Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 120900
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
300 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
KSZ058-122200-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
300 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 68 41 69 50 73
TEMP 40 37 47 63 68 59 51 46 43 41 50 65 69 62 56 55 52 51 57 69 73 66
DEWPT 32 33 38 42 41 42 42 40 39 39 45 51 54 55 54 53 50 49 55 58 58 56
MIN/MAX RH 37 91 59 95 58
RH 73 85 71 46 37 53 71 79 86 92 83 60 59 78 93 93 93 93 93 68 59 70
WIND DIR W W NW NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 3 4 8 11 11 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 6
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 3 2 7 9 24 17 16 20 24 64 55 40 28 32 29 17 14 19 17 15 10 19
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10<10 12 18<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 20<10<10<10<10<10<10 18 22<10
T WIND DIR NW NW N N NE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 8 8 6 5 3 6 10 10 10 11 12 16 17 12 12 12 11 10 10 11 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 54 75 44 65 45 62 39 57
TEMP 57 54 71 65 50 44 62 57 48 46 60 56 47 40 54 51
DEWPT 55 53 50 44 41 38 39 40 39 40 47 48 43 40 46 44
RH 93 96 47 46 71 79 43 53 71 79 62 74 86 100 74 77
PWIND DIR S W N E E S N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-122200-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
300 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 65 41 68 45 73
TEMP 38 36 44 60 65 59 49 46 43 43 50 64 68 62 53 51 47 46 53 67 72 65
DEWPT 33 34 38 40 39 39 39 38 38 38 43 48 49 51 50 48 46 44 50 51 52 52
MIN/MAX RH 38 89 51 95 49
RH 82 92 79 47 38 47 68 73 82 82 77 56 51 67 89 89 96 93 89 56 49 63
WIND DIR NW NW N N N SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 5 3 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 8 10 10 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 8 6
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 3 4 4 10 29 27 12 16 39 68 63 51 43 29 24 13 18 28 27 15 10 19
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10<10 14 19<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 23<10<10<10<10<10<10 15 18<10
T WIND DIR NW N N NW NW SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 11 11 8 4 3 5 9 10 11 11 12 16 17 11 12 12 10 8 9 11 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 72 41 62 41 56 37 54
TEMP 55 52 69 62 48 42 59 55 45 42 54 51 44 38 51 48
DEWPT 51 49 45 41 38 36 35 34 33 34 40 41 40 38 42 40
RH 86 89 42 46 68 79 40 45 62 73 59 68 86 100 71 74
PWIND DIR S W N E E E N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 50 30 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
$$
KSZ012-122200-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
300 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
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 65 40 68 44 71
TEMP 38 35 45 61 65 57 48 44 42 42 50 63 68 60 52 50 47 45 53 67 71 63
DEWPT 33 32 37 38 37 37 37 36 36 36 41 45 47 48 47 45 44 43 48 50 48 49
MIN/MAX RH 35 86 48 93 45
RH 82 89 73 42 35 47 65 73 79 79 71 52 47 64 83 83 89 93 83 54 44 60
WIND DIR NW NW N NW W S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 8 10 10 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 4 4 3 11 33 29 12 18 40 57 68 59 42 34 27 11 20 28 27 15 11 18
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10<10 16 25<10<10<10<10<10<10 16 24<10<10<10<10<10<10 13 19<10
T WIND DIR NW N N NW NW SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 12 11 8 5 4 4 8 10 11 11 14 18 18 12 13 12 10 8 10 12 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
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 50 72 40 60 39 54 37 53
TEMP 55 51 69 62 47 41 57 53 43 40 51 48 42 37 50 47
DEWPT 49 46 43 39 35 33 33 31 29 29 36 38 37 35 40 38
RH 80 83 39 43 63 73 40 43 57 64 56 68 82 92 68 71
PWIND DIR S W N NE E E NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 50 30 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
$$
KSZ012-122200-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
300 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025
Date Wed 11/12/25 Thu 11/13/25 Fri 11/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 64 39 68 44 71
TEMP 37 33 42 59 64 56 47 42 40 41 49 64 68 60 51 50 47 45 52 67 71 63
DEWPT 33 31 35 36 34 35 35 34 35 35 40 44 46 48 45 45 43 42 46 48 47 47
MIN/MAX RH 33 84 46 89 42
RH 85 92 76 42 32 45 63 73 82 79 71 48 45 64 80 83 86 89 80 50 42 56
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 11 10 4 4 3 3 2 3 5 8 5
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 4 5 4 12 36 30 13 25 40 57 69 61 48 33 30 10 21 26 26 16 17 18
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <10<10<10 15 24<10<10<10<10<10<10 17 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 13 19<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW E S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW S
T WIND SPD 11 9 6 4 5 3 8 10 11 12 14 18 17 11 12 11 9 8 10 11 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 71 40 60 39 53 37 52
TEMP 55 52 68 61 47 41 57 52 42 41 51 47 42 38 49 46
DEWPT 49 45 41 38 34 32 31 29 28 27 33 34 36 35 37 36
RH 80 77 37 42 60 70 37 41 57 57 50 60 79 89 63 68
PWIND DIR S W N NE E E NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 50 30 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC
$$
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