Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 270855
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
355 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
KSZ058-272115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
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 76 64 78 64 79
TEMP 65 64 69 74 76 72 68 66 65 64 68 76 78 73 68 65 64 64 70 76 78 73
DEWPT 64 64 68 69 69 69 67 65 63 62 64 66 66 66 64 62 61 61 65 68 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 76 97 67 91 74
RH 97100 97 84 79 90 97 97 93 93 87 71 67 79 87 90 90 90 84 76 74 90
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE
WIND SPD 6 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 3 5 4 5 8 10 12 11 6
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 59 58 72 71 71 61 62 60 65 80 51 44 43 36 66 60 71 75 77 78 76 85
POP 12HR 20 20 10 5 70
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS SC SC NM NM O
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 14 26 23<10<10<10<10<10 12 25 35<10<10<10<10<10 13 24 25<10
T WIND DIR SE S S S E NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 11 11 11 9 6 9 12 10 10 10 12 11 11 8 11 12 13 16 20 19 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 66 77 65 74 59 73 57 73
TEMP 68 66 74 73 68 66 72 69 62 60 70 68 59 58 71 68
DEWPT 67 66 71 71 68 66 70 68 62 59 63 63 59 58 64 64
RH 97100 90 93100100 93 97100 96 78 84100100 79 87
PWIND DIR S S SE SE NE NE NE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 90 80 80 60 40 10 20
RAIN SHWRS O O O O O NM O NM NM SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-272115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 75 63 76 62 78
TEMP 66 64 68 73 75 71 68 65 64 63 67 73 76 72 66 65 64 63 67 74 76 72
DEWPT 64 63 66 68 68 68 66 64 63 61 62 64 64 64 62 61 60 60 63 67 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 79 97 68 91 80
RH 93 97 93 84 79 90 93 97 97 93 84 73 66 76 87 87 87 90 87 79 79 90
WIND DIR SE E SE E E NE E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S SE
WIND SPD 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 4 6 5 6 6 9 10 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 81 78 71 79 69 63 66 63 76 88 79 61 53 29 61 71 81 83 84 83 85 86
POP 12HR 30 10 10 5 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.33
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS NM NM O O O
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 13 21 26<10<10<10<10<10 12 23 32<10<10<10<10<10 15 20 22<10
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 8 9 6 6 10 10 10 9 9 11 12 11 8 12 13 12 12 17 14 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 76 63 73 58 71 56 72
TEMP 67 65 72 71 67 65 70 68 61 59 67 67 58 57 68 66
DEWPT 67 65 70 70 67 64 67 64 59 56 60 61 58 56 62 62
RH 100100 93 97100 97 90 87 93 90 78 81100 96 81 87
PWIND DIR S S SE NE NE NE E NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 80 80 70 50 40 10 20
RAIN SHWRS O O O O O O NM NM SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-272115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
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 75 62 75 61 77
TEMP 64 63 68 73 75 71 67 64 63 62 66 73 75 71 65 64 63 62 67 73 75 72
DEWPT 62 61 64 66 67 66 63 61 60 59 59 62 62 62 59 58 57 57 61 65 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 76 92 64 84 76
RH 93 93 87 79 76 84 87 90 90 90 78 68 64 73 81 81 81 84 81 76 76 87
WIND DIR SE E SE E E NE E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 5 3 4 3 4 4 6 9 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS (%) 79 83 71 82 73 69 60 61 72 89 79 62 58 46 49 60 74 88 86 93 92 90
POP 12HR 30 10 10 0 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.31
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS NM NM O O O
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 12 18 24<10<10<10<10<10 12 26 32<10<10<10<10<10 14 21 22<10
T WIND DIR S SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 8 8 6 8 9 10 10 9 9 11 12 10 8 12 13 12 13 18 17 13 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR
Date Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 63 76 62 73 57 71 55 71
TEMP 66 64 72 71 66 63 69 68 61 58 67 66 58 56 68 66
DEWPT 65 63 68 68 65 62 65 62 56 53 58 59 55 53 60 59
RH 97 97 87 90 97 97 87 81 84 83 73 78 90 90 76 78
PWIND DIR S S SE NE NE NE E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 80 80 70 50 40 10 20
RAIN SHWRS O O O O O O NM NM SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-272115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
355 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 74 62 76 61 77
TEMP 64 63 66 72 74 70 66 64 63 62 66 73 76 71 65 64 63 62 67 73 76 71
DEWPT 62 61 63 64 64 64 62 61 59 58 57 59 59 60 58 56 56 55 59 63 65 66
MIN/MAX RH 71 90 57 80 69
RH 93 93 90 76 71 81 87 90 87 87 73 62 56 68 78 75 78 78 75 71 69 84
WIND DIR SE E SE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 6 8 6 4 5 5 6 8 9 10 9 6
WIND GUST 20
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS (%) 76 77 72 73 72 62 55 58 78 89 74 55 57 43 47 65 76 89 77 90 92 90
POP 12HR 30 10 5 0 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.33
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM O O O
TSTMS SC IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 11 17 22<10<10<10<10<10 12 27 34<10<10<10<10<10 14 23 19<10
T WIND DIR SE E SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 8 8 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 11 9 12 13 12 12 17 17 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR
Date Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 75 63 73 57 70 55 71
TEMP 66 65 72 70 66 64 70 68 60 58 67 66 58 56 68 65
DEWPT 65 63 66 67 64 62 62 60 55 53 56 57 54 53 57 58
RH 97 93 81 90 93 93 76 76 84 83 68 73 86 90 68 78
PWIND DIR S S SE NE NE NE E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 80 80 70 50 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS O O O NM O NM NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
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