Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 290655
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
155 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
KSZ058-292115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
155 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26
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 95 74 97 75 97
TEMP 70 68 80 89 94 91 82 79 76 74 83 93 96 93 84 80 77 75 84 94 97 93
DEWPT 57 58 64 66 67 67 63 61 59 60 65 68 68 67 64 63 62 62 66 68 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 40 63 38 64 39
RH 63 70 58 47 41 45 53 54 56 62 55 44 40 43 51 56 60 64 55 43 38 43
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 8 13 16 14 11 11 11 12 12 14 16 16 11 11 11 11 11 13 13 12 9
WIND GUST 18 24 26 23 23 24 24 26 26 26 21 21 23 21
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 43 60 23 27 45 17 22 27 32 64 49 34 27 12 19 8 15 26 12 7 4 1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 14 30 45 13<10<10<10<10 18 37 66 17<10<10<10<10 20 57 80 26
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 16 14 23 23 20 17 20 21 20 19 23 20 20 16 19 19 17 14 19 19 18 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX GD
Date Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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 75 96 74 96 74 95 73 94
TEMP 80 75 93 92 80 75 93 92 80 75 92 92 79 74 91 90
DEWPT 64 63 68 65 65 65 69 67 66 66 70 70 68 67 71 71
RH 58 66 44 41 60 71 46 44 62 74 49 49 69 79 52 54
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ024-292115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
155 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 94 75 97 77 97
TEMP 71 68 79 90 94 91 82 80 77 75 83 93 96 93 84 82 79 77 84 93 97 94
DEWPT 56 56 62 66 67 66 64 61 60 60 64 68 67 66 63 62 61 61 65 68 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 42 60 39 58 38
RH 59 65 56 45 41 44 55 52 56 60 53 44 39 41 49 51 54 58 53 44 38 40
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S
WIND SPD 10 10 12 17 16 12 12 13 12 12 13 14 16 12 12 12 11 10 11 11 12 9
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 52 51 32 22 44 24 39 22 41 55 42 32 11 15 15 25 38 31 32 11 17 12
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 13 29 40 14<10<10<10<10 18 32 56 16<10<10<10<10 21 42 73 22
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 14 14 18 23 21 17 18 19 18 17 20 20 20 17 18 18 14 13 17 17 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
Date Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 77 97 76 96 75 95 74 94
TEMP 82 77 94 92 81 77 93 93 80 75 91 91 79 74 90 90
DEWPT 62 62 67 64 63 63 68 66 65 65 69 68 66 66 69 69
RH 51 60 41 40 54 62 44 41 60 71 49 47 64 76 50 50
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-292115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
155 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26
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 93 75 97 77 97
TEMP 69 67 77 88 92 90 82 80 77 75 83 92 95 93 84 82 79 77 85 94 97 93
DEWPT 54 54 61 65 66 66 62 60 58 58 63 66 67 65 61 60 59 59 64 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 41 56 38 54 38
RH 59 63 58 47 43 45 51 51 52 55 51 43 40 40 46 47 50 54 50 40 36 41
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 8 8 11 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 11 10 9 9 8 10 10 9 6
WIND GUST 18 19 23 26 25 21 21 21 20 23 24 25 20 20 19 18
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 53 41 23 43 45 39 50 23 28 41 36 36 16 10 20 29 40 41 32 29 27 17
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 13 27 36 15<10<10<10<10 20 34 49 17<10<10<10<10 23 39 69 20
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 16 16 20 24 21 17 19 20 19 18 21 20 19 16 18 19 17 16 18 16 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX FR
Date Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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 77 96 76 96 74 95 73 93
TEMP 82 77 93 92 81 77 93 92 80 75 91 91 79 73 89 88
DEWPT 60 59 66 63 61 60 67 64 64 63 68 67 65 64 68 68
RH 47 54 41 38 51 56 43 40 58 66 47 45 62 73 50 52
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-292115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
155 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026
Date Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 92 77 96 79 96
TEMP 70 68 77 87 91 90 82 81 79 77 83 91 95 93 84 83 81 79 85 93 96 94
DEWPT 55 54 61 65 66 65 62 60 59 58 63 66 66 65 61 61 60 59 64 65 66 65
MIN/MAX RH 43 54 37 51 37
RH 59 61 58 48 44 44 51 49 50 52 51 44 39 40 46 47 49 50 50 40 38 39
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 11 11 14 17 16 12 13 14 14 14 14 16 16 12 12 13 13 11 11 11 11 6
WIND GUST 21 23 27 29 27 24 25 26 26 26 27 27 27 23 24 25 24 21 21
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 36 54 26 35 40 26 46 32 47 61 36 30 12 13 23 37 44 44 37 30 31 21
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 13 25 34 13<10<10<10<10 20 30 49 16<10<10<10<10 20 40 69 15
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 17 16 21 24 21 17 19 21 20 16 23 17 19 16 19 19 17 12 18 16 14 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX FR
Date Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 79 96 77 96 75 95 74 93
TEMP 83 79 93 93 82 78 94 92 80 75 92 91 79 74 90 90
DEWPT 61 59 64 61 62 61 66 63 64 64 67 66 65 64 67 66
RH 47 50 38 35 51 56 40 38 58 69 44 44 62 71 47 45
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 10 5 5 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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