51 58 62
RH 96 96 63 66 87 90 61 61 83 86 55 63 83 83 61 73
PWIND DIR N NW SW NW NE E SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 0 10 10 5 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC
$$
KSZ024-012115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
402 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 70 58 76 57 80
TEMP 65 64 65 67 68 66 61 60 59 58 64 68 72 72 63 60 58 58 68 77 77 72
DEWPT 63 62 63 64 64 62 58 60 59 58 62 63 62 61 59 59 57 56 64 65 64 62
MIN/MAX RH 82 100 67 97 64
RH 93 93 93 90 87 87 90100100100 93 84 71 68 87 96 96 93 87 67 64 71
WIND DIR E SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW W NW N
WIND SPD 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 5 8 9 8
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 92 96 84 64 67 70 81 86 88 71 59 41 30 5 1 4 10 26 19 26 44 44
POP 12HR 70 30 5 0 40
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.03 0 0 0.07
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 11 21 21<10<10<10<10<10 12 25 31<10<10<10<10<10 11 37 17<10
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE SE S SW SW SW SW W N N
T WIND SPD 9 10 13 13 13 11 11 6 6 8 6 8 6 3 5 6 9 9 11 12 11 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR
Date Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 73 56 74 49 75 54 78
TEMP 56 50 67 70 61 58 69 70 54 49 67 69 57 54 72 72
DEWPT 52 48 51 54 54 52 53 52 48 46 50 51 49 49 57 57
RH 86 93 56 57 78 80 57 53 80 89 54 53 75 83 59 59
PWIND DIR N NW SW NW N E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 0 10 5 5 0 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS SC
$$
KSZ012-012115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
402 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
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 68 57 76 56 78
TEMP 65 63 65 65 67 66 61 59 59 57 64 71 74 72 62 59 57 57 68 75 75 70
DEWPT 62 60 62 63 62 60 57 57 57 56 60 61 60 61 58 56 55 55 63 65 63 61
MIN/MAX RH 79 98 62 94 66
RH 90 90 90 93 84 81 87 93 93 96 87 71 62 68 87 90 93 93 84 71 66 73
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N
WIND SPD 5 4 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 5 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 92 95 87 83 78 59 74 81 80 71 53 26 19 4 2 3 9 24 33 40 41 44
POP 12HR 70 20 5 5 50
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.05 0 0 0.03
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 11 17 20<10<10<10<10<10 10 31 40<10<10<10<10<10 14 42 31 24
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE NE E NE SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N
T WIND SPD 9 11 13 14 14 10 8 6 6 5 4 5 4 4 5 8 10 10 11 12 13 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
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 47 71 54 73 46 73 52 77
TEMP 54 48 66 69 59 57 69 68 52 47 67 68 55 54 72 72
DEWPT 49 45 50 53 51 50 52 50 46 43 48 51 47 46 54 56
RH 83 89 56 57 75 77 55 52 80 86 50 54 74 74 53 57
PWIND DIR N NW SW NW N N E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 30 0 10 5 0 0 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-012115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
402 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025
Date Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 67 56 77 56 77
TEMP 65 63 64 64 66 66 60 58 57 56 64 71 74 72 62 59 57 58 68 74 74 67
DEWPT 63 60 60 60 59 59 57 57 55 55 58 58 58 60 58 56 55 55 61 62 60 58
MIN/MAX RH 74 98 57 92 62
RH 93 90 87 87 78 78 90 96 93 96 81 63 57 66 87 90 93 90 78 66 62 73
WIND DIR E E SE E E E E NE NE N N N NW W SW SW SW SW W NW NW N
WIND SPD 9 8 9 10 10 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 8 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 92 92 87 86 83 80 78 72 71 64 49 21 25 2 4 2 8 26 39 48 55 53
POP 12HR 80 20 10 5 50
QPF 12HR 0.25 0.05 0 0 0.05
RAIN SHWRS NM O NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 13 21<10<10<10<10<10 10 35 44<10<10<10<10<10 14 36 33 21
T WIND DIR E SE SE SE E E E E NE NE E NE NE W SW SW SW SW W NW NW N
T WIND SPD 11 11 12 14 17 9 9 6 6 4 4 5 3 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 70 53 72 45 72 52 76
TEMP 53 47 65 67 57 56 69 67 51 46 67 67 55 53 72 71
DEWPT 48 43 46 52 51 48 50 49 45 42 46 50 46 44 51 55
RH 83 86 50 59 80 74 51 52 80 86 47 54 72 71 48 57
PWIND DIR N NW SW NW NW NW E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 0 10 5 0 0 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
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