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
327 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
KSZ058-062115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
327 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
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 98 71 97 73 99
TEMP 75 72 87 96 96 91 81 77 73 71 83 93 96 92 82 79 75 73 85 95 99 94
DEWPT 67 68 70 69 68 70 70 69 68 67 70 71 70 70 67 65 64 65 69 70 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 39 87 42 78 36
RH 76 87 57 42 40 50 69 76 84 87 65 49 43 49 61 62 69 76 59 45 36 43
WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE SE E SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 2 3 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 9 9 10 6 6 6 8 8 11 12 12 9
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 35 35 30 41 38 44 24 12 24 30 24 16 32 21 16 20 23 28 15 11 10 7
POP 12HR 30 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 11 81 63<10<10<10<10<10 19 66 79 13<10<10<10<10 25 71 91 30
T WIND DIR S S S S SE SE E SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S SW S S
T WIND SPD 8 6 6 6 8 9 12 16 14 13 16 12 13 12 17 17 16 16 19 19 18 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Date Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 74 95 67 87 65 90 67 92
TEMP 81 74 91 88 73 67 82 83 71 66 84 85 72 68 87 87
DEWPT 64 65 70 72 68 67 70 69 65 64 69 69 65 63 69 68
RH 56 74 50 59 84100 67 63 81 93 61 59 79 84 55 53
PWIND DIR S SW NE E SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 10 40 70 30 20 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-062115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
327 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 97 72 95 74 99
TEMP 76 73 85 94 96 91 80 77 74 72 80 91 94 91 82 80 77 75 86 96 99 96
DEWPT 68 68 70 70 69 70 70 69 67 67 69 71 70 69 67 64 63 64 67 69 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 42 83 46 69 36
RH 76 84 61 46 42 50 72 76 79 84 69 52 46 49 61 58 62 69 53 42 36 39
WIND DIR SE E SE S SE E E E E SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 3 3 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 8 10 11 12 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 13 10
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 33 51 61 55 47 49 27 24 34 50 25 12 23 17 27 34 41 39 23 9 15 14
POP 12HR 30 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.07 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 55 70 10<10<10<10<10 17 47 71 16<10<10<10<10 26 69 89 36
T WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 9 8 6 6 10 11 17 14 14 14 16 16 16 14 18 17 14 14 19 19 17 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR FR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Date Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 74 90 65 84 65 88 66 90
TEMP 82 74 87 83 71 66 79 80 69 66 83 84 71 68 87 84
DEWPT 66 67 69 68 66 64 66 65 63 62 67 68 64 62 67 67
RH 58 79 55 61 84 93 64 60 81 87 59 59 79 81 52 57
PWIND DIR S NE NE E SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 50 60 30 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-062115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
327 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
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 95 70 93 73 98
TEMP 74 72 84 92 94 87 78 75 72 70 80 89 93 89 80 78 75 74 85 95 98 94
DEWPT 67 67 71 71 70 70 69 67 66 65 68 70 70 70 65 62 60 61 66 68 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 46 83 48 65 37
RH 79 84 65 51 46 57 74 76 81 84 67 54 47 54 60 58 60 64 53 42 37 41
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 8 6 6 6 6 9 11 11 6
WIND GUST 19
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 34 57 58 53 55 56 37 34 37 46 37 24 22 11 35 35 41 44 20 21 17 18
POP 12HR 30 40 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.03 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 11 47 44<10<10<10<10<10 18 37 58 12<10<10<10<10 24 63 87 22
T WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 9 8 9 8 9 10 14 14 14 14 19 17 16 14 18 18 17 17 20 19 17 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
Date Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 72 88 62 83 63 86 65 89
TEMP 79 72 85 81 69 63 78 79 68 64 82 82 70 66 85 83
DEWPT 65 66 68 66 63 62 65 64 61 59 66 66 62 60 66 66
RH 62 81 57 60 81 97 64 60 78 84 58 58 76 81 53 57
PWIND DIR SW NE NE E SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 50 50 60 30 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-062115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
327 AM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 94 70 92 75 97
TEMP 75 72 83 92 92 85 77 75 72 70 79 88 91 89 81 78 77 76 86 95 97 94
DEWPT 68 69 71 71 70 70 69 68 66 64 66 69 69 69 64 61 59 61 65 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 48 83 47 61 37
RH 79 90 67 51 49 61 76 79 81 81 64 54 49 52 56 56 54 60 50 39 36 40
WIND DIR E E SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 6 6 6 8 6 6 8 9 11 11 12 9 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 8
WIND GUST 23 24
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 24 60 50 56 57 56 41 43 41 42 55 37 17 13 30 34 42 45 25 18 19 25
POP 12HR 40 40 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.13 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 40 46<10<10<10<10<10 17 31 51 11<10<10<10<10 25 57 85 12
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 9 9 11 8 11 11 17 14 16 16 20 18 17 16 18 18 16 16 20 19 18 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR
Date Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 86 63 81 63 84 65 88
TEMP 79 73 83 81 68 63 77 79 67 64 81 81 69 67 85 82
DEWPT 65 67 66 65 62 61 63 63 61 59 64 65 62 60 64 65
RH 62 81 57 58 81 93 62 58 81 84 56 58 78 78 50 56
PWIND DIR SW NE NE E SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 60 40 60 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS NM SC IS SC NM IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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