Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 280855
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
355 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
KSZ058-282115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
355 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
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 81 60 81 58 76
TEMP 62 60 67 77 81 75 68 64 62 60 67 77 81 74 66 63 61 59 66 73 75 68
DEWPT 56 56 59 60 60 59 58 59 60 60 64 65 64 64 63 63 61 59 64 65 63 61
MIN/MAX RH 50 100 57 100 68
RH 81 87 75 56 49 58 70 84 93100 90 67 56 71 90100100100 93 76 66 78
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 10 11 14 18 18 11 10 9 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 3
WIND GUST 21 26 31 32 24 20
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 16 27 8 8 0 0 1 7 21 46 20 30 34 70 58 45 51 64 85 86 83 88
POP 12HR 20 10 20 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 11 26 35<10<10<10<10<10 12 29 37<10<10<10<10<10<10 30 29 11
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW S S SW S S S SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 17 18 23 27 26 19 19 18 14 10 10 8 10 10 10 12 10 10 11 16 14 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
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 54 69 52 72 54 71 51 66
TEMP 59 55 66 64 57 53 69 67 58 55 68 65 56 52 64 60
DEWPT 59 55 58 58 57 53 60 59 58 55 63 60 56 52 54 52
RH 100100 75 81100100 73 75100100 84 84100100 70 75
PWIND DIR S SE S SE SE SE NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 50 50 40 20 50 80 70 50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC O NM NM NM SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-282115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
355 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 81 58 77 57 75
TEMP 59 60 67 78 81 76 68 64 61 59 63 72 75 72 65 62 60 58 65 73 74 68
DEWPT 55 56 57 57 57 58 59 60 60 59 60 60 60 61 61 61 60 58 62 62 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 44 100 57 100 63
RH 87 87 70 48 44 54 73 87 97100 90 66 60 68 87 97100100 90 68 64 78
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 8 10 12 18 19 11 9 5 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 3
WIND GUST 23 31 23 19
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 39 32 2 2 0 16 43 46 44 38 53 52 39 54 66 55 76 66 71 79 81 86
POP 12HR 5 50 20 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.02 0.13
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM NM
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 11 25 35<10<10<10<10<10 11 20 28<10<10<10<10<10 12 28 24<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NE NE SE SE E E SE SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 14 20 26 27 18 17 10 8 6 9 10 11 11 14 10 10 10 11 14 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 69 52 71 54 70 50 65
TEMP 59 55 66 64 57 53 68 65 59 55 67 65 57 51 62 59
DEWPT 59 55 56 56 56 53 56 57 57 55 59 57 55 51 50 49
RH 100100 70 75 96100 65 75 93100 75 75 93100 65 69
PWIND DIR S SE E SE SE SE N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 70 50 30 10 40 80 70 50
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC O O NM NM SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-282115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
355 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
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 81 57 75 56 75
TEMP 58 59 67 77 80 75 67 64 61 58 63 71 74 69 64 60 59 57 65 72 74 68
DEWPT 54 54 57 57 57 57 57 58 58 56 58 59 58 58 58 58 58 57 61 61 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 45 97 57 100 63
RH 86 83 70 50 45 54 70 81 90 93 84 66 57 68 81 93 96100 87 68 62 76
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 6 6 11 14 16 8 5 3 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 2
WIND GUST 17 23 27 28 20 16
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC CL FW CL SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 55 32 5 14 1 37 52 64 47 58 39 48 62 54 70 67 68 75 76 79 81 78
POP 12HR 10 50 10 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0.03 0.11
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS NM NM NM NM SC SC NM NM NM
TSTMS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 25 43<10<10<10<10<10 12 22 24<10<10<10<10<10 12 24 23<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW N N NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 16 23 27 29 17 16 10 8 9 11 9 10 10 13 13 11 10 12 13 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
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 54 69 52 71 54 69 50 65
TEMP 59 55 66 63 57 53 68 65 58 55 66 64 56 51 62 59
DEWPT 57 55 55 54 55 53 56 55 55 55 58 56 54 50 51 48
RH 93100 68 72 93100 65 70 90100 75 75 93 96 67 67
PWIND DIR S SE E SE SE SE N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 70 50 30 5 40 80 70 60
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC SC SC IS SC O NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-282115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
355 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 81 56 74 57 74
TEMP 60 60 67 77 81 75 67 63 60 57 62 71 74 68 63 60 59 58 65 72 74 68
DEWPT 53 53 56 56 56 56 57 58 58 55 57 57 56 56 56 56 57 57 59 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 43 96 54 99 60
RH 78 78 68 48 42 52 70 84 93 93 84 61 53 65 78 87 93 96 81 64 59 73
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW NW N N NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 8 11 16 19 19 11 9 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 4 3
WIND GUST 27 31 32 23
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 58 26 6 17 1 37 37 63 46 38 50 43 57 42 67 67 80 87 80 72 81 81
POP 12HR 10 60 10 70 70
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0.07 0.09
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC NM NM NM
TSTMS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 25 39<10<10<10<10<10 12 22 30<10<10 13<10<10 12 25 23<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW N N NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 16 23 28 29 18 14 11 10 9 11 10 11 10 13 14 13 11 13 13 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 69 54 70 55 68 52 65
TEMP 59 57 67 63 57 54 69 65 59 56 67 63 56 52 64 60
DEWPT 57 55 55 55 54 53 55 55 55 55 57 55 53 50 50 49
RH 93 93 65 75 90 96 61 70 87 96 70 75 90 93 60 67
PWIND DIR S SE E E SE SE NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 70 50 40 10 40 80 70 60
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC O NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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