Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 150831
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
331 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
KSZ058-152130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
331 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25
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 84 64 87 69 91
TEMP 69 69 75 81 84 83 74 69 66 64 77 84 87 85 75 72 70 69 79 87 90 88
DEWPT 67 67 69 70 69 69 68 67 65 64 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 74 75 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 58 100 60
RH 93 93 82 69 61 63 82 93 97100 79 65 57 61 84 93 97100 85 68 60 63
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 4 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 5 6 9 8 5 5 6 6 10 13 17 13
WIND GUST 24 27 24
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 78 86 71 44 49 48 34 37 30 57 39 34 23 17 15 34 48 74 56 54 29 56
POP 12HR 10 5 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0.01 0.07
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 17 32 42 24<10<10<10<10 18 35 40 18<10<10<10<10 16 29 36 16
T WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 6 4 6 8 6 6 9 6 5 5 6 9 10 12 12 13 16 19 28 32 31 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Date Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
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 69 85 64 88 70 93 73 92
TEMP 75 69 82 83 69 65 85 86 73 71 90 89 79 73 89 88
DEWPT 71 69 70 69 65 65 69 70 69 69 72 71 70 67 70 69
RH 87100 67 63 87100 59 59 87 93 56 56 74 81 54 54
PWIND DIR SW NW NW SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 20 10 0 5 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS NM NM IS IS
TSTMS NM SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-152130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
331 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 87 65 88 69 89
TEMP 70 70 77 83 86 85 76 71 67 67 78 85 88 87 76 73 70 69 79 85 88 85
DEWPT 67 68 69 68 67 66 67 67 65 65 68 68 68 67 67 68 67 68 72 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 50 97 52 94 60
RH 90 93 76 61 53 53 74 87 93 93 71 57 52 52 74 84 90 97 79 65 59 65
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE S S S S
WIND SPD 2 3 5 8 8 5 5 4 3 3 5 9 10 10 6 6 6 6 10 11 12 12
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 68 83 47 41 41 45 31 28 32 59 31 30 28 19 34 42 54 80 65 60 50 62
POP 12HR 10 10 5 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.21
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC O
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC NM
MIX HGT <10<10 21 41 46 25<10<10<10<10 21 38 42 26<10<10<10<10 15 23 33 11
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 6 5 6 9 8 6 10 8 6 6 8 11 13 13 13 14 13 16 19 21 19 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 83 64 88 70 93 75 93
TEMP 73 68 80 81 67 66 85 86 74 71 90 91 80 75 90 90
DEWPT 68 67 67 65 64 63 65 66 66 67 69 68 67 66 67 66
RH 84 97 65 58 90 90 51 51 76 87 50 47 65 74 47 45
PWIND DIR SW NW NW SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 20 5 0 5 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O NM IS IS
TSTMS NM NM IS IS
$$
KSZ012-152130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
331 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25
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 87 66 88 68 88
TEMP 70 71 78 85 87 85 76 71 68 67 80 86 88 87 76 73 69 69 79 85 87 82
DEWPT 66 66 69 67 66 65 66 65 64 64 68 68 66 65 65 65 65 65 70 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 49 91 48 88 57
RH 87 84 74 55 50 51 71 81 87 90 67 55 48 48 69 76 87 87 74 61 57 67
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 4 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 4 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 10 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 66 76 53 34 35 35 35 32 32 58 31 28 31 15 23 35 47 85 73 59 66 65
POP 12HR 10 10 5 30 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0 0.09 0.61
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC NM NM O
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM
MIX HGT <10<10 24 44 49 22<10<10<10<10 25 43 46 30<10<10<10<10 14 30 33 10
T WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S SW
T WIND SPD 5 6 10 10 8 6 10 10 9 6 9 12 13 14 14 16 14 16 17 24 18 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR EX GD FR
Date Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
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 66 83 62 88 69 93 74 94
TEMP 72 67 80 80 67 63 83 87 73 70 90 91 79 74 91 90
DEWPT 66 65 66 64 61 61 64 64 64 65 69 67 65 64 67 65
RH 81 93 62 58 81 93 53 46 73 84 50 45 62 71 45 44
PWIND DIR SW NW NW SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 20 5 0 5 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O NM IS IS
TSTMS NM NM IS IS
$$
KSZ012-152130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
331 AM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025
Date Sun 06/15/25 Mon 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 87 67 89 68 88
TEMP 71 71 80 85 87 86 76 72 68 69 80 86 89 89 77 73 70 69 79 84 86 83
DEWPT 66 66 67 67 65 64 67 66 65 64 67 66 65 63 64 63 64 64 68 68 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 47 90 44 85 53
RH 84 84 65 55 48 48 74 81 90 84 65 51 45 42 64 71 81 84 69 59 53 59
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 3 5 8 8 6 5 4 4 3 5 8 10 9 6 6 5 5 8 10 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 69 81 55 41 32 43 37 31 30 52 34 35 28 21 19 36 46 84 70 70 71 69
POP 12HR 10 10 5 30 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0.10 0.80
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC NM NM O
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM
MIX HGT <10<10 23 43 52 24<10<10<10<10 25 43 49 31<10<10<10<10 15 33 25<10
T WIND DIR S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S SW S SW
T WIND SPD 8 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 10 8 6 11 13 13 14 16 12 11 17 25 16 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR EX GD FR
Date Wed 06/18/25Thu 06/19/25Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 83 62 87 68 93 75 94
TEMP 72 67 80 80 66 64 83 87 73 69 90 91 80 75 91 91
DEWPT 65 64 64 62 60 60 62 62 62 64 67 65 65 64 65 64
RH 79 90 58 54 81 87 49 43 68 84 47 42 60 69 42 41
PWIND DIR SW NW NW W S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 20 5 0 5 5 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O NM IS IS
TSTMS NM NM IS IS
$$
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