Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 271818
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
118 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
KSZ058-280915-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
118 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
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 62 71 59 76 58
TEMP 72 67 64 64 64 64 65 67 69 69 65 63 61 59 66 72 75 73 65 61 60 59
DEWPT 63 64 64 64 64 64 65 66 68 67 64 62 61 58 63 64 65 66 63 61 60 59
MAX/MIN RH 100 89 100 71 100
RH 73 90100100100100100 97 97 93 97 97100 96 90 76 71 79 93100100100
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE E E E E SE S E E
WIND SPD 8 5 4 4 5 5 6 8 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 2 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 93 91 91 91 98 99 94 93 84 80 62 51 75 86 64 48 55 37 39 37 55 62
POP 12HR 90 90 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 1.06 0.33 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC O O O NM IS
TSTMS IS IS SC NM NM SC
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT 24 13<10<10<10<10 11 17 20 11<10<10<10<10 17 30 35 11<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E SE S SE E
T WIND SPD 17 13 13 13 11 13 14 11 9 11 11 9 8 8 11 11 11 8 8 5 6 5
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR
Date 08/30Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 61 80 60 81 60 83 62 81
TEMP 75 74 64 62 75 75 64 61 76 75 64 61 78 76 65 63 78 75
DEWPT 65 66 63 60 66 66 62 58 64 65 62 60 67 68 63 60 66 64
RH 71 76 97 93 74 74 93 90 66 71 93 97 69 76 93 90 67 69
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 10 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-280915-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
118 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 62 73 58 79 59
TEMP 77 72 65 63 64 62 65 68 71 72 65 62 60 58 67 76 78 77 66 64 61 59
DEWPT 56 59 60 62 63 62 65 66 65 64 62 62 60 58 63 61 59 59 59 60 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 100 52 95
RH 48 64 84 97 97100100 93 81 76 90100100100 87 60 52 54 78 87 90 96
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE E E SE E E E N NE E SE SE SE S S SE E
WIND SPD 9 8 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 FW SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 87 76 79 69 94 97 82 90 83 53 7 39 56 74 38 56 57 31 34 43 42 51
POP 12HR 40 30 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 41 13<10 11 10 10 12 21 28 16<10<10<10<10 15 47 58 13<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE E E E E SE NE NE E SE SE S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 17 16 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 5 3 5 4 4 8 11 10 8 8 6 9 6
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR
Date 08/30Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 62 79 60 80 60 83 62 81
TEMP 77 76 65 62 75 75 64 61 75 76 64 61 78 79 66 63 79 76
DEWPT 62 60 61 59 61 61 59 56 61 61 59 60 64 62 61 59 63 60
RH 60 58 87 90 62 62 84 84 62 60 84 97 62 56 84 87 58 58
PWIND DIR SE S SE SE S S SW SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 10 30 20 20 20 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-280915-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
118 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
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 60 75 57 81 58
TEMP 78 74 65 63 62 61 65 71 73 73 64 61 59 57 69 77 80 77 66 63 60 59
DEWPT 55 58 58 59 59 61 64 64 64 62 60 60 57 57 63 60 58 58 58 57 57 57
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 100 49 95
RH 45 57 78 87 90100 97 79 73 68 87 97 93100 81 56 47 52 75 81 90 93
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW N NE E SE SE SE S S S SE
WIND SPD 5 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 82 62 86 67 86 95 88 66 57 40 16 37 52 65 42 38 45 35 37 39 42 52
POP 12HR 20 20 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 47 16<10<10<10<10 12 23 33 17<10<10<10<10 15 53 65 14<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SE
T WIND SPD 17 14 11 11 9 8 9 8 8 5 3 5 4 3 5 11 10 8 9 10 10 6
SMOKE DISP EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR
Date 08/30Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 61 79 59 80 59 83 61 82
TEMP 78 77 65 62 75 74 63 59 76 76 63 61 79 79 65 62 79 76
DEWPT 61 59 59 57 60 59 56 53 59 59 57 57 63 61 59 58 61 59
RH 56 54 81 84 60 59 78 80 56 56 81 87 58 54 81 87 54 56
PWIND DIR SE S SE SE S S SW SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 10 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-280915-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
118 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Date 08/27/25 Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 60 79 57 81 58
TEMP 79 75 66 63 61 61 67 73 76 75 65 61 59 57 69 78 80 78 67 63 60 59
DEWPT 52 56 57 58 58 59 62 61 61 61 60 59 58 57 61 58 57 58 58 57 56 56
MAX/MIN RH 93 59 100 45 92
RH 39 52 73 84 90 93 84 66 60 62 84 93 96100 76 50 45 50 73 81 87 90
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW W S E SE SE SE SE S S SE
WIND SPD 8 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 2 2 1 1
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 68 63 79 53 66 87 69 46 43 39 36 29 57 56 47 34 45 45 41 42 41 48
POP 12HR 20 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 54<10<10<10<10<10 13 27 36 19<10<10<10<10 14 52 62<10<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW NW NW E SE SE SE SE S S SE
T WIND SPD 16 11 11 9 6 6 8 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 4 10 9 8 9 10 10 8
SMOKE DISP EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR
Date 08/30Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 82 61 78 59 80 59 83 61 82
TEMP 78 77 66 62 75 74 63 60 76 76 63 61 79 79 65 62 80 76
DEWPT 58 58 58 56 57 56 55 53 56 57 57 57 59 59 59 57 58 57
RH 50 52 75 81 54 53 75 78 50 52 81 87 50 50 81 84 47 52
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 30 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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