Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 130926
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
326 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
KSZ058-132215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
326 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 73 51 74 52 75
TEMP 42 51 66 73 65 58 57 54 52 58 69 74 66 59 56 55 53 58 70 74 64
DEWPT 38 43 51 55 55 54 54 54 52 56 57 56 57 56 55 54 53 54 51 48 45
MIN/MAX RH 52 100 54 100 39
RH 86 74 58 53 70 86 90100100 93 66 53 73 90 96 96100 86 51 40 50
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW N
WIND SPD 4 6 11 10 6 6 6 6 6 9 10 11 5 5 6 6 6 8 10 10 5
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 54 58 52 38 42 58 15 26 33 41 15 20 23 29 48 53 60 51 34 31 29
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 13 17<10<10<10<10<10<10 17 20<10<10<10<10<10<10 11 20<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W NW N
T WIND SPD 11 11 14 13 13 16 17 14 13 14 13 14 11 16 14 13 11 10 10 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 64 47 66 41 56 38 56
TEMP 50 42 61 56 48 47 63 58 47 41 56 50 42 39 53 51
DEWPT 43 38 39 40 38 40 50 45 41 38 42 41 39 39 45 45
RH 77 86 44 55 68 76 62 62 79 89 59 71 89 100 74 80
PWIND DIR N E SE SE N N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 20 0 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-132215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
326 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 71 47 75 50 72
TEMP 41 49 66 71 63 56 52 49 47 54 67 74 67 59 56 53 50 57 69 72 64
DEWPT 37 41 46 49 50 51 51 49 47 52 54 53 52 53 51 50 48 49 44 42 42
MIN/MAX RH 45 100 47 93 34
RH 85 74 48 46 62 83 96100100 93 63 48 59 80 83 89 93 75 40 34 45
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW W NW N N
WIND SPD 5 6 9 10 6 5 4 3 3 8 9 10 6 6 6 6 6 9 11 11 6
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 70 44 42 54 62 59 28 23 41 53 18 18 24 43 53 65 63 61 48 35 21
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 13 15<10<10<10<10<10<10 11 15<10<10<10<10<10<10 19 27<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W NW N N
T WIND SPD 11 12 14 13 12 12 11 11 9 10 11 13 12 14 16 14 13 11 12 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 61 42 61 40 52 35 52
TEMP 48 39 58 54 45 43 58 55 44 40 51 47 41 36 49 48
DEWPT 39 35 34 34 32 33 44 41 39 36 38 36 36 35 39 38
RH 71 85 40 46 60 67 59 59 82 85 61 65 82 96 68 68
PWIND DIR N E E SE N N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 20 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-132215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
326 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 70 46 74 50 71
TEMP 40 49 64 70 62 53 51 48 47 54 67 74 65 59 56 53 50 58 69 71 62
DEWPT 36 40 45 47 48 49 49 48 47 51 52 51 51 50 49 47 45 46 41 40 39
MIN/MAX RH 44 100 44 82 32
RH 85 71 50 44 60 86 93100100 90 59 44 60 72 77 80 83 64 36 32 43
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW SW W NW N N
WIND SPD 4 6 10 10 5 4 3 3 3 6 8 9 4 4 4 5 5 6 10 9 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 74 51 43 53 56 58 30 29 48 48 12 18 27 47 56 67 66 56 42 29 17
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 15 20<10<10<10<10<10<10 12 13<10<10<10<10<10<10 19 27<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW N N
T WIND SPD 11 12 17 16 11 13 11 11 9 11 12 14 13 17 17 17 16 13 14 19 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 61 41 60 38 52 34 51
TEMP 47 38 57 53 43 41 57 54 43 39 50 47 39 35 48 47
DEWPT 36 31 31 30 27 29 42 39 38 33 37 35 33 30 36 35
RH 65 76 37 41 53 62 57 57 82 79 61 63 79 82 63 63
PWIND DIR N E SE SE NE N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 10 40 30 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-132215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
326 AM CST Thu Nov 13 2025
Date Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 70 46 74 50 70
TEMP 40 50 66 70 62 54 51 48 46 55 68 74 65 59 57 54 51 58 67 70 61
DEWPT 35 39 43 44 47 48 48 48 46 49 52 50 49 49 49 47 45 44 40 38 39
MIN/MAX RH 39 100 43 79 31
RH 82 66 43 39 58 80 89100100 80 57 43 56 69 75 77 80 59 37 31 44
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW SW W NW N N
WIND SPD 5 8 11 11 6 6 4 4 4 8 10 11 5 6 8 8 6 9 11 11 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 76 53 33 39 60 52 26 22 49 47 7 17 28 50 57 66 74 59 42 29 18
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 16 22<10<10<10<10<10<10 12 14<10<10<10<10<10<10 21 30<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW W W NW N N
T WIND SPD 12 14 17 16 11 13 12 11 10 11 12 14 13 17 18 17 14 13 16 19 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 60 39 60 38 52 34 51
TEMP 45 37 57 52 42 40 56 54 44 39 50 47 39 35 48 47
DEWPT 34 29 28 28 26 26 39 38 37 33 36 34 31 29 34 34
RH 65 72 33 39 53 57 53 54 76 79 58 60 73 78 58 60
PWIND DIR N E SE E NE N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 30 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC
$$
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
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