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FNUS83 KTOP 210718
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
118 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
KSZ058-212215-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
118 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
DATE FRI 02/21/25 SAT 02/22/25 SUN 02/23/25
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 23 9 39 25 51
TEMP 1 -1 6 17 22 19 13 11 10 11 18 32 38 34 29 27 27 26 31 44 50 43
DEWPT -5 -5 0 7 9 10 8 7 6 7 14 23 29 28 25 24 24 23 28 35 37 36
MIN/MAX RH 55 88 67 91 60
RH 75 83 76 64 57 67 80 83 83 83 84 69 70 78 85 88 88 88 88 70 61 76
WIND DIR NE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 1 1 2 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 8 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 38 11 7 45 66 31 18 31 13 6 1 4 2 6 12 11 8 29 28 19 7 8
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 19 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 16<10<10<10<10<10<10 11 18<10
T WIND DIR NE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 4 8 9 9 6 9 11 13 14 16 16 14 13 17 17 16 12 10 10 13 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
DATE MON 02/24/25 TUE 02/25/25 WED 02/26/25 THU 02/27/25
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 35 63 38 64 41 60 33 55
TEMP 36 35 54 54 44 40 58 56 45 42 55 53 40 33 49 49
DEWPT 32 31 40 42 38 34 39 38 38 37 37 33 30 29 32 31
RH 85 85 59 64 79 79 49 51 76 82 51 46 67 85 52 50
PWIND DIR SW W W NW SW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 0
KSZ024-212215-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
118 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
DATE FRI 02/21/25 SAT 02/22/25 SUN 02/23/25
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 21 8 38 25 50
TEMP -1 -4 4 15 20 19 12 11 9 9 16 31 37 34 28 27 27 26 31 42 49 43
DEWPT -8 -8 -3 3 6 8 6 6 5 5 11 21 26 27 24 24 24 23 26 32 34 33
MIN/MAX RH 53 87 64 89 57
RH 71 82 72 58 54 61 76 80 83 83 80 66 64 75 85 88 88 88 81 67 56 67
WIND DIR E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W SW SW
WIND SPD 1 1 3 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 10 10 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 13 14 4 7 13 32 27 7 6 10 2 4 2 4 10 20 29 34 36 10 4 10
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 18 24<10<10<10<10<10<10 10 14<10<10<10<10<10<10<10 16<10
T WIND DIR SE SE S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W W W W SW SW
T WIND SPD 3 4 9 13 12 10 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 13 16 16 14 10 10 9 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
DATE MON 02/24/25 TUE 02/25/25 WED 02/26/25 THU 02/27/25
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 34 60 36 60 39 56 31 52
TEMP 36 35 52 53 43 39 54 54 44 42 53 50 37 31 46 47
DEWPT 31 30 38 41 37 33 38 38 37 35 35 33 30 27 30 30
RH 82 82 59 64 79 79 54 54 76 76 50 52 75 85 53 51
PWIND DIR SW W W NW SW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 0
RAIN S S
KSZ012-212215-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
118 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
DATE FRI 02/21/25 SAT 02/22/25 SUN 02/23/25
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 20 7 37 24 48
TEMP -5 -7 2 14 19 17 12 10 9 9 16 30 36 33 27 27 27 26 31 40 46 41
DEWPT -11-12 -6 2 5 6 4 4 4 3 9 19 25 25 23 22 23 23 26 32 34 32
MIN/MAX RH 53 82 64 87 62
RH 74 78 68 58 54 61 70 76 80 76 73 63 64 72 85 81 85 88 81 73 63 70
WIND DIR N S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 0 0 2 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 5 11 4 2 4 16 10 13 12 12 2 3 3 4 10 24 40 43 32 7 4 16
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10<10 19 23<10<10<10<10<10<10 11 15<10<10<10<10<10<10<10 14<10
T WIND DIR W S S SW S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 3 4 10 13 13 10 13 14 13 14 16 17 18 13 17 16 12 11 10 10 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
DATE MON 02/24/25 TUE 02/25/25 WED 02/26/25 THU 02/27/25
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 33 60 36 59 38 55 31 51
TEMP 36 34 51 52 43 38 53 52 44 41 52 49 37 31 44 45
DEWPT 29 29 37 40 35 31 38 37 35 33 36 33 29 26 29 30
RH 75 82 59 63 73 76 57 56 70 73 54 54 72 81 55 55
PWIND DIR SW W W NW SW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 0
RAIN S S
KSZ012-212215-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
118 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
DATE FRI 02/21/25 SAT 02/22/25 SUN 02/23/25
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 20 8 35 24 45
TEMP -6 -8 1 13 19 16 12 11 10 10 16 29 35 32 27 27 27 26 30 38 44 40
DEWPT -13-13 -8 0 4 5 4 4 3 3 9 18 24 24 22 22 22 22 25 31 33 31
MIN/MAX RH 50 78 64 85 65
RH 71 78 65 55 51 61 70 73 73 73 73 63 64 72 81 81 81 85 81 76 65 70
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 1 1 2 5 6 5 6 8 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 2 8 4 2 2 8 4 5 5 3 0 3 3 5 13 28 45 50 25 12 6 21
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10<10 19 22<10<10<10<10<10<10 11 13<10<10<10<10<10<10<10 11<10
T WIND DIR SW S S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 4 9 14 13 10 13 14 16 16 17 16 16 12 17 16 11 10 9 9 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
DATE MON 02/24/25 TUE 02/25/25 WED 02/26/25 THU 02/27/25
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 33 58 36 58 38 55 30 50
TEMP 36 34 48 49 42 38 51 51 44 40 51 48 37 31 44 44
DEWPT 29 28 36 39 34 30 37 37 35 33 35 33 28 25 28 29
RH 75 78 63 68 73 73 59 59 70 76 54 56 70 78 53 55
PWIND DIR SW W W W SW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 0
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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