Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 300757
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
257 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
KSZ058-302115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
257 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25
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 77 63 72 61 72
TEMP 63 63 71 75 75 70 68 66 64 63 67 70 71 69 65 64 63 62 67 68 70 68
DEWPT 62 62 66 66 66 67 66 65 64 63 66 67 67 66 64 64 63 62 65 67 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 87 100 89
RH 97 97 84 74 74 90 93 97100100 97 90 87 90 97100100100 93 97 90 93
WIND DIR SE E SE S S SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE
WIND SPD 2 2 4 8 5 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 73 94 85 79 91 87 85 86 93 96 88 82 72 67 71 70 81 92 79 73 64 47
POP 12HR 40 70 80 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.44 0.18 0.46
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC NM NM O O SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10 11 21 15<10<10<10<10<10 13 18 19<10<10<10<10<10 17 20 22 13
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE E NE
T WIND SPD 4 5 8 9 8 8 9 9 11 14 14 12 14 10 6 9 9 8 9 8 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25
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 76 58 76 49 69 51 76
TEMP 62 59 72 71 60 59 73 69 55 50 63 64 54 52 71 70
DEWPT 62 59 64 65 60 58 64 60 51 47 50 51 49 50 56 58
RH 100100 76 81100 96 73 73 86 89 62 63 83 93 59 66
PWIND DIR NE N NW NW N N SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 0 20 10 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-302115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
257 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 78 64 70 61 70
TEMP 61 61 71 76 75 71 67 66 65 64 66 68 69 68 64 64 63 62 65 67 68 68
DEWPT 61 60 64 65 65 65 65 65 64 63 66 66 66 64 63 62 61 61 65 65 65 63
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 87 100 84
RH 100 97 79 69 71 81 93 97 97 97100 93 90 87 97 93 93 97100 93 90 84
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SE E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE E E E NE
WIND SPD 2 3 5 8 6 5 3 4 6 8 8 10 9 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 52 83 77 83 95 89 93 96 97 98 86 84 85 73 83 82 87 95 77 75 71 56
POP 12HR 60 80 80 70 60
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.24 0.50 0.43 0.41
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM SC O O O O SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 14 31 15<10<10<10<10<10 11 15 17<10<10<10<10<10 15 23 25 16
T WIND DIR S SE SE SE S E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE E NE
T WIND SPD 4 4 8 11 8 8 8 10 12 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 75 58 73 48 69 50 76
TEMP 61 58 71 72 61 59 70 67 54 49 63 64 53 50 71 71
DEWPT 61 58 63 62 60 58 60 53 49 45 47 48 47 47 54 53
RH 100100 76 71 97 96 71 61 83 86 56 56 80 89 55 53
PWIND DIR NE N NW N N N SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 10 20 10 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-302115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
257 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25
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 79 63 70 59 69
TEMP 60 60 71 77 77 71 66 65 64 64 66 68 69 68 63 62 61 61 65 66 68 68
DEWPT 58 58 63 63 64 65 64 64 63 62 64 65 65 64 61 61 60 60 64 64 64 62
MIN/MAX RH 61 99 85 97 83
RH 93 93 76 62 64 81 93 97 97 93 93 90 87 87 93 97 97 97 97 93 87 81
WIND DIR SE E SE S S SE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 1 2 3 6 5 4 3 4 5 5 6 8 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 4 2
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 42 82 82 78 92 89 97 97 96 96 87 87 86 80 85 88 87 96 87 79 74 62
POP 12HR 50 80 90 70 60
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.23 0.49 0.44 0.34
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM SC O O O O NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 14 42 29<10<10<10<10<10 13 21 22 12<10<10<10 12 16 24 23 14
T WIND DIR S SE SE S S SE E E E E SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE E
T WIND SPD 4 4 6 11 10 8 5 9 11 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 12 13 12 12 11 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR
Date Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25
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 75 57 71 46 68 48 75
TEMP 60 58 71 72 60 58 69 66 52 47 63 64 51 50 71 70
DEWPT 59 57 62 61 58 56 59 52 47 43 45 47 44 45 52 53
RH 96 96 73 68 93 93 70 61 83 86 52 54 77 83 51 55
PWIND DIR NE N W N N N SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 20 10 20 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-302115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
257 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 80 63 70 60 70
TEMP 60 59 71 78 77 71 66 65 65 64 66 68 69 68 63 63 62 62 65 66 68 68
DEWPT 57 56 61 63 63 64 64 63 63 60 62 62 62 62 61 60 59 59 61 61 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 59 94 79 93 77
RH 90 90 71 60 62 79 93 93 93 87 87 81 78 81 93 90 90 90 87 84 78 78
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S NE NE E E E SE SE E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 2 2 3 6 5 5 3 4 6 8 8 9 9 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 59 74 73 75 89 91 94 97 94 97 92 88 86 78 88 87 87 95 87 78 79 63
POP 12HR 50 80 80 70 60
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.21 0.31 0.43 0.27
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC O NM O O NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 11 44 29<10<10<10<10<10 11 17 17<10<10<10<10<10 17 25 17 15
T WIND DIR S SE SE S S S NE E E E E E SE E E E E SE SE SE E E
T WIND SPD 4 3 5 11 9 8 4 8 12 12 12 12 11 10 11 11 14 11 12 12 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
Date Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 75 57 71 46 68 48 75
TEMP 61 58 71 72 60 58 69 66 52 47 63 64 51 50 71 70
DEWPT 58 56 59 59 57 56 56 50 45 41 43 46 44 44 49 51
RH 90 93 66 64 90 93 63 56 77 79 48 52 77 80 46 51
PWIND DIR NE N W N N NW SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 30 20 10 20 10 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS
$$
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