Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 301013
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
413 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
KSZ058-302215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
413 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 30 22 28 16 39
TEMP 20 20 26 29 27 24 24 23 22 24 26 28 25 22 20 18 16 22 33 39 33
DEWPT 15 14 15 16 16 16 17 18 18 21 25 26 25 21 20 18 16 22 28 29 28
MIN/MAX RH 55 89 80 100 69
RH 81 77 62 58 63 71 74 81 84 88 96 92100 96100100100100 82 67 82
WIND DIR N N N N N NE E E E E E NW W W W W SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 10 10 10 8 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 40 48 48 58 83 93 90 95 96 98 95 89 67 38 24 14 14 12 6 6 17
POP 12HR 0 10 70 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0 0
SNOW L L L L
MIX HGT 25 24 29 29 22 21 21 16 17 16 15 15<10<10<10<10<10<10 15 19<10
T WIND DIR N N N N NE E E E E SE SE W W NW W W SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 21 19 13 12 8 11 11 11 12 9 6 4 5 9 9 8 8 10 12 14 14
SMOKE DISP GD GD GD GD FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 39 13 27 19 38 25 45
TEMP 28 26 37 31 22 14 24 25 21 21 35 33 29 27 42 38
DEWPT 26 26 33 30 20 12 17 18 19 19 30 30 29 27 36 35
RH 92 100 85 96 92 92 74 74 92 92 82 89100 100 79 89
PWIND DIR S W N NE S SW SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 10 5 5
SNOW S S
$$
KSZ024-302215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
413 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 26 19 26 12 35
TEMP 17 17 24 24 23 21 21 20 19 20 24 26 24 19 17 15 13 18 30 35 31
DEWPT 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 17 20 23 23 21 19 17 15 13 18 25 28 26
MIN/MAX RH 59 96 80 100 73
RH 77 80 62 65 68 77 77 81 92100 96 88 88100100100100100 81 75 81
WIND DIR NW N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SW SW W W W W SW S S S
WIND SPD 12 10 10 9 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 8 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 35 48 63 69 78 91 93 95 96 94 93 84 64 51 23 22 22 14 14 11 30
POP 12HR 0 30 80 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.16 0 0
SNOW S C D D L L
MIX HGT 19 22 26 27 24 20 19 19 14 13 14 16<10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR N N N N NE E E E SE SE S W W W W W W SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 20 18 14 10 6 9 9 9 9 6 6 8 5 9 9 9 9 8 12 12 13
SMOKE DISP GD GD GD FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 36 7 25 15 35 22 41
TEMP 28 25 34 27 18 9 21 23 18 19 33 31 27 26 38 35
DEWPT 25 24 31 24 13 8 11 14 15 17 26 26 26 26 32 30
RH 88 96 89 88 80 96 65 68 88 92 75 81 96 100 79 82
PWIND DIR S NW N E S SW SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 10 5 5
SNOW S
$$
KSZ012-302215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
413 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 25 17 26 11 34
TEMP 16 18 23 24 22 19 19 19 18 20 24 26 23 19 17 14 12 18 30 34 30
DEWPT 10 11 13 14 13 14 14 13 14 18 21 21 19 16 14 11 11 16 24 26 24
MIN/MAX RH 64 91 77 95 73
RH 77 73 65 65 68 80 80 77 84 92 88 81 84 88 88 88 96 92 78 72 78
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NE E E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 9 9 8 5 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 5
WIND GUST 19
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 33 45 47 68 81 92 95 95 97 96 92 86 75 53 26 17 18 14 17 15 32
POP 12HR 0 20 80 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.21 0 0
SNOW S S D D C C
MIX HGT 15 23 24 25 25 20 20 20 15 12 15 18<10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR NW N N N N NE E SE SE SE S W W W W W W SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 23 20 16 11 9 8 8 9 9 6 6 8 5 9 9 11 10 9 11 13 16
SMOKE DISP GD GD GD FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 34 5 24 13 34 21 40
TEMP 28 25 33 25 16 7 20 20 16 18 32 29 26 25 37 34
DEWPT 23 21 29 21 9 4 9 12 12 14 24 24 23 22 31 28
RH 81 84 85 84 73 87 62 71 84 84 72 81 88 88 79 78
PWIND DIR S NW N E S SW SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5
$$
KSZ012-302215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
413 AM CST Sun Nov 30 2025
Date Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 24 17 25 11 33
TEMP 16 18 22 22 21 18 19 19 18 20 23 25 22 18 16 14 12 17 29 33 29
DEWPT 10 11 13 13 13 13 13 12 14 17 19 20 17 16 14 11 9 14 22 24 23
MIN/MAX RH 65 92 75 91 68
RH 77 73 68 68 71 80 77 74 84 88 84 81 81 92 92 88 87 88 75 69 78
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NE E SE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 12 11 10 8 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 44 57 50 74 80 95 93 95 99 95 93 86 74 61 31 23 25 13 18 18 35
POP 12HR 0 10 80 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.22 0 0
SNOW D D C C
MIX HGT 12 21 25 24 20 23 15 16 15 12 17 15<10<10<10<10<10<10<10 11<10
T WIND DIR NW NW N N N NE E SE SE SE S W W W W SW W SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 20 21 14 11 9 6 6 8 6 6 6 6 5 8 9 10 8 8 12 16 13
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Winter Weath Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 34 4 21 12 33 21 39
TEMP 28 24 32 23 15 6 18 19 16 17 31 29 26 25 37 33
DEWPT 23 21 27 18 8 2 7 9 10 12 22 23 22 21 29 27
RH 81 88 81 81 73 83 61 64 77 80 69 78 85 84 72 78
PWIND DIR S NW N E S SW SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 10 5 0 5
$$
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