Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 150915
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
415 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
KSZ058-152115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
415 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 93 73 95 70 82
TEMP 70 83 90 93 90 80 77 75 73 84 91 94 90 81 77 73 70 77 80 80 79
DEWPT 69 73 71 70 70 72 72 71 69 73 73 72 72 72 72 70 69 71 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 48 87 49 97 71
RH 97 72 54 47 52 77 85 87 87 70 56 49 56 74 85 90 97 82 74 72 74
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 6 9 11 10 8 9 8 10 12 16 17 11 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST 18 19 18
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 18 6 21 21 12 4 4 33 35 11 4 24 22 28 45 57 83 79 74 75 81
POP 12HR 5 5 10 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.24 0.24
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 24 52 57 29<10<10<10<10 20 43 48 26<10<10<10<10 17 18 22 12
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S N E NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 11 13 14 17 16 17 14 11 13 17 18 20 11 10 12 13 11 11 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
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 91 73 95 74 97 75 96
TEMP 70 69 84 89 77 74 91 92 80 75 93 92 80 76 93 93
DEWPT 68 68 73 73 71 69 72 71 71 69 72 72 70 68 72 72
RH 93 97 70 59 82 84 54 51 74 82 51 52 72 76 51 51
PWIND DIR E SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 20 10 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-152115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
415 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 93 71 94 67 76
TEMP 70 83 89 92 91 81 78 74 72 80 90 93 90 79 75 71 68 70 73 74 74
DEWPT 67 70 67 66 68 68 70 68 67 70 70 69 70 70 70 68 66 66 67 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 42 86 46 94 76
RH 90 65 48 43 47 65 76 82 84 72 52 46 52 74 84 90 93 87 81 76 76
WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW SE S S SW SE NE NE N N NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 8 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 11 13 14 10 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6
WIND GUST 20
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 7 2 13 13 16 7 31 52 65 46 30 39 47 69 60 80 93 77 71 77 72
POP 12HR 0 40 20 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.09 0.67 0.09
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10 28 63 68 41<10<10<10<10 18 45 66 28<10<10<10 12 15 19 25 18
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S NE E S S SW SE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 12 14 16 14 17 17 14 10 11 13 14 11 11 13 13 19 20 16 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD FR
Date Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 86 72 94 73 95 73 96
TEMP 68 67 80 85 76 74 90 91 79 75 91 91 80 76 91 92
DEWPT 65 66 71 72 71 69 71 71 70 69 71 71 70 69 71 70
RH 90 97 74 65 85 84 54 52 74 82 52 52 72 79 52 49
PWIND DIR E SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 20 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-152115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
415 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 92 70 92 64 75
TEMP 68 82 89 92 90 80 77 73 71 78 88 91 87 77 72 69 65 67 70 72 73
DEWPT 65 70 68 66 67 68 68 66 65 69 70 71 70 69 67 65 63 64 65 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 43 84 52 92 75
RH 90 67 50 43 47 67 74 79 81 74 55 52 57 76 84 87 93 90 84 79 76
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S NW S S SW W SE N N N N N N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 5 8 8 6 5 6 6 8 10 11 11 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 4
WIND GUST 17 18
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 7 1 13 11 13 10 36 68 77 51 31 34 48 61 67 82 98 83 74 79 77
POP 12HR 0 50 20 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.15 0.20 0.65 0.05
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 27 61 70 42<10<10<10<10 16 44 60 28<10<10 13 14 17 20 33 22
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW SE S SW SW SE N N N NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 10 12 14 16 14 14 16 14 9 10 11 11 6 14 12 18 17 17 12 14 12
SMOKE DISP PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD FR
Date Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
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 64 85 71 92 72 93 72 95
TEMP 66 66 79 83 74 72 88 88 77 74 89 89 78 74 90 91
DEWPT 62 63 71 71 69 68 72 71 69 67 72 71 69 67 71 70
RH 87 90 77 67 84 87 59 57 76 79 57 56 74 79 54 50
PWIND DIR E SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 30 40 20 30 10 30 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
$$
KSZ012-152115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
415 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date Tue 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 91 70 90 63 75
TEMP 67 81 88 91 89 80 78 73 71 78 85 89 87 76 72 68 65 67 69 72 73
DEWPT 65 70 68 67 68 66 67 66 65 68 70 70 70 68 66 64 61 61 62 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 45 84 54 86 68
RH 93 69 52 45 50 62 69 79 81 71 61 54 57 76 81 87 87 81 78 71 71
WIND DIR S S S S S S S W S SW W NW N N N N N N N NE NE
WIND SPD 4 6 9 10 6 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 5
WIND GUST 18
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 4 2 12 9 8 11 46 75 65 54 31 33 38 56 71 85 96 85 75 75 72
POP 12HR 0 50 20 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.24 0.07 0.55 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10 21 58 70 22<10<10<10<10 17 39 60 27<10<10 13 13 19 25 40 25
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S W E SW SW SW N N N N N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 10 12 13 16 12 14 16 16 9 9 10 10 9 14 9 18 13 14 11 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD FR
Date Fri 07/18/25Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 84 71 91 72 91 72 93
TEMP 66 65 78 82 74 72 87 87 77 74 87 88 77 73 89 90
DEWPT 61 62 68 70 68 68 72 72 68 67 71 70 68 67 71 70
RH 84 90 71 67 82 87 61 61 74 79 59 55 74 81 56 52
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 10 30 40 30 30 20 30 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
$$
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