Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 200953
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
353 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
KSZ058-202215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
353 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 62 54 63 42 56
TEMP 49 52 60 61 58 56 56 56 55 57 60 61 55 49 47 44 42 46 53 56 52
DEWPT 49 51 54 56 56 56 56 56 53 57 58 56 52 49 47 44 42 44 46 46 46
MIN/MAX RH 79 100 83 100 69
RH 100 96 81 84 93100100100 93100 93 84 90100100100100 93 77 69 80
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E SE SE S N N N N N N N N NW S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 9 10 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 83 86 94 97 97 98 97 96 76 89 75 70 78 81 79 81 67 67 60 47 41
POP 12HR 50 90 40 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.87 0.08 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM O O O SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 12 13<10<10<10<10<10<10 19 22<10 12 17 13 12 11 22 25<10
T WIND DIR E NE E E E E E SE S S SW N N N N N N N N NW S
T WIND SPD 6 8 8 10 9 11 13 12 11 10 10 11 14 16 16 13 11 9 8 5 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR FR FR FR PR PR FR PR PR
Date Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 41 61 47 57 44 56 33 43
TEMP 44 41 58 55 50 48 55 54 49 45 55 50 40 33 41 38
DEWPT 44 41 51 51 50 48 55 53 49 45 50 44 34 28 30 31
RH 100 100 77 86100 100100 96100 100 83 80 79 82 65 76
PWIND DIR SW S SE SE W NW N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 20 40 60 30 10 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM NM SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-202215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
353 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 60 48 54 37 55
TEMP 46 49 57 59 56 52 51 50 49 50 51 51 48 45 43 40 38 43 52 55 51
DEWPT 45 48 49 50 49 49 50 50 48 50 50 48 45 44 41 39 38 40 43 44 44
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 89 100 67
RH 96 96 75 72 77 89 96100 96100 96 89 89 96 93 96100 89 71 66 77
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N W SW S
WIND SPD 2 3 5 6 5 6 8 11 11 11 11 11 10 8 5 5 3 3 5 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 83 78 74 92 93 95 97 97 94 89 92 88 92 82 81 64 45 46 37 29 34
POP 12HR 10 90 90 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.80 0.38 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC O O O NM NM NM IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 11 14<10<10<10<10 10 10 11 11 12 12 11<10<10<10 12 18<10
T WIND DIR E E NE E E E E NE E E NE NE NE NE N N N N S SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 4 9 10 10 14 13 19 19 17 17 18 19 18 13 10 8 6 5 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Date Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 59 44 55 42 54 29 42
TEMP 44 40 56 54 47 45 52 52 47 43 53 48 38 30 39 37
DEWPT 43 40 49 48 47 45 51 50 47 43 46 37 28 24 27 25
RH 96 100 77 80100 100 96 93100 100 77 65 67 78 62 61
PWIND DIR SW S SE E NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 10 40 60 40 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS
SNOWSHWRS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-202215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
353 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
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 60 45 52 34 56
TEMP 44 47 57 59 55 50 49 49 46 47 49 51 48 44 42 38 35 41 53 56 50
DEWPT 42 45 47 47 46 46 46 46 44 47 46 45 42 40 38 36 34 38 41 42 42
MIN/MAX RH 62 100 80 96 60
RH 93 93 69 64 72 86 89 89 93100 89 80 80 86 86 92 96 89 64 59 74
WIND DIR SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N SW SW SW
WIND SPD 1 2 4 4 3 3 5 9 9 9 10 9 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
WIND GUST 19 19
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 82 79 74 88 89 94 97 98 96 94 93 92 91 86 84 57 38 35 28 17 26
POP 12HR 10 90 90 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.66 0.43 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM O O O NM NM IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 14 15<10<10<10<10 11 13 12 13 13 13 11 10<10<10 15 18<10
T WIND DIR S NE NE E NE E E NE E E NE NE NE NE NE N N NE SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 4 8 8 10 13 13 19 21 20 20 20 18 18 12 10 6 4 6 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Date Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
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 39 59 42 54 41 53 28 41
TEMP 43 39 56 53 46 43 52 52 46 42 52 47 36 29 39 36
DEWPT 40 38 47 46 43 43 49 47 45 42 43 33 25 21 24 22
RH 89 96 72 77 89 100 89 83 96 100 71 58 64 72 54 56
PWIND DIR SW SW SE E NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 30 60 40 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
SNOWSHWRS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-202215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
353 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 59 45 50 34 56
TEMP 43 47 56 59 54 49 49 48 46 47 48 49 47 43 42 37 35 41 53 56 50
DEWPT 41 44 45 45 45 45 44 45 42 44 43 42 40 38 36 34 32 36 38 39 40
MIN/MAX RH 61 95 74 89 53
RH 93 89 66 60 71 86 83 89 86 89 83 77 76 82 79 89 89 82 57 53 68
WIND DIR SE NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 2 2 4 5 4 5 6 10 11 11 10 10 6 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 76 78 80 84 89 92 96 97 97 94 93 94 94 91 78 57 44 31 17 12 16
POP 12HR 5 80 90 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.61 0.43 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC O O O NM NM
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT <10<10 13 16<10<10<10<10<10 12 12 14 13 12<10<10<10<10 16 20<10
T WIND DIR S NW NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE N N N S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 5 4 5 5 9 11 13 16 20 21 20 20 17 14 9 9 5 5 8 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Date Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 60 42 54 42 53 29 41
TEMP 43 39 57 53 45 43 52 51 46 42 52 47 37 30 39 36
DEWPT 39 37 44 43 41 41 47 46 43 40 41 33 25 21 21 20
RH 86 92 62 69 86 93 83 83 89 93 66 58 61 69 48 52
PWIND DIR SW SW SE E NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 60 30 10 5 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM SC IS
SNOWSHWRS IS
$$
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
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