


Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
342 FNUS83 KTOP 050836 FWLTOP Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts National Weather Service Topeka KS 336 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 KSZ058-052115- Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford) 38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft 336 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 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 83 61 83 57 68 TEMP 63 62 71 81 83 77 69 66 63 62 71 79 81 73 66 62 59 57 60 64 67 63 DEWPT 57 58 62 63 62 61 59 59 60 60 65 66 65 66 63 61 59 57 58 58 57 55 MIN/MAX RH 50 92 59 100 70 RH 81 87 73 54 49 58 70 78 90 93 81 64 58 79 90 97100100 93 81 70 75 WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S E SE S NE N N N N N N N N N WIND SPD 12 13 17 18 17 11 10 6 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 5 WIND GUST 24 32 29 27 23 CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC CLOUDS (%) 12 6 5 1 0 8 4 15 24 26 51 49 54 52 54 71 86 92 81 76 65 50 POP 12HR 0 5 40 50 30 QPF 12HR 0 0 0.11 0.12 0.04 RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC MIX HGT <10<10 17 31 34<10<10<10<10<10<10 37 41<10 10 12 14 13 16 23 27 12 T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S N N N N N N N N N T WIND SPD 19 19 26 25 23 17 18 16 11 9 9 9 6 8 11 10 12 12 13 11 10 10 SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25 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 53 73 57 80 60 81 58 80 TEMP 56 53 69 68 59 57 75 74 64 60 78 75 63 59 76 74 DEWPT 51 47 54 57 55 57 65 66 61 60 66 64 60 57 63 61 RH 83 80 59 68 87100 71 76 90100 67 69 90 93 64 64 PWIND DIR NE E SE S S SW S S WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW POP 12HR 5 10 5 20 20 10 10 10 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS $$ KSZ024-052115- Potawatomi Indian Reservation 39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft 336 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 MAX/MIN 85 62 75 53 63 TEMP 65 63 71 81 84 80 72 70 67 64 66 73 73 65 59 57 55 53 56 61 63 60 DEWPT 56 57 60 60 60 59 58 58 59 60 63 64 63 59 57 55 54 52 54 52 50 49 MIN/MAX RH 45 95 72 98 63 RH 73 81 68 49 44 49 61 66 75 87 90 73 71 81 93 93 96 96 93 72 62 67 WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW N NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE WIND SPD 13 14 18 18 16 11 10 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 WIND GUST 32 29 26 CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC CLOUDS (%) 3 6 7 15 14 24 23 63 55 85 69 71 70 63 67 82 86 89 72 65 49 31 POP 12HR 5 30 60 60 20 QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.33 0.19 0.02 RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM IS IS TSTMS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS MIX HGT <10<10 16 29 42 12<10<10<10<10<10 21 12<10 12 12 12 12 17 29 33<10 T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S N E S S N N N N N N NE NE NE NE T WIND SPD 18 17 26 26 25 17 18 12 10 5 8 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 13 11 11 10 SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR GD PR Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MIN/MAX TEMP 49 69 55 78 60 79 58 79 TEMP 53 49 66 65 58 55 74 74 64 60 77 74 62 59 76 75 DEWPT 46 43 49 51 51 53 62 62 60 59 64 61 57 56 60 57 RH 77 80 54 60 77 93 66 66 87 96 64 64 84 90 58 54 PWIND DIR NE E SE S S SW SE S WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW POP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 10 RAIN SHWRS IS IS TSTMS IS IS $$ KSZ012-052115- Kickapoo Indian Reservation 39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft 336 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 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 84 59 71 51 63 TEMP 65 63 72 81 84 80 72 69 66 60 64 69 68 62 56 55 53 52 56 61 63 60 DEWPT 56 55 59 60 60 60 58 59 57 58 62 62 60 56 54 52 51 49 51 50 48 48 MIN/MAX RH 44 100 76 93 59 RH 73 75 64 49 44 51 61 70 73 93 93 78 76 81 93 90 93 89 83 67 58 64 WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW N NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE WIND SPD 10 11 13 16 12 6 5 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 2 WIND GUST 26 32 29 26 19 CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW CLOUDS (%) 5 5 19 16 21 33 40 78 76 87 76 80 63 61 76 87 90 84 67 55 41 24 POP 12HR 10 50 70 70 20 QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.43 0.26 0.03 RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM IS IS TSTMS IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS MIX HGT <10<10 18 34 42 12<10<10<10<10<10 19 12 10 13 13 13 13 16 28 34<10 T WIND DIR S S S SW S S S S N NE SE S N N N N N N NE NE NE NE T WIND SPD 20 20 27 28 25 17 19 12 11 5 9 9 11 11 12 12 16 14 13 12 11 9 SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD PR Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25 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 47 68 53 78 58 78 57 79 TEMP 51 47 65 64 56 54 74 73 63 59 77 73 61 57 76 74 DEWPT 44 41 47 49 47 49 61 61 58 56 62 60 55 52 58 56 RH 77 79 52 58 72 83 64 66 84 90 60 64 81 83 54 53 PWIND DIR NE E SE S S SW S S WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW POP 12HR 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 20 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS $$ KSZ012-052115- Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation 39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft 336 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 MAX/MIN 85 59 70 52 63 TEMP 66 64 72 81 84 80 72 69 65 60 63 67 67 61 56 55 54 52 56 61 63 60 DEWPT 56 55 57 58 58 58 58 59 57 58 60 59 57 55 54 52 50 48 49 46 45 46 MIN/MAX RH 41 99 71 92 52 RH 70 73 59 46 41 47 61 70 75 93 90 75 70 81 93 90 86 86 77 58 52 60 WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW N N NE N N N N N N N N NE NE NE WIND SPD 16 17 19 19 14 10 9 5 5 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 WIND GUST 29 34 31 27 CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CLOUDS (%) 3 3 30 27 24 38 52 80 82 88 85 85 80 77 87 87 83 75 58 55 40 25 POP 12HR 10 60 80 60 10 QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0.42 0.27 0 RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM O O NM NM NM NM NM NM TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC MIX HGT <10<10 18 32 44<10<10<10<10<10 11 19 12 12 13 13 13 12 16 27 33<10 T WIND DIR S S S SW S S S SW N E E SE N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE T WIND SPD 21 20 29 28 26 17 18 12 10 6 9 10 13 12 11 11 14 12 12 12 12 9 SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR FR FR PR FR GD GD PR Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 MIN/MAX TEMP 46 68 53 78 58 78 57 79 TEMP 51 47 65 63 56 54 74 73 64 59 76 73 61 58 76 73 DEWPT 44 40 45 46 45 47 57 58 57 55 59 58 54 52 56 55 RH 77 76 48 54 66 77 55 59 78 87 56 59 78 80 50 53 PWIND DIR NE SE SE S S SW S S WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW POP 12HR 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 20 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS $$ 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