Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 070908
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
408 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
KSZ058-072115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
408 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Date Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
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 55 76 59 79
TEMP 51 65 74 77 72 63 59 57 55 66 73 75 70 66 63 61 60 68 75 78 75
DEWPT 49 55 57 57 59 56 54 51 49 56 60 62 62 60 59 58 58 61 63 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 50 85 62 94 63
RH 93 70 55 50 64 78 83 80 80 70 64 64 76 81 87 90 93 78 66 64 71
WIND DIR E SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 1 2 4 4 2 2 3 4 5 9 12 12 9 8 6 8 9 11 11 10 5
WIND GUST 17 18
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 7 1 2 13 29 23 28 32 34 49 74 73 75 74 79 76 66 24 13 4 9
POP 12HR 0 0 10 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.23 0.03
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS
MIX HGT <10 10 36 45<10<10<10<10<10 11 27 26<10<10<10<10<10 17 32 33<10
T WIND DIR E S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 5 6 8 6 6 9 11 13 13 17 19 18 11 13 16 14 17 18 19 18 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 09/10/25Thu 09/11/25Fri 09/12/25Sat 09/13/25
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 84 63 86 65 87 65 86
TEMP 63 60 79 78 68 64 81 79 69 66 83 80 70 66 82 80
DEWPT 60 57 66 68 63 60 66 67 63 61 67 67 62 60 65 65
RH 90 90 64 71 84 87 60 67 81 84 59 65 76 81 56 60
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 0 5 5 10
$$
KSZ024-072115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
408 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Date Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 78 54 75 59 81
TEMP 50 65 74 78 73 62 58 55 56 66 73 75 70 64 63 62 61 68 76 79 77
DEWPT 46 50 53 53 55 53 52 50 49 53 57 59 59 59 58 58 58 61 63 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 42 84 58 92 60
RH 86 58 48 42 53 72 80 83 77 63 57 58 68 84 84 87 90 78 64 60 64
WIND DIR E SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 8 10 13 13 10 9 9 10 10 10 11 9 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 6 0 1 11 16 9 21 35 48 60 77 82 74 74 84 73 64 33 9 9 7
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.17 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC NM NM IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10 12 40 57<10<10<10<10<10 12 28 32 12<10<10<10<10 20 34 44<10
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S
T WIND SPD 10 10 8 9 9 11 11 13 14 18 21 20 13 13 18 16 17 20 19 17 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX PR
Date Wed 09/10/25Thu 09/11/25Fri 09/12/25Sat 09/13/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 84 63 86 66 88 66 86
TEMP 65 60 79 79 68 64 81 82 70 66 84 82 71 67 82 80
DEWPT 60 58 66 66 63 60 65 65 62 61 65 64 61 60 63 62
RH 84 93 64 64 84 87 58 56 76 84 53 55 71 78 53 54
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 10
$$
KSZ012-072115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
408 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Date Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
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 53 75 58 80
TEMP 48 64 74 77 72 62 57 54 54 66 73 75 70 63 62 61 60 67 75 79 76
DEWPT 41 48 51 52 55 51 49 47 46 51 55 58 59 57 56 56 56 61 62 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 43 79 53 87 60
RH 77 56 44 42 55 67 75 77 74 58 53 55 68 81 81 84 87 81 64 60 64
WIND DIR E SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 5 9 11 10 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 6 3
WIND GUST 16 16 18
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 6 1 2 7 8 6 20 31 55 65 69 80 69 74 74 74 71 39 20 13 6
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.17 0.03
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10 13 40 57<10<10<10<10<10 13 31 36 15<10<10<10<10 21 34 46<10
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 9 10 8 8 9 11 12 14 14 19 20 20 14 12 16 17 18 21 19 17 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX PR
Date Wed 09/10/25Thu 09/11/25Fri 09/12/25Sat 09/13/25
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 83 63 85 65 88 65 86
TEMP 64 60 79 78 66 64 81 80 70 66 84 82 71 66 82 80
DEWPT 59 56 66 66 62 60 65 64 61 59 65 64 60 58 62 62
RH 84 87 64 67 87 87 58 58 73 78 53 55 68 75 51 54
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 10 10 5 5 10 10
$$
KSZ012-072115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
408 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Date Sun 09/07/25 Mon 09/08/25 Tue 09/09/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 76 53 76 58 80
TEMP 46 62 72 76 71 61 57 55 54 66 74 75 70 63 62 61 61 67 75 79 75
DEWPT 40 45 47 50 53 49 47 45 44 48 53 55 57 56 56 56 56 59 60 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 40 73 47 84 56
RH 79 54 41 40 53 65 69 69 69 52 48 50 63 78 81 84 84 75 60 56 64
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 3 5 4 3 4 5 6 8 11 13 12 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 8 4
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 10 3 2 2 8 9 11 24 55 69 62 78 70 77 73 77 76 48 28 13 11
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.36 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC NM NM IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10 12 41 52<10<10<10<10<10 13 34 35 11<10<10<10<10 20 35 43<10
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 8 10 9 8 9 12 14 14 16 19 20 18 13 12 14 14 14 19 19 16 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR
Date Wed 09/10/25Thu 09/11/25Fri 09/12/25Sat 09/13/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 83 63 84 65 88 65 86
TEMP 64 60 79 78 66 64 81 79 70 66 83 81 71 67 82 80
DEWPT 58 56 64 66 61 59 63 64 61 59 63 62 59 57 61 61
RH 81 87 60 67 84 84 54 60 73 78 51 53 66 70 49 52
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 5 10 10 5 5 10 10
$$
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