Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 290950
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
450 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
KSZ058-292130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
450 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 60 79 63 79
TEMP 60 66 72 75 75 66 63 62 61 71 77 79 76 68 66 64 63 71 76 78 75
DEWPT 60 64 65 65 66 64 63 62 61 67 67 67 67 65 64 63 63 67 67 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 66 100 67 100 71
RH 100 93 79 71 74 93100100100 87 71 67 74 90 93 97100 87 74 69 76
WIND DIR E SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 1 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 98 80 68 66 50 28 43 55 83 46 54 51 51 53 59 69 87 74 62 52 57
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.19
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC IS
Obvis F
MIX HGT <10 14 29 36 14<10<10<10<10 15 44 53 16<10<10<10<10 19 47 36<10
T WIND DIR E E SE SE S SE SE E E SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S E
T WIND SPD 6 9 9 8 8 6 5 5 4 5 9 10 8 8 6 6 6 5 6 11 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Dense Fog Y
Date Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 76 59 76 57 77 50 70
TEMP 65 61 73 72 63 59 73 73 60 57 73 71 56 50 67 67
DEWPT 64 61 67 67 62 59 65 65 60 57 62 59 52 48 51 52
RH 97100 81 84 97100 76 76100100 68 66 86 93 56 59
PWIND DIR SE W N N N NW N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 50 40 20 10 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-292130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
450 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 80 61 81 63 77
TEMP 59 67 76 79 78 67 64 63 61 72 78 80 77 69 67 65 63 69 74 76 73
DEWPT 59 64 59 58 59 59 60 60 60 64 65 64 63 63 63 63 62 66 66 65 64
MIN/MAX RH 49 97 58 98 70
RH 100 90 56 49 52 75 87 90 97 76 64 58 62 81 87 93 97 90 76 69 73
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE S E E S S S S S S SE S S S S SE
WIND SPD 2 3 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 SC B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 80 64 47 77 31 37 34 47 58 44 59 72 64 67 72 79 90 74 70 70 55
POP 12HR 0 5 20 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.29
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis F
MIX HGT <10 16 40 52 19<10<10<10<10 16 61 63 20<10<10<10<10 16 53 50 11
T WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 4 8 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 10 10 12 13 11 9 6 8 10 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 74 58 75 57 73 49 69
TEMP 64 62 71 71 61 58 72 73 60 57 70 69 55 49 66 67
DEWPT 63 61 65 64 61 58 63 62 60 57 59 56 51 47 49 49
RH 97 97 81 79100100 73 68100100 68 63 86 93 54 52
PWIND DIR SE E NE N NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 60 50 20 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-292130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
450 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
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 80 59 80 62 76
TEMP 58 68 77 79 77 66 62 61 59 73 78 79 76 68 66 64 63 68 73 75 72
DEWPT 57 64 59 56 57 55 55 56 56 62 62 62 63 61 61 61 61 65 65 65 64
MIN/MAX RH 45 90 56 94 71
RH 96 87 54 45 50 68 78 84 90 68 58 56 64 78 84 90 93 90 76 71 76
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
WIND SPD 1 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 5 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 82 74 56 63 39 52 27 36 45 47 65 72 70 78 77 81 92 85 76 68 62
POP 12HR 5 5 20 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.05 0.36
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis F
MIX HGT <10 15 49 54 12<10<10<10<10 17 56 60 13<10<10<10<10 17 53 48 14
T WIND DIR E SE SE S SE SE S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E S SW S SE
T WIND SPD 3 6 10 8 6 8 6 5 6 8 11 9 10 11 11 10 6 9 11 8 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
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 60 73 58 73 56 73 47 68
TEMP 63 60 70 70 60 58 70 71 60 57 70 68 53 47 65 66
DEWPT 61 59 64 63 60 58 62 62 58 56 58 55 49 45 47 47
RH 93 96 81 78100100 76 73 93 96 66 63 86 93 52 50
PWIND DIR SE E NE N NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 60 50 20 10 10 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-292130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
450 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025
Date Fri 08/29/25 Sat 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 81 59 81 63 75
TEMP 58 70 78 81 78 66 63 61 59 72 79 80 76 68 66 65 63 68 72 74 70
DEWPT 55 61 58 56 57 55 55 55 55 60 60 59 61 61 61 59 60 63 62 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 43 87 49 90 66
RH 90 73 50 42 48 68 75 81 87 66 52 49 60 78 84 81 90 84 71 66 78
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE S S SE SE S S SE SE E SE SE SE S SE E
WIND SPD 1 2 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 5 6 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 61 66 50 69 48 52 34 42 57 49 63 74 76 84 82 80 91 85 80 74 68
POP 12HR 0 5 20 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.08 0.29
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 10 49 57<10<10<10<10<10 13 47 60<10<10<10<10<10 17 40 44 11
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 4 4 9 8 8 8 6 8 4 6 9 8 8 12 11 9 9 9 11 6 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR
Date Mon 09/01/25Tue 09/02/25Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 73 58 73 57 73 47 68
TEMP 63 61 70 70 60 58 70 71 60 57 70 67 53 47 65 66
DEWPT 61 58 61 61 59 57 60 60 57 55 55 53 47 44 44 45
RH 93 90 73 73 96 96 71 68 90 93 59 61 80 89 46 47
PWIND DIR E SE NE N NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 60 50 20 10 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
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