Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 260910
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
410 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
KSZ058-262115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
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 64 81 64 80
TEMP 64 69 74 78 75 70 67 65 64 70 78 81 74 68 66 65 64 68 74 79 75
DEWPT 63 67 69 69 68 66 65 65 64 68 70 70 70 68 66 65 64 68 69 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 68 100 70
RH 97 93 84 74 79 87 93100100 93 76 69 87100100100100100 84 72 82
WIND DIR SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 10 12 11 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 70 83 70 58 35 45 50 64 43 33 46 51 43 34 41 55 65 60 48 42 52
POP 12HR 50 30 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.08 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10 12 18 25<10<10<10<10<10 14 25 32<10<10<10<10<10 13 31 40<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 13 17 17 16 12 12 12 12 10 13 8 6 9 10 9 9 9 11 12 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 78 66 77 64 75 60 75
TEMP 67 65 74 73 68 66 72 72 66 64 71 69 61 60 70 70
DEWPT 66 65 70 71 68 66 71 70 66 64 67 66 61 60 65 66
RH 97100 87 93100100 97 93100100 87 90100100 84 87
PWIND DIR SE S S SE S S SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 70 80 80 60 60 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-262115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 78 64 79 63 78
TEMP 62 67 74 78 75 70 68 65 64 69 76 79 73 67 65 64 63 66 74 77 73
DEWPT 62 65 68 69 68 66 65 65 64 67 69 69 69 67 65 64 63 65 67 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 73 100 73
RH 100 93 82 74 79 87 90100100 93 79 72 87100100100100 97 79 74 84
WIND DIR SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE E E E E E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 11 12 11 8 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 6 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 79 75 87 69 40 48 53 52 53 59 60 72 66 55 58 68 79 69 56 55 56
POP 12HR 30 30 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.05 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 13 22 26<10<10<10<10<10 13 19 25<10<10<10<10<10 13 20 31<10
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S SE SE S SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 13 17 18 17 13 13 10 10 9 9 8 6 9 10 11 8 9 11 12 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 76 64 74 62 73 58 74
TEMP 66 64 73 71 67 65 72 70 65 63 71 68 60 58 69 69
DEWPT 65 64 70 70 67 65 70 69 64 62 65 63 59 57 63 64
RH 97100 90 97100100 93 97 97 97 81 84 96 96 81 84
PWIND DIR SE S S SE SE S N SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 90 90 80 70 60 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM O O O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-262115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
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 77 63 77 62 78
TEMP 61 67 74 77 74 69 67 65 63 69 75 77 72 66 64 64 62 66 73 77 73
DEWPT 60 63 66 67 67 64 63 63 62 65 67 67 67 65 63 62 60 62 65 65 66
MIN/MAX RH 73 97 71 99 69
RH 97 87 76 71 79 84 87 93 97 87 76 71 84 97 97 93 93 87 76 67 79
WIND DIR SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 10 11 9 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 3
WIND GUST 20
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 82 70 86 79 57 59 52 50 58 62 68 78 69 63 61 71 84 74 65 54 57
POP 12HR 20 30 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.10 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 13 22 23 10<10<10<10<10 12 19 24<10<10<10<10<10 13 20 31<10
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S SE S SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 16 18 18 16 12 13 11 10 9 10 8 6 8 10 11 10 10 11 11 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Date Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 76 63 74 61 73 57 73
TEMP 65 63 72 70 66 64 70 70 64 63 70 68 60 58 68 68
DEWPT 62 62 68 69 65 63 68 67 63 60 63 61 57 55 60 61
RH 90 97 87 97 97 97 93 90 97 90 78 78 90 90 76 78
PWIND DIR SE S S SE SE S S N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 90 80 80 60 60 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM O O O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-262115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 76 63 76 62 76
TEMP 62 66 73 76 73 69 67 64 63 69 74 76 71 65 64 63 62 66 73 76 72
DEWPT 59 61 63 65 65 64 63 62 62 64 65 65 66 64 62 61 59 60 62 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 67 97 70 99 64
RH 90 84 71 69 76 84 87 93 97 84 74 69 84 97 93 93 90 81 68 64 76
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 11 12 12 11 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 6 3 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 4
WIND GUST 23
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 86 66 83 77 63 59 61 52 62 66 70 78 66 66 70 76 87 71 70 53 50
POP 12HR 30 30 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.21 0.03 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 13 22 25<10<10<10<10<10 12 19 22<10<10<10<10<10 10 19 24<10
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S SE S SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 16 19 19 17 12 13 11 11 9 9 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 12 11 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 74 63 73 62 73 58 73
TEMP 65 63 71 69 66 64 71 69 64 63 71 67 60 58 69 68
DEWPT 61 61 66 67 65 63 66 66 63 60 61 60 56 54 58 60
RH 87 93 84 93 97 97 84 90 97 90 71 78 87 86 68 76
PWIND DIR SE S S SE SE SE SE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 90 90 80 60 50 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM O O NM O O NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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