Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 210741
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
241 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
KSZ058-212115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
241 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
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 88 54 75 54 84
TEMP 71 69 77 85 86 77 66 61 56 55 63 69 73 73 63 57 55 54 68 78 83 79
DEWPT 66 65 69 69 62 59 55 53 51 50 51 51 52 52 52 52 52 52 59 61 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 44 83 47 94 52
RH 84 87 76 59 45 54 68 75 83 83 65 53 48 48 67 83 90 93 73 56 51 60
WIND DIR S S S S W NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 14 18 23 21 19 13 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 4 6 10 11 10
WIND GUST 27 31 36 35 32 24
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 11 20 52 20 8 1 3 8 18 34 36 21 17 5 8 10 17 25 26 32 30 42
POP 12HR 10 20 20 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 4
HAINES 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3
MIX HGT <10<10 23 38 53 11<10<10<10<10 20 29 28 14<10<10<10<10 18 35 37 13
T WIND DIR S S S SW W NW N N NE N N NE NE E NE NE E E SE S S S
T WIND SPD 23 27 35 36 26 20 13 12 12 11 16 16 13 11 10 10 11 10 11 12 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR FR EX EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
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 82 58 79 60 82 58 82
TEMP 67 66 77 78 64 60 75 76 64 62 76 78 64 61 77 78
DEWPT 65 66 67 62 57 55 61 63 62 61 63 63 61 60 60 59
RH 93100 71 58 78 84 62 64 93 97 64 60 90 97 56 52
PWIND DIR S SW N E E NE NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 60 40 30 40 50 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS NM SC SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-212115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
241 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 85 52 74 51 82
TEMP 69 69 75 83 80 72 63 58 54 54 63 69 73 73 62 56 53 52 68 78 81 80
DEWPT 65 65 69 68 60 54 52 48 47 47 49 48 48 48 49 48 48 49 55 55 57 60
MIN/MAX RH 48 83 41 88 44
RH 87 87 82 61 51 53 67 69 77 77 60 47 41 41 62 74 83 89 63 45 44 51
WIND DIR S S S SW W NW NW N N NW N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 13 16 21 24 23 17 10 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 8 11 11 10
WIND GUST 26 33 35 33
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC B1 SC CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 33 36 51 27 4 7 2 4 15 32 32 23 11 3 3 17 11 17 16 17 16 45
POP 12HR 20 20 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC
LAL 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4
HAINES 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3
MIX HGT <10<10 19 38 40 25<10<10<10<10 23 42 49 28<10<10<10<10 19 34 40 21
T WIND DIR S S S SW W NW NW N N N N NE N SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S
T WIND SPD 19 20 31 34 32 21 13 16 8 6 12 10 8 6 10 8 9 8 13 13 18 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Date Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 78 55 75 57 78 57 79
TEMP 67 64 74 75 61 56 71 72 61 58 73 75 62 59 74 75
DEWPT 62 63 61 55 52 50 54 58 57 56 61 60 58 56 57 56
RH 84 97 64 50 72 80 55 61 87 93 66 60 87 90 55 52
PWIND DIR SE NW N NE NE NE N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 50 30 40 50 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
TSTMS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-212115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
241 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
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 84 51 74 51 81
TEMP 68 67 74 82 79 70 62 57 53 52 63 69 73 72 61 56 53 51 68 77 81 79
DEWPT 66 65 69 70 62 55 52 48 46 47 50 48 49 50 48 48 46 48 54 55 57 60
MIN/MAX RH 53 85 42 89 44
RH 93 93 84 67 56 59 70 72 77 83 62 47 43 46 62 74 77 89 61 47 44 52
WIND DIR SE S S S W NW NW NW NW W NW N SW SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 13 19 21 21 16 10 5 3 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 5 10 11 9
WIND GUST 20 24 31 35 33 26
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 34 52 51 34 16 6 5 4 14 34 36 22 14 5 5 12 10 14 17 15 15 35
POP 12HR 30 20 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC
LAL 2 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4
HAINES 4 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 3
MIX HGT <10<10 23 36 40 24<10<10<10<10 22 38 52 25<10<10<10<10 23 41 41 23
T WIND DIR S S S S W NW NW NW N NW N NW NW S S S S S SE S SE SE
T WIND SPD 18 20 32 35 32 23 13 18 9 5 9 8 6 5 10 8 9 8 14 13 17 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR EX EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX GD
Date Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
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 77 53 73 55 78 56 78
TEMP 66 63 74 74 60 55 69 71 59 56 71 75 62 58 74 74
DEWPT 63 62 62 56 52 49 54 58 55 55 62 61 58 56 58 57
RH 90 97 66 53 75 80 59 63 87 96 73 62 87 93 57 55
PWIND DIR S W N NE NE NE N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 50 30 40 50 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-212115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
241 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 85 52 75 51 82
TEMP 68 68 74 82 80 70 62 57 54 54 63 69 74 73 62 56 53 52 68 78 82 80
DEWPT 66 65 68 69 61 54 51 48 46 47 49 47 46 48 48 48 46 48 53 52 54 58
MIN/MAX RH 51 82 38 87 39
RH 93 90 82 65 52 57 67 72 74 77 60 45 37 41 60 74 77 86 59 40 38 47
WIND DIR SE SE S S W NW NW NW NW W NW N SW S S S S S SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 14 20 23 25 18 12 8 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 6 10 11 10
WIND GUST 32 37 37 28
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS (%) 57 52 57 44 25 8 8 4 21 41 34 21 15 5 4 10 9 14 15 14 16 28
POP 12HR 30 10 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4
HAINES 4 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 2
MIX HGT <10<10 24 31 40 34<10<10<10<10 23 42 56 24<10<10<10<10 22 42 43 31
T WIND DIR SE S S S W NW NW NW N W N W W S S S S S SE S SE S
T WIND SPD 16 19 29 35 33 26 14 18 10 5 10 6 8 6 10 9 9 8 13 14 16 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
Date Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 78 53 74 55 77 56 78
TEMP 67 63 74 74 59 55 70 72 59 57 71 74 62 58 74 74
DEWPT 62 62 60 55 52 49 52 55 55 55 60 59 58 55 57 56
RH 84 97 62 51 78 80 53 55 87 93 68 59 87 90 55 53
PWIND DIR SE W N NE NE NE N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 50 30 40 50 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
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