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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
338 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 2024

KSZ058-122115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N  95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
338 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 2024

Date             Tue 03/12/24            Wed 03/13/24            Thu 03/14/24
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                      77          47          71          52          72
TEMP          50 48 55 69 76 72 58 53 49 47 56 67 70 67 60 60 57 55 58 67 69 62
DEWPT         41 40 44 48 41 40 40 40 40 39 51 58 58 55 52 54 54 52 53 53 51 47
MIN/MAX RH                   24          83          65          92          52
RH            71 74 66 47 28 31 51 61 71 74 83 73 66 65 75 81 90 90 83 61 53 58
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW
WIND SPD      16 17 21 20 18 10  5  5  4  3  9 14 19 14 19 18 16 12 11 13 14 13
WIND GUST           34 31    23                   31    29 28
CLOUDS(CAT)   B1 SC FW SC SC CL FW CL CL B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    69 40 11 47 31  4  7  2  5 57 57 57 44 27 31 35 49 63 57 52 46 31
POP 12HR                      5          10          20          30          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01        0.04        0.01
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC             IS IS
TSTMS                                             IS SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  2  2  1  1  2  2  1
HAINES         6  6  6  5  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  4  3  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 15 32 38<10<10<10<10<10<10 20 36 14 12<10<10<10 12 30 43 14
T WIND DIR     S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW SW SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W
T WIND SPD    20 23 31 29 26 16 11  9  5  6 12 23 29 26 29 25 18 14 14 16 19 17
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX GD GD FR PR PR FR GD EX FR


Date          Fri 03/15/24Sat 03/16/24Sun 03/17/24Mon 03/18/24
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       40      57      36      63      36      55      27      49
TEMP          46 41 51 53 40 36 57 59 44 37 49 49 35 28 43 46
DEWPT         39 36 37 35 34 32 35 37 32 26 25 22 22 19 19 18
RH            76 82 59 50 79 85 43 44 62 64 39 34 59 68 38 32
PWIND DIR          NW       N       N       W      NW      NW       N      NW
WIND CHAR         15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10       0       5       5      10       0       0       0

$$

KSZ024-122115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N  95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
338 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 2024

Date             Tue 03/12/24            Wed 03/13/24            Thu 03/14/24
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          43          71          50          69
TEMP          52 49 55 67 73 69 56 50 46 44 53 67 70 67 60 57 55 52 55 64 67 58
DEWPT         39 40 42 42 39 37 40 39 39 39 44 47 55 54 51 50 51 51 51 49 45 44
MIN/MAX RH                   26          85          49          95          46
RH            61 71 61 40 29 31 55 66 76 82 71 49 59 63 72 77 86 96 86 58 45 59
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD      11 12 14 14 12  4  5  5  4  3  4 12 16 13 16 17 13 10 10 13 17 19
WIND GUST           25       16
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B1 SC B2 B1 FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    76 63 26 76 54 12 10  5  8 33 40 54 57 50 21 47 57 61 57 43 38 48
POP 12HR                      5          10          50          60          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.13        0.20           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC NM NM IS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS                                             IS SC IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  4  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1
HAINES         6  6  6  4  3  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  3  4  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 16 36 50<10<10<10<10<10<10 24 32 18 11<10<10<10 13 36 50 19
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W
T WIND SPD    17 17 21 20 23 11 12  8  5  5 10 18 23 23 25 23 17 12 13 20 25 19
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX GD FR FR PR PR FR EX EX GD


Date          Fri 03/15/24Sat 03/16/24Sun 03/17/24Mon 03/18/24
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       39      56      34      63      33      52      25      47
TEMP          44 39 50 52 38 34 58 58 42 34 47 45 32 25 42 44
DEWPT         37 33 33 30 30 29 32 29 25 23 22 18 18 16 16 14
RH            76 79 52 43 73 82 37 33 50 64 37 33 56 68 34 29
PWIND DIR          NW       N      NW       W      NW      NW      NW      NW
WIND CHAR         15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10       0       5       5       5       5       0       0

$$

KSZ012-122115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N  95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
338 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 2024

