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FNUS83 KTOP 200847
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
247 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025
KSZ058-202215-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
247 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025
DATE THU 02/20/25 FRI 02/21/25 SAT 02/22/25
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 14 -1 23 9 38
TEMP -7-10 -3 6 12 11 4 2 2 1 7 17 22 19 13 11 11 11 18 30 37 32
DEWPT -12-14-10 -4 -1 -1 -2 -3 -2 -2 2 8 11 11 9 8 7 8 14 24 28 28
MIN/MAX RH 52 90 61 89 71
RH 78 82 71 62 55 57 75 79 83 87 79 67 62 70 84 87 83 87 84 78 70 85
WIND DIR NW NW N NW N NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 8 10 9 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL FW SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 11 5 2 17 27 15 52 55 71 56 39 66 59 45 25 14 6 7 5 6 3 9
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 11 19 26 12<10<10<10<10 10 18 22<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 21<10
T WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE E E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 12 11 11 8 6 5 4 5 5 6 8 10 6 4 9 12 12 13 14 14 13 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
EXTREME COLD W W W
DATE SUN 02/23/25 MON 02/24/25 TUE 02/25/25 WED 02/26/25
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 25 50 34 62 38 64 40 60
TEMP 26 26 43 42 37 35 53 53 43 39 57 54 44 40 54 51
DEWPT 23 24 35 35 32 31 39 42 38 34 40 39 36 35 39 35
RH 88 92 73 76 82 85 59 66 82 82 53 57 73 82 57 54
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
KSZ024-202215-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
247 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025
DATE THU 02/20/25 FRI 02/21/25 SAT 02/22/25
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 11 -3 19 8 37
TEMP -9-12 -5 5 11 9 3 -1 -1 -1 5 15 19 17 12 10 9 10 16 28 35 32
DEWPT -15-16-12 -6 -3 -3 -5 -6 -5 -5 0 5 8 10 7 6 5 6 12 21 26 26
MIN/MAX RH 53 88 62 85 68
RH 74 82 71 59 52 57 68 79 83 83 79 64 61 73 80 83 83 83 84 75 69 78
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NE NE NE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 9 5
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 1 3 2 22 27 43 44 50 57 59 49 51 40 49 22 16 7 8 5 5 3 5
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 17 25 11<10<10<10<10<10 18 20<10<10<10<10<10<10 12 17<10
T WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 11 11 12 9 5 4 4 4 5 6 10 11 12 9 11 11 12 13 13 14 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
EXTREME COLD W W W
DATE SUN 02/23/25 MON 02/24/25 TUE 02/25/25 WED 02/26/25
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 24 49 33 60 37 59 37 56
TEMP 26 27 41 43 37 34 51 52 42 38 54 52 41 38 50 48
DEWPT 23 24 33 34 31 30 37 40 36 33 38 37 35 33 37 33
RH 88 88 73 70 79 85 59 63 79 82 54 56 79 82 61 56
PWIND DIR SW W W W W NW SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
RAIN S S
KSZ012-202215-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
247 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025
DATE THU 02/20/25 FRI 02/21/25 SAT 02/22/25
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 10 -7 19 7 36
TEMP -11-13 -6 3 10 7 1 -3 -4 -4 3 14 19 17 11 10 9 9 15 27 34 32
DEWPT -18-19-14 -8 -5 -5 -8-10-10 -9 -3 4 8 7 5 5 4 4 10 20 25 24
MIN/MAX RH 50 81 62 81 68
RH 70 73 67 59 50 57 65 71 75 78 75 64 61 64 76 80 80 80 80 74 69 72
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW N NE N N S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 6 4
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 1 3 2 26 19 28 34 40 61 58 40 32 33 33 19 12 6 7 5 4 4 5
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 10 18 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 19 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 11 16<10
T WIND DIR N NW N N N N NE E S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 12 11 13 11 6 4 4 3 4 6 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 14 16 14 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
EXTREME COLD W W W
DATE SUN 02/23/25 MON 02/24/25 TUE 02/25/25 WED 02/26/25
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 23 47 32 58 36 59 37 55
TEMP 26 26 40 42 37 34 49 51 41 37 52 50 41 38 50 46
DEWPT 21 22 32 32 30 29 37 39 33 31 38 37 34 32 37 33
RH 81 85 73 67 75 82 63 63 73 79 59 61 76 79 61 60
PWIND DIR SW SW W W W NW SW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
RAIN S S S
KSZ012-202215-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
247 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025
DATE THU 02/20/25 FRI 02/21/25 SAT 02/22/25
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 9 -8 19 7 34
TEMP -10-12 -7 2 9 6 1 -3 -5 -5 2 13 19 16 11 11 9 9 15 26 33 30
DEWPT -18-19-16 -8 -5 -5 -8-10-12-11 -6 2 6 7 5 5 4 4 9 19 23 23
MIN/MAX RH 52 78 58 78 66
RH 67 70 64 62 52 60 65 71 71 74 68 61 56 67 76 76 80 80 77 74 66 75
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N W S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 8 9 8 5
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 1 5 1 10 22 27 41 29 39 48 25 39 30 23 17 10 4 7 4 4 6 6
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10<10 16 20<10<10<10<10<10<10 18 22<10<10<10<10<10<10 11 15<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW N N W S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 11 10 12 11 8 4 3 3 4 5 9 11 13 11 14 13 14 17 13 14 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
EXTREME COLD W W W
DATE SUN 02/23/25 MON 02/24/25 TUE 02/25/25 WED 02/26/25
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 22 44 33 56 36 58 36 54
TEMP 26 25 38 39 37 34 47 49 41 37 50 49 41 37 49 46
DEWPT 21 21 31 31 30 28 36 38 33 30 37 37 33 31 36 33
RH 81 84 76 73 75 78 65 66 73 75 61 63 73 79 61 60
PWIND DIR SW SW W W W NW S NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
RAIN S 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
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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