Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
763
FNUS83 KTOP 170803
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
303 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
KSZ058-172115-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
303 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
DATE TUE 06/17/25 WED 06/18/25 THU 06/19/25
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 66 82 63 88
TEMP 69 68 75 79 81 82 73 70 68 66 73 78 80 80 72 67 65 64 77 85 88 86
DEWPT 67 66 69 70 70 71 69 67 66 65 68 68 68 68 66 65 63 63 68 68 67 69
MIN/MAX RH 63 98 66 98 50
RH 93 93 82 74 69 69 87 90 93 97 84 71 67 67 81 93 93 97 74 57 50 57
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE W S SW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW S S S
WIND SPD 5 6 9 13 16 14 12 10 8 8 10 10 9 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5
WIND GUST 24
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 39 80 75 69 56 63 87 95 91 76 44 32 23 18 6 5 7 18 2 1 2 4
POP 12HR 70 70 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.39 2.03 0.04 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS SC NM SC NM NM NM NM NM
LAL 2 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6 5 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT <10<10 13 16 25 12<10<10<10<10 22 34 40 29<10<10<10<10 16 41 44 18
T WIND DIR S SW S SE S S S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 11 12 13 19 19 20 28 12 10 9 16 17 20 16 9 6 4 2 6 9 12 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD FR FR PR PR PR GD GD EX GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
FLOOD A A A A A A A
DATE FRI 06/20/25SAT 06/21/25SUN 06/22/25MON 06/23/25
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 69 94 75 94 74 93 74 92
TEMP 72 70 90 90 80 75 91 91 79 74 90 89 78 74 89 88
DEWPT 68 68 74 74 71 68 72 71 68 68 70 69 67 67 69 68
RH 87 93 60 60 74 79 54 52 69 82 52 52 69 79 52 52
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
KSZ024-172115-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
303 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
DATE TUE 06/17/25 WED 06/18/25 THU 06/19/25
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 66 81 62 88
TEMP 70 70 75 78 79 78 72 69 67 67 71 76 79 79 71 67 64 63 76 85 88 86
DEWPT 66 64 65 66 67 68 67 66 65 65 66 66 66 65 63 62 61 61 66 66 65 66
MIN/MAX RH 63 96 62 96 47
RH 87 81 71 67 67 71 84 90 93 93 84 71 64 62 76 84 90 93 71 53 47 51
WIND DIR SW S SW S SE SE SE SE S W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S S
WIND SPD 4 6 9 11 11 11 9 8 6 8 10 10 9 5 2 2 2 3 5 6 8 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 OV B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 54 88 67 76 82 82 93 94 89 94 57 30 29 19 8 5 6 22 1 1 2 5
POP 12HR 50 80 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.27 1.42 0.09 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS NM O NM NM IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS NM O NM NM IS IS
LAL 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT <10<10 14 23 21 11<10<10<10 10 23 33 43 22<10<10<10<10 18 40 44 17
T WIND DIR S SW S S S S E E SW W W NW NW NW NW N W SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 10 9 13 17 18 12 24 23 13 11 13 16 23 20 16 6 5 4 8 11 13 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR FR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
SVR TSTORM A
DATE FRI 06/20/25SAT 06/21/25SUN 06/22/25MON 06/23/25
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 94 76 95 75 93 74 92
TEMP 74 70 90 91 82 76 92 92 81 75 90 90 79 74 89 89
DEWPT 66 66 72 71 69 66 70 69 67 66 68 67 67 66 67 66
RH 76 87 56 52 65 71 49 47 63 74 49 47 67 76 48 47
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-172115-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
303 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
DATE TUE 06/17/25 WED 06/18/25 THU 06/19/25
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 82 65 80 62 88
TEMP 70 70 76 80 79 77 72 69 67 66 71 76 78 79 70 65 63 62 77 85 88 86
DEWPT 64 62 64 65 66 66 65 63 63 62 65 65 64 63 61 60 59 59 65 64 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 60 91 59 92 45
RH 81 76 66 60 64 69 79 81 87 87 81 69 62 58 73 84 87 90 67 50 45 50
WIND DIR SW S S S S SE NE E SW W NW NW NW NW N W SW SW SW SW S S
WIND SPD 4 6 6 10 10 8 5 5 5 5 6 9 8 4 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 67 87 72 78 80 74 93 93 83 99 64 37 31 17 5 7 7 27 1 1 4 3
POP 12HR 40 70 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.44 1.39 0.22 0 0
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC IS NM NM NM NM IS IS
TSTMS NM SC SC IS NM NM NM NM IS IS
LAL 5 4 4 2 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 12 24 29 12<10<10<10 11 22 35 42 25<10<10<10<10 25 45 49 24
T WIND DIR S SW S S S S E SE SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 11 10 9 16 16 11 18 18 9 8 11 16 21 23 18 9 5 4 9 11 13 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
SVR TSTORM A
DATE FRI 06/20/25SAT 06/21/25SUN 06/22/25MON 06/23/25
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 69 94 75 95 74 94 74 92
TEMP 73 70 91 92 81 76 92 92 80 75 91 90 78 74 89 88
DEWPT 64 64 72 70 67 65 69 69 65 65 67 67 64 64 67 65
RH 73 81 54 49 63 69 47 47 60 71 45 47 62 71 48 47
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 CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-172115-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
303 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2025
DATE TUE 06/17/25 WED 06/18/25 THU 06/19/25
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 82 64 80 61 89
TEMP 71 69 77 80 79 76 71 69 66 65 71 76 78 78 70 65 63 63 77 85 88 87
DEWPT 62 61 64 63 63 64 64 63 62 62 64 64 62 62 61 59 59 59 63 62 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 54 91 59 87 42
RH 73 76 64 56 58 66 79 81 87 90 79 66 58 58 73 81 87 87 62 46 42 45
WIND DIR SW S S S S SE NE SE SW W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S S
WIND SPD 6 6 8 10 10 8 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 5 2 2 2 3 4 6 8 6
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 60 82 74 76 83 74 92 90 87 96 61 36 30 27 7 6 7 19 1 1 2 3
POP 12HR 40 70 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.25 1.45 0.24 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS NM NM NM NM IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS IS NM NM NM NM IS IS
LAL 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT <10<10 12 28 32 12<10<10<10 12 18 32 42 29<10<10<10<10 24 45 48 26
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S SE E S W W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 10 10 8 13 16 12 12 16 12 9 11 16 20 23 16 8 5 4 9 11 12 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
SVR TSTORM A
DATE FRI 06/20/25SAT 06/21/25SUN 06/22/25MON 06/23/25
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 94 75 95 74 94 74 92
TEMP 73 71 90 92 82 76 92 93 81 75 91 91 79 74 89 89
DEWPT 63 64 70 69 67 65 68 67 65 65 67 65 64 64 65 63
RH 71 79 52 47 61 69 46 43 58 71 45 42 60 71 45 42
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
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