Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 280956
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
456 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
KSZ058-282115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
456 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 47 73 54 83
TEMP 60 63 68 71 68 59 53 49 47 58 67 72 71 60 57 55 55 68 77 82 77
DEWPT 60 61 62 60 56 53 50 47 45 48 50 52 54 53 52 51 52 59 63 63 62
MIN/MAX RH 63 94 48 89 53
RH 100 93 81 68 65 80 89 93 93 69 54 49 55 78 83 86 90 73 62 53 60
WIND DIR SE S S W W W NW W W NW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 12 16 16 13 10 9 9 6 5 5 9 10 8 6 8 9 10 19 25 24 19
WIND GUST 29 37 37 29
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 94 91 68 42 38 20 16 10 19 17 5 13 4 2 7 13 11 13 12 13 21
POP 12HR 50 10 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0 0 0.03
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4
HAINES 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 6 5 6 3 3 4
MIX HGT <10 18 29 34 11<10<10<10<10 15 37 46<10<10<10<10<10 21 45 41<10
T WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 19 21 19 12 11 12 11 6 6 12 17 10 11 13 16 17 27 33 31 21
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
Flood A
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 59 81 62 77 51 69 47 73
TEMP 65 62 77 75 67 65 73 71 59 54 66 67 54 49 68 69
DEWPT 61 61 66 64 64 64 65 60 56 52 52 50 49 47 49 50
RH 87 97 69 69 90 97 76 68 90 93 61 54 83 93 51 51
PWIND DIR S S S S NW NW W SW
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 50 70 70 50 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC NM SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-282115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
456 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 71 44 70 52 81
TEMP 60 61 66 69 66 57 51 47 44 55 64 69 69 60 56 54 54 66 76 80 76
DEWPT 58 60 61 58 54 50 47 43 42 45 48 50 52 51 51 49 50 58 61 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 65 93 51 87 54
RH 93 97 84 68 65 77 86 86 93 69 56 51 55 72 83 83 86 75 60 54 62
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S SE S S S S
WIND SPD 13 13 13 14 10 10 10 10 6 8 10 11 6 5 8 8 10 16 23 21 14
WIND GUST 33 32
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 93 89 79 36 38 22 14 10 12 5 7 8 5 3 7 8 19 22 14 18 29
POP 12HR 50 10 0 10 40
QPF 12HR 0.33 0 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 4 4 4 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4
HAINES 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 6 5 5 3 3 5
MIX HGT <10 15 23 33 14<10<10<10<10 22 40 51<10<10<10<10<10 15 49 45<10
T WIND DIR S S SW W W W W W W W W W SW S S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 16 19 19 20 14 13 13 12 9 11 17 20 11 12 12 12 13 23 31 28 14
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 78 60 72 49 65 45 70
TEMP 61 57 73 72 65 62 70 68 55 51 62 64 52 48 66 67
DEWPT 56 56 64 62 60 61 63 58 51 48 50 49 46 45 48 49
RH 84 96 73 71 84 97 78 70 86 89 65 58 80 89 52 52
PWIND DIR SE SE S S N NW NW SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 70 80 70 50 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS NM NM SC NM O O NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-282115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
456 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 71 44 70 52 81
TEMP 59 61 66 69 66 57 50 46 44 54 63 69 68 59 55 53 53 65 76 79 76
DEWPT 57 61 62 60 56 51 46 43 41 45 48 51 53 51 51 49 49 57 61 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 68 90 53 87 56
RH 93100 87 73 70 80 86 89 89 71 58 53 59 75 86 86 86 75 60 56 62
WIND DIR SE S S SW W W W W W W W W SW S S S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 10 13 14 13 10 10 10 10 6 8 10 11 5 5 6 6 10 14 21 21 13
WIND GUST 34 33
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 89 87 81 43 48 23 12 14 10 6 9 8 4 4 9 12 25 25 15 25 28
POP 12HR 50 10 0 10 50
QPF 12HR 0.26 0 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 4
MIX HGT <10 14 23 33 16<10<10<10<10 24 42 53<10<10<10<10<10 15 47 48 11
T WIND DIR S S SW SW W W W W W W W W SW S S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 18 18 19 19 14 13 12 12 10 14 18 20 9 9 12 12 16 21 32 31 18
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 54 77 59 72 48 65 45 69
TEMP 60 56 71 71 62 61 69 67 55 51 61 63 52 47 65 65
DEWPT 55 54 62 62 60 59 62 58 51 47 50 50 46 44 48 50
RH 84 93 73 73 93 93 78 73 86 86 67 62 80 89 54 58
PWIND DIR NE SE S S NW NW NW W
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 70 80 70 50 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM O O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-282115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
456 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 71 44 69 51 81
TEMP 60 62 66 69 67 57 51 47 44 53 62 68 68 58 55 53 54 66 75 79 76
DEWPT 58 60 61 60 57 51 47 43 41 45 47 48 51 51 50 49 49 57 60 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 69 91 49 87 54
RH 93 93 84 73 70 80 86 86 89 74 58 49 54 77 83 86 83 73 60 54 60
WIND DIR SE S S SW W W W W W W W W SW S S S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 11 13 14 14 10 10 10 10 9 9 11 12 6 5 6 8 9 16 23 24 16
WIND GUST 34 35
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 86 83 84 51 52 35 12 15 10 9 12 11 5 3 7 12 17 26 18 27 25
POP 12HR 50 10 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0.42 0 0 0 0.03
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 5 3 3 4
MIX HGT <10 16 24 39 15<10<10<10<10 28 44 56 11<10<10<10<10 16 40 46 14
T WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W S S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 16 20 19 18 14 13 13 12 11 16 19 20 11 10 12 10 14 21 28 29 18
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 76 58 72 48 65 44 69
TEMP 60 55 70 70 62 61 68 67 55 51 60 63 52 47 64 65
DEWPT 55 53 60 61 59 58 61 57 51 47 49 49 46 44 47 48
RH 84 93 71 73 90 90 78 70 86 86 67 60 80 89 54 54
PWIND DIR NE SE SE S NW NW NW W
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 70 80 70 50 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM O O NM SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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
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