Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 280722
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
222 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
KSZ058-282115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
222 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 70 59 77 60 80
TEMP 62 62 64 65 68 69 64 63 60 61 67 74 77 75 66 63 62 61 70 76 79 75
DEWPT 61 62 64 65 67 67 64 63 60 61 64 65 66 66 64 63 62 61 66 66 66 67
MIN/MAX RH 93 100 68 100 64
RH 97100100100 97 93100100100100 90 74 69 74 93100100100 87 71 64 76
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S SE E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 6 6 8 6 5 3 3 3 2 4 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 2 5 4 2
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 97 99 95 90 87 67 61 54 70 83 60 60 65 55 38 34 50 65 51 44 41 41
POP 12HR 90 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.32 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS NM O NM IS
TSTMS NM SC
MIX HGT <10<10 11 15 20 12<10<10<10<10 14 29 36 14<10<10<10<10 15 44 53 16
T WIND DIR SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE E E SE S S S
T WIND SPD 9 10 12 12 11 9 8 8 8 6 9 9 8 8 6 5 5 4 5 9 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 61 80 60 79 59 82 60 81
TEMP 66 62 76 74 64 61 75 74 63 60 76 77 63 60 77 72
DEWPT 63 62 67 68 63 61 67 66 63 60 66 65 62 60 66 63
RH 90100 74 82 97100 76 76100100 71 67 97100 69 73
PWIND DIR SE SE SE W NE N SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 30 30 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-282115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
222 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 76 59 80 59 81
TEMP 63 62 65 70 75 75 67 63 61 59 69 77 80 78 67 64 62 60 70 77 79 77
DEWPT 59 60 63 64 64 63 62 62 60 58 63 60 59 58 59 59 58 58 62 63 62 61
MIN/MAX RH 65 99 50 92 55
RH 87 93 93 81 69 66 84 97 97 96 81 56 49 50 75 84 87 93 76 62 56 58
WIND DIR SE E SE E SE SE S SE E NE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE
WIND SPD 4 4 6 8 6 5 2 2 3 2 4 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B2 FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 83 99 85 83 71 33 40 23 41 70 22 46 60 31 35 36 37 49 39 44 53 52
POP 12HR 20 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 23 35 21<10<10<10<10 16 40 52 19<10<10<10<10 16 61 63 20
T WIND DIR S SE SE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 8 10 11 11 8 6 5 4 4 8 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 10 10 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
Date Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 79 60 79 59 81 60 79
TEMP 66 64 76 74 64 61 73 74 62 60 76 78 65 61 76 72
DEWPT 62 59 64 63 63 59 63 63 61 58 63 62 60 59 63 60
RH 87 84 66 69 97 93 71 69 97 93 64 58 84 93 64 66
PWIND DIR SE SE SE E N N SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 40 30 20 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-282115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
222 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
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 58 80 59 81
TEMP 61 61 66 72 76 75 66 61 59 58 69 78 80 78 66 63 61 59 71 78 79 77
DEWPT 56 58 62 63 62 61 59 58 57 56 62 58 57 58 56 57 56 56 60 61 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 59 95 46 89 51
RH 84 90 87 73 62 62 78 90 93 93 78 50 45 50 70 81 84 90 68 56 50 56
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S SE
WIND SPD 2 3 4 6 5 3 2 3 1 1 3 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 OV B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 67 92 79 58 73 35 33 22 22 58 34 41 47 31 42 42 43 50 39 41 54 55
POP 12HR 10 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 13 31 46 15<10<10<10<10 15 49 54 12<10<10<10<10 17 56 60 13
T WIND DIR S SE SE E E E E SE SE E SE SE S SE SE S S SE SE S S SE
T WIND SPD 8 6 8 11 11 8 9 6 4 3 6 10 8 6 8 6 5 6 8 11 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
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 62 78 60 79 58 80 59 78
TEMP 65 62 76 74 64 60 73 74 61 59 76 77 63 60 75 71
DEWPT 60 58 62 62 60 57 61 61 58 57 61 60 58 57 61 58
RH 84 87 62 66 87 90 66 64 90 93 60 56 84 90 62 63
PWIND DIR SE SE SE E NE N W NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 40 30 20 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-282115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
222 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025
Date Thu 08/28/25 Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 79 57 81 58 81
TEMP 60 59 67 75 79 77 67 62 59 57 69 78 81 78 67 64 60 59 70 79 81 77
DEWPT 56 55 60 60 59 60 59 58 57 56 61 57 55 58 56 56 56 55 59 58 57 59
MIN/MAX RH 51 95 41 90 45
RH 87 87 78 60 50 56 75 87 93 96 76 48 41 50 68 75 87 87 68 49 44 54
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 3 4 5 6 4 3 2 2 2 3 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 62 83 65 55 60 47 35 32 29 48 47 29 38 28 46 38 41 50 44 42 58 68
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 14 37 49<10<10<10<10<10 10 49 57<10<10<10<10<10 13 47 60<10
T WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S SE
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 11 11 5 8 5 4 4 4 9 8 8 8 6 8 4 6 9 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Sun 08/31/25Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 78 60 77 58 81 59 77
TEMP 67 63 75 74 64 61 73 74 62 59 76 77 63 60 75 71
DEWPT 58 57 59 60 58 56 58 58 56 55 58 58 58 57 58 56
RH 73 81 58 62 81 84 59 57 81 87 54 52 84 90 55 59
PWIND DIR SE SE SE E NE N S NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 40 30 20 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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