Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 161901
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
201 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
KSZ058-170915-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
201 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 69 84 70 93 73
TEMP 95 92 82 77 71 70 75 77 82 82 75 73 71 70 80 87 91 91 81 78 75 73
DEWPT 72 73 72 72 70 69 71 71 72 72 72 71 71 70 73 73 73 72 71 69 68 67
MAX/MIN RH 97 68 99 54 81
RH 48 54 72 85 97 97 87 82 72 72 90 93100100 79 63 56 54 72 74 79 81
WIND DIR S S S NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 11 9 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 9 10 8 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 8 18 29 52 69 94 79 70 70 66 63 52 60 74 46 31 26 18 35 17 15 31
POP 12HR 40 40 30 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.50 0.06 0.23 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT 63 26<10<10<10 11 15 20 25 16<10<10<10<10 17 36 49 25<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR SW S S NE N NE NE E E E E E SE S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 13 14 11 5 13 13 11 12 9 11 11 9 9 12 13 18 18 18 19 18 17
SMOKE DISP EX GD PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR
Date 07/19Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 96 75 98 75 98 76 98 76 99
TEMP 93 94 80 75 94 94 81 75 94 94 82 76 95 95 82 76 95 96
DEWPT 71 70 70 68 71 70 69 67 71 72 70 68 71 71 69 67 69 70
RH 49 46 72 79 47 46 67 76 47 49 67 76 46 46 65 74 43 43
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
KSZ024-170915-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
201 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 65 79 68 90 72
TEMP 94 87 77 73 69 67 68 73 77 77 72 70 69 68 76 85 88 88 80 78 74 72
DEWPT 71 71 70 68 67 65 65 66 67 67 67 67 66 67 71 72 72 71 71 70 68 67
MAX/MIN RH 96 68 96 57 83
RH 47 59 79 84 93 93 90 79 71 71 84 90 90 97 85 65 59 57 74 76 82 84
WIND DIR SW N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 6 6 8 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 9 8 8 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC B2 B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 21 38 74 64 91 98 79 57 69 38 50 58 63 83 62 38 40 26 49 31 44 63
POP 12HR 60 40 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.50 0.16 0.05 0.01 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT 57 22<10<10<10<10 15 23 30 29<10<10<10<10 19 35 45 37<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR W N NE NE N NE NE NE E E E E E SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 13 12 14 16 16 13 10 10 9 11 11 11 10 8 11 14 17 17 16 16 16
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR
Date 07/19Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 95 74 97 75 99 77 100 76 100
TEMP 92 93 80 75 93 94 81 75 94 95 82 77 96 96 82 77 97 98
DEWPT 68 68 69 68 69 68 69 67 70 69 69 68 69 68 69 66 67 65
RH 46 44 69 79 46 43 67 76 46 43 65 74 42 40 65 69 38 34
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 10 20 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-170915-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
201 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 63 76 65 88 71
TEMP 88 83 74 70 67 64 66 71 75 76 70 68 67 67 75 82 87 86 79 77 73 71
DEWPT 72 71 67 66 63 61 62 64 66 65 64 63 63 64 70 73 73 72 69 68 67 66
MAX/MIN RH 92 70 93 62 83
RH 59 67 79 87 87 90 87 79 74 69 81 84 87 90 84 74 63 63 72 74 81 84
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 23 30 58 73 89100 75 63 72 34 30 60 71 87 61 51 49 39 49 43 54 70
POP 12HR 60 40 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.48 0.11 0.03 0.04 0.06
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
MIX HGT 49 20<10<10 12 12 15 24 29 29<10<10<10<10 20 30 39 22<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 8 12 11 14 13 13 13 9 6 6 10 11 10 11 10 11 13 14 17 16 16 18
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR
Date 07/19Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 94 73 94 73 96 75 99 76 99
TEMP 91 92 78 73 90 91 78 73 92 94 80 76 96 94 81 76 96 96
DEWPT 70 70 68 67 71 70 68 66 71 71 67 66 70 69 67 65 67 66
RH 50 49 71 81 54 50 71 79 51 47 65 71 43 44 63 69 39 38
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-170915-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
201 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Date 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 62 76 64 87 71
TEMP 85 82 73 69 66 63 65 71 74 76 69 66 65 66 74 81 86 85 78 76 74 71
DEWPT 71 69 67 64 63 59 60 61 63 63 63 62 61 63 67 71 71 71 69 68 67 66
MAX/MIN RH 90 65 90 61 83
RH 63 65 81 84 90 87 84 71 69 64 81 87 87 90 79 72 61 63 74 76 79 84
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S S SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 10 8 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 19 27 47 82 94 99 81 56 69 31 30 61 68 80 64 64 49 35 40 49 62 68
POP 12HR 60 30 20 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.64 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.11
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
MIX HGT 44 20<10<10 11 10 16 25 27 26<10<10<10<10 21 24 27 16<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE E E E E E E S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 12 10 14 12 12 12 8 6 5 10 11 9 10 10 10 12 11 14 16 16 16
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR
Date 07/19Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 93 72 92 72 94 75 97 75 98
TEMP 90 91 77 73 88 90 77 73 91 92 80 75 94 93 80 75 95 95
DEWPT 70 70 67 67 71 71 67 66 70 71 67 66 71 70 67 65 68 67
RH 52 50 71 81 57 54 71 79 50 51 65 74 47 47 65 71 42 40
PWIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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
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