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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

KSZ058-162115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Date             Sun 06/16/24            Mon 06/17/24            Tue 06/18/24
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                      91          72          91          74          89
TEMP          74 74 81 88 90 88 80 77 74 72 82 88 91 88 82 78 76 74 79 86 89 87
DEWPT         67 68 70 72 73 72 67 65 66 67 70 71 70 69 69 70 69 69 71 70 71 70
MIN/MAX RH                   55          84          52          85          55
RH            79 82 69 59 58 59 65 67 76 84 67 57 50 54 65 76 79 84 77 59 56 57
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      12 11 14 17 17 13 12 11 11 11 17 19 20 17 16 16 18 18 20 20 20 16
WIND GUST     23 23 27 27 28 26 24 23 23 23 28 31 33 31 29 29 31 31 34 33 34 28
CLOUDS(CAT)   B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)    60 56 48 32 10  7 15 14  5  4  1  2  8  2  6 18 36 53 52 36 26 12
POP 12HR                     20           5           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS
TSTMS         SC IS
LAL            3  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2
HAINES         5  4  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  3  2  3  4
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 37 47<10<10<10<10<10 31 44 53 25<10<10<10 12 33 47 53 21
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    17 16 23 26 26 23 20 20 20 20 28 32 33 29 25 29 27 24 31 32 31 24
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX EX PR FR FR FR EX EX EX GD


Date          Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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       71      89      69      89      69      91      72      94
TEMP          77 72 86 87 73 69 86 87 74 70 88 89 76 72 91 91
DEWPT         68 68 69 68 67 68 69 69 67 66 68 67 65 65 68 68
RH            74 87 57 53 81 97 57 55 79 87 52 48 69 79 47 47
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           10      20      20      20      10      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS    IS IS IS
TSTMS               IS IS    IS    IS

$$

KSZ024-162115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Date             Sun 06/16/24            Mon 06/17/24            Tue 06/18/24
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                      92          74          91          75          89
TEMP          74 73 81 88 92 90 82 78 75 74 83 89 91 90 82 79 76 75 81 85 89 89
DEWPT         66 66 69 70 71 69 67 65 64 65 68 69 68 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 68 68
MIN/MAX RH                   49          74          45          78          50
RH            76 79 67 55 51 50 61 64 69 74 61 52 47 45 61 67 76 79 67 59 50 50
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      13 13 16 17 18 16 14 13 13 13 18 20 23 20 19 19 20 19 21 21 23 18
WIND GUST     24    26             24 24 24 28 31 33 32 31 29 31 29 33 33    28
CLOUDS(CAT)   B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)    58 59 48 25  8 18 12  8  7 15  2  4 11  7 11 22 32 44 50 38 40 21
POP 12HR                     30           5           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS     O SC                                                          IS
TSTMS         SC SC                                                          IS
LAL            4  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3
HAINES         5  5  5  5  3  3  4  3  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 34 46 29<10<10<10<10 31 41 46 34<10<10 11 11 33 41 42 29
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    17 17 24 26 26 24 20 20 19 20 28 31 35 31 25 32 23 24 31 31 31 26
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR EX EX EX EX PR FR FR FR EX EX EX EX


Date          Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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       71      88      69      89      71      91      73      94
TEMP          77 72 84 86 72 69 86 87 75 71 88 89 77 73 91 92
DEWPT         67 67 69 66 66 66 68 66 66 65 67 65 64 63 66 66
RH            71 84 61 51 81 90 55 50 74 81 50 45 64 71 44 43
PWIND DIR           S       S      SE       S      SE       S       S      SW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           40      50      30      20      20      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS    IS IS       IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS    IS IS       IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-162115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Date             Sun 06/16/24            Mon 06/17/24            Tue 06/18/24
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                      92          74          92          75          90
TEMP          73 73 81 87 91 90 81 77 75 74 83 90 92 89 82 78 76 75 81 86 89 88
DEWPT         65 65 69 71 71 70 67 64 63 64 68 69 68 66 66 67 67 67 69 69 69 68
MIN/MAX RH                   49          71          46          75          51
RH            76 76 67 59 52 52 63 64 66 71 61 50 46 47 58 69 74 76 67 57 52 52
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      12 12 13 16 16 13 12 12 12 11 17 19 21 19 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 17
WIND GUST     23 23 25    26    24 23 23 23 27 29 33 29 31 29 31 29 32 32 32 27
CLOUDS(CAT)   B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)    62 57 41 19 19  8  7  3 11  5  9  2  6  7  6 13 26 44 42 39 37 20
POP 12HR                     30           5           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS     O SC                                                          SC
TSTMS         SC SC                                                          SC
LAL            3  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3
HAINES         5  5  5  5  4  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 32 43 19<10<10<10<10 30 43 48 24<10<10 12 11 35 44 46 23
T WIND DIR     S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    18 19 24 26 25 21 19 20 20 19 29 32 34 27 24 31 25 24 31 29 29 26
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR EX EX EX GD PR FR FR FR EX EX EX GD


Date          Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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      87      69      88      70      90      73      93
TEMP          75 71 84 85 73 69 85 87 74 70 88 88 76 73 90 91
DEWPT         66 66 69 67 65 65 68 66 65 64 67 65 64 63 67 66
RH            74 84 61 55 76 87 57 50 74 81 50 47 66 71 47 44
PWIND DIR           S       S      SE       S       S       S       S      SW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           50      50      30      30      20      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS    IS IS IS    IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS    IS IS IS    IS IS IS

$$

KSZ012-162115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
319 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Date             Sun 06/16/24            Mon 06/17/24            Tue 06/18/24
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                      93          74          94          76          91
TEMP          74 74 81 88 92 91 82 78 76 76 84 91 93 91 83 80 78 76 82 87 91 89
DEWPT         65 65 67 68 68 67 67 63 62 64 66 66 66 64 64 66 66 67 68 67 66 66
MIN/MAX RH                   44          69          42          72          44
RH            74 74 63 52 46 45 61 60 62 66 55 44 41 41 53 62 67 74 63 52 44 47
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      14 13 16 17 18 13 13 13 13 13 18 19 24 19 18 18 19 19 21 21 23 17
WIND GUST     25 25 27 27 28 24 24 24 24 24 28 32 35 32 31 29 31 29 33 34 35 27
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)    48 52 37 17 10  2  3  3  6 19  0  3 10  2  7 10 24 38 32 36 39 21
POP 12HR                     20           5           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS                                                          SC
TSTMS         SC IS                                                          SC
LAL            4  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3
HAINES         5  5  5  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  2
MIX HGT      <10<10 14 31 41 18<10<10<10<10 29 43 50 29<10<10 10 12 35 44 43 21
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    20 19 25 26 25 20 20 20 20 19 31 33 34 28 24 26 24 26 29 29 27 24
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR EX EX EX EX PR PR FR FR EX EX EX GD


Date          Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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       71      87      69      90      70      92      73      94
TEMP          77 72 84 85 73 72 87 88 76 71 89 90 78 74 91 92
DEWPT         66 66 66 65 65 65 65 64 65 64 64 63 63 63 64 64
RH            69 81 55 51 76 79 48 45 69 79 44 41 60 69 41 40
PWIND DIR           S       S      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           50      50      30      30      20      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS    IS IS IS    IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS    IS IS 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