Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 300823
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
323 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
KSZ058-302115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
323 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
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 77 66 72 57 66
TEMP 68 67 71 73 75 73 70 69 68 67 69 71 70 68 64 62 59 57 57 63 66 62
DEWPT 66 66 69 71 72 71 70 69 68 67 69 71 70 68 64 62 59 56 56 58 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 86 100 97 100 76
RH 93 97 93 93 90 93100100100100100100100100100100100 96 96 84 75 87
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S S S N NE N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 5 6 9 9 8 9 8 8 6 6 6 5 6 11 10 11 12 12 12 11 5
WIND GUST 19 21 23 23
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 85 89 75 76 78 73 81 53 93 93 85 81 80 82 84 83 80 60 34 16 13 8
POP 12HR 60 80 90 70 5
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.81 0.43 0.20 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC NM NM NM NM O NM NM NM NM NM IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 22 23<10<10<10<10<10 15 18 17<10 13 13 13<10 18 27 31 11
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 12 10 11 16 16 14 18 17 16 13 17 13 11 11 19 21 19 16 20 18 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR FR FR FR PR GD GD GD PR
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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 52 70 52 73 49 70 50 74
TEMP 54 52 67 65 56 54 69 67 55 50 67 64 53 51 70 68
DEWPT 53 52 61 62 56 54 62 61 55 50 56 56 52 50 60 60
RH 96100 81 90100100 78 81100100 68 75 96 96 71 76
PWIND DIR NE E NE N NE E SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ024-302115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
323 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 75 65 71 54 67
TEMP 67 66 69 72 73 72 70 69 68 67 68 69 69 64 61 58 56 54 57 64 67 61
DEWPT 67 66 69 71 71 70 70 69 68 67 68 69 67 64 61 57 53 50 50 53 54 54
MIN/MAX RH 90 100 92 100 63
RH 100100100 97 93 93100100100100100100 93100100 96 90 86 77 67 63 78
WIND DIR S SE S S SE SE S S S SE S S N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 5 5 6 6 5 8 8 6 5 4 4 6 11 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 9 4
WIND GUST 24
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 90 90 79 86 70 75 61 80 91 93 87 76 93 78 81 70 53 35 15 6 7 4
POP 12HR 80 80 70 60 5
QPF 12HR 0.61 0.67 0.83 0.28 0
RAIN SHWRS NM O NM O NM NM NM SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 15 17<10<10<10<10<10 12 18 19 15 13<10<10<10 15 26 31<10
T WIND DIR SW S S S S SE S S S S S NE N NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 10 10 10 11 9 11 18 16 13 13 10 13 17 19 21 19 14 13 17 14 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 70 53 72 49 69 51 72
TEMP 53 49 67 64 56 54 69 65 53 49 65 63 54 52 69 67
DEWPT 50 48 58 59 55 53 59 57 53 49 54 54 51 50 59 60
RH 89 96 73 84 96 96 70 75100100 68 72 90 93 70 78
PWIND DIR NE E N N NE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ012-302115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
323 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
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 74 64 71 53 67
TEMP 66 65 69 72 72 71 68 68 67 66 68 69 68 63 60 58 55 53 57 64 67 61
DEWPT 65 65 68 70 70 69 68 67 66 65 67 67 65 61 57 53 50 46 47 50 51 52
MIN/MAX RH 88 100 86 93 56
RH 97100 97 93 93 93100 97 97 97 97 93 90 93 90 83 83 77 69 60 56 72
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE S S SE S NE N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 5 10 10 8 6 6 6 8 6 5 3
WIND GUST 20
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B2 OV OV B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 86 92 84 88 91 69 57 77 90 95 86 90 95 79 84 63 41 33 10 8 9 4
POP 12HR 90 80 70 50 5
QPF 12HR 0.67 1.09 0.78 0.12 0
RAIN SHWRS O O NM O NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 15 14<10<10<10<10<10<10 18 19 17 13<10<10<10 15 26 34<10
T WIND DIR S SW S S S SE S S S SW N NE N NE N N N N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 12 11 12 11 8 10 16 17 13 13 9 11 17 20 19 19 13 14 16 14 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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 48 70 52 71 48 68 51 72
TEMP 52 48 67 64 56 54 69 64 53 48 65 62 54 52 68 66
DEWPT 48 45 55 56 52 50 57 54 50 46 52 52 48 47 57 57
RH 86 89 65 75 86 86 66 70 89 93 63 70 80 83 68 73
PWIND DIR E SE NE N NE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ012-302115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
323 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Date Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 74 65 71 52 68
TEMP 67 66 69 72 74 71 68 68 68 67 68 69 69 63 60 58 54 52 57 65 68 62
DEWPT 66 65 67 68 69 68 68 68 66 65 65 64 62 59 56 52 48 45 45 47 48 50
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 78 88 49
RH 97 97 93 87 84 90100100 93 93 90 84 78 87 87 80 80 77 64 52 49 65
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE S S SE E NE N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 6 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 3 5 9 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 8 6 3
WIND GUST 21 20
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 90 92 83 87 85 79 68 79 92 95 83 81 94 79 84 65 38 25 6 4 5 4
POP 12HR 90 80 70 50 0
QPF 12HR 0.69 1.37 0.82 0.13 0
RAIN SHWRS O O O O NM O NM O NM NM SC NM NM SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 15 11<10<10<10<10<10 10 18 23 17 12<10<10<10 15 27 35<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S SW NE NE NE NE N N N N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 12 11 13 11 6 9 13 16 12 11 11 10 18 20 17 16 12 12 14 12 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 70 53 71 48 68 51 72
TEMP 52 49 67 64 56 53 68 64 53 49 65 61 54 52 68 66
DEWPT 47 45 52 54 52 50 54 53 49 45 49 50 47 46 54 56
RH 83 86 59 70 86 89 61 67 86 86 56 67 77 80 61 70
PWIND DIR E SE N N NE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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