Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 040719
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
219 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
KSZ058-042115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 48 74 50 79
TEMP 58 57 65 72 75 68 59 54 50 48 61 69 72 66 58 54 52 50 63 76 79 73
DEWPT 58 56 61 63 59 56 53 52 50 48 53 53 52 52 51 50 50 50 56 60 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 49 100 56
RH 100 96 87 73 58 65 80 93100100 75 57 49 61 77 86 93100 78 58 58 71
WIND DIR NW S N N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 1 1 8 10 12 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 6 10 8 4
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 4 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 12 32 38<10<10<10<10<10<10 30 31<10<10<10<10<10<10 25 36<10
T WIND DIR NW N N N N N N NE NE E SE SE S SE S S S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 5 9 12 14 14 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 6 8 10 11 11 12 13 16 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
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 81 57 82 60 83 62 84
TEMP 63 60 78 74 61 58 78 74 63 61 78 75 65 62 79 76
DEWPT 60 59 64 61 57 55 61 61 58 57 63 62 59 58 64 64
RH 90 96 62 64 87 90 56 64 84 87 60 64 81 87 60 66
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ024-042115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 74 47 72 51 79
TEMP 57 56 63 71 71 65 57 53 49 47 59 68 70 65 58 54 53 51 63 76 78 73
DEWPT 55 54 57 57 53 51 49 48 48 47 52 52 51 51 50 48 49 49 54 60 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 52 100 52 93 58
RH 93 93 81 61 53 60 75 83 96100 78 57 51 60 75 80 86 93 72 58 60 73
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N NE NE E SE S S SE S S S S S S SW S
WIND SPD 3 5 10 11 10 3 3 2 2 1 3 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 8 10 9 3
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 18 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 11 28 34<10<10<10<10<10 10 29 31<10<10<10<10<10<10 23 30<10
T WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 8 12 14 13 11 8 8 6 5 5 9 10 10 9 12 13 12 12 14 17 13 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 79 58 79 59 79 62 81
TEMP 63 60 76 72 61 59 76 73 63 60 75 73 65 63 78 75
DEWPT 61 58 61 59 55 53 60 61 57 55 63 62 59 58 64 63
RH 93 93 60 64 81 80 58 66 81 84 66 68 81 84 62 66
PWIND DIR SW N SE S SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0
$$
KSZ012-042115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 73 47 72 51 78
TEMP 57 55 63 70 71 65 57 52 49 47 59 68 70 65 58 55 53 52 63 74 78 72
DEWPT 54 53 55 54 50 49 46 46 46 45 49 50 50 49 47 46 46 47 52 59 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 47 91 48 84 57
RH 90 93 75 57 47 56 67 80 89 93 69 52 49 56 67 72 77 83 67 59 58 71
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N N SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 2 3 9 9 9 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 6 8 6 2
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 1 3 2 2 2 5 2 0 2 24 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 5 2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 12 27 30<10<10<10<10<10<10 30 31<10<10<10<10<10<10 22 27<10
T WIND DIR NW N N N N N N NE E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 10 12 13 13 10 6 6 5 5 4 8 10 11 9 12 13 13 13 16 18 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
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 59 78 57 78 58 79 61 81
TEMP 63 59 75 71 61 58 75 72 63 60 74 73 65 63 77 75
DEWPT 59 56 58 57 53 50 58 58 55 53 60 60 57 56 62 61
RH 87 90 55 61 75 75 55 61 75 78 62 64 75 78 60 62
PWIND DIR SW N SE S SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0
$$
KSZ012-042115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 73 47 73 53 79
TEMP 56 54 63 70 72 66 56 52 49 47 59 69 71 66 58 55 54 53 64 75 78 73
DEWPT 54 53 53 51 47 47 47 46 46 44 48 47 47 47 47 46 46 46 50 56 60 61
MIN/MAX RH 41 90 42 77 52
RH 93 96 70 51 41 50 72 80 89 89 67 45 42 50 67 72 74 77 60 52 54 66
WIND DIR SW NW N N N N N N N N SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 1 2 8 9 8 2 1 0 0 0 2 6 5 3 4 4 5 6 9 10 9 3
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 2 5 3 1 1 3 1 0 8 40 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 3 1 2 2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 12 27 35<10<10<10<10<10<10 30 32<10<10<10<10<10 10 23 27<10
T WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE NE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 10 11 12 11 6 5 4 4 4 8 11 11 9 12 13 13 13 17 18 14 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 78 57 78 59 78 62 81
TEMP 63 59 75 71 61 58 75 72 63 59 74 72 65 63 78 75
DEWPT 59 55 56 54 52 49 55 57 54 52 57 58 56 55 59 59
RH 87 87 52 55 72 72 50 59 72 78 55 61 73 75 52 58
PWIND DIR SW N SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 5
$$
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
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