Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
300 AM CDT Sun Oct 11 2026
KSZ058-112100-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
300 AM CDT Sun Oct 11 2026
Date Sun 10/11/26 Mon 10/12/26 Tue 10/13/26
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 88 68 90 70 92
TEMP 65 64 73 84 87 82 74 72 70 69 77 86 89 84 77 74 72 70 78 89 91 82
DEWPT 56 55 57 57 57 59 60 60 59 59 62 62 62 62 62 66 66 66 69 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 36 72 40 89 50
RH 73 73 57 40 36 46 62 66 68 70 60 45 41 48 60 76 81 87 74 54 50 67
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 9 10 14 17 17 12 13 13 11 12 17 19 19 12 12 11 10 8 10 10 10 5
WIND GUST 19 21 28 28 28 21 23 32 29 31 25 24
CLOUDS(CAT) CL SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 1 29 21 49 51 37 47 19 1 6 9 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 9 12 19 40
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM
TSTMS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 10 26 34<10<10<10<10<10 19 33 35<10<10<10<10<10 18 32 42<10
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S S SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 17 17 21 24 24 18 23 23 21 20 28 27 25 19 20 18 16 13 16 13 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
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 65 79 59 74 52 65 43 62
TEMP 70 66 76 73 65 61 71 68 58 52 63 59 48 44 59 55
DEWPT 69 66 71 69 64 61 62 59 53 47 47 44 41 38 41 43
RH 97100 85 87 97100 73 73 83 83 56 57 77 79 51 64
PWIND DIR SW E E S N N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 80 80 70 20 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS NM NM O NM NM O NM SC IS IS
TSTMS NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-112100-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
300 AM CDT Sun Oct 11 2026
Date Sun 10/11/26 Mon 10/12/26 Tue 10/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 89 70 91 68 87
TEMP 66 64 73 84 88 83 76 74 72 71 77 86 90 85 77 74 70 68 75 84 86 80
DEWPT 55 55 56 57 57 57 59 60 59 59 62 63 63 63 62 63 63 63 64 66 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 34 70 40 84 51
RH 68 73 55 40 35 41 56 62 64 66 60 46 41 48 60 69 78 84 69 55 53 65
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW S E SW S NE
WIND SPD 9 9 12 16 16 11 11 12 11 11 14 17 17 11 11 8 5 4 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST 23 26 28 26 27 23
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 4 13 14 43 28 37 40 16 7 6 9 7 0 0 1 1 5 4 16 13 27 44
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 19 29<10<10<10<10<10 20 29 36<10<10<10<10<10 15 29 26 11
T WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW E NE SW S E
T WIND SPD 16 14 17 20 21 17 19 18 18 17 24 24 23 17 16 14 9 8 9 10 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 75 57 71 49 64 41 61
TEMP 68 63 72 71 62 58 69 66 55 50 61 58 46 41 58 55
DEWPT 66 63 64 63 60 57 58 54 49 44 43 40 37 36 38 39
RH 93100 76 76 93 96 68 65 80 80 51 51 71 82 47 55
PWIND DIR NE NE E S NW N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 70 70 70 20 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC NM NM SC IS
$$
KSZ012-112100-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
300 AM CDT Sun Oct 11 2026
Date Sun 10/11/26 Mon 10/12/26 Tue 10/13/26
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 88 69 90 66 85
TEMP 65 63 72 83 87 82 74 73 71 69 77 86 89 84 76 72 68 66 73 82 84 79
DEWPT 54 54 57 57 57 57 57 58 58 58 61 63 63 63 61 61 60 59 62 64 65 64
MIN/MAX RH 36 68 41 78 51
RH 68 72 59 41 36 43 55 59 63 68 58 46 42 49 60 68 76 78 68 55 53 60
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW N NE NE E N
WIND SPD 6 8 11 14 14 10 9 10 9 10 13 16 16 8 6 4 2 2 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST 17 25 28 28 28 28 26 19 17
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 1 23 18 50 43 42 36 34 3 15 13 7 2 1 0 1 8 9 14 19 29 52
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 19 26<10<10<10<10<10 19 28 33<10<10<10<10<10 12 25 26<10
T WIND DIR S S S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N NE E SE NE
T WIND SPD 16 16 18 21 21 17 19 19 19 19 25 26 23 17 16 13 9 9 9 6 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
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 61 74 56 70 49 64 40 61
TEMP 66 62 71 70 61 58 68 65 55 49 61 57 45 40 57 54
DEWPT 62 60 62 60 58 54 56 51 47 42 41 37 36 33 36 37
RH 87 93 73 71 90 86 65 60 74 77 48 47 70 76 45 52
PWIND DIR N NE E S NW N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 70 70 70 20 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC NM SC
$$
KSZ012-112100-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
300 AM CDT Sun Oct 11 2026
Date Sun 10/11/26 Mon 10/12/26 Tue 10/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 71 90 66 85
TEMP 67 65 74 85 88 82 75 74 73 72 78 87 90 85 76 72 68 66 73 82 85 78
DEWPT 55 54 55 56 56 56 57 58 58 58 61 62 62 62 61 60 59 58 60 61 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 34 64 39 76 46
RH 65 68 51 37 34 41 54 57 59 61 56 43 39 46 60 66 73 75 64 49 46 60
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW S SW SW W N N NE NE N
WIND SPD 10 12 14 17 18 12 12 14 14 16 18 19 19 11 11 5 3 3 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST 29 29 29 25 33 31 29 23
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 1 22 19 41 58 38 49 36 12 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 10 20 12 26 51
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 20 31<10<10<10<10<10 17 28 34<10<10<10<10<10 13 25 28<10
T WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E N
T WIND SPD 18 17 19 24 25 18 19 20 20 19 26 25 24 17 16 10 10 9 9 6 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 74 57 70 49 64 40 61
TEMP 66 62 71 69 61 58 68 65 54 50 61 58 45 40 58 54
DEWPT 62 59 59 59 57 54 54 51 47 42 39 37 36 33 34 36
RH 87 90 66 70 87 86 61 60 77 74 44 45 70 76 40 50
PWIND DIR N NE E SE NW NW N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 70 70 60 20 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM NM SC NM NM SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC NM IS
$$
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