Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 300824
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
324 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
KSZ058-302115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
324 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 94 68 78 62 79
TEMP 76 75 85 91 93 86 76 72 69 68 71 73 77 75 70 67 64 62 69 75 79 76
DEWPT 73 72 74 74 73 73 72 72 69 68 70 69 69 68 66 65 63 62 63 63 62 61
MIN/MAX RH 52 100 75 99 58
RH 90 90 70 58 52 65 87100100100 97 87 76 79 87 93 97100 81 66 56 60
WIND DIR S N SE SE SW NE NE N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 9 6 6 5 5 6 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 8 5 5 5 8 10 9 8
WIND GUST 19
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 47 36 32 18 21 43 63 66 67 88 87 90 87 75 71 73 67 74 45 53 42 22
POP 12HR 30 40 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.32 0.12 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 14 37 60 11 11<10 11<10 18 24 25 20<10 10<10<10 26 40 43 27
T WIND DIR S NE S S SW N NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 12 9 10 10 10 14 12 13 11 13 16 18 19 18 16 14 12 13 13 11 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR FR PR PR GD GD GD FR
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25
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 59 81 61 83 63 85 66 88
TEMP 63 59 77 78 64 61 80 79 67 63 80 82 70 66 83 84
DEWPT 60 59 64 63 61 60 68 69 66 63 70 70 68 66 72 72
RH 90100 64 60 90 97 67 72 97100 72 67 93100 70 67
PWIND DIR NE E E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 30 40 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ024-302115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
324 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 67 75 59 75
TEMP 76 74 80 85 87 81 73 70 68 68 69 71 73 74 67 65 61 59 67 73 75 74
DEWPT 73 72 73 74 74 73 71 70 67 67 68 67 67 66 63 61 59 58 61 61 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 66 100 76 96 60
RH 90 93 79 70 65 77 93100 97 97 97 87 81 76 87 87 93 96 81 66 60 62
WIND DIR NW NE E NE N N N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND SPD 10 11 8 3 6 9 6 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 8 5 5 5 8 10 9 8
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 72 69 51 50 56 56 52 69 82 94 92 84 65 59 50 33 29 43 33 35 26 23
POP 12HR 60 60 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.17 0.05 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS SC NM SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 13 30 36 12<10<10<10 12 19 26 33 30<10<10<10<10 30 43 47 39
T WIND DIR N NE S S N NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
T WIND SPD 13 11 10 8 13 14 13 10 12 14 21 20 18 19 16 17 13 11 12 11 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD PR FR PR PR GD GD GD GD
Date Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 76 59 78 62 81 64 84
TEMP 62 58 73 75 63 60 75 76 65 62 76 80 69 65 79 83
DEWPT 59 58 62 62 60 60 66 67 65 62 70 70 68 65 71 71
RH 90100 68 64 90100 74 74100100 82 72 97100 77 67
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 20 30 40 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-302115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
324 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 84 66 74 57 75
TEMP 76 74 77 82 82 78 72 70 67 66 68 70 72 74 67 62 59 57 67 72 75 73
DEWPT 74 70 73 74 75 72 70 68 65 65 65 66 67 64 61 58 56 55 59 60 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 76 97 73 92 59
RH 94 87 87 77 79 82 93 93 93 97 90 87 84 71 81 87 90 93 75 66 58 62
WIND DIR NW NE E N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND SPD 9 8 5 6 6 8 5 9 8 9 11 10 10 10 4 3 3 3 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 80 79 62 52 71 58 47 76 85 94 93 83 69 47 50 30 27 38 31 36 32 20
POP 12HR 60 60 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.45 0.14 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 12 15 27 30 14<10<10<10 10 18 27 36 31<10<10<10<10 30 48 49 43
T WIND DIR N NE E SW N N N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
T WIND SPD 13 11 6 9 12 13 11 13 13 13 19 20 18 18 16 14 12 10 12 10 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD
Date Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25
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 56 75 58 75 61 79 63 83
TEMP 60 56 72 73 61 58 72 73 64 61 75 78 67 64 78 81
DEWPT 57 55 61 61 58 57 66 67 63 61 70 70 65 64 71 71
RH 90 96 68 66 90 96 81 81 97100 84 76 93100 79 72
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 20 30 40 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-302115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
324 AM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025
Date Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 Fri 08/01/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 82 66 74 57 74
TEMP 76 74 76 80 81 79 71 70 67 67 68 71 74 73 66 62 59 57 67 72 74 72
DEWPT 72 71 71 72 72 72 70 67 65 63 63 64 64 62 59 56 55 54 57 57 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 75 95 68 88 56
RH 87 90 85 77 74 79 97 90 93 87 84 79 71 68 78 81 87 90 70 59 55 61
WIND DIR NW NE NE NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND SPD 8 6 3 5 5 9 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 9 5 5 4 4 6 9 8 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 81 85 70 62 67 54 65 76 92 94 92 83 64 48 48 28 25 29 29 37 37 23
POP 12HR 50 50 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.43 0.16 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 11 13 24 29 14<10<10<10<10 18 30 38 20<10<10<10<10 25 51 50 19
T WIND DIR N E N W N N NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
T WIND SPD 11 9 8 9 12 13 11 12 12 11 19 19 18 14 16 12 11 9 12 9 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 74 57 75 60 78 63 82
TEMP 60 56 72 73 61 58 72 73 64 62 76 78 67 64 79 81
DEWPT 55 54 59 60 57 56 63 64 62 60 67 68 65 62 69 70
RH 84 93 64 64 87 93 73 73 93 93 74 71 93 93 72 69
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 10 30 40 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
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