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FNUS83 KTOP 291002
FWLTOP

Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
402 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

KSZ058-292215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
402 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

Date             Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon 12/01/25
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                      46          19          31          21          29
TEMP             44 46 41 35 30 27 24 22 20 22 27 31 27 24 23 21 22 23 27 29 26
DEWPT            42 43 37 27 23 20 18 16 15 16 18 18 18 17 17 16 17 20 23 24 24
MIN/MAX RH                   70          85          58          86          78
RH               93 89 85 72 75 74 77 77 81 77 68 58 68 74 77 81 81 88 85 81 92
WIND DIR          S  S NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  N
WIND SPD         18 18 21 24 19 16 13 11 10 10 10  8  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  3  2
WIND GUST        31 41 40 46 41 34 27 24 20
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)       96 95 91 87 60 43 34 47 44 48 43 50 82 84 89 91 97 97 90 87 84
POP 12HR                    100           0           0           0          50
QPF 12HR                   0.32           0           0           0        0.04
RAIN              D  D  S
SNOW                                                              C  C  C  C
MIX HGT          10 12 21 33 35 37 29 33 26 23 30 32<10 17 16 16 17 19 17 20 16
T WIND DIR        S  S NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  N
T WIND SPD       25 24 32 36 34 31 29 25 20 18 14  9  8 12 13 13 17 14 10  6  5
SMOKE DISP       FR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX GD GD GD FR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR
Wind                 Y  Y  Y


Date               Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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       15    38      23    40      15    31      23    44
TEMP          22   16 34 32 27   25 38 30 22   16 27 28 25   26 41 38
DEWPT         22   16 27 27 25   25 32 28 21   15 21 23 23   25 35 34
RH           100  100 75 81 92  100 79 92 96   96 78 81 92   96 79 85
PWIND DIR          NW    SW       S     W       N    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2   SC FW FW FW   SC SC B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            5     0       0     5       0     0       5    10

$$

KSZ024-292215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
402 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

Date             Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon 12/01/25
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                      42          16          27          18          26
TEMP             41 41 35 31 29 24 22 19 17 18 24 27 24 21 20 19 20 21 24 26 24
DEWPT            40 40 31 24 21 19 16 13 12 14 15 14 15 14 14 14 15 19 20 22 22
MIN/MAX RH                   71          88          58          88          78
RH               96 96 85 75 72 81 77 77 80 84 68 57 68 74 77 80 81 92 84 85 92
WIND DIR         SE SW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SW
WIND SPD         11 11 20 25 23 20 17 16 12 10 10  9  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  2
WIND GUST              36 40 40 40 28
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)       95 93 90 83 66 60 42 39 41 38 45 52 80 82 92 95 95 93 88 81 72
POP 12HR                    100           0           0          10          60
QPF 12HR                   0.52           0           0           0        0.12
RAIN              D  D  C
SNOW                    C                                         L  L  L  L
MIX HGT         <10<10 18 31 38 39 28 25 23 21 29 30<10 16 20 19 18 18 19 16 12
T WIND DIR        S SE NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  W
T WIND SPD       12 11 28 36 37 34 29 27 20 18 14  9  8 10 11 12 13 12 10  8  4
SMOKE DISP       PR PR GD EX EX EX EX GD GD GD GD FR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR


Date               Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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       13    35      22    35      10    29      21    40
TEMP          20   14 30 30 27   24 33 25 17   11 26 25 24   26 38 36
DEWPT         19   14 24 25 24   23 29 22 15   11 17 19 21   24 31 29
RH            96  100 78 81 88   96 85 88 92  100 68 78 88   92 76 75
PWIND DIR           W    SW       S    NW       N    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1   SC FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            5     0       0     5       5     0       5    10

$$

KSZ012-292215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
402 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

Date             Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon 12/01/25
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                      41          16          26          16          25
TEMP             39 40 34 31 27 23 21 19 18 19 24 26 23 19 18 17 18 21 23 25 23
DEWPT            38 38 30 25 21 19 16 11 10 13 14 14 13 12 11 11 12 16 19 20 20
MIN/MAX RH                   75          84          59          81          76
RH               96 92 85 78 78 84 81 70 70 77 65 60 65 74 73 77 77 81 84 81 88
WIND DIR         SE  E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD          8  9 17 24 18 16 13 12 10  9  8  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  3  2
WIND GUST              34 39 40 40 27 24 20
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)       97 94 93 79 77 72 52 37 44 37 46 48 72 85 92 93 97 93 88 83 72
POP 12HR                    100           0           0          10          60
QPF 12HR                   0.56           0           0           0        0.13
RAIN              D  D  S
SNOW                    L                                         L  L  C  C
MIX HGT         <10<10 18 30 38 34 25 26 19 20 27 29 11 15 19 20 20 16 18 17 14
T WIND DIR        S SE NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  W
T WIND SPD       12  9 27 39 36 35 31 27 23 19 16 10  8  9 11 11 12 11 10  9  5
SMOKE DISP       PR PR GD EX EX EX EX EX GD GD GD FR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR


Date               Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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       11    33      21    34       8    28      20    40
TEMP          19   12 29 29 26   24 33 24 17    9 25 24 23   26 36 34
DEWPT         17   12 22 23 21   21 27 19 12    6 15 17 18   21 30 27
RH            92  100 75 78 81   88 78 81 80   87 65 74 81   81 79 75
PWIND DIR          SW    SW       S    NW       N    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1   SC FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC FW SC   SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            5     0       0     5       5     0       5    10

$$

KSZ012-292215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
402 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

Date             Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon 12/01/25
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                      39          16          24          15          25
TEMP             38 39 34 30 27 23 21 19 17 18 23 24 21 18 17 16 18 20 23 25 23
DEWPT            36 37 31 25 21 19 15 11  9 11 12 12 13 12 11 11 12 15 18 19 19
MIN/MAX RH                   77          83          60          80          75
RH               92 92 89 81 78 84 77 70 70 73 62 60 71 77 77 80 77 81 81 78 84
WIND DIR         SE  E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD         11 11 16 24 21 20 18 17 13 11 10  8  4  3  2  2  3  4  5  4  2
WIND GUST              29 37 37 37 29 27
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS (%)       98 93 94 81 78 84 72 44 52 45 47 58 70 90 89 94 97 93 88 85 75
POP 12HR                    100           0           0           5          60
QPF 12HR                   0.55           0           0           0        0.14
RAIN              D  D  L
SNOW                    L                                         L  L  C  C
MIX HGT         <10<10 15 28 25 30 27 20 19 18 26 26 10 14 17 16 19 13 15 17 14
T WIND DIR       SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE  S SW
T WIND SPD       12 11 24 37 35 36 32 26 23 20 14 10  8  9 10 10 12 10 11  9  5
SMOKE DISP       PR PR GD EX EX EX EX GD GD GD GD FR PR PR FR FR FR PR FR PR PR


Date               Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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       10    31      21    32       7    26      18    38
TEMP          18   11 27 28 26   23 31 23 16    8 22 23 23   25 36 33
DEWPT         15   10 20 20 20   19 25 17 10    4 12 15 17   20 28 25
RH            88   96 74 71 78   84 78 77 77   83 65 71 77   81 72 72
PWIND DIR          SW    SW       S    NW       N    SW      SW     W
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2   SC SC FW SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   SC SC FW SC   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5     0       0     5       0     0       5     5

$$


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