Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 310833
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
333 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
KSZ058-312115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
333 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
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 74 62 75 58 74
TEMP 65 64 68 71 72 70 66 64 63 62 67 72 74 70 65 62 60 59 64 71 74 71
DEWPT 65 64 67 69 69 67 65 64 63 62 66 68 68 67 64 62 60 59 63 64 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 85 100 80 100 71
RH 100100 97 93 90 90 97100100100 97 87 82 90 97100100100 97 79 71 79
WIND DIR E E SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S NE E NE N N N N N N
WIND SPD 2 2 4 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 2
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 94 97 90 73 69 79 70 66 93 92 67 66 51 57 67 72 76 77 61 42 24 14
POP 12HR 70 70 70 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.60 0.18 0.31 0.04 0
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC NM SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 18 19<10<10<10<10<10 17 20 22 13<10<10<10<10 16 41 49<10
T WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NW
T WIND SPD 11 14 14 12 14 10 6 9 9 8 9 8 9 9 10 9 9 6 10 8 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR
Date Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
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 56 79 51 70 52 78 54 78
TEMP 59 56 77 72 57 51 66 66 54 52 74 73 59 54 74 73
DEWPT 59 56 66 63 54 50 51 53 51 50 58 59 53 51 59 61
RH 100100 69 73 90 96 58 63 90 93 57 62 80 90 59 66
PWIND DIR NW NW N NW SW W S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 30 20 5 0 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-312115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
333 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 70 62 70 57 74
TEMP 65 64 66 68 69 70 65 64 64 62 64 68 69 67 62 60 59 57 63 70 74 72
DEWPT 63 63 66 67 66 65 63 64 62 62 64 65 65 63 61 60 59 57 62 62 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 86 100 65
RH 93 97100 97 90 84 93100 93100100 90 87 87 97100100100 97 76 64 68
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE E E E NE NE N NE NE NE N
WIND SPD 4 5 6 8 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 2
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 94 93 83 80 72 76 88 86 90 91 85 72 79 69 69 74 78 78 60 44 24 6
POP 12HR 80 70 70 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.41 0.24 0.32 0.04 0
RAIN SHWRS NM O NM SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 11 15 17<10<10<10<10<10 15 23 25 16<10<10<10<10 14 40 45<10
T WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW
T WIND SPD 12 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 77 50 70 52 77 53 78
TEMP 60 57 76 69 56 50 66 67 55 52 74 74 57 53 74 75
DEWPT 58 57 64 57 51 47 48 48 49 50 55 54 51 50 56 56
RH 93100 66 66 83 89 52 50 80 93 51 50 80 89 53 52
PWIND DIR W NW N NW SW NW W S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 40 10 0 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC
$$
KSZ012-312115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
333 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
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 69 62 69 56 74
TEMP 64 63 65 67 68 68 64 63 63 62 64 66 68 66 61 59 58 56 63 70 74 72
DEWPT 60 61 65 66 66 64 62 61 60 61 64 64 63 62 59 58 57 56 60 61 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 86 93 83 99 62
RH 87 93100 97 93 87 93 93 90 97100 93 84 87 93 96 96100 90 73 62 66
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND SPD 2 3 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 91 96 89 88 86 71 90 93 96 92 89 85 84 70 74 73 79 80 52 45 26 8
POP 12HR 90 70 80 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.41 0.10 0.32 0.03 0.01
RAIN SHWRS NM O NM NM NM SC SC NM NM O O SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 21 22 12<10<10<10 12 16 24 23 14<10<10<10<10 14 38 44<10
T WIND DIR E E SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE E NE NE N N NE N N NW
T WIND SPD 11 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 12 13 12 12 11 8 6 6 8 6 5 4 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
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 56 75 47 70 50 77 51 77
TEMP 58 56 74 68 53 47 66 66 53 51 72 72 56 51 74 74
DEWPT 56 55 62 55 48 44 46 48 46 47 53 53 49 48 54 54
RH 93 96 66 63 83 89 48 52 77 86 51 51 77 89 50 50
PWIND DIR W NW N NW SW NW W SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 40 10 0 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC
$$
KSZ012-312115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
333 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 69 62 69 56 74
TEMP 64 63 65 67 67 68 64 63 63 62 64 66 68 67 61 60 58 56 63 71 74 72
DEWPT 59 60 62 64 64 63 62 61 60 60 61 61 60 60 59 57 55 55 58 58 58 59
MIN/MAX RH 83 96 76 96 58
RH 84 90 90 90 90 84 93 93 90 93 90 84 76 78 93 90 90 96 84 63 57 64
WIND DIR E E SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 5 5 6 9 8 5 5 4 5 5 5 8 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 90 88 89 88 88 81 93 91 90 94 92 85 82 78 76 75 75 78 54 39 23 8
POP 12HR 90 70 70 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.66 0.14 0.26 0.02 0.02
RAIN SHWRS NM O NM NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 11 17 17<10<10<10<10<10 17 25 17 15<10<10<10<10 16 40 43<10
T WIND DIR E E E E SE E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E W N NW NW W
T WIND SPD 12 12 12 12 11 10 11 11 14 11 12 12 8 8 9 8 6 5 5 4 5 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 74 46 69 50 77 50 76
TEMP 59 57 71 68 53 46 66 66 53 52 73 72 55 50 73 73
DEWPT 56 55 59 54 48 43 43 45 46 45 49 51 48 45 50 51
RH 90 93 66 61 83 89 43 47 77 77 43 48 77 83 44 46
PWIND DIR SW NW N NW SW NW W W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 50 10 0 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
$$
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