Land Management Forecasts Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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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