Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 160754
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
254 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
KSZ058-162115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
254 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
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 70 93 70 93
TEMP 71 70 77 86 91 86 77 74 72 70 81 89 92 86 78 74 72 70 81 90 92 87
DEWPT 70 69 72 73 72 72 71 70 68 68 72 73 71 73 70 69 68 67 71 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 54 92 50 90 48
RH 97 97 85 65 54 63 82 87 87 93 74 59 51 65 76 84 87 90 72 54 49 57
WIND DIR E E E S S SE S S S S SW S S SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 8 12 12 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 72 78 42 9 0 15 14 7 11 19 27 7 9 11 7 11 14 22 10 6 23 33
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 13 27 50<10<10<10<10<10 14 41 55<10<10<10<10<10 18 56 70 18
T WIND DIR E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW S SE SE SE S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 10 10 10 12 6 10 11 12 11 13 10 9 10 11 12 12 11 16 17 17 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Flood A A A
Date Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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 71 94 67 82 62 75 58 76
TEMP 77 71 89 83 71 67 76 73 66 63 72 69 63 60 71 70
DEWPT 66 65 70 72 69 67 70 71 66 63 68 68 63 60 67 67
RH 69 81 54 70 93100 82 93100100 87 97100100 87 90
PWIND DIR S SW S NW N N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 40 80 70 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC O O NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-162115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
254 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 82 68 86 70 88
TEMP 66 66 70 74 81 79 73 71 70 68 75 82 86 81 75 73 72 70 78 85 88 82
DEWPT 66 66 69 72 73 76 73 71 70 68 73 75 76 77 73 71 69 68 72 74 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 75 100 72 97 61
RH 100100 97 93 77 91100100100100 94 79 72 88 94 93 90 93 82 70 61 74
WIND DIR E E E SE S E E SE S SE E S SE E SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 5 5 4 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 9 11 11 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 OV B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 87 89 66 55 29 16 18 33 40 44 42 14 3 0 8 15 15 19 18 4 22 30
POP 12HR 50 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.35 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS NM SC
TSTMS SC SC
MIX HGT <10 11 12 20 30<10<10<10<10<10 12 22 34<10<10<10<10<10 15 41 52<10
T WIND DIR E E E SE S N E NE S SE SW SE S E E SE SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 10 11 9 8 4 8 6 6 6 10 8 8 9 13 13 11 12 14 17 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR
Flood A A A
Date Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 85 65 74 61 71 58 72
TEMP 76 71 81 78 68 66 71 70 64 62 68 67 61 60 68 67
DEWPT 67 66 72 74 68 66 70 69 64 62 67 66 61 60 67 66
RH 74 84 74 88100100 97 97100100 97 97100100 97 97
PWIND DIR S SW NE N N N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 40 70 70 50 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-162115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
254 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
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 80 66 84 68 86
TEMP 65 65 69 73 79 77 71 69 68 66 74 80 84 79 73 71 70 68 77 83 86 80
DEWPT 65 65 68 71 74 74 71 69 68 66 72 75 76 77 72 70 68 66 72 74 74 73
MIN/MAX RH 83 100 78 100 68
RH 100100 97 93 85 90100100100100 93 85 77 94 97 97 93 93 85 74 68 79
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE E E E NW E E SE SE E SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 9 9 5
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 88 93 78 74 79 40 40 51 75 60 50 25 33 9 14 19 16 27 14 16 20 30
POP 12HR 80 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.40 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O O SC
TSTMS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 17 24<10<10<10<10<10 11 24 31<10<10<10<10<10 15 34 45<10
T WIND DIR E E E SE S E E SE S NE NE SE S SE E SE SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 8 4 8 6 5 8 8 8 8 9 13 14 12 13 16 18 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Flood A A A
Date Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
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 69 82 63 72 59 69 57 70
TEMP 74 69 79 75 66 64 69 68 63 60 67 65 59 58 68 66
DEWPT 66 64 72 73 66 64 68 67 62 60 65 64 59 58 65 65
RH 76 84 79 94100100 97 97 97100 93 97100100 90 97
PWIND DIR S SW N N N N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1
POP 12HR 50 40 70 60 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-162115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
254 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 78 66 83 68 85
TEMP 64 64 67 72 78 76 70 69 68 66 73 80 83 79 72 71 70 69 77 83 85 81
DEWPT 64 64 67 71 73 74 70 69 68 66 71 74 76 76 72 70 68 67 71 75 75 74
MIN/MAX RH 85 100 77 100 72
RH 100100100 97 85 94100100100100 93 82 80 91100 97 93 93 82 77 72 79
WIND DIR E E E SE SE E E SE NW E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 5 5 6 6 9 11 11 8
WIND GUST 18
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 90 92 80 73 75 70 46 68 79 58 39 31 22 20 13 23 21 29 17 13 19 30
POP 12HR 90 30 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.58 0.02 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O O SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 15 21<10<10<10<10<10 13 23 30<10<10<10<10<10 15 33 40<10
T WIND DIR E E SE SE SE E E E N NE NE E SE SE E E SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 10 9 9 9 6 8 5 4 6 8 8 9 10 13 14 14 13 17 18 17 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Flood A A A
Date Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 81 64 72 60 70 57 70
TEMP 74 70 78 75 66 64 69 68 62 60 68 66 59 58 68 66
DEWPT 66 65 71 72 66 64 66 67 62 60 62 64 59 57 62 64
RH 76 84 79 90100100 90 97100100 81 93100 96 81 93
PWIND DIR S SW N N N N NE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 40 70 60 40 30 10 20
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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