Date             Tue 03/12/24            Wed 03/13/24            Thu 03/14/24
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          42          72          50          69
TEMP          51 49 55 67 73 70 56 49 45 42 53 69 71 67 57 55 54 52 55 63 66 57
DEWPT         39 40 41 42 43 39 40 41 39 38 44 45 47 52 52 52 51 50 52 50 47 44
MIN/MAX RH                   29          88          39          96          51
RH            63 71 59 40 34 32 55 74 79 86 71 42 42 59 83 90 90 93 90 62 50 62
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S NW NW NW NW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD      11 11 14 12 11  5  5  5  3  2  4 11 14 11 16 16 12 10 10 13 16 17
WIND GUST                       16
CLOUDS(CAT)   B2 B2 SC B2 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    73 72 31 78 65 26  7  5 11 35 46 64 54 56 27 57 57 58 57 49 36 47
POP 12HR                      5           5          40          70          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.14        0.28        0.02
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                                             IS SC SC SC SC IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  4  4  4  4  3  2  1  1  1
HAINES         6  6  6  4  3  4  4  6  6  6  6  6  3  3  4  5  5  5  4  4  3  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 15 35 52<10<10<10<10<10<10 27 34 14<10<10<10<10 16 36 51 21
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S  W  N NW NW NE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W
T WIND SPD    19 17 23 18 19  9 11  9  5  4  9 17 21 20 23 24 20 14 16 21 24 19
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX FR FR FR FR PR FR EX EX GD


Date          Fri 03/15/24Sat 03/16/24Sun 03/17/24Mon 03/18/24
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       38      56      33      63      32      51      23      47
TEMP          44 38 49 51 37 34 58 57 42 33 46 44 30 24 41 43
DEWPT         37 33 33 30 29 28 31 28 25 22 21 18 18 15 15 14
RH            76 82 54 44 72 78 36 33 50 63 37 35 60 68 34 30
PWIND DIR          NW       N      NW       W      NW      NW      NW      NW
WIND CHAR         15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20       0       5       5       5       5       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    IS

$$

KSZ012-122115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N  95.44W Elev. 965 ft
338 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 2024

Date             Tue 03/12/24            Wed 03/13/24            Thu 03/14/24
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          42          73          51          68
TEMP          52 48 56 66 71 69 55 50 45 42 53 68 72 67 57 56 54 53 56 62 65 57
DEWPT         38 39 40 42 43 42 42 42 40 39 44 45 42 52 52 52 51 51 52 51 48 44
MIN/MAX RH                   35          88          34          93          55
RH            59 71 55 42 36 37 61 74 82 89 71 43 34 59 83 86 90 93 86 67 54 62
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  W NW  W  W SW SE SE SE  E SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD      14 13 14 11 10  5  5  5  4  3  3  9 13 11 16 18 13 10 11 13 18 17
CLOUDS(CAT)   B1 B1 FW B2 B2 SC CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)    59 58 16 70 83 32  3  5  3 19 51 59 54 68 34 58 57 57 57 45 35 46
POP 12HR                      5          10          30          80          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.08        0.27        0.02
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC  O  O SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                                             IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  1
HAINES         6  6  6  4  3  4  4  5  6  6  6  6  5  3  4  5  5  5  5  4  4  3
MIX HGT      <10<10 18 35 50<10<10<10<10<10<10 27 32 16<10<10<10<10 20 37 55 19
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S  S  S  W  N NW NW  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  W
T WIND SPD    20 18 21 16 17  6 10  8  6  4  6 14 20 19 21 25 20 16 19 21 24 19
SMOKE DISP    PR PR GD GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR FR FR FR PR GD EX EX GD


Date          Fri 03/15/24Sat 03/16/24Sun 03/17/24Mon 03/18/24
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       38      56      34      63      31      51      23      47
TEMP          44 39 49 51 38 34 58 55 42 33 45 43 31 24 41 42
DEWPT         38 33 33 30 30 28 32 29 25 22 21 18 17 16 15 14
RH            79 79 54 44 73 78 37 37 50 63 38 36 56 71 34 31
PWIND DIR          NW       N       W       W      NW      NW      NW      NW
WIND CHAR         15>     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20       0       5       5       5       5       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    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


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