Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 151815
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
115 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
KSZ058-160915-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
115 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 73 96 69 82 67
TEMP 92 91 81 78 75 74 84 91 95 92 82 76 72 70 74 76 78 78 73 70 68 68
DEWPT 71 72 71 71 71 70 73 72 72 71 71 71 70 69 70 70 70 69 70 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 90 47 97 74 100
RH 51 54 72 79 87 87 70 54 48 51 69 85 93 97 87 82 76 74 90 93 97100
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 10 9 8 8 8 8 10 13 13 10 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST 18 18 18
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 23 8 4 7 9 17 5 13 19 26 43 47 67 91 81 72 74 66 71 61 66 71
POP 12HR 0 5 40 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.80 0.08 0.03
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT 57 33<10<10<10<10 23 43 53 30<10<10<10<10 18 17 23 18<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S S SW S S S E NE NE NE NE NE E E E
T WIND SPD 16 17 17 18 16 13 20 21 20 19 12 13 12 12 12 14 8 9 10 12 10 5
SMOKE DISP EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 72 95 74 97 74 96 74 98
TEMP 84 87 77 73 91 91 79 75 92 93 79 75 92 92 80 75 94 94
DEWPT 73 72 71 69 72 71 71 69 72 71 71 68 71 71 70 68 72 71
RH 70 61 82 87 54 52 77 82 52 49 77 79 51 51 72 79 49 47
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-160915-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
115 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 74 96 67 76 66
TEMP 92 91 83 79 76 74 83 92 94 91 79 74 69 67 69 72 75 75 70 69 67 67
DEWPT 68 68 69 70 69 68 70 70 69 69 70 70 68 65 65 64 65 64 65 65 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 83 43 97 68 94
RH 46 47 63 74 79 82 65 49 44 49 74 87 97 93 87 76 71 69 84 87 90 93
WIND DIR S S S S NE SE SW SW SW SE N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND SPD 10 10 9 9 9 8 10 11 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 6 5 4 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 20 9 18 23 38 53 27 26 30 51 65 64 88 93 78 71 69 60 79 70 74 66
POP 12HR 10 20 60 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.52 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT 78 45<10<10<10<10 24 52 65 37<10<10 13 13 20 25 31 27<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR S S S S N S SW SW SW S SW N N N NE NE NE E NE E E E
T WIND SPD 14 16 17 16 13 11 17 13 11 11 9 13 19 20 17 10 8 9 8 6 9 10
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR FR FR GD FR FR FR PR PR PR PR
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 73 94 74 95 73 96 75 97
TEMP 81 86 77 74 89 90 78 75 91 89 77 75 90 92 79 76 93 94
DEWPT 70 71 71 69 71 70 71 69 71 70 69 69 70 70 69 68 71 70
RH 69 61 82 84 56 52 79 82 52 54 76 82 52 49 72 76 49 46
PWIND DIR SE S S S S SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 30 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-160915-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
115 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 71 94 64 74 63
TEMP 92 90 81 78 73 71 81 91 93 88 77 73 67 65 67 70 73 73 69 66 64 65
DEWPT 66 67 67 68 66 66 70 70 70 71 68 67 65 62 63 63 64 63 62 62 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 83 48 93 71 91
RH 43 47 63 71 79 84 69 50 47 57 74 81 93 90 87 78 73 71 78 87 90 90
WIND DIR S S S S NW S S SW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E
WIND SPD 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 2 2 2 3
WIND GUST 16 16
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 10 11 29 45 50 63 36 30 35 60 60 74 88 95 80 74 70 62 57 66 73 72
POP 12HR 30 30 60 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.39 0.03 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
MIX HGT 77 39<10<10<10<10 21 47 54 31<10<10 14 13 20 28 33 30<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR S S S S SW S SW SW W NE N NE N N N NE NE NE E E E E
T WIND SPD 14 12 16 16 14 9 12 11 10 13 17 18 20 14 17 9 8 6 5 6 10 9
SMOKE DISP EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 71 92 72 93 72 94 73 96
TEMP 80 84 75 73 87 88 76 73 88 86 75 73 88 89 77 75 91 92
DEWPT 70 71 69 68 71 71 69 68 71 70 67 66 71 70 68 67 72 70
RH 72 65 82 84 59 57 79 84 57 59 76 79 57 54 74 76 54 49
PWIND DIR SE S S SE SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 40 30 30 30 30 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-160915-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
115 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 71 91 63 74 62
TEMP 91 90 80 78 73 73 80 88 91 87 77 72 67 64 66 70 73 74 68 66 64 64
DEWPT 65 67 66 66 66 65 68 70 70 70 67 66 63 61 60 61 61 61 62 60 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 81 50 91 64 90
RH 42 47 62 67 79 76 67 55 50 57 71 81 87 90 81 73 66 64 81 81 87 90
WIND DIR S SE SE S SW SW SW W W N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E
WIND SPD 8 5 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 9 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 10 3 24 53 65 65 53 39 31 46 66 80 89 95 80 79 66 54 50 61 79 77
POP 12HR 30 40 60 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0.33 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT 73 25<10<10<10<10 16 36 48 13<10<10 11<10 19 27 33 30<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR S S S S NW S SW W SW N N NE N N N NE NE E E E E E
T WIND SPD 14 11 13 16 14 9 10 10 10 10 16 13 17 13 16 8 6 6 5 6 8 9
SMOKE DISP EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR FR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 71 91 72 91 71 92 73 94
TEMP 78 83 75 73 87 87 76 73 87 85 75 72 86 88 77 75 90 91
DEWPT 68 70 68 67 71 71 68 67 71 71 67 66 71 71 67 67 71 70
RH 71 65 79 81 59 59 76 81 59 63 76 81 61 57 71 76 54 50
PWIND DIR SE S S SE SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 40 30 30 30 30 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
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