768  
FNUS83 KTOP 091102  
FWLTOP  
 
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
502 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
KSZ058-092230-  
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)  
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT  
502 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
 
MAX/MIN 64 48 59 43 65  
TEMP 57 58 62 63 58 54 51 50 49 51 57 58 53 48 46 45 44 49 60 64 58  
DEWPT 53 53 53 52 51 50 48 47 45 46 47 46 46 45 44 42 41 41 42 43 44  
MIN/MAX RH 67 89 64 92 47  
RH 86 83 72 67 77 86 89 89 86 83 69 64 77 89 93 89 89 74 51 46 59  
WIND DIR S E N NE NE N N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE S SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 2 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 10 8 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 9 9  
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC  
CLOUDS (%) 90 87 84 91 98 96 95 92 88 76 63 58 53 53 52 50 48 48 52 52 50  
POP 12HR 30 50 20 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.24 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT <10<10 13 22<10<10<10<10<10<10 12 14<10<10<10<10<10<10 12 20<10  
T WIND DIR SW SE N NE NE N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE S S SE  
T WIND SPD 3 2 6 6 10 12 11 10 11 12 12 11 11 12 11 11 13 12 16 17 17  
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
 
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 68 46 66 45 59 39 55  
TEMP 51 49 63 60 51 48 61 58 49 47 56 51 43 40 51 49  
DEWPT 43 42 40 43 43 41 43 44 43 42 41 40 39 37 35 32  
RH 74 77 43 53 74 77 51 59 80 83 57 66 86 89 54 52  
PWIND DIR S S S S S SE NE N  
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
 
KSZ024-092230-  
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION  
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT  
502 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
 
MAX/MIN 61 46 60 42 63  
TEMP 55 56 59 60 55 51 49 48 47 50 56 59 53 48 46 45 43 49 59 62 57  
DEWPT 51 48 48 47 46 46 45 43 42 42 43 42 42 41 41 40 40 41 42 43 43  
MIN/MAX RH 61 85 54 87 48  
RH 86 74 67 62 72 83 86 83 83 74 62 53 66 77 83 82 89 74 53 50 59  
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 5 9 8 8 5 6 6 5 6 8 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 9 11 10 9  
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC  
CLOUDS (%) 88 89 91 94 97 95 93 85 78 60 42 37 32 35 38 42 46 46 53 53 50  
POP 12HR 30 50 10 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.19 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS  
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT <10<10 17 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 18 31<10<10<10<10<10<10 12 19<10  
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S  
T WIND SPD 11 16 16 12 11 14 13 11 11 13 12 11 12 12 13 11 13 14 18 20 17  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
 
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 66 45 64 44 57 40 53  
TEMP 50 48 62 58 50 47 60 56 48 46 54 50 43 41 50 48  
DEWPT 42 41 41 43 42 41 42 44 43 42 41 40 39 39 36 33  
RH 74 77 46 57 74 79 51 64 83 86 61 68 86 92 58 56  
PWIND DIR S S S S SW S NE NW  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
 
KSZ012-092230-  
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION  
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT  
502 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
 
MAX/MIN 61 45 60 42 63  
TEMP 54 55 59 60 55 50 48 47 46 49 56 59 53 48 46 44 43 48 58 61 57  
DEWPT 48 46 46 44 43 42 42 40 39 40 41 41 40 39 39 38 38 40 42 43 43  
MIN/MAX RH 56 78 51 83 50  
RH 80 72 62 55 64 74 80 76 76 71 57 51 61 71 76 79 82 74 55 51 59  
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 6 10 9 9 6 8 6 6 6 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 10 12 11 10  
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC  
CLOUDS (%) 82 84 85 91 96 93 91 81 71 54 37 32 27 30 32 37 42 42 53 53 50  
POP 12HR 30 40 10 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.12 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS  
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT <10<10 21 23<10<10<10<10<10<10 22 33<10<10<10<10<10<10 13 20<10  
T WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S  
T WIND SPD 12 17 16 13 12 16 13 12 11 14 13 12 11 11 12 11 12 16 19 23 18  
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
 
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 65 45 63 45 57 41 53  
TEMP 50 48 61 58 50 47 59 56 49 46 54 51 44 42 50 48  
DEWPT 42 42 41 42 41 40 42 44 43 42 41 39 39 39 37 34  
RH 74 80 48 55 71 76 53 64 80 86 61 63 82 89 61 58  
PWIND DIR S S S S SW S NE NW  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
 
KSZ012-092230-  
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION  
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT  
502 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
 
MAX/MIN 61 44 60 41 62  
TEMP 53 54 59 60 55 50 48 46 45 49 56 59 53 48 45 44 43 48 58 61 56  
DEWPT 45 44 45 43 42 42 42 40 39 40 41 40 40 39 38 38 38 39 41 42 43  
MIN/MAX RH 53 79 50 83 50  
RH 74 69 60 53 61 74 80 79 79 71 57 49 61 71 76 79 82 71 53 49 62  
WIND DIR N N NE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 5 9 10 9 6 8 8 6 5 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 12 12 10  
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS (%) 79 79 79 86 94 91 89 76 63 48 34 29 24 27 30 35 40 40 50 50 50  
POP 12HR 30 40 10 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.07 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS  
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT <10<10 24 25<10<10<10<10<10<10 22 31<10<10<10<10<10<10 13 22<10  
T WIND DIR N N NE NE N NE NE NE N NE E E E E E SE SE SE S S S  
T WIND SPD 11 16 17 14 12 16 14 12 11 14 16 13 10 11 11 10 11 17 20 24 20  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
 
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 64 44 61 43 56 40 51  
TEMP 49 47 60 56 48 45 57 54 47 44 53 50 43 41 49 47  
DEWPT 42 42 40 40 40 38 40 42 42 41 40 38 38 38 36 33  
RH 77 83 47 55 74 76 53 64 83 89 61 63 82 89 61 58  
PWIND DIR S S S SW SW S NE NW  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
 
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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