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FNUS83 KTOP 100651
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
151 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
KSZ058-102115-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
151 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
DATE TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 45 53 32 60
TEMP 58 59 67 79 83 77 66 62 59 49 47 50 51 49 43 38 34 32 43 56 60 58
DEWPT 56 57 61 58 53 57 58 58 57 46 43 39 35 32 31 28 26 25 29 29 31 32
MIN/MAX RH 35 95 51 77 32
RH 93 93 81 49 36 50 75 87 93 89 86 66 54 52 62 67 72 75 57 35 33 37
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S S S NW N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 9 13 17 19 18 10 10 10 10 13 18 20 19 11 5 3 3 5 12 20 24 17
WIND GUST 31 31 28 26 28 32 31 28
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC FW SC SC B2 B1 OV OV B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 19 32 26 12 29 38 74 66 93 92 58 58 31 12 4 2 6 5 6 13 15 17
POP 12HR 20 80 40 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.52 0.04 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC O SC O SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 12 15 29 43 12 11<10<10 15 22 37 54 39<10<10<10<10 16 34 43 34
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 18 18 21 27 25 14 20 13 12 31 31 31 32 19 6 6 6 5 12 20 31 25
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR EX EX FR FR PR PR GD EX EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX
DATE FRI 03/13/26SAT 03/14/26SUN 03/15/26MON 03/16/26
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 44 66 45 76 41 52 23 43
TEMP 51 44 61 61 48 46 69 72 56 43 46 44 31 25 38 41
DEWPT 32 34 37 40 38 40 50 52 49 39 30 18 15 12 14 16
RH 48 68 41 46 68 79 51 49 77 86 53 35 51 57 37 36
PWIND DIR SW NE SE S SW N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 30 10 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS
SNOWSHWRS IS
KSZ024-102115-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
151 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
DATE TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 78 41 51 30 61
TEMP 54 52 63 74 77 71 59 55 50 44 43 47 51 49 41 36 32 31 42 55 61 59
DEWPT 44 50 53 47 44 46 47 49 44 39 37 34 29 26 25 24 23 23 25 27 29 32
MIN/MAX RH 31 85 40 74 30
RH 69 93 70 38 31 41 64 80 80 82 79 60 42 40 52 61 69 72 50 34 29 36
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W N N N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 5 6 9 11 12 5 5 8 13 16 19 19 17 11 5 2 3 8 17 23 25 21
WIND GUST 24 27 31 32 27 32
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW SC FW SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 2 20 23 31 16 32 79 88 93 91 75 55 18 9 9 3 4 9 16 22 34 36
POP 12HR 5 80 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.23 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM O IS IS
TSTMS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 12 27 31<10<10<10 11 13 24 38 54 43<10<10<10<10 18 41 53 33
T WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 12 12 11 13 17 8 9 8 27 20 32 33 29 14 11 9 6 8 17 26 37 25
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR FR FR EX EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX
DATE FRI 03/13/26SAT 03/14/26SUN 03/15/26MON 03/16/26
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 43 60 41 74 36 47 20 40
TEMP 52 44 57 58 45 43 66 70 53 40 41 41 27 21 35 39
DEWPT 30 31 30 33 32 35 45 48 41 33 22 14 11 7 9 12
RH 43 60 35 39 60 73 47 45 64 76 46 33 50 54 33 32
PWIND DIR SW N SE S NE N N NW
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40 40 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
SNOWSHWRS SC SC
KSZ012-102115-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
151 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
DATE TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 39 51 30 61
TEMP 52 50 60 70 73 68 55 53 47 42 41 46 50 48 41 35 32 30 42 55 61 59
DEWPT 41 46 52 49 43 43 43 44 39 36 35 33 27 23 22 21 20 20 24 26 28 29
MIN/MAX RH 33 84 38 66 28
RH 66 86 75 47 34 40 64 71 74 79 79 60 41 37 46 56 61 66 48 32 28 32
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 4 6 5 9 11 4 4 6 12 13 18 18 17 9 3 2 2 6 16 21 26 19
WIND GUST 24 27 31 31 28 19 32 36 32
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 2 21 25 35 27 31 59 88 92 91 83 57 18 9 7 4 5 11 23 28 47 53
POP 12HR 5 80 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0.04 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC O IS IS
TSTMS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 26 32<10<10<10 12 14 26 42 55 45<10<10<10<10 19 42 52 35
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 12 13 8 10 17 9 11 13 25 19 32 33 29 14 10 10 6 8 16 26 40 27
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR FR FR EX EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX
DATE FRI 03/13/26SAT 03/14/26SUN 03/15/26MON 03/16/26
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 42 59 40 72 34 45 18 39
TEMP 52 43 55 56 44 42 66 70 50 37 41 39 26 19 34 37
DEWPT 29 28 29 29 29 31 42 45 38 30 22 12 9 4 8 11
RH 41 55 37 35 55 65 42 41 63 75 46 32 48 51 33 33
PWIND DIR SW N SE S NE N NW NW
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 40 40 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC
SNOWSHWRS SC SC
KSZ012-102115-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
151 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026
DATE TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 75 39 51 30 62
TEMP 52 50 59 69 74 67 55 52 47 42 41 46 50 47 41 35 32 31 42 55 62 60
DEWPT 41 45 50 49 43 43 43 43 39 36 33 32 26 22 22 21 20 20 23 24 26 29
MIN/MAX RH 33 80 36 67 25
RH 66 83 72 49 33 42 64 71 74 79 73 58 39 37 46 56 61 63 46 30 25 31
WIND DIR S S W SW W NW N N N N N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 6 6 5 8 12 6 6 9 14 16 19 20 18 11 5 3 4 9 18 25 27 21
WIND GUST 26 32 33 29 37 33
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 1 15 35 31 30 26 58 89 89 83 87 68 18 10 9 4 4 19 29 39 47 56
POP 12HR 0 70 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM IS IS
TSTMS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 30 37<10<10<10 13 15 27 44 57 42<10<10<10<10 20 41 52 35
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 12 13 8 9 16 11 11 12 25 19 32 32 29 14 12 9 8 9 18 27 40 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR FR FR EX EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX
DATE FRI 03/13/26SAT 03/14/26SUN 03/15/26MON 03/16/26
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 42 58 40 72 34 44 17 38
TEMP 53 43 54 54 44 42 65 67 50 37 40 38 25 19 32 36
DEWPT 28 27 27 27 28 30 41 43 38 30 21 12 9 4 8 10
RH 38 53 35 35 53 62 41 42 63 75 46 34 50 51 36 33
PWIND DIR SW N SE S NE N NW NW
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 40 40 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC
SNOWSHWRS SC SC
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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