Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 190901
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
401 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
KSZ058-192130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
401 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
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 96 75 98 75 97
TEMP 75 74 83 90 94 92 84 81 77 75 86 94 98 95 86 82 77 75 86 94 97 95
DEWPT 71 70 71 71 72 72 71 69 67 67 71 72 73 73 72 71 68 68 71 72 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 47 77 45 79 43
RH 87 87 67 54 49 52 65 67 71 76 61 49 45 49 63 69 74 79 61 49 43 48
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 6 10 12 14 12 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 11 10 10 9 8 10 12 14 12
WIND GUST 17 20 21 20 21 20 21 19
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 50 57 47 28 16 13 5 14 33 29 11 12 10 20 20 12 23 40 15 12 6 8
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 14 26 37 18<10<10<10<10 20 31 43 19<10<10<10<10 18 30 46 31
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 17 16 20 24 24 20 20 21 20 17 21 19 21 23 21 20 17 16 20 20 23 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR GD GD EX GD PR PR PR PR GD GD EX EX
Date Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25
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 75 99 75 101 74 101 74 100
TEMP 81 75 96 96 82 75 97 97 80 74 97 96 80 74 97 97
DEWPT 70 66 70 69 67 64 68 67 68 66 67 68 69 67 68 68
RH 69 74 43 42 61 69 39 38 67 76 38 40 69 79 39 39
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 0
$$
KSZ024-192130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
401 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 96 75 95 75 97
TEMP 74 74 81 90 94 92 84 81 77 75 82 90 94 92 84 81 77 75 84 93 96 94
DEWPT 71 70 71 71 71 72 71 69 67 68 71 71 72 71 71 71 69 68 71 71 70 71
MIN/MAX RH 46 82 49 79 43
RH 90 87 72 54 47 52 65 67 71 79 69 54 49 51 65 72 76 79 65 49 43 47
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 6 9 10 11 10 9 8 6 6 9 10 10 9 8 8 8 6 9 11 12 10
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 32 68 44 14 34 9 23 35 56 56 39 25 17 27 34 28 48 49 34 17 13 27
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 16 25 50 19<10<10<10<10 13 26 36 21<10<10<10<10 15 25 46 29
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 12 14 17 23 19 17 18 14 11 14 11 16 18 18 14 16 10 19 18 21 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Date Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 76 100 77 101 75 101 74 100
TEMP 81 76 96 97 82 77 98 97 82 75 96 96 80 74 96 96
DEWPT 69 67 68 67 67 63 65 65 67 65 66 65 68 67 68 67
RH 67 74 40 38 61 62 34 35 61 71 38 36 67 79 40 39
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10 5 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-192130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
401 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
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 93 72 93 73 94
TEMP 73 72 80 89 93 90 82 78 74 72 81 88 92 90 81 78 75 73 82 90 94 92
DEWPT 70 69 71 72 72 72 70 69 67 67 71 72 73 73 70 68 67 67 72 72 72 71
MIN/MAX RH 51 85 54 78 50
RH 90 90 74 57 51 56 67 74 79 84 72 59 54 58 69 71 76 81 72 56 49 51
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SE S SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 4 5 6 8 5 5 4 4 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 6
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B2 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 17 79 51 30 29 27 19 53 66 68 43 22 31 40 38 39 55 65 41 21 16 29
POP 12HR 20 40 10 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 16 30 49 12<10<10<10<10 13 19 41 19<10<10<10<10 14 25 40 28
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 11 14 14 19 16 17 18 14 11 16 13 12 12 18 14 16 9 19 17 19 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Date Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25
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 74 98 76 99 74 98 72 97
TEMP 80 74 94 95 82 76 96 96 81 74 95 94 79 73 93 91
DEWPT 69 65 70 68 65 62 67 65 65 64 67 67 67 66 69 69
RH 69 74 46 42 56 62 39 36 58 71 40 41 67 79 46 49
PWIND DIR S S S S S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-192130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
401 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Date Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 91 72 90 73 92
TEMP 73 72 80 87 90 89 81 78 74 72 80 86 89 88 80 77 75 73 81 88 92 90
DEWPT 69 68 70 72 72 72 70 69 67 67 71 72 73 73 70 68 67 68 71 72 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 54 86 58 80 55
RH 87 87 72 61 56 57 69 74 79 84 74 63 59 61 72 74 76 84 72 59 54 58
WIND DIR S S S SE S SE SE S SE E S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S
WIND SPD 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 18 68 49 38 29 19 20 62 59 72 51 36 31 32 31 45 64 61 43 32 18 26
POP 12HR 30 40 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0.17 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 14 26 42<10<10<10<10<10 12 17 32 12<10<10<10<10 13 22 29 16
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SE S S SE SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 10 12 13 13 11 18 14 13 10 18 12 13 10 12 12 12 8 16 14 14 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Date Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25Fri 07/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 74 96 74 97 73 95 72 94
TEMP 79 74 93 93 82 75 94 94 80 74 92 91 77 72 91 90
DEWPT 68 66 71 70 65 62 68 68 64 64 68 70 67 66 69 69
RH 69 76 49 47 56 64 43 43 58 71 46 50 71 81 49 50
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 10 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
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