Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 250806
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
306 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
KSZ058-252130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
306 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
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 96 75 99 78 101
TEMP 75 73 84 92 95 94 83 79 77 75 87 95 98 94 84 82 80 78 88 97100 97
DEWPT 74 73 78 78 77 77 77 76 74 73 75 74 72 72 71 69 67 65 68 69 68 70
MIN/MAX RH 55 94 43 68 36
RH 97100 82 64 56 58 82 91 90 94 68 51 43 49 65 65 65 64 52 40 36 42
WIND DIR S S SW SW S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 6 5 5 3 2 3 4 3 4 4 5 8 11 10 10 10 10 9 10 11 11 8
WIND GUST 20
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 28 44 8 6 19 22 15 21 22 31 6 8 13 6 2 13 23 32 18 7 15 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 15 41 51 11<10<10<10<10 12 45 69 14<10<10<10<10 13 33 57<10
T WIND DIR S S SW W SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 13 12 12 6 5 8 10 12 11 10 9 13 13 14 16 18 16 13 17 18 17 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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 76 96 74 94 73 95 72 93
TEMP 81 76 93 91 78 75 91 91 78 75 91 91 77 73 89 89
DEWPT 69 68 70 71 71 70 71 71 69 68 70 70 69 68 71 70
RH 67 76 47 52 79 84 52 52 74 79 50 50 76 84 56 54
PWIND DIR S SE E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-252130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
306 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 94 75 98 77 99
TEMP 73 73 83 89 93 92 81 78 77 76 86 94 97 94 84 81 79 77 87 94 98 97
DEWPT 73 73 77 78 76 77 77 76 74 73 77 74 72 73 71 70 68 66 70 70 69 71
MIN/MAX RH 56 94 44 69 38
RH 100100 82 70 58 62 88 94 90 90 75 53 45 51 65 69 69 69 57 46 39 43
WIND DIR S S SW W SW SE SE S S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 5 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 9 11 10 11 10 10 9 9 8 6 4
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 42 33 9 26 12 6 12 27 24 40 25 13 15 16 12 26 35 44 20 16 22 13
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 15 31 45 15<10<10<10<10 12 49 69 16<10<10<10<10 17 33 43<10
T WIND DIR S SW W W SW S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 10 9 11 6 4 4 8 10 11 9 10 14 17 16 17 17 11 11 17 13 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 76 93 72 93 72 92 71 91
TEMP 80 76 89 89 76 73 89 90 76 73 88 89 76 73 86 88
DEWPT 70 68 70 70 71 69 70 70 70 69 70 69 69 68 70 70
RH 72 76 54 54 85 87 54 52 82 87 55 52 79 84 59 55
PWIND DIR SE E E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 10 20 10 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-252130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
306 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
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 94 74 97 77 98
TEMP 72 71 82 89 92 92 81 77 76 74 86 93 96 93 83 80 79 77 86 93 97 95
DEWPT 70 70 76 77 75 75 75 73 72 71 77 75 72 72 70 68 66 65 70 70 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 55 90 45 69 42
RH 93 97 82 68 58 58 82 87 87 90 75 56 46 51 65 67 64 67 59 47 42 46
WIND DIR S S SW W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NE
WIND SPD 3 3 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 8 10 9 9 9 8 6 8 6 4 3
WIND GUST 18
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC CL SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 40 34 3 39 16 7 12 32 38 39 20 35 18 8 19 30 37 48 12 11 11 14
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 15 34 42 12<10<10<10<10 13 46 60 16<10<10<10<10 17 33 43 17
T WIND DIR S S W W SW S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW NE
T WIND SPD 11 9 11 6 3 5 9 11 11 10 10 14 17 16 14 17 13 13 17 11 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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 75 91 70 91 70 91 70 90
TEMP 79 75 88 87 75 72 87 88 75 72 87 88 74 71 85 87
DEWPT 68 66 70 70 68 67 70 69 68 67 70 69 68 66 70 69
RH 69 74 55 57 79 84 57 54 79 84 57 54 82 84 61 55
PWIND DIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-252130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
306 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 93 74 97 78 97
TEMP 72 72 82 89 93 92 81 77 76 74 86 93 96 94 84 81 79 78 86 93 97 95
DEWPT 70 70 75 76 74 76 75 73 72 72 77 75 72 73 71 68 67 66 70 70 69 73
MIN/MAX RH 53 93 46 68 40
RH 93 93 79 66 54 60 82 87 87 93 75 56 46 51 65 65 67 67 59 47 40 49
WIND DIR S S SW W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NE
WIND SPD 4 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 6 9 11 11 12 12 11 9 9 8 5 3
WIND GUST 23
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 55 35 7 34 15 15 11 24 43 51 23 31 19 10 23 33 38 42 12 22 13 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 17 33 40 10<10<10<10<10 13 44 65 11<10<10<10<10 16 31 44 10
T WIND DIR S S W W SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW N
T WIND SPD 10 9 11 5 3 5 9 11 12 9 10 13 17 14 14 13 14 13 16 11 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 75 91 70 91 71 90 69 89
TEMP 79 75 88 88 74 71 87 88 75 72 86 88 74 70 86 87
DEWPT 69 66 69 70 68 67 69 69 68 67 69 69 68 67 69 68
RH 72 74 54 55 82 87 55 54 79 84 57 54 82 90 57 53
PWIND DIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW B1 FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 30 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
$$
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