Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 240700
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
200 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
KSZ058-242100-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
200 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 85 72 93 74 98
TEMP 69 69 72 76 83 84 77 76 74 73 83 89 92 91 82 78 76 74 86 94 97 94
DEWPT 67 67 71 74 76 76 75 74 73 73 77 78 78 77 77 75 73 72 76 76 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 78 100 61 94 46
RH 93 93 97 94 80 77 94 94 97100 82 70 64 64 85 91 90 93 72 56 46 53
WIND DIR E SE S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 6 9 10 10 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 5 6 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 80 94 91 86 54 70 64 75 80 65 29 10 34 48 14 17 13 29 8 1 4 7
POP 12HR 90 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.60 0.02 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O O O SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 13 25 13<10<10<10<10 18 38 44 13<10<10<10<10 12 42 57<10
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 12 13 12 16 12 11 11 10 9 9 5 8 8 9 11 10 10 11 14 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX PR
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 77 100 76 96 74 94 74 95
TEMP 82 77 96 96 81 77 93 92 79 75 91 91 79 75 91 92
DEWPT 68 64 70 71 67 66 71 73 71 70 72 72 69 68 71 71
RH 63 64 43 45 63 69 49 54 77 84 54 54 72 79 52 51
PWIND DIR S SW S S SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10
$$
KSZ024-242100-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
200 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 82 70 91 73 96
TEMP 67 67 70 74 80 81 75 73 72 71 81 86 90 89 79 77 75 74 84 92 95 93
DEWPT 66 67 69 72 75 75 74 73 72 71 77 78 77 78 76 75 73 72 77 77 75 76
MIN/MAX RH 82 100 66 97 52
RH 97100 97 93 85 82 97100100100 88 77 66 70 91 94 94 93 80 62 53 58
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S
WIND SPD 6 8 8 9 9 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 8 10 9
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 96 99 91 77 71 65 59 63 57 73 29 32 49 35 22 22 16 34 10 3 5 5
POP 12HR 90 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.71 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O O O SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 15 21 10<10<10<10<10 14 32 41 20<10<10<10<10 13 35 48 14
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SE S S S W S S S SE S S SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 10 11 13 16 10 9 9 8 6 6 4 5 8 9 10 10 8 11 14 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 77 98 76 93 73 92 73 92
TEMP 81 77 94 96 80 77 90 90 77 74 89 89 77 75 89 89
DEWPT 70 66 71 74 70 68 73 73 72 70 72 72 70 68 72 72
RH 69 69 47 49 72 74 58 58 85 87 57 57 79 79 57 57
PWIND DIR S SW S E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 0 10 10 10 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-242100-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
200 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 81 68 90 72 95
TEMP 66 66 69 73 79 79 73 72 70 70 80 86 89 88 79 75 74 73 84 91 95 92
DEWPT 63 64 68 70 73 73 71 70 70 69 76 77 76 77 74 72 71 70 76 77 74 75
MIN/MAX RH 81 100 65 93 53
RH 90 93 97 90 82 82 93 93100 97 88 75 66 70 85 90 90 90 77 64 51 58
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 5 6 8 6 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 6 9 8
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 97100 93 88 79 56 61 86 69 64 37 45 49 40 24 24 18 38 8 8 5 5
POP 12HR 90 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.65 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O O O SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 11 14 20 14<10<10<10<10 16 30 37 15<10<10<10<10 14 38 50 17
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S W SE S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 12 12 11 14 10 9 9 8 6 6 5 5 6 8 11 9 9 12 16 14 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 77 96 74 92 72 91 72 91
TEMP 80 77 93 94 79 76 89 89 76 73 87 88 76 73 87 88
DEWPT 68 65 71 74 69 67 73 73 69 68 72 72 68 67 71 71
RH 67 67 49 53 72 74 59 59 79 84 61 59 76 81 59 57
PWIND DIR S SW SE E E SE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW CL FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 0 10 10 10 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-242100-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
200 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 79 68 90 72 95
TEMP 67 66 69 72 77 78 73 72 70 69 80 86 90 89 79 75 74 73 84 92 95 93
DEWPT 62 63 65 68 70 71 70 70 70 69 75 75 75 76 74 72 71 71 77 76 74 76
MIN/MAX RH 78 100 62 94 51
RH 84 90 87 87 79 79 90 93100100 85 70 62 66 85 90 90 93 80 60 51 58
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 8 8 8 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 8 10 10
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 94 99 90 93 91 64 51 77 72 64 44 32 39 44 21 21 25 43 10 11 6 5
POP 12HR 90 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.65 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O O NM SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 10 13 16 13<10<10<10<10 17 29 38 13<10<10<10<10 15 38 52 12
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S W S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 12 12 13 11 9 10 9 8 5 5 5 6 6 8 10 10 10 13 14 14 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 77 96 74 92 72 90 72 91
TEMP 80 77 93 94 78 75 89 89 76 73 87 88 76 73 88 89
DEWPT 69 66 71 75 71 68 72 72 70 68 70 71 69 67 70 71
RH 69 69 49 54 79 79 57 57 82 84 57 57 79 81 55 56
PWIND DIR S SW SE E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 10 5 10 10
$$
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