Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 070829
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
329 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
KSZ058-072115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
329 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25
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 67 48 71 54 75
TEMP 57 55 58 63 66 62 55 52 50 48 59 68 71 65 59 56 55 54 62 71 74 69
DEWPT 57 55 56 55 53 51 49 47 45 45 47 47 48 49 47 45 45 45 50 53 55 55
MIN/MAX RH 57 89 44 71 51
RH 100100 93 75 63 67 80 83 83 89 64 47 44 56 64 66 69 71 65 53 51 61
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE
WIND SPD 10 10 11 11 11 6 5 4 4 3 5 6 5 3 4 4 5 5 6 9 9 5
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 92 94 84 71 34 12 8 6 15 9 4 8 14 22 25 34 40 64 45 32 21 3
POP 12HR 30 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS NM SC
TSTMS SC IS
MIX HGT 13 13 16 26 34<10<10<10<10<10 12 36 34<10<10<10<10<10 14 27 29<10
T WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E SE E E SE SE SE S S S SE
T WIND SPD 14 17 14 17 17 10 10 11 10 10 16 13 9 9 13 13 12 11 14 14 13 11
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25
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 56 81 59 81 62 83 62 77
TEMP 60 56 76 75 63 59 78 75 67 63 79 77 68 62 74 71
DEWPT 51 51 61 63 57 53 60 59 55 54 60 60 56 56 60 61
RH 72 83 60 66 81 80 54 58 65 72 52 56 65 81 62 71
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 10 5 5 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
$$
KSZ024-072115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
329 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 67 46 69 54 74
TEMP 54 53 56 63 66 61 53 51 48 47 56 66 69 64 58 56 55 54 59 69 74 70
DEWPT 53 51 52 49 47 48 47 46 44 43 47 47 46 46 44 43 42 43 48 52 53 52
MIN/MAX RH 51 90 44 68 49
RH 96 93 86 60 50 62 80 83 86 86 72 50 44 52 59 62 61 66 67 55 48 53
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE NE NE E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S S SE
WIND SPD 9 9 10 11 10 5 4 3 3 2 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 10 11 11 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 87 88 46 37 12 2 1 4 3 10 0 2 8 21 36 53 60 73 53 31 13 4
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT 12<10 15 27 35<10<10<10<10<10 10 41 43<10<10<10<10<10 12 25 29<10
T WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE S S S SE
T WIND SPD 14 14 16 17 16 8 9 8 8 8 11 11 10 8 12 13 12 13 17 16 17 12
SMOKE DISP FR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 80 59 81 64 83 60 76
TEMP 60 57 76 75 64 59 77 75 67 64 79 77 66 61 72 71
DEWPT 49 50 60 60 57 54 58 55 53 52 58 57 55 55 58 57
RH 67 77 58 60 78 83 52 50 61 65 49 50 68 81 61 61
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-072115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
329 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25
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 66 44 68 51 72
TEMP 52 51 55 62 64 60 52 49 46 44 56 65 68 62 55 55 53 52 59 68 72 68
DEWPT 52 50 51 48 47 47 46 44 42 40 46 47 45 45 43 41 39 40 46 49 51 50
MIN/MAX RH 52 87 44 63 48
RH 100 96 86 60 54 62 80 83 86 86 69 52 43 54 64 59 59 63 62 51 48 52
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
WIND SPD 8 6 8 10 8 3 3 3 2 1 2 5 5 3 2 3 3 4 6 9 8 5
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 93 65 37 13 4 0 2 3 6 16 4 3 2 9 31 52 70 78 53 40 17 4
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT 13<10 15 30 37<10<10<10<10<10 10 43 45<10<10<10<10<10 15 26 29<10
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 14 16 16 14 8 8 8 5 6 11 10 11 9 12 14 13 14 18 16 18 11
SMOKE DISP FR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25
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 55 79 58 79 62 83 60 76
TEMP 58 55 75 73 63 58 76 74 66 62 79 77 65 60 73 70
DEWPT 46 47 59 59 55 51 56 53 50 50 57 57 54 52 56 56
RH 64 74 58 62 75 77 50 48 56 65 47 50 68 75 55 61
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-072115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
329 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 66 43 68 51 72
TEMP 52 51 56 63 65 60 52 48 45 43 55 65 68 62 55 54 53 52 59 67 72 68
DEWPT 52 49 49 47 46 46 46 44 42 40 45 44 43 44 42 39 37 37 43 45 48 47
MIN/MAX RH 50 93 41 61 43
RH 100 93 77 56 50 60 80 86 89 89 69 46 40 52 61 57 54 56 55 45 42 47
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
WIND SPD 8 8 9 10 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 6 6 4 5 5 6 8 10 11 10 6
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 85 53 23 9 4 2 5 3 16 20 9 3 3 6 28 44 69 77 59 47 14 8
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT 11<10 14 32 44<10<10<10<10<10<10 45 50<10<10<10<10<10 14 27 31<10
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
T WIND SPD 14 11 14 16 13 8 6 4 4 4 9 10 11 9 12 14 14 14 17 16 19 12
SMOKE DISP FR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 79 58 80 63 83 60 75
TEMP 58 55 75 73 62 58 77 75 67 63 80 77 66 60 72 69
DEWPT 44 46 56 57 54 49 53 52 50 50 54 55 53 52 54 54
RH 59 72 52 57 75 72 43 45 54 62 41 47 63 75 53 59
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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