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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
422 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

KSZ058-052115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
422 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

Date             Sun 05/05/24            Mon 05/06/24            Tue 05/07/24
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                      66          57          78          55          78
TEMP             49 56 61 65 66 60 58 58 58 67 72 78 73 66 62 59 55 65 73 77 74
DEWPT            46 49 52 55 55 56 57 57 58 61 64 66 64 62 60 57 53 54 51 50 53
MIN/MAX RH                   69         100          65          94          38
RH               89 77 72 70 68 87 96 96100 81 76 67 73 87 93 93 93 68 46 39 48
WIND DIR         NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  W  W  W SW  S
WIND SPD          6 10  8  8  9  8  6  6  9 12 17 20 17 21 13 10  8 10 10 11  9
WIND GUST                                            28
CLOUDS(CAT)      B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%)       84 91 93 81 63 52 64 77 86 82 70 55 76 80 57 57 25 12  3  2  2
POP 12HR                     30          10          50          80           5
QPF 12HR                   0.02           0        0.02        0.82           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC SC                      SC SC  O  O SC SC
TSTMS                  IS                      IS SC NM NM SC SC
LAL               1  2  3  2  2  1  2  2  1  2  3  4  5  5  4  4  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  6  6  6  6  5  6
MIX HGT         <10 19 20 21 17<10<10<10<10 16 21 32 16<10<10<10<10 12 40 67<10
T WIND DIR        E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  S NW  W  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD       11 12 10 10 11 12 12 11 11 17 23 28 25 28 16 12  9 12 12 18 12
SMOKE DISP       PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR


Date          Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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       55      76      49      73      48      70      46      73
TEMP          59 56 73 71 55 50 69 69 54 49 65 66 51 47 69 69
DEWPT         51 52 54 48 42 42 48 46 46 45 44 41 41 41 43 43
RH            75 86 51 44 61 74 47 44 74 86 46 40 68 79 39 39
PWIND DIR           S      NW      NW      NW      NW       N      NW      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      20       5      10       5      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS
TSTMS            IS IS

$$

KSZ024-052115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
422 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

Date             Sun 05/05/24            Mon 05/06/24            Tue 05/07/24
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                      67          56          76          53          75
TEMP             44 56 64 67 66 58 56 56 57 64 73 76 71 64 58 56 53 63 71 74 72
DEWPT            42 45 47 49 51 51 54 54 56 60 63 64 63 60 55 53 51 53 49 46 51
MIN/MAX RH                   51          96          66          93          37
RH               93 66 54 52 58 77 93 93 96 87 71 66 76 87 90 90 93 70 46 37 48
WIND DIR          E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW
WIND SPD          5 10  9 10  8  8  8  9 10 13 17 19 19 16 10  8  8 10 10 13  8
WIND GUST                                            31
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS (%)       55 61 72 63 52 46 44 68 85 86 68 66 85 84 55 57 24 14  5  1  8
POP 12HR                      5          10          60          80           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.18        0.86           0
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS SC NM  O  O SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS SC NM SC SC SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  4  4  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            4  4  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  5  5  6  6  5  5  6
MIX HGT         <10 26 29 32 16<10<10<10<10 14 29 29 13<10<10<10<10 12 44 72<10
T WIND DIR        E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  N  W  W  W  W  W  S
T WIND SPD       10 14 11 12 11 11 12 13 13 17 24 26 25 19 10 12 11 14 16 20  9
SMOKE DISP       PR GD FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR


Date          Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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       53      73      48      69      47      68      45      72
TEMP          57 53 69 69 53 49 65 66 52 48 63 64 49 46 66 68
DEWPT         48 48 52 46 41 42 47 45 44 44 43 39 39 39 42 42
RH            72 83 55 44 64 77 52 47 74 86 48 40 68 76 42 39
PWIND DIR          SE      NW      NW      NW      NW       N      NW      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      20       5      10       5      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS
TSTMS            IS

$$

KSZ012-052115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
422 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

Date             Sun 05/05/24            Mon 05/06/24            Tue 05/07/24
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                      68          54          76          52          75
TEMP             44 57 65 68 65 56 54 54 57 64 72 76 71 64 58 55 52 63 71 74 71
DEWPT            42 45 46 48 50 50 52 53 55 59 62 64 63 60 56 52 49 53 49 48 51
MIN/MAX RH                   50          96          66          93          40
RH               93 64 50 49 58 80 93 96 93 84 71 66 76 87 93 90 89 70 46 40 49
WIND DIR          E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW
WIND SPD          3  9  9  9  6  8  8  6 10 12 17 18 17 14 10  8  6 10 11 13  8
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS (%)       57 56 56 62 47 33 36 65 78 89 75 67 83 87 59 51 33 11  8  3  8
POP 12HR                      5          10          60          90          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.17        1.04           0
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS SC NM  O  O SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS SC NM SC SC SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  4  4  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  6  6  5  5  5
MIX HGT         <10 27 32 36 19<10<10<10<10 14 27 30 14<10<10<10<10 12 44 79<10
T WIND DIR        E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD        6 16 12 12 11 12 12 12 13 18 23 27 24 14 11 11 10 14 17 21  9
SMOKE DISP       PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR


Date          Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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       52      73      48      69      46      68      45      72
TEMP          56 52 69 69 53 48 65 65 52 46 62 63 49 46 66 67
DEWPT         48 47 52 48 41 42 47 45 44 43 43 39 39 39 42 43
RH            74 83 55 47 64 80 52 48 74 89 50 41 68 76 42 42
PWIND DIR          SE      NW      NW      NW      NW       N      NW      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      20       5      20      10      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS             IS          IS
TSTMS            IS                            IS

$$

KSZ012-052115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
422 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

Date             Sun 05/05/24            Mon 05/06/24            Tue 05/07/24
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                      68          53          77          52          75
TEMP             43 57 65 68 66 56 54 53 54 62 72 77 72 64 59 55 53 63 71 74 72
DEWPT            42 45 45 46 49 49 51 52 54 58 61 63 62 61 56 53 50 52 48 46 49
MIN/MAX RH                   45         100          63          93          37
RH               96 64 48 45 54 77 90 96100 87 68 62 71 90 90 93 89 67 44 37 44
WIND DIR          E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD          3  9  9 10  9  9  6  8  9 13 18 20 18 17 10  8  8 10 12 14  9
WIND GUST                                         31
CLOUDS(CAT)      B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS (%)       57 46 56 55 41 20 28 45 63 82 68 55 80 87 63 36 36  7  7  4  7
POP 12HR                      5          10          60          90          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.10        1.29           0
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS SC NM  O  O SC SC
TSTMS                                             SC NM SC SC SC
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  5  4  4  4  2  2  1  1  1
HAINES            4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  5  5  6  6  5  5  5
MIX HGT         <10 29 37 38 28<10<10<10<10 14 29 33 17<10<10<10<10 16 45 84<10
T WIND DIR        E  E SE SE SE  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SE  S SW  S  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD        6 14 12 13 13 12 11 12 13 20 23 26 25 17 11 10 10 13 17 21  9
SMOKE DISP       PR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR


Date          Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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       52      74      48      69      46      68      45      72
TEMP          56 52 69 69 53 49 65 64 52 47 62 63 49 46 66 68
DEWPT         48 47 51 48 43 43 46 45 45 43 41 39 39 39 42 42
RH            74 83 53 47 69 80 50 50 77 86 46 41 68 76 42 39
PWIND DIR          SE      NW       W      NW      NW       N      NW      NW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      20       5      20      10      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS IS          IS       IS IS
TSTMS            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