Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 130929
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
429 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
KSZ058-132115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
429 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
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 84 67 92 72 88
TEMP 67 72 78 81 77 72 71 69 69 78 87 91 86 81 78 74 72 78 84 84 77
DEWPT 66 71 75 74 75 71 71 69 69 73 76 75 74 70 68 67 67 72 74 75 75
MIN/MAX RH 79 100 59 85 69
RH 97 97 91 79 94 97100100100 85 70 60 68 69 71 79 84 82 72 74 94
WIND DIR E SE SE E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW NE NE
WIND SPD 5 8 8 6 9 8 6 6 8 12 17 18 13 13 12 12 9 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST 27 32 27 25 24 24 19
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 78 61 68 42 64 67 62 34 39 15 3 0 0 4 8 19 39 45 48 54 60
POP 12HR 40 10 0 10 80
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0.12
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS SC SC O O NM
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 18 20 10<10<10<10<10 16 41 56 16<10<10<10<10 17 33 40<10
T WIND DIR E S S E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW E
T WIND SPD 9 16 11 11 16 17 16 13 16 20 24 26 20 21 21 19 14 17 12 10 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 66 89 69 88 66 83 60 77
TEMP 70 67 81 82 74 70 82 81 71 67 78 75 65 61 71 71
DEWPT 70 67 75 77 70 68 75 75 69 66 71 71 65 61 67 67
RH 100100 82 85 87 93 79 82 93 97 79 87100100 87 87
PWIND DIR NE SE S S SE S S NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 70 30 20 20 30 40 40 30
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-132115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
429 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 76 63 90 69 78
TEMP 63 68 73 76 72 66 66 65 65 73 85 89 86 80 77 73 70 72 76 74 70
DEWPT 63 66 71 71 69 66 66 65 65 72 75 75 73 71 70 69 69 71 71 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 82 100 62 100 84
RH 100 93 93 85 90100100100100 97 72 64 65 74 79 87 97 97 85 87 97
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S E NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 5 6 6 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 17 19 16 14 12 8 5 6 9 10 10
WIND GUST 31 27
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 89 67 63 67 68 79 71 83 79 61 8 5 0 20 44 66 81 77 69 70 82
POP 12HR 40 40 10 50 90
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.05 0 0.07 0.41
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC O O O O O
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 12 21 20 11<10<10<10<10 15 32 51 17<10<10<10<10 13 19 19 16
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S NW NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 9 9 13 16 18 18 17 16 20 23 26 20 20 17 10 5 6 11 13 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 81 68 83 65 78 59 74
TEMP 66 63 76 79 72 69 80 78 69 66 76 73 65 60 72 70
DEWPT 66 63 73 75 70 68 74 74 69 66 70 70 65 60 66 66
RH 100100 90 88 93 97 82 88100100 82 90100100 81 87
PWIND DIR NE SE SE SE SE S NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 90 70 50 40 40 40 40 30
RAIN SHWRS O O NM IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-132115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
429 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
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 73 61 89 66 75
TEMP 64 68 71 73 69 64 64 63 63 72 84 89 85 78 75 71 67 71 73 72 68
DEWPT 63 66 68 66 66 63 62 62 62 69 73 74 73 69 68 68 67 69 68 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 80 100 62 100 84
RH 97 93 90 79 90 97 93 97 97 90 70 61 67 74 79 90100 93 84 87 97
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S SW NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 4 5 6 9 9 8 5 6 9 10 14 17 13 11 9 4 3 4 6 6 6
WIND GUST 20 26 31 27 23 19
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 SC SC FW CL SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 81 75 88 86 68 65 69 50 84 49 27 7 4 34 54 80 89 82 86 80 86
POP 12HR 50 50 10 70 90
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.12 0 0.16 0.50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS NM NM O O O O O
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC
MIX HGT <10 10 19 20 11<10<10<10<10 15 32 45 14<10<10<10<10 14 19 20 19
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW NE N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 10 9 11 13 18 17 18 18 16 23 25 27 20 20 16 10 5 10 14 12 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 60 79 66 81 63 77 58 73
TEMP 64 61 73 76 70 67 79 76 68 65 75 72 64 59 70 69
DEWPT 64 61 72 74 68 66 72 73 67 64 69 69 63 59 64 66
RH 100100 97 94 93 97 79 90 97 97 82 90 97100 81 90
PWIND DIR NE E SE SE SE S NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 100 80 60 50 40 40 40 30
RAIN SHWRS O O O SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-132115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
429 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 72 60 88 67 73
TEMP 64 67 69 71 69 64 64 63 62 70 82 88 85 78 75 71 68 70 72 70 66
DEWPT 62 64 63 62 61 61 61 61 61 65 72 74 72 69 69 69 67 67 65 64 66
MIN/MAX RH 72 97 61 99 77
RH 93 90 81 73 76 90 90 93 97 84 72 63 65 74 82 93 97 90 79 81100
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S W N N N NE NE
WIND SPD 4 5 8 10 10 10 9 11 13 14 18 21 16 16 12 5 4 6 8 6 6
WIND GUST 24 25 31 34 31 26
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 89 74 83 84 77 70 72 53 68 46 44 12 4 41 63 86 87 86 84 85 85
POP 12HR 50 50 20 70 100
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.13 0 0.28 0.61
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC NM NM O O O O O
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10 11 18 22 12 12 10<10<10 14 31 41 11<10<10<10<10 15 21 23 15
T WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S SW W NE N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 10 13 16 18 17 18 19 18 23 26 27 20 20 12 10 6 12 16 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD FR FR FR FR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 77 66 80 64 76 59 73
TEMP 64 61 71 75 70 67 78 76 68 65 74 72 64 60 70 69
DEWPT 64 61 69 72 69 67 71 72 67 63 67 68 62 59 62 65
RH 100100 93 90 97100 79 87 97 93 79 87 93 96 76 87
PWIND DIR NE E E SE SE S N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 100 90 60 60 40 40 40 30
RAIN SHWRS O O O SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
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
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