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FNUS83 KTOP 160917
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
317 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
KSZ058-162215-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
317 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
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 70 51 73 46 71
TEMP 45 49 62 69 64 56 53 53 53 56 67 72 70 66 61 52 47 52 66 71 65
DEWPT 41 44 47 48 48 47 48 49 50 51 50 46 48 48 38 30 27 28 27 27 29
MIN/MAX RH 47 90 39 55 19
RH 86 83 58 47 56 72 83 86 89 83 54 39 45 52 42 43 45 39 23 19 26
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W SW S S
WIND SPD 10 13 18 16 9 10 10 13 14 20 24 27 23 17 12 11 9 8 9 10 6
WIND GUST 21 25 29 26 23 25 27 35 39 43 37 31 24 23
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS (%) 18 40 37 19 12 22 42 81 79 82 80 79 62 47 25 5 2 4 4 3 15
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10 15 29 35 10 10 11 15 17 20 22 22 26 27 27 23 12<10 23 40<10
T WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W SW SW S
T WIND SPD 20 25 31 26 17 19 20 23 25 31 31 33 28 29 20 20 14 10 13 20 16
SMOKE DISP FR GD EX EX FR FR FR FR GD GD GD EX EX EX GD GD FR PR FR EX PR
FIRE WEATHER A A A
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 43 62 27 49 27 51 25 47
TEMP 51 44 60 49 35 29 42 44 34 29 45 46 34 27 41 42
DEWPT 31 30 29 25 22 20 22 23 24 22 24 25 23 21 20 18
RH 46 57 31 39 59 69 44 43 66 75 43 43 64 78 42 37
PWIND DIR S W NW N NE N NW N
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 30 20 20 10
RAIN S S C S S S S
SNOW S S S
KSZ024-162215-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
317 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
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 66 49 74 43 67
TEMP 46 49 58 65 61 53 51 50 52 57 69 74 70 66 58 50 44 50 62 67 62
DEWPT 40 42 46 46 47 47 46 47 48 48 49 41 43 43 38 30 25 27 26 24 28
MIN/MAX RH 51 93 31 49 19
RH 79 77 64 50 60 80 83 89 86 72 49 30 38 43 47 46 47 41 25 19 27
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W W SW S
WIND SPD 10 12 13 12 5 8 10 11 14 21 21 26 25 18 12 13 11 10 11 10 5
WIND GUST 20 23 24 21 26 34 37 40 41 31 23
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 61 59 28 33 52 22 55 88 79 65 66 59 44 55 24 5 5 3 4 26 45
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN S S
MIX HGT <10 13 29 36<10<10<10<10 14 21 23 25 25 29<10<10 10<10 23 35<10
T WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S SW W W W W W SW S
T WIND SPD 17 20 26 21 12 14 17 17 19 28 32 28 28 27 16 20 16 12 13 12 8
SMOKE DISP PR FR EX EX PR PR PR FR FR GD EX EX EX EX FR FR FR PR FR GD PR
FIRE WEATHER A A A
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 40 57 24 44 24 47 22 43
TEMP 48 41 53 46 32 26 37 41 31 26 41 43 31 24 37 39
DEWPT 30 28 29 24 19 18 19 20 19 19 22 24 21 16 15 14
RH 49 59 39 42 58 71 48 42 61 74 46 47 66 71 40 35
PWIND DIR SE W NW N N N NW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 30 30 20 10
RAIN S C C S S
SNOW S S S S S C
KSZ012-162215-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
317 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
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 66 48 74 43 66
TEMP 46 49 59 65 61 52 50 50 51 56 69 74 70 64 58 50 44 50 62 66 60
DEWPT 38 41 45 46 45 45 44 44 45 47 49 44 42 41 36 28 22 24 25 24 24
MIN/MAX RH 50 86 32 47 19
RH 73 74 60 50 56 77 80 80 80 72 49 34 36 43 44 42 41 36 24 20 25
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W W SW S
WIND SPD 9 10 12 10 4 5 6 9 12 19 21 25 21 14 10 11 10 10 10 10 4
WIND GUST 20 21 23 20 25 34 37 41 37 29 20 23 21
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 FW SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 77 72 20 49 48 47 61 93 87 73 58 57 34 45 29 7 5 3 4 27 53
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN C C
MIX HGT <10 14 28 37<10<10<10 10 14 21 26 26 26 29<10<10 11<10 25 37<10
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S SW W W W W W SW S
T WIND SPD 18 19 24 19 10 13 17 17 19 27 32 27 28 28 16 21 14 11 13 14 9
SMOKE DISP FR FR GD EX PR PR PR FR FR GD EX EX EX EX PR FR FR PR FR GD PR
FIRE WEATHER A A A
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 38 56 23 43 23 46 20 41
TEMP 47 39 53 45 31 25 37 39 30 24 40 42 30 22 36 37
DEWPT 27 24 27 21 18 15 17 16 16 15 21 19 18 13 14 11
RH 45 54 36 38 58 65 44 39 55 68 46 39 60 68 40 33
PWIND DIR SE NW NW N N N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 30 30 20 10
RAIN S S S C S S S
SNOW S C S S S S C S
KSZ012-162215-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
317 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26
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 66 48 74 44 66
TEMP 47 51 60 65 61 52 51 50 51 57 68 74 69 64 58 50 45 51 62 66 60
DEWPT 38 40 43 43 45 44 44 44 45 46 48 44 42 41 36 27 22 23 23 21 23
MIN/MAX RH 44 86 35 46 18
RH 71 66 53 45 56 74 77 80 80 67 49 34 37 43 44 41 40 33 22 18 24
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W W SW SW
WIND SPD 10 11 13 11 5 6 9 11 13 20 25 27 24 18 12 13 12 11 11 11 5
WIND GUST 20 21 24 25 34 40 44 41 31 24 21 21
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW B1
CLOUDS (%) 77 72 19 41 61 59 52 79 88 77 53 38 34 38 32 7 4 4 6 14 54
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN C C
MIX HGT <10 14 28 36<10<10<10<10 13 21 26 28 25 32<10<10 10<10 27 39<10
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W W S
T WIND SPD 16 23 24 17 10 12 16 17 18 25 31 33 27 28 14 18 14 17 16 14 9
SMOKE DISP FR FR GD GD PR PR PR FR FR GD EX EX EX EX PR PR FR FR GD GD PR
FIRE WEATHER A A A
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 38 56 24 42 23 46 20 40
TEMP 47 39 53 44 31 25 37 39 30 25 40 41 30 22 35 36
DEWPT 26 23 28 22 18 15 17 16 16 15 20 19 17 13 12 10
RH 43 52 38 41 58 65 44 39 55 65 44 41 58 68 38 33
PWIND DIR E N NW NW N NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 20 30 20 10
RAIN S S S C C S S S
SNOW C S S S S S C 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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