Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 200750
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
250 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
KSZ058-202115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
250 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 80 63 75 55 70
TEMP 69 68 72 77 79 74 69 67 66 65 67 72 73 69 64 61 58 56 61 67 69 65
DEWPT 69 68 71 71 71 70 69 67 66 65 67 68 67 66 64 61 58 56 61 62 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 79 100 75
RH 100100 97 82 77 87100100100100100 87 81 90100100100100100 84 76 87
WIND DIR N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 3 4 5 6 8 6 4 4 5 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 6 8 8 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 51 58 52 49 82 80 94 83 67 73 59 82 73 37 30 51 62 74 63 59 41 31
POP 12HR 60 40 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.09 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10 13 14 17 24 12<10<10<10<10 21 32 29 14<10<10<10<10 23 33 36 24
T WIND DIR E NE E N N N N N N N N N N N NE N NE N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 8 8 8 12 9 12 13 11 11 11 12 13 12 11 13 12 12 12 14 12 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 50 71 52 73 56 75 58 78
TEMP 57 51 68 65 56 53 69 68 60 58 72 70 61 59 75 72
DEWPT 57 51 58 59 56 53 61 63 60 58 64 65 61 59 66 66
RH 100100 70 81100100 76 84100100 76 84100100 74 81
PWIND DIR NE E E E E E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-202115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
250 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 74 61 70 54 66
TEMP 68 66 67 71 73 70 67 66 65 63 64 67 69 65 61 59 57 55 58 63 65 63
DEWPT 68 66 67 69 69 68 67 66 65 63 64 66 66 64 61 59 57 55 58 60 60 59
MIN/MAX RH 86 100 87 100 83
RH 100100100 93 87 93100100100100100 97 90 97100100100100100 90 84 87
WIND DIR NE N NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 5 8 8 8 8 6 6 4 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 5 5 6 6 8 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 56 70 81 79 75 83 88 75 75 78 67 84 58 65 57 74 72 77 67 62 56 40
POP 12HR 50 30 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.04 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC IS
MIX HGT 13 13 14 19 22 14 13 12<10 13 17 29 31 13 14 13 13<10 22 32 31 21
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 11 12 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 12 11 11 13 14 11 11 13 12 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR FR FR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 67 51 69 55 72 57 75
TEMP 55 50 64 63 55 53 66 66 59 57 70 67 61 58 72 70
DEWPT 55 50 58 58 55 53 62 63 59 57 65 65 61 58 68 66
RH 100100 81 84100100 87 90100100 84 93100100 87 87
PWIND DIR NE E E SE E E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 20 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-202115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
250 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 73 59 68 52 64
TEMP 67 64 66 70 71 68 65 64 63 62 63 65 67 63 59 57 55 53 57 61 64 61
DEWPT 66 63 64 66 67 66 64 63 62 61 62 63 62 61 58 57 55 53 56 58 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 84 100 80
RH 97 97 93 87 87 93 97 97 97 97 97 93 84 93 96100100100 96 90 81 87
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 66 91 80 87 86 89 85 81 76 93 71 89 44 46 72 73 72 84 64 64 63 53
POP 12HR 50 40 40 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.04 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC
MIX HGT 13 13 14 19 21 14<10 13 12 12 15 24 27 15 18 13 13<10 19 32 35 16
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 11 12 12 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 11 12 13 12 11 12 13 12 10 9
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 47 65 49 67 53 71 55 73
TEMP 52 48 61 61 53 52 63 64 58 56 68 66 59 57 69 68
DEWPT 52 48 55 56 52 51 60 61 57 56 63 63 59 57 65 65
RH 100100 81 84 96 96 90 90 96100 84 90100100 87 90
PWIND DIR E E E SE E E SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 20 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-202115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
250 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 72 59 66 53 63
TEMP 67 64 66 69 72 69 64 64 63 61 63 63 66 63 58 57 55 54 57 60 63 60
DEWPT 65 62 63 64 65 65 64 63 62 61 60 60 59 59 57 56 55 54 54 55 55 56
MIN/MAX RH 80 100 78 100 75
RH 93 93 90 84 79 87100 97 97100 90 90 78 87 96 96100100 90 84 75 87
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 6 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 6 8 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 71 91 81 88 88 89 94 84 88 90 81 89 82 75 68 78 81 88 67 67 64 59
POP 12HR 30 40 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.06 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS SC
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT 13 13 15 20 20 14<10 11 12 12 15 22 24 14 20 13 13<10 19 34 38 12
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 11 11 11 10 11 10 10 9 10 9 10 11 11 12 13 12 11 11 11 12 10 8
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 64 49 66 54 69 55 72
TEMP 52 48 61 61 53 52 63 64 58 57 67 66 59 58 68 68
DEWPT 51 48 53 55 51 51 57 59 56 56 61 62 59 58 63 63
RH 96100 75 81 93 96 81 84 93 96 81 87100100 84 84
PWIND DIR E E E SE E E SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 20 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
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