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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
347 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

KSZ058-302130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
347 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

Date             Thu 05/30/24            Fri 05/31/24            Sat 06/01/24
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                      81          63          73          60          80
TEMP          63 63 74 79 78 73 67 65 65 63 68 71 71 70 65 63 62 62 70 75 79 79
DEWPT         59 60 64 65 65 65 63 63 63 63 64 65 65 64 64 63 62 61 65 65 65 65
MIN/MAX RH                   62          99          78         100          60
RH            87 90 71 62 64 76 87 93 93100 87 81 81 81 97100100 97 84 71 62 62
WIND DIR      SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  N NW NW  N SE  S SE
WIND SPD       6  6 11 13 13 11  8  6  6  5  9  9 10  8  5  4  3  3  4  5  5  4
WIND GUST                 24
CLOUDS(CAT)   FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%)    20 50 62 69 80 82 85 79 95 91 92 88 86 80 79 63 71 78 56 40 33 22
POP 12HR                     40          80          60          30          10
QPF 12HR                   0.39        0.38        0.30        0.02           0
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                  SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  4  4  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4
HAINES         4  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 20 38 29 14 11 11<10<10 14 17 13 12<10<10<10<10 21 37 43 32
T WIND DIR    SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E NE NW NW  N  W SW  S
T WIND SPD    10 11 18 19 18 14 12 12 13 13 13 16 14 12  9  6  9 10 10  9  9  6
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR


Date          Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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       64      83      67      84      66      86      66      85
TEMP          67 65 80 81 72 69 81 81 70 68 81 83 71 68 81 81
DEWPT         64 64 70 70 69 68 71 71 69 68 72 72 69 68 68 67
RH            90 97 72 69 90 97 72 72 97100 74 70 93100 65 63
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S       S       S       S       S       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      30      40      50      40      20      40      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS            IS SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS

$$

KSZ024-302130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
347 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

Date             Thu 05/30/24            Fri 05/31/24            Sat 06/01/24
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                      79          63          72          60          80
TEMP          62 61 73 78 77 71 67 64 64 63 67 70 71 70 65 63 61 60 68 75 79 78
DEWPT         55 55 61 63 63 63 62 62 62 62 64 63 63 62 61 61 60 60 63 64 62 63
MIN/MAX RH                   59          99          75          99          56
RH            78 81 66 60 62 76 84 93 93 97 90 78 76 76 87 93 97100 84 69 56 60
WIND DIR      SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  N NW  N SE  S SE
WIND SPD       9  9 12 14 12  9  6  6  6  5  9 10 10  8  5  4  3  3  4  5  5  5
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    27 55 62 81 86 93 87 79 90 94 90 87 87 85 77 67 67 64 55 41 26 34
POP 12HR                     70          80          70          30          20
QPF 12HR                   0.80        0.68        0.11        0.02           0
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC  O NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                  SC SC  O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  4  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4
HAINES         3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 42 31 11<10<10<10<10 13 20 17 11<10<10<10<10 24 36 40 31
T WIND DIR    SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  W NW  N NE SW  S
T WIND SPD    13 12 18 20 19 10 10 11 10 10 16 16 11 14 10  5  8 10 11 10 10 10
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR


Date          Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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       63      83      67      84      65      86      66      84
TEMP          66 64 78 81 72 68 81 81 69 67 80 83 71 67 80 81
DEWPT         62 62 68 69 67 66 70 69 67 65 70 70 67 65 64 64
RH            87 93 71 67 84 93 69 67 93 93 72 65 87 93 58 56
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S      SW      SE       S       S       N
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      50      50      40      20      40      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS            IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS

$$

KSZ012-302130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
347 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

Date             Thu 05/30/24            Fri 05/31/24            Sat 06/01/24
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                      79          62          72          59          80
TEMP          61 59 71 77 77 71 66 65 64 63 67 70 72 71 64 62 61 60 68 74 78 78
DEWPT         52 53 61 63 62 63 62 62 62 62 63 64 64 63 61 60 59 59 63 64 64 64
MIN/MAX RH                   59          99          75          97          59
RH            72 80 71 62 60 76 87 90 93 97 87 81 76 76 90 93 93 96 84 71 62 62
WIND DIR      SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E NW NW NW NE  S SE
WIND SPD       8  8 11 13 13  9  5  6  6  5  6  9 10  5  4  2  2  2  2  4  5  3
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    28 51 70 77 80 91 87 93 86 96 92 85 88 88 80 71 69 72 58 38 29 32
POP 12HR                     70          90          70          30          20
QPF 12HR                   1.24        1.56        0.14        0.06           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC  O NM SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                  IS SC  O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4
HAINES         3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  4  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 20 41 28<10<10<10<10<10 13 22 23 12<10<10<10<10 30 35 39 33
T WIND DIR    SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW NW  N  N  S  S
T WIND SPD    14 14 18 19 19 16 10 10 10 10 16 14 13 12 10  8  6  9 10  9 10  9
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR


Date          Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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       62      82      67      84      64      86      65      83
TEMP          64 63 78 80 71 67 80 81 68 65 80 82 70 66 79 81
DEWPT         61 61 68 70 67 65 70 69 66 64 70 71 67 63 64 66
RH            90 93 71 72 87 93 72 67 93 97 72 69 90 90 60 60
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S      SW      SE       S       S      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      60      40      40      20      40      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS            IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS

$$

KSZ012-302130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
347 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024

Date             Thu 05/30/24            Fri 05/31/24            Sat 06/01/24
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          62          73          59          80
TEMP          61 61 72 79 78 72 67 65 64 62 67 71 73 71 65 63 61 61 69 75 79 78
DEWPT         51 52 59 61 61 63 62 63 62 62 63 63 63 61 61 60 59 59 62 62 62 62
MIN/MAX RH                   53          99          70          96          54
RH            70 72 64 54 56 73 84 93 93100 87 76 71 71 87 90 93 93 78 64 56 58
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  N  N NW NW  S SE
WIND SPD      10 10 12 14 13 10  6  6  6  6  9  9 10  8  5  4  3  3  3  4  4  4
WIND GUST                    20
CLOUDS(CAT)   SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    30 43 65 68 80 93 93 96 86 87 90 83 88 88 80 78 74 69 52 38 29 29
POP 12HR                     60          80          70          30          10
QPF 12HR                   0.35        0.87        0.17        0.14           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                  IS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  3  4  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4
HAINES         3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 42 30 12<10<10<10<10 16 22 21 12<10<10<10<10 31 34 40 33
T WIND DIR    SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW NW  N  N SW  S
T WIND SPD    17 14 18 19 19 14  9  9 10 10 14 16 14 16 12  9  6  8 11 10 11 10
SMOKE DISP    PR PR FR EX GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR FR PR PR PR PR GD FR GD FR


Date          Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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       61      83      66      85      63      86      65      84
TEMP          65 64 79 81 72 69 80 81 68 65 81 83 70 67 80 81
DEWPT         61 61 66 67 67 65 67 68 65 64 68 68 67 63 62 64
RH            87 90 64 63 84 87 65 65 90 97 65 61 90 87 54 56
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S      SW      SE       S       S      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      60      40      40      20      50      10
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC    IS SC SC
TSTMS            IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC    IS 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