Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 180839
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
339 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
KSZ058-182115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
339 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25
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 89 74 98 75 98
TEMP 71 71 77 82 86 85 78 77 75 75 84 93 97 93 84 80 77 75 85 94 97 94
DEWPT 69 70 75 76 75 75 74 73 70 69 71 71 69 70 69 68 67 67 71 72 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 68 81 40 76 43
RH 93 97 94 82 70 72 88 87 84 82 65 49 40 47 61 67 71 76 63 49 43 49
WIND DIR E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 3 4 6 8 5 5 5 6 5 8 10 11 9 8 8 8 8 10 11 13 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 68 77 71 60 51 24 27 19 8 22 16 11 6 4 17 21 26 37 16 6 5 10
POP 12HR 20 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10 13 30 36 15<10<10<10<10 13 27 40 13<10<10<10<10 19 36 39 24
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S SW S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 9 9 9 12 16 13 18 19 18 17 23 21 24 19 21 21 19 19 23 17 18 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX GD
Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25
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 75 97 76 99 76 100 75 100
TEMP 82 75 93 95 82 76 95 95 82 76 96 96 81 76 97 96
DEWPT 69 67 71 71 68 67 70 70 67 65 69 69 67 65 68 68
RH 65 76 49 46 63 74 45 45 61 69 42 42 63 69 39 40
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 10 5 10 5
$$
KSZ024-182115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
339 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 89 73 97 74 96
TEMP 69 69 75 82 86 87 79 77 75 73 82 90 96 93 83 80 76 74 84 91 96 94
DEWPT 67 68 72 75 75 74 73 72 70 69 71 71 69 70 69 68 66 66 70 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 65 86 42 76 44
RH 93 97 90 79 70 65 82 85 84 87 69 54 42 47 63 67 71 76 63 52 43 46
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S S SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 5 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 10 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 80 77 75 70 58 33 32 24 34 45 31 23 13 7 42 35 56 57 36 16 18 16
POP 12HR 20 20 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10 13 29 28 22<10<10<10<10 15 28 48 21<10<10<10<10 16 33 51 26
T WIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW S SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 8 9 9 11 14 13 14 17 17 14 12 14 21 18 21 19 12 13 16 11 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 97 75 98 76 100 76 100
TEMP 82 75 93 94 81 75 94 95 82 76 96 97 82 76 96 97
DEWPT 69 67 70 70 68 67 70 69 67 65 68 66 67 64 66 64
RH 65 76 47 46 65 76 46 43 61 69 40 36 61 66 38 34
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 10 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-182115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
339 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25
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 87 72 94 71 94
TEMP 67 66 75 81 84 85 78 76 74 72 81 90 93 91 81 77 73 72 83 89 93 92
DEWPT 63 65 70 73 75 74 71 70 68 68 73 72 72 72 69 68 66 65 70 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 69 84 50 79 49
RH 87 97 84 77 74 70 79 82 82 87 77 56 51 54 67 74 79 79 65 56 49 51
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S SE S S SE S S S E SE S S SE S S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 4 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 82 85 76 64 63 39 24 36 32 64 29 23 24 16 43 45 59 68 43 26 25 16
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10 15 28 30 24<10<10<10<10 17 28 48 14<10<10<10<10 16 24 34 21
T WIND DIR E E S S S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 8 9 9 11 14 12 14 16 17 14 12 10 18 13 19 16 10 8 14 9 17 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25
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 73 96 73 97 74 98 74 98
TEMP 79 74 92 93 80 74 93 94 81 75 95 96 80 74 95 95
DEWPT 67 66 72 71 68 66 71 70 67 64 69 67 65 63 67 67
RH 67 76 52 49 67 76 49 46 63 69 43 39 60 69 40 40
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 30 10 10 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC
$$
KSZ012-182115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
339 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025
Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 87 71 92 71 91
TEMP 67 67 74 80 84 85 77 76 73 72 79 87 91 88 80 75 73 71 81 88 91 89
DEWPT 62 63 67 71 73 73 71 69 68 68 71 72 72 73 70 68 66 66 70 71 71 73
MIN/MAX RH 67 85 54 81 53
RH 84 87 79 74 70 67 82 79 84 87 77 61 54 61 72 79 79 84 69 57 52 59
WIND DIR E E SE SE S SE SE S S SE S S SE E SE SE SE SE S S S SE
WIND SPD 3 4 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 6
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 74 77 74 68 65 37 29 38 47 65 43 34 26 22 38 49 65 69 46 28 28 21
POP 12HR 20 20 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.36 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10 15 26 23 19<10<10<10<10 15 28 41 15<10<10<10<10<10 17 26 10
T WIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S E S S S S S SW SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 14 16 13 12 8 11 14 16 11 10 11 10 9 18 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 94 73 95 74 97 74 96
TEMP 79 74 91 91 80 73 92 92 80 74 93 94 80 74 93 93
DEWPT 67 67 71 72 68 66 71 71 67 64 69 70 65 64 69 70
RH 67 79 52 54 67 79 51 51 65 71 46 46 60 71 46 47
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 10 30 20 10 5 20 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
$$
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