Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
690
FNUS83 KTOP 181202
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
702 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2025
KSZ058-182115-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
702 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2025
DATE WED 06/18/25 THU 06/19/25 FRI 06/20/25
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 82 64 89 69 93
TEMP 72 78 82 80 72 69 65 65 79 86 89 87 76 72 71 70 82 90 93 90
DEWPT 68 69 69 69 68 66 64 64 70 69 67 70 69 67 67 68 74 75 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 64 98 50 93 55
RH 87 74 65 69 87 90 97 97 74 57 48 57 79 84 87 93 77 62 54 60
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W NW W SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 8 8 5 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 8 9 13 16 18 17
WIND GUST 18 19 26 28 28
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 56 33 26 30 15 7 15 45 5 1 2 4 6 12 11 19 4 2 1 4
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
LAL 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT 18 35 42 18<10<10<10<10 18 46 51 18<10<10<10<10 18 28 38 20
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 14 14 10 8 4 5 3 4 10 10 12 14 18 18 19 25 27 32 26
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX GD
DATE SAT 06/21/25SUN 06/22/25MON 06/23/25TUE 06/24/25
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 75 93 75 92 73 92 72 92
TEMP 79 75 90 90 80 75 89 89 78 73 89 89 76 72 89 89
DEWPT 71 69 73 72 69 69 71 70 68 68 71 70 69 67 70 68
RH 77 82 58 56 69 82 56 54 71 84 56 54 79 84 54 50
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
KSZ024-182115-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
702 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2025
DATE WED 06/18/25 THU 06/19/25 FRI 06/20/25
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 82 63 90 70 94
TEMP 72 76 80 80 71 67 65 65 78 86 90 88 77 72 70 72 83 91 94 92
DEWPT 66 66 66 65 65 63 62 62 66 65 63 66 67 66 65 67 72 72 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 59 92 42 84 47
RH 81 71 62 60 81 87 90 90 67 50 41 48 71 81 84 84 70 54 47 51
WIND DIR W NW NW NW N NW W W S SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 10 9 5 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 9 10 10 13 17 20 19
WIND GUST 25 27 31 31
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 56 45 50 27 15 10 10 30 1 1 3 5 9 14 12 25 4 1 2 4
POP 12HR 30 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
LAL 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4
MIX HGT 19 32 44 16<10<10<10<10 16 49 54 17<10<10<10<10 21 27 39 16
T WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW N SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 13 14 10 8 6 2 4 8 9 12 13 17 18 18 17 25 28 34 26
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX GD
DATE SAT 06/21/25SUN 06/22/25MON 06/23/25TUE 06/24/25
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 76 95 76 94 74 93 72 92
TEMP 81 76 92 92 81 76 91 91 79 74 90 91 77 72 89 89
DEWPT 70 68 70 69 67 67 69 67 67 67 68 67 67 66 67 66
RH 69 76 49 47 63 74 49 45 67 79 49 45 71 81 48 47
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-182115-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
702 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2025
DATE WED 06/18/25 THU 06/19/25 FRI 06/20/25
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 82 62 90 69 94
TEMP 72 76 80 80 71 67 64 64 78 86 90 88 77 73 71 70 83 91 94 92
DEWPT 65 66 65 64 62 60 59 60 65 64 62 64 64 63 63 65 70 71 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 57 88 41 84 46
RH 79 71 60 58 73 78 84 87 64 48 39 45 64 71 76 84 65 52 46 47
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NW W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 6 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 8 12 16 19 18
WIND GUST 16 18 18 24 27 31 31
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 56 49 58 22 16 7 11 26 1 1 2 3 9 15 15 33 5 1 2 2
POP 12HR 30 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
LAL 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 4
MIX HGT 21 34 36 19<10<10<10<10 21 50 58 19<10<10<10<10 22 29 39 21
T WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW N SW SW SW W SW S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 13 14 10 9 5 3 4 8 11 11 14 16 19 19 19 28 31 35 29
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR FR FR GD EX EX GD
DATE SAT 06/21/25SUN 06/22/25MON 06/23/25TUE 06/24/25
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 76 96 75 95 74 94 72 92
TEMP 81 76 93 92 80 75 92 91 79 74 91 91 76 72 89 89
DEWPT 67 66 68 69 65 65 67 67 65 64 67 65 64 65 66 65
RH 63 71 44 47 60 71 44 45 62 71 45 42 66 79 47 45
PWIND DIR S S S S S S 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 FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC
$$
KSZ012-182115-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
702 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2025
DATE WED 06/18/25 THU 06/19/25 FRI 06/20/25
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 82 62 89 70 94
TEMP 72 77 80 79 71 67 64 64 78 86 89 87 77 75 72 71 83 91 94 92
DEWPT 63 64 63 62 61 59 58 59 63 62 60 62 63 63 62 64 69 69 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 54 87 39 79 43
RH 73 64 56 56 71 75 81 84 60 45 38 43 62 66 71 79 63 49 43 46
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 10 9 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 8 10 10 11 14 18 21 19
WIND GUST 25 28 33 32
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 54 50 58 27 14 10 11 24 7 1 2 3 15 15 14 33 6 1 1 2
POP 12HR 30 20 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
LAL 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 3 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 4
MIX HGT 21 31 38 28<10<10<10<10 22 50 59 26<10<10<10<10 22 29 36 27
T WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW NW SW SW SW W SW S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 13 14 12 8 4 3 4 8 11 11 13 16 18 19 19 28 33 34 31
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR FR FR GD EX EX EX
DATE SAT 06/21/25SUN 06/22/25MON 06/23/25TUE 06/24/25
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 76 96 76 95 74 94 72 92
TEMP 81 77 93 93 82 77 92 91 79 75 91 91 77 72 89 89
DEWPT 67 66 68 67 65 65 66 65 64 64 66 64 64 64 65 64
RH 63 69 44 43 56 67 43 42 60 69 44 41 64 76 45 44
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC
$$
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