Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
123 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
KSZ058-150915-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
123 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
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 69 92 72 96 72
TEMP 89 88 77 73 70 69 82 88 91 91 81 77 74 73 85 93 95 92 83 78 75 73
DEWPT 66 67 68 69 68 68 72 71 70 70 71 72 70 69 73 72 71 72 72 71 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 97 48 88 45 90
RH 47 50 74 87 93 97 72 57 50 50 72 85 87 87 67 51 46 52 70 79 84 90
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 3 4 3 2 2 2 5 9 10 9 8 8 8 8 11 13 14 12 9 6 6 5
WIND GUST 18 19 17
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 10 11 8 12 15 28 16 18 10 6 9 2 8 17 12 7 16 23 8 19 30 64
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.21
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT 55 29<10<10<10<10 23 48 52 29<10<10<10<10 23 42 53 29<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 5 8 10 10 9 8 10 12 16 16 16 18 17 16 18 19 17 18 18 11 11 10
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR
Date 07/17Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
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 69 93 73 97 74 97 74 97
TEMP 85 83 73 70 88 89 77 74 92 92 79 75 93 92 79 75 94 93
DEWPT 72 71 71 69 72 72 70 69 71 70 69 68 71 71 69 68 70 71
RH 65 67 93 97 59 57 79 84 51 49 72 79 49 51 72 79 46 49
PWIND DIR S E S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 50 40 20 10 10 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-150915-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
123 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 68 93 72 96 69
TEMP 91 90 78 73 69 69 82 88 92 91 82 78 74 73 83 91 95 91 81 77 74 71
DEWPT 63 63 63 65 66 67 70 67 66 67 68 70 68 69 71 70 69 70 70 70 70 68
MAX/MIN RH 93 41 87 43 92
RH 40 41 60 76 90 93 67 50 43 45 63 76 82 87 67 50 43 50 69 79 87 90
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S E N
WIND SPD 5 5 5 4 3 4 6 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 10 11 11 10 9 8 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 0 0 6 1 10 24 11 22 13 8 22 20 32 41 19 12 27 32 43 52 71 87
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0 0.65
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT 68 33<10<10<10<10 32 59 71 43<10<10<10<10 21 51 73 31<10<10 10 12
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S W SW SW SW SE E NE E N
T WIND SPD 8 10 11 10 10 8 11 12 16 18 17 17 16 9 11 13 13 12 17 14 14 14
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR FR
Date 07/17Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 82 67 89 73 96 74 95 74 97
TEMP 79 78 70 69 83 88 77 75 91 91 79 75 91 90 79 76 93 93
DEWPT 69 68 68 67 71 71 70 68 69 69 70 69 71 70 69 67 69 68
RH 72 71 93 93 67 57 79 79 49 49 74 82 52 52 72 74 46 44
PWIND DIR NE NE SE S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 40 30 20 30 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-150915-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
123 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
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 66 92 71 95 66
TEMP 91 89 76 71 68 68 82 88 91 91 81 77 73 73 81 90 92 89 79 75 71 68
DEWPT 63 63 63 62 63 64 70 66 66 66 67 67 66 67 70 70 70 70 68 69 68 65
MAX/MIN RH 90 43 83 49 91
RH 40 42 64 73 84 87 67 48 44 44 63 71 79 81 69 52 49 54 69 82 90 90
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S SE NE N N
WIND SPD 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST 16
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 OV
CLOUDS (%) 3 2 2 3 8 30 6 19 13 10 21 32 37 46 22 19 28 34 35 67 68 92
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.57
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT 64 26<10<10<10<10 31 62 68 48<10<10<10<10 23 51 65 35<10 10<10 11
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE S SW SW SW E E NE NE N
T WIND SPD 6 9 9 11 10 9 12 14 16 16 17 17 19 11 13 10 9 12 18 13 11 13
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR FR
Date 07/17Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
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 81 65 88 72 94 71 92 73 96
TEMP 77 76 68 67 82 85 76 73 89 89 76 73 88 88 77 74 92 92
DEWPT 68 67 65 65 71 71 69 67 71 70 69 67 72 70 67 66 69 69
RH 74 74 90 93 69 63 79 81 56 54 79 81 59 55 71 76 47 47
PWIND DIR N NE SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 40 30 20 30 20 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-150915-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
123 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025
Date 07/14/25 Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 66 91 71 94 66
TEMP 89 87 76 71 68 68 82 87 90 89 80 77 73 72 81 88 90 87 78 75 71 68
DEWPT 64 65 63 61 62 63 68 66 65 66 65 67 65 66 69 70 70 69 68 67 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 87 42 81 52 90
RH 44 48 64 71 81 84 63 50 44 47 60 71 76 81 67 55 52 55 71 76 84 90
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE N N N
WIND SPD 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 6 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 8 8 6 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 1 1 1 2 5 23 9 23 12 9 15 32 45 52 28 29 20 30 38 72 80 91
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.47
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT 50 16<10<10<10<10 27 54 63 25<10<10<10<10 21 39 61 29<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW N NE E N NE N
T WIND SPD 6 9 10 11 10 9 11 12 16 12 13 18 17 12 12 10 10 13 11 9 11 16
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR
Date 07/17Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 65 86 71 92 71 90 72 94
TEMP 75 76 68 67 81 84 75 73 87 89 76 73 86 86 76 74 89 90
DEWPT 66 65 63 64 69 70 68 67 71 71 68 67 71 70 66 65 70 69
RH 74 69 84 90 67 63 79 81 59 56 76 81 61 59 71 74 54 50
PWIND DIR N NE SE SE S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 40 30 20 40 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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