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FNUS83 KTOP 150925
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
325 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
KSZ058-152215-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
325 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
DATE SUN 02/15/26 MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26
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 64 43 71 51 74
TEMP 45 48 57 63 59 50 47 45 45 49 63 71 65 56 54 53 52 56 67 73 69
DEWPT 43 44 47 48 48 45 44 42 42 44 48 51 49 48 48 48 48 49 50 49 49
MIN/MAX RH 58 93 49 88 42
RH 93 86 69 58 67 83 89 89 89 83 58 49 56 74 80 83 86 77 54 43 49
WIND DIR N N NW W S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 5 5 3 3 5 5 9 11 14 18 14 8 9 10 12 13 18 20 23 18
WIND GUST 21 25 29 26 19 21 24 26 29 33 36 33
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 70 65 59 12 9 8 28 39 20 35 43 34 45 33 54 71 79 86 62 64 60
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 17 30<10<10<10<10 12 18 31 38 11<10 12 15 17 18 21 22 23
T WIND DIR N N NW W S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 11 9 5 6 10 16 18 23 25 33 27 13 19 21 27 25 33 32 35 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX PR FR FR GD GD GD GD EX GD
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26
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 48 70 43 65 28 49 26 52
TEMP 62 49 66 62 50 44 61 56 38 30 43 44 33 27 46 47
DEWPT 42 29 29 31 32 32 31 27 22 19 21 21 19 18 20 21
RH 48 46 25 31 50 62 32 32 52 63 41 39 56 68 35 35
PWIND DIR SW W S W NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 0 5 5 10 5 10 10
KSZ024-152215-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
325 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
DATE SUN 02/15/26 MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26
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 63 44 69 48 74
TEMP 42 46 56 61 58 50 48 47 46 49 61 68 64 54 51 50 49 55 67 73 69
DEWPT 41 43 47 49 48 46 44 42 42 43 47 50 51 46 46 46 47 49 49 47 46
MIN/MAX RH 62 92 53 90 41
RH 96 89 72 65 69 86 86 83 86 80 60 52 63 74 83 86 93 80 52 40 44
WIND DIR NW W W W SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 4 4 5 5 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 11 5 5 8 10 13 17 19 23 21
WIND GUST 21 24 24 28 32 34 35
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 70 74 53 10 16 30 49 65 68 56 46 49 52 45 62 85 84 63 51 54 45
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS F PF
MIX HGT <10<10 16 32<10<10<10<10<10 16 30 36<10<10<10<10 13 20 26 30 25
T WIND DIR N NW W W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 6 9 10 10 8 13 16 18 18 23 26 19 11 12 17 16 19 25 27 32 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR FR FR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX
DENSE FOG Y
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26
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 47 66 37 58 25 44 24 48
TEMP 59 48 62 59 46 40 54 52 33 26 38 41 31 25 41 45
DEWPT 39 27 28 31 29 29 30 26 19 17 19 18 16 16 18 19
RH 47 44 27 34 51 64 40 36 56 68 46 39 53 68 39 35
PWIND DIR SW W SE N NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 0 5 10 20 5 10 10
RAIN S
SNOW S
KSZ012-152215-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
325 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
DATE SUN 02/15/26 MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26
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 63 43 68 47 74
TEMP 40 44 57 61 57 49 47 46 44 49 61 67 62 52 49 49 48 54 67 73 68
DEWPT 38 41 47 48 47 45 44 40 41 42 47 49 49 44 44 44 44 47 49 46 43
MIN/MAX RH 60 89 53 86 38
RH 92 89 69 62 69 86 89 79 89 77 60 52 62 74 83 83 86 77 52 38 40
WIND DIR NW W W W S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 2 4 5 3 4 6 9 10 10 12 10 3 3 5 8 10 14 18 21 18
WIND GUST 18 20 21 23 18 23 27 32 35 34
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 72 78 23 10 16 38 77 64 73 67 43 60 55 56 71 86 86 57 38 54 26
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN S
OBVIS F+ PF
MIX HGT <10<10 18 33<10<10 10 11 11 17 27 35<10<10<10<10 13 20 28 31 25
T WIND DIR NW W NW W SW S SW SW S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 6 9 10 9 8 13 19 20 20 23 24 18 8 11 14 16 18 24 28 32 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX
DENSE FOG Y
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26
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 47 65 36 57 24 42 22 47
TEMP 59 48 62 58 44 39 54 51 31 25 37 39 29 23 41 42
DEWPT 37 24 27 25 25 25 29 24 17 14 18 16 14 13 17 16
RH 44 39 26 28 47 57 38 34 56 62 46 39 53 65 37 34
PWIND DIR SW W E N NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 0 5 20 20 10 10 20
RAIN S S S
SNOW S S
KSZ012-152215-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
325 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
DATE SUN 02/15/26 MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26
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 64 44 67 47 74
TEMP 39 45 57 63 58 50 49 48 46 50 62 67 61 52 50 49 48 54 67 73 68
DEWPT 38 41 46 44 47 45 44 40 41 43 45 47 48 43 44 43 44 46 47 45 43
MIN/MAX RH 50 88 49 86 36
RH 96 86 67 50 67 83 83 74 83 77 54 49 62 71 80 80 86 74 49 37 40
WIND DIR NW W W W S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 5 5 5 6 10 11 11 12 13 10 5 5 6 10 12 16 19 23 19
WIND GUST 21 21 23 23 27 33 37 34
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 70 78 16 5 8 42 60 65 68 71 37 53 60 60 70 80 85 56 29 37 23
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN S
OBVIS F+ PF
MIX HGT <10<10 14 29<10<10<10 11 11 16 26 35<10<10<10<10 11 19 27 35 23
T WIND DIR NW W NW W SW S SW SW S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 5 9 10 8 9 14 19 19 19 26 21 16 8 9 13 14 17 24 26 32 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX GD
DENSE FOG Y
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26
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 48 65 36 56 24 42 22 45
TEMP 59 49 62 57 44 38 53 50 31 25 36 38 29 23 39 41
DEWPT 37 23 25 23 24 23 28 24 18 14 17 15 14 13 15 15
RH 44 36 24 27 45 54 38 36 58 62 45 38 53 65 37 34
PWIND DIR SW W E NE NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 0 5 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN S S S S
SNOW 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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