Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 110957
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
357 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025
KSZ058-112215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
357 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025
Date Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 34 42 23 36
TEMP 34 40 54 60 53 46 46 43 38 36 40 41 36 31 29 25 24 26 33 34 25
DEWPT 28 30 34 40 40 40 40 38 34 31 30 29 27 26 24 22 22 22 23 22 17
MIN/MAX RH 45 89 60 92 61
RH 78 67 46 47 61 79 79 82 85 82 67 62 69 81 81 88 92 85 66 61 71
WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N NE NE E E E NE NE N
WIND SPD 8 8 8 10 5 5 4 8 11 11 12 10 4 4 4 4 5 5 9 11 11
WIND GUST 21 23
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 46 24 21 19 16 15 25 14 26 47 38 43 34 47 43 43 54 56 50 61 58
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 14 12<10<10<10<10<10 15 23 26<10 13<10<10<10 14 21 24 21
T WIND DIR S S W W W W NW N N N N N N N NE E SE E E N N
T WIND SPD 14 14 12 13 12 12 14 18 17 19 18 16 11 9 10 10 11 13 12 16 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD
Date Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 Wed 12/17/25
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 9 26 18 46 27 52 34 57
TEMP 16 10 20 22 20 23 40 37 30 29 45 45 39 36 51 49
DEWPT 8 1 0 4 5 11 24 29 28 28 37 39 38 36 42 40
RH 70 66 41 45 51 59 52 72 92 96 73 79 96 100 71 71
PWIND DIR N E S SW S S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ024-112215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
357 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025
Date Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 54 30 37 19 27
TEMP 31 35 48 53 50 45 42 37 33 31 35 37 33 27 24 22 20 22 25 25 18
DEWPT 26 29 32 36 37 38 37 34 28 26 25 24 22 21 19 17 16 16 17 15 10
MIN/MAX RH 51 87 58 83 65
RH 81 78 54 52 61 76 82 89 82 81 66 59 63 78 81 81 84 77 71 65 70
WIND DIR SE SE SW SW W W N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND SPD 9 9 6 8 4 5 9 6 9 12 11 10 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 12 12
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 54 52 45 25 26 34 37 32 41 42 56 32 50 55 57 67 73 67 81 68 49
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 12<10<10<10<10<10 10 16 24 28<10 14 13 13 11 15 21 22 22
T WIND DIR SE SE SW W W W N N N N N N N N N E E E NE NE N
T WIND SPD 13 14 10 11 11 14 17 14 14 14 18 16 10 10 8 10 10 13 10 19 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD
Date Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 Wed 12/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 5 23 16 45 25 50 32 53
TEMP 11 6 17 20 19 22 39 37 28 26 43 42 36 34 47 47
DEWPT 2 -3 -5 -2 2 9 21 25 25 25 35 35 33 32 37 35
RH 66 66 36 37 47 57 48 61 88 96 73 76 89 92 68 63
PWIND DIR N E S SW S S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ012-112215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
357 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025
Date Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
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 50 28 36 18 24
TEMP 29 33 45 50 46 43 39 34 31 30 34 36 31 26 23 20 19 21 22 22 16
DEWPT 24 26 31 35 35 36 34 29 24 24 22 21 19 18 15 12 11 14 15 12 7
MIN/MAX RH 54 82 54 73 64
RH 81 75 58 56 65 76 82 82 75 78 61 54 61 71 71 71 70 74 74 65 67
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW W N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N
WIND SPD 8 10 8 8 3 4 5 8 9 10 10 9 4 3 3 3 3 5 8 10 9
WIND GUST 20
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS (%) 49 60 69 52 44 46 43 41 64 60 57 34 52 59 57 70 85 80 87 72 50
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW S S
MIX HGT <10 10 14 12<10<10<10<10 11 16 25 27 10 12 13 16 15 17 22 23 24
T WIND DIR E SE S SW W W NW N N N N N N N N NE E E NE NE N
T WIND SPD 12 18 11 11 10 16 19 18 14 16 18 17 10 10 9 9 10 12 10 18 18
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD
Date Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 Wed 12/17/25
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 2 22 14 45 23 48 30 52
TEMP 9 3 15 19 17 21 39 35 27 25 43 42 35 32 47 46
DEWPT -1 -6 -5 -4 0 6 20 23 22 22 32 33 30 29 36 33
RH 63 65 40 35 46 52 46 61 81 88 65 70 82 88 65 60
PWIND DIR N E S SW S S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
KSZ012-112215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
357 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025
Date Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 Sat 12/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 48 28 35 18 22
TEMP 29 33 43 47 44 40 37 32 30 30 33 34 30 25 23 20 19 20 20 20 15
DEWPT 22 24 28 31 32 33 31 27 22 21 20 19 17 15 12 9 10 11 13 8 5
MIN/MAX RH 51 82 53 67 60
RH 75 69 55 53 62 76 79 81 72 69 58 54 58 65 62 62 67 67 74 59 64
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N N
WIND SPD 8 11 9 5 5 5 8 9 10 11 11 10 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 59 79 74 63 58 54 48 58 84 70 65 45 59 66 70 77 92 94 90 77 56
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW C C S S
MIX HGT <10 10 17 15<10<10<10<10 13 17 25 28<10 13 14 15 17 19 22 21 28
T WIND DIR SE SE S SW W W N N N N N N N N N N E E NE N N
T WIND SPD 11 19 13 10 8 12 14 17 16 17 18 17 11 10 9 10 10 10 12 17 17
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR FR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD
Date Sun 12/14/25 Mon 12/15/25 Tue 12/16/25 Wed 12/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 0 21 14 44 23 48 30 50
TEMP 7 1 15 18 17 21 39 35 26 25 42 41 35 32 47 44
DEWPT -2 -7 -6 -4 0 5 18 22 21 21 30 32 30 29 34 33
RH 66 68 38 37 46 49 42 59 81 84 62 70 82 88 60 65
PWIND DIR N E S SW S S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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