Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 290839
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
KSZ058-292115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 76 54 83 58 80
TEMP 50 46 60 69 74 73 62 58 56 54 69 78 82 78 67 63 60 59 67 74 78 76
DEWPT 47 46 50 50 52 55 54 52 51 52 58 62 61 62 59 60 59 59 63 66 67 65
MIN/MAX RH 46 91 49 99 67
RH 89100 69 51 46 53 75 80 83 93 68 58 49 58 75 90 96100 87 76 69 69
WIND DIR NW NW NE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S E E SE S S S
WIND SPD 4 2 4 8 10 6 6 8 9 10 17 23 23 18 14 9 8 9 13 17 20 19
WIND GUST 28 31 29
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 18 3 3 5 8 15 13 10 12 19 12 15 24 30 61 71 72 74 64 57 57 45
POP 12HR 5 5 30 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.22 0.47 0.30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC NM NM
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5
HAINES 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4
MIX HGT <10<10 16 32 46<10<10<10<10<10 16 36 51<10<10<10<10<10 18 31 33<10
T WIND DIR NW N NE SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SE SE E S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 5 5 10 13 10 10 12 14 16 23 28 35 26 19 14 9 11 19 21 26 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX PR
Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
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 63 76 49 70 49 74 53 77
TEMP 68 66 73 69 57 50 66 67 54 51 69 70 57 54 72 73
DEWPT 64 64 66 60 52 47 48 49 48 47 53 54 53 52 58 57
RH 87 93 79 73 83 89 52 52 80 86 57 57 86 93 61 57
PWIND DIR S S NW N SE S SE S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 80 50 30 10 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS NM NM O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS NM NM SC NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
$$
KSZ024-292115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 74 53 81 53 75
TEMP 47 44 56 66 71 72 61 58 55 54 68 77 81 76 65 59 55 54 62 70 72 71
DEWPT 44 43 46 48 51 53 54 52 51 50 57 60 60 60 58 54 51 51 57 61 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 48 88 50 90 72
RH 89 96 69 52 49 51 78 80 86 86 68 56 49 58 78 83 86 90 84 73 73 76
WIND DIR W NW NW SW SW S SE S S S S S S S W N NE E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 6 8 14 21 23 17 10 11 9 9 11 13 16 17
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 11 2 4 4 10 32 12 23 19 26 18 22 33 37 25 23 47 72 61 70 75 70
POP 12HR 5 10 50 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.14 0.39 0.64
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC O O O
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
HAINES 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <10<10 19 33 48<10<10<10<10<10 15 40 52<10<10<10<10<10 18 23<10<10
T WIND DIR W NW NW W SW S S S S S S S S S N NE NE E E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 12 8 6 11 13 6 10 11 10 12 20 31 35 21 12 12 11 10 13 19 18 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR FR
Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 62 74 47 69 48 72 51 75
TEMP 66 64 70 67 55 48 64 66 52 49 66 69 56 51 69 71
DEWPT 61 62 64 56 48 43 47 47 45 45 52 53 51 49 56 55
RH 84 93 81 68 77 83 54 50 77 86 61 57 83 93 63 57
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW S S SE SE
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 40 30 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS O O O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-292115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 72 52 81 51 74
TEMP 46 43 55 65 70 71 60 56 53 52 67 78 81 77 65 58 53 52 61 69 71 69
DEWPT 44 42 45 47 50 52 52 52 50 50 57 60 59 62 58 54 49 49 55 60 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 48 92 49 89 74
RH 93 96 69 52 49 51 75 86 89 93 70 54 47 60 78 86 86 89 81 73 73 78
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SE SE SE S S S S S NW N NE NE E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 6 5 6 10 10 5 5 5 5 6 13 20 21 14 10 10 8 6 10 13 14 16
WIND GUST 31 32
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 11 1 4 4 12 15 20 21 22 24 20 20 33 34 30 36 26 75 57 67 77 70
POP 12HR 5 5 50 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.12 0.45 0.69
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM SC SC NM NM O O O
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS SC SC SC NM
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 5
HAINES 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <10<10 20 36 51 16<10<10<10<10 15 42 51<10<10<10<10<10 14 25 16<10
T WIND DIR W NW W W W SW S S S S S S S S N NE NE E E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 12 10 10 13 16 6 8 9 10 12 20 31 35 24 11 14 11 11 14 19 23 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
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 61 74 47 68 47 72 50 75
TEMP 65 63 69 67 53 47 63 65 51 48 66 68 54 50 69 71
DEWPT 61 60 64 57 48 43 47 48 45 44 52 53 51 48 56 56
RH 87 90 84 70 83 86 56 54 80 86 61 59 90 93 63 59
PWIND DIR S SW NW NW S S S SE
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 80 40 30 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS O O O SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-292115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
339 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 72 52 82 51 74
TEMP 48 44 54 64 70 71 60 56 54 53 68 78 82 78 65 58 53 52 61 68 71 69
DEWPT 45 43 44 46 48 50 51 52 51 50 56 57 58 60 57 53 50 48 53 57 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 45 91 45 90 67
RH 89 96 69 52 45 47 72 86 90 89 65 48 44 54 75 83 89 86 75 68 68 73
WIND DIR W W W W W W SE SE SE S S S S S NW N NE E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 9 6 9 10 11 5 5 5 6 6 13 20 24 17 10 10 8 8 11 13 17 17
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW B1 SC B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 12 3 5 4 14 14 26 16 22 25 27 20 35 42 43 45 22 69 45 72 78 77
POP 12HR 5 5 60 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.23 0.48
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM SC SC NM NM O O O
TSTMS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
HAINES 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <10<10 24 37 52 27<10<10<10<10 18 44 52 10<10<10<10<10 14 27 20 10
T WIND DIR W W W W W W S S S S S S S S NW NE NE NE E E SE SE
T WIND SPD 12 10 12 16 16 9 6 8 9 11 19 27 36 25 13 13 11 11 14 19 24 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 74 47 69 47 72 50 75
TEMP 64 63 70 67 54 48 63 65 52 48 66 67 54 50 69 71
DEWPT 61 60 62 56 48 43 46 46 44 44 51 52 50 48 54 54
RH 90 90 76 68 80 83 54 50 74 86 58 59 86 93 59 55
PWIND DIR SE SW NW NW SW S S SE
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 80 40 30 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS O O O SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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