Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 120748
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
248 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
KSZ058-122115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
248 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
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 88 66 86 67 93
TEMP 69 68 77 84 86 81 73 70 68 66 73 82 83 80 73 71 69 69 79 89 92 88
DEWPT 65 67 72 74 76 75 72 70 68 66 73 76 77 76 72 69 68 67 72 75 74 73
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 75 99 57
RH 87 97 85 72 72 82 97100100100100 82 82 88 97 93 97 93 79 64 56 61
WIND DIR SE N SE SE E NE E E E E SE S SE E E E SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 8 9 8 9 8 8 9 12 17 18 12
WIND GUST 27 31 24
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B1 SC SC FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 7 51 46 35 13 64 26 48 54 65 55 27 5 24 33 26 27 28 12 7 7 1
POP 12HR 50 30 50 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.17 0.05 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 22 36<10<10<10<10<10 12 30 40 14<10<10<10<10 17 37 57 21
T WIND DIR S NE SE S E E E E E E S S S E E E SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 12 11 5 8 6 16 11 9 9 16 17 11 16 16 16 14 12 17 21 25 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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 71 91 68 90 66 84 63 83
TEMP 78 72 88 84 74 70 86 84 72 68 80 78 68 63 79 77
DEWPT 68 67 74 75 70 68 74 75 70 67 72 72 67 63 69 69
RH 71 84 63 74 87 93 68 74 93 97 77 82 97100 72 76
PWIND DIR S S SE S SE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 30 40 30 60 50 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-122115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
248 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 85 63 79 63 91
TEMP 69 68 74 82 84 79 69 67 65 64 69 74 77 75 68 66 66 65 74 86 91 88
DEWPT 65 67 70 70 70 68 66 65 64 64 69 71 72 70 68 66 66 65 70 73 74 72
MIN/MAX RH 63 100 83 100 58
RH 87 97 87 67 63 69 90 93 97100100 90 85 84100100100100 87 65 58 59
WIND DIR E NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE E E E SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 4 3 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 11 11 11 10 10 10 12 17 19 14
WIND GUST 29 26
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 12 54 40 30 25 30 42 53 75 76 77 64 68 89 46 58 59 55 36 14 20 13
POP 12HR 30 50 70 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.25 0.25 0.14 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC SC NM IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 27 37 11<10<10<10<10 15 25 22 12<10<10<10 11 16 30 47 24
T WIND DIR S W NW N N NE E E E E SE E E E E E E SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 11 13 9 9 11 14 12 11 10 9 12 9 13 16 19 18 14 16 17 21 21 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR FR FR GD EX GD
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 85 65 85 64 79 62 80
TEMP 77 70 81 78 69 67 80 79 70 66 75 75 66 62 76 74
DEWPT 69 68 72 72 69 67 73 73 69 66 71 70 66 62 68 68
RH 76 93 74 82100100 79 82 97100 87 84100100 76 82
PWIND DIR S E E S NE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 80 80 60 70 50 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC NM O O NM NM SC NM NM SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-122115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
248 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
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 83 60 76 61 90
TEMP 68 67 74 80 82 77 68 66 63 61 67 71 75 71 65 64 63 63 72 84 90 86
DEWPT 64 64 67 68 67 64 62 61 61 61 66 69 69 67 64 63 62 62 68 72 73 72
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 81 100 59
RH 87 90 79 67 61 64 81 84 93100 97 93 82 87 97 97 97 97 87 67 58 63
WIND DIR W NW N N NE N NE NE NE E E E E NE E E E SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 4 2 5 8 6 4 3 3 2 3 4 6 8 8 8 5 8 8 10 13 16 12
WIND GUST 20 26 29 26
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 27 55 48 47 40 31 41 41 58 85 65 72 81 83 54 53 62 68 38 32 27 12
POP 12HR 20 60 70 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.14 0.87 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 28 33<10<10<10<10<10 17 22 17 14<10<10<10<10 15 29 40 18
T WIND DIR SW W N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE S S S
T WIND SPD 13 13 10 11 13 12 10 10 9 10 11 10 12 18 19 17 16 16 19 23 21 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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 68 81 62 82 62 77 59 78
TEMP 75 68 77 74 67 65 77 77 68 64 73 73 64 60 74 73
DEWPT 67 66 71 71 66 65 72 72 67 64 69 69 63 60 67 67
RH 76 93 82 90 97100 85 85 97100 87 87 97100 79 81
PWIND DIR S E E S N NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 80 80 70 70 50 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC O O O O NM SC NM NM SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-122115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
248 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 82 61 73 61 89
TEMP 69 66 74 79 81 76 67 65 63 62 66 70 73 70 64 63 63 63 71 83 89 85
DEWPT 64 64 66 65 64 62 61 60 60 60 64 66 66 64 62 61 61 61 66 70 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 56 94 78 97 58
RH 84 93 76 62 56 62 81 84 90 93 93 87 79 81 93 93 93 93 84 65 57 65
WIND DIR SW W NW N NE N NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 4 3 9 10 9 5 4 3 3 4 6 9 10 10 10 9 11 13 13 18 20 14
WIND GUST 20 25 29 33 29
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 37 56 40 39 48 47 31 33 68 68 73 77 82 87 54 58 64 72 48 34 25 12
POP 12HR 20 50 70 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.21 0.48 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 16 29 33<10 11<10<10<10 13 20 18 16<10<10<10<10 14 26 38 16
T WIND DIR SW W NW N NE N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE S S
T WIND SPD 13 9 12 13 14 12 8 8 6 9 11 12 16 18 19 17 17 17 20 21 23 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 79 62 80 63 76 60 77
TEMP 75 69 76 73 66 64 76 76 68 65 73 72 64 60 74 73
DEWPT 68 67 70 69 66 64 71 71 67 64 67 67 63 59 66 67
RH 79 93 82 87100100 85 85 97 97 81 84 97 96 76 81
PWIND DIR S NE E S N NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 90 90 80 70 50 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC O O O O O SC NM NM SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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