755  
FNUS83 KTOP 080638  
FWLTOP  
 
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
138 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025  
 
KSZ058-082115-  
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)  
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT  
138 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025  
 
DATE FRI 08/08/25 SAT 08/09/25 SUN 08/10/25  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
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 99 77 97 76 94  
TEMP 78 77 84 92 97 94 86 83 79 77 85 90 94 92 84 82 79 77 84 90 91 84  
DEWPT 70 69 71 73 73 72 70 69 68 68 71 72 72 72 71 70 69 69 71 73 73 72  
MIN/MAX RH 45 74 49 76 54  
RH 76 76 65 54 46 49 59 63 69 74 63 56 49 52 65 67 72 76 65 58 56 67  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 12 13 17 18 20 17 14 13 13 11 13 13 13 10 9 9 9 8 10 12 11 9  
WIND GUST 24 25 28 29 32 27 27 26 25 21 24 18  
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS (%) 19 31 9 13 13 19 14 25 30 36 29 54 58 31 23 24 28 58 47 30 40 47  
POP 12HR 5 10 5 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC  
MIX HGT <10<10 18 28 38 15<10<10<10<10 24 28 40 14<10<10<10<10 26 53 47 28  
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S  
T WIND SPD 20 23 27 28 29 23 23 25 24 23 26 19 17 14 17 16 14 21 27 23 18 19  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX GD  
HEAT Y Y Y  
 
DATE MON 08/11/25TUE 08/12/25WED 08/13/25THU 08/14/25  
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 69 87 67 86 66 89 69 94  
TEMP 74 69 82 81 71 68 82 81 70 67 85 85 74 69 89 89  
DEWPT 70 69 72 71 70 68 72 71 69 67 73 71 70 68 73 72  
RH 87100 72 72 97100 72 72 97100 67 63 87 97 59 57  
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 30 40 20 10 10 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS  
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS  
 
 
 
KSZ024-082115-  
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION  
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT  
138 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025  
 
DATE FRI 08/08/25 SAT 08/09/25 SUN 08/10/25  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
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 98 77 94 74 89  
TEMP 78 77 84 91 96 95 87 84 80 77 84 87 91 89 82 79 77 75 82 86 86 81  
DEWPT 70 69 71 72 72 71 70 68 67 68 70 71 71 71 72 71 69 68 72 73 73 72  
MIN/MAX RH 45 74 52 81 65  
RH 76 76 65 54 46 46 57 59 65 74 63 59 52 56 72 77 76 79 72 65 65 74  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE S S S S SW S SE  
WIND SPD 12 12 14 17 18 14 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 9 10 10 8  
WIND GUST 23 23 25 24  
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B2 SC B1 SC SC  
CLOUDS (%) 34 26 6 16 14 13 17 18 30 45 59 70 50 36 30 33 42 70 50 52 50 48  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 40 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.10  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM  
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC NM  
MIX HGT <10<10 18 30 40 22<10<10<10<10 23 30 51 26<10<10<10<10 31 52 39<10  
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E SE SE S SW SW SW E  
T WIND SPD 18 18 25 27 28 26 24 23 19 14 17 13 12 13 11 11 18 10 16 10 13 16  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR  
HEAT Y Y Y  
 
DATE MON 08/11/25TUE 08/12/25WED 08/13/25THU 08/14/25  
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 67 80 66 82 67 87 69 90  
TEMP 72 69 77 77 69 67 79 80 70 67 82 84 74 70 86 87  
DEWPT 70 68 71 71 69 67 71 70 68 67 72 71 69 67 72 71  
RH 93 97 82 82100100 77 72 93100 72 65 84 90 63 59  
PWIND DIR SE SW SE S S S S S  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 40 40 20 20 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS NM O SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS NM SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS  
 
 
 
KSZ012-082115-  
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION  
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT  
138 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025  
 
DATE FRI 08/08/25 SAT 08/09/25 SUN 08/10/25  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
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 97 77 91 73 87  
TEMP 77 76 83 90 95 93 86 83 79 77 82 85 89 87 80 77 75 73 79 84 83 80  
DEWPT 68 68 71 72 73 72 70 67 66 67 70 71 73 73 71 70 68 67 72 73 73 72  
MIN/MAX RH 48 72 58 82 70  
RH 74 76 67 56 49 51 59 59 64 71 67 63 59 63 74 79 79 81 79 70 72 77  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S SE SE SE S S S SW S SE  
WIND SPD 9 10 12 13 13 10 10 10 9 5 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5  
WIND GUST 20 21 23 24 25 20 21 23 20 16  
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1  
CLOUDS (%) 26 34 13 14 25 12 21 18 31 33 51 66 53 33 35 38 51 74 61 47 58 51  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.13  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM  
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC NM  
MIX HGT <10<10 19 30 40 19<10<10<10<10 25 30 45 23<10<10<10<10 30 48 18<10  
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE E S SE S S SE NE SE  
T WIND SPD 18 19 25 27 28 26 24 23 18 14 17 10 11 14 11 12 16 11 14 17 13 18  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD FR GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX FR PR  
HEAT Y Y Y  
 
DATE MON 08/11/25TUE 08/12/25WED 08/13/25THU 08/14/25  
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 66 80 64 81 65 84 68 89  
TEMP 70 68 77 76 68 65 78 79 69 66 81 82 73 69 84 85  
DEWPT 68 66 71 71 67 65 71 70 67 65 72 71 67 66 73 73  
RH 93 93 82 85 97100 79 74 93 97 74 69 81 90 70 67  
PWIND DIR S SW SE SW S S S S  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 40 40 20 20 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS NM O SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS NM SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS  
 
 
 
KSZ012-082115-  
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION  
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT  
138 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2025  
 
DATE FRI 08/08/25 SAT 08/09/25 SUN 08/10/25  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
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 94 75 89 72 86  
TEMP 78 76 83 89 93 91 85 83 79 76 82 84 87 85 79 76 74 73 79 83 82 78  
DEWPT 67 68 69 71 72 72 70 67 66 67 69 71 72 74 72 70 67 67 70 71 70 70  
MIN/MAX RH 50 75 60 82 67  
RH 69 76 63 56 51 54 61 59 64 74 65 65 61 70 79 82 79 81 74 67 67 76  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SE SE SE SE S S S SW S S  
WIND SPD 12 13 13 14 14 12 13 13 12 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5  
WIND GUST 24 26 26 24  
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1  
CLOUDS (%) 32 27 14 16 22 13 19 22 37 38 45 66 49 34 37 43 53 75 55 50 60 58  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.16 0.12  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM  
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC NM  
MIX HGT <10<10 17 29 31<10<10<10<10<10 17 27 32 11<10<10<10<10 18 39 18<10  
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S NE E S S S SE SE SE SE  
T WIND SPD 18 19 24 26 26 19 23 21 17 11 13 10 8 10 11 12 12 10 19 18 17 16  
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX FR PR  
HEAT Y Y Y  
 
DATE MON 08/11/25TUE 08/12/25WED 08/13/25THU 08/14/25  
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 67 79 64 81 65 84 68 87  
TEMP 70 67 76 76 68 66 78 79 69 67 82 81 72 69 84 84  
DEWPT 67 65 68 69 66 64 68 69 66 64 70 71 67 65 71 72  
RH 90 93 76 79 93 93 71 72 90 90 67 72 84 87 65 67  
PWIND DIR S SW S S S S S S  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 40 30 20 20 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS NM O SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS NM SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS  
 
 
 
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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