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FNUS83 KTOP 281045
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
445 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026
KSZ058-282215-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
445 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026
DATE WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26
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 36 18 27 11 21
TEMP 11 18 32 36 30 22 20 20 20 20 25 27 21 16 15 13 11 14 19 21 16
DEWPT 6 13 24 29 26 21 20 20 19 20 22 21 18 15 15 13 11 14 15 14 11
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 76 100 73
RH 80 80 72 75 85 96100100 96100 88 78 88 96100100100100 84 74 80
WIND DIR SW S SW SW S E E E E NE NE NE N N NE N N N N N N
WIND SPD 3 5 8 4 2 2 4 5 9 11 12 11 6 4 3 3 4 5 9 10 8
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 3 4 3 6 31 46 77 84 93 89 75 49 40 49 63 65 58 70 65 58 55
POP 12HR 0 0 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 12 12<10<10<10<10<10 11 15 17<10<10<10<10<10 15 29 31 31
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W S S E E E E NE N N NE NE NE N N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 10 17 8 6 6 5 11 17 21 21 21 16 12 10 10 10 13 17 19 25
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD EX
DATE SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 -3 17 7 33 18 40 25 42
TEMP 4 -3 12 13 9 12 27 29 23 19 33 33 28 27 37 37
DEWPT 1 -4 7 9 9 12 24 26 22 19 30 29 27 27 34 34
RH 87 95 80 84100 100 88 88 96 100 89 85 96 100 89 89
PWIND DIR N W S SW SW S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 0 20 5 0 0 5 20
RAIN S
SNOW S
KSZ024-282215-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
445 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026
DATE WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26
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 34 15 23 10 17
TEMP 9 15 28 32 27 20 19 20 17 16 20 23 20 16 15 13 11 12 14 17 13
DEWPT 5 10 19 24 21 18 17 16 15 13 15 16 14 14 13 12 10 9 10 9 6
MIN/MAX RH 65 92 73 100 70
RH 83 80 68 72 78 92 92 84 92 88 81 74 77 92 92 96 96 87 84 70 73
WIND DIR SW SW W NW N NE NE E E NE NE NE N NE NE N N N N N N
WIND SPD 4 5 5 3 2 3 5 6 12 10 11 9 4 2 2 3 4 5 9 10 6
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL CL FW SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 6 5 4 5 21 50 75 87 92 93 78 61 68 83 83 81 72 71 51 58 38
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 11 11<10<10<10<10<10<10 13 16<10<10<10<10<10 15 21 30 24
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW E NE E E E E NE NE N NE NE NE N N N N N
T WIND SPD 9 9 11 4 4 6 11 14 20 20 19 16 11 9 8 5 10 16 16 20 24
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD
DATE SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 -5 16 6 32 16 37 23 39
TEMP 2 -4 10 13 9 12 27 29 22 17 31 32 26 24 34 35
DEWPT -2 -6 4 7 8 11 23 25 21 17 27 27 25 24 31 31
RH 83 91 76 76 96 96 85 85 96 100 85 81 96 100 89 85
PWIND DIR N W S SW W SW SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 30 10 0 0 5 20
SNOW C C S
KSZ012-282215-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
445 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026
DATE WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26
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 33 13 22 8 16
TEMP 10 14 28 31 25 18 18 17 15 15 19 22 19 16 15 12 9 9 13 16 11
DEWPT 3 8 18 22 18 14 13 12 10 10 13 15 13 12 11 9 7 6 8 8 3
MIN/MAX RH 66 84 73 91 68
RH 73 76 66 69 74 84 80 80 80 80 77 74 77 84 84 87 91 87 80 70 69
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 4 9 8 8 6 3 1 1 2 2 5 8 8 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 7 6 6 8 24 58 82 84 90 94 86 66 72 86 81 76 71 66 49 63 36
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW S S
MIX HGT <10<10 13 13<10<10<10<10<10 11 15 17<10<10<10<10<10 16 23 36 21
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW E NE E E E E NE NE N NE N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 9 9 9 4 3 6 13 14 17 18 16 11 9 8 5 6 10 16 16 23 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD
DATE SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 -6 16 5 31 15 36 21 37
TEMP 2 -5 10 12 9 12 26 28 22 16 31 30 25 22 33 34
DEWPT -5 -9 4 6 6 9 21 23 20 15 27 25 23 22 29 28
RH 72 82 76 76 87 87 81 81 92 96 85 81 92 100 85 78
PWIND DIR N W S SW W SW SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 40 10 0 0 5 20
SNOW C C S
KSZ012-282215-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
445 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026
DATE WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26
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 31 13 21 7 15
TEMP 10 15 27 30 25 18 18 17 15 13 18 21 19 16 15 12 8 9 13 15 11
DEWPT 3 8 16 19 16 13 12 10 7 9 11 13 11 11 10 8 5 4 6 5 1
MIN/MAX RH 60 79 69 87 61
RH 73 73 63 63 68 80 77 73 70 84 73 71 70 80 80 84 87 80 73 64 63
WIND DIR SW SW W N N NE E E E NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 8 6 6 6 3 2 2 3 4 5 9 10 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW CL SC B1 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 11 6 6 5 37 52 88 87 91 94 88 77 78 86 85 72 63 54 54 60 33
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW S S
MIX HGT <10<10 14 15<10<10<10<10<10 10 15 18<10<10<10<10<10 14 28 36<10
T WIND DIR SW SW W N NE NE E E E E NE NE NE N N N NE N N N N
T WIND SPD 10 6 6 4 4 8 10 12 13 14 11 9 6 5 5 5 10 16 19 21 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR
DATE SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 -5 15 5 31 16 34 21 36
TEMP 2 -4 10 12 9 12 25 27 23 17 31 31 26 22 32 32
DEWPT -5 -9 1 5 6 9 19 22 20 16 24 25 22 21 27 26
RH 72 78 66 73 87 87 78 81 88 96 75 78 85 96 81 78
PWIND DIR N W S SW W NW SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 30 20 0 0 5 20
SNOW S C S S
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
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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