Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 030922
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
322 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
KSZ058-032215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
322 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 41 13 29 20 43
TEMP 29 32 40 37 30 25 20 17 13 16 23 29 25 22 22 22 23 28 39 43 36
DEWPT 27 28 32 34 26 20 15 11 9 9 9 11 12 13 15 16 18 24 30 33 32
MIN/MAX RH 73 89 46 83 67
RH 92 85 73 89 85 81 81 77 84 73 54 46 57 68 74 77 81 85 70 67 85
WIND DIR S W N N N N N N N NE E S S S S S SW SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 3 3 9 14 14 13 12 10 5 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 8 5 3
WIND GUST 25 26 24
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 87 92 83 93 97 93 83 45 25 25 15 28 15 11 11 20 16 27 21 29 33
POP 12HR 10 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC SC SC SC SC
SPRINKLES SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 18 20 18 21 20 19 12 14 18 19<10<10<10<10<10<10 16 23<10
T WIND DIR S W N N N N N N N NE E S S S S SW SW SW SW W W
T WIND SPD 9 4 11 24 23 21 20 17 11 9 4 5 8 11 14 13 13 17 14 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 43 26 37 20 42 28 52
TEMP 29 24 40 37 31 27 34 32 25 22 38 37 33 28 46 45
DEWPT 29 24 34 34 30 27 31 30 25 22 31 32 31 28 37 37
RH 100 100 79 89 96 100 89 92100 100 76 82 92 100 71 73
PWIND DIR W SE NE N NW S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
$$
KSZ024-032215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
322 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 38 7 24 16 38
TEMP 31 33 35 30 23 18 15 11 7 10 19 24 22 20 19 19 22 25 36 38 33
DEWPT 28 31 33 26 19 13 10 6 4 6 8 11 12 13 14 16 18 23 29 31 29
MIN/MAX RH 76 87 56 92 75
RH 88 92 92 85 84 80 80 80 87 83 61 57 65 74 80 88 84 92 75 76 85
WIND DIR W N N N N N N N N NE S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W
WIND SPD 3 6 14 16 14 11 10 8 3 2 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 4
WIND GUST 21
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 96 92 96 89 79 84 75 27 12 9 4 5 8 11 26 16 34 30 34 36 44
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 17 21 18 19 17 12 11<10 14 16<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 14<10
T WIND DIR W N N N N N N N NE NE S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW
T WIND SPD 8 11 20 23 23 20 18 13 10 5 5 11 12 16 14 14 14 12 12 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD GD GD FR FR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 39 22 32 17 39 25 46
TEMP 26 22 36 34 28 23 30 29 23 21 35 35 31 26 42 41
DEWPT 25 22 31 30 27 23 27 26 22 21 28 30 29 26 34 34
RH 96 100 82 85 96 100 88 88 96 100 75 82 92 100 73 76
PWIND DIR W SE NE N NW S W SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5
$$
KSZ012-032215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
322 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 36 5 23 14 37
TEMP 31 33 34 28 22 16 13 9 5 8 18 23 20 19 18 19 22 25 35 37 31
DEWPT 27 32 30 23 16 11 8 3 1 2 6 9 10 10 12 13 16 21 27 29 27
MIN/MAX RH 77 83 54 82 72
RH 85 96 85 81 77 80 80 76 83 76 59 54 64 67 77 77 77 84 72 72 85
WIND DIR W N N N N N N N N E S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W
WIND SPD 3 6 13 14 11 10 8 5 1 1 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 2
WIND GUST 17 24 25 23 20
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 95 87 95 88 73 78 69 28 18 10 6 4 6 13 24 20 38 29 37 40 51
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 19 23 12 15 16 10<10<10 15 16<10<10<10<10<10<10 13 13<10
T WIND DIR W N N N N N N N NE NE S S S S S S SW SW W W W
T WIND SPD 9 12 21 23 20 18 18 12 9 4 6 13 13 16 17 16 16 14 11 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 38 21 30 16 37 24 44
TEMP 26 21 35 32 27 22 28 27 22 20 33 34 31 25 41 39
DEWPT 23 21 30 28 25 21 25 23 20 18 27 28 27 24 32 32
RH 88 100 82 85 92 96 88 85 92 92 78 78 85 96 70 76
PWIND DIR W SE NE N W S W SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5
$$
KSZ012-032215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
322 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 35 4 22 14 36
TEMP 30 33 33 27 21 16 11 8 5 6 17 22 19 18 18 19 22 25 34 36 30
DEWPT 27 31 28 20 14 10 6 2 -2 0 3 7 9 9 10 12 15 20 26 28 26
MIN/MAX RH 74 80 51 77 71
RH 88 92 82 74 74 77 80 76 72 76 53 52 64 67 70 74 74 81 72 72 85
WIND DIR W N N N N N N N N E S S S S S S SW SW SW W W
WIND SPD 4 8 16 16 11 10 8 5 2 2 5 6 5 8 8 8 6 5 6 5 4
WIND GUST 18 21
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 96 89 96 87 62 73 67 26 24 12 6 3 6 15 22 27 44 36 40 47 58
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 20 21 15 15 17<10<10<10 15 16<10<10<10<10<10<10 12 13<10
T WIND DIR W N N N N N N N N E S S S S S SW SW SW W W W
T WIND SPD 10 11 20 20 19 18 17 11 6 4 6 13 12 16 17 17 14 13 9 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Date Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 36 20 29 16 36 24 43
TEMP 26 21 33 31 27 21 28 26 22 20 33 33 31 25 40 39
DEWPT 22 21 28 27 23 20 23 21 19 17 25 26 26 24 30 30
RH 85 100 82 85 85 96 81 81 88 88 72 75 81 96 67 70
PWIND DIR W SE NE N SE S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 0 5 5
$$
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