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FNUS83 KTOP 300927
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
427 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
KSZ058-302115-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
427 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
DATE MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 87 64 84 51 70
TEMP 57 68 81 86 82 73 69 67 64 71 80 81 73 60 55 53 51 55 63 70 66
DEWPT 53 57 58 58 57 56 56 54 53 55 55 52 52 50 48 48 48 51 54 56 57
MIN/MAX RH 37 66 36 88 61
RH 86 68 46 39 43 55 63 63 67 57 42 37 48 69 77 83 89 86 72 61 73
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW W N NE NE NE NE E SE SE S
WIND SPD 10 16 18 20 17 18 18 18 18 20 18 17 12 11 10 10 10 12 13 12 11
WIND GUST 21 27 29 33 29 32 32 32 33 32 28 23 20 20 20
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 4 17 7 19 16 31 18 48 58 72 58 62 69 70 64 81 85 87 87 86 88
POP 12HR 0 10 40 70 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.56 0.48
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM NM NM O O O O O
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 15 26 38<10<10<10 10 12 28 44 38 17 15 17 12 11 13 12 14<10
T WIND DIR S SW S S S S S S S SW SW N N NE NE NE NE E SE S S
T WIND SPD 18 24 25 33 28 28 29 32 29 36 23 26 19 20 17 16 14 18 24 19 17
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD EX FR FR FR FR GD EX EX EX FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR
DATE THU 04/02/26FRI 04/03/26SAT 04/04/26SUN 04/05/26
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 49 66 47 76 42 61 34 61
TEMP 55 51 58 62 50 50 69 69 53 44 54 56 41 35 54 58
DEWPT 55 51 52 51 49 50 59 58 49 42 40 38 33 31 36 41
RH 100100 80 67 96100 70 68 86 93 59 51 73 85 50 53
PWIND DIR S W E S W NW NW N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 90 70 20 40 60 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS O O NM SC IS SC SC NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC
KSZ024-302115-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
427 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
DATE MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 87 64 79 45 58
TEMP 53 67 82 87 84 74 70 68 66 71 77 73 65 58 53 48 45 47 53 57 56
DEWPT 50 54 54 53 54 54 53 52 51 52 48 46 42 40 37 36 38 41 45 48 49
MIN/MAX RH 31 64 35 79 62
RH 89 63 38 31 36 50 55 57 58 51 36 38 43 51 54 63 76 79 74 72 77
WIND DIR S SW S S S S S S S SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE
WIND SPD 8 12 14 17 16 17 18 18 16 17 16 16 14 13 12 13 13 13 12 11 11
WIND GUST 25 27 27 28 31 31 27 28 26 26 27 25 24
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS (%) 12 28 29 31 49 43 23 23 62 60 65 64 71 78 84 88 93 94 90 89 91
POP 12HR 5 20 30 50 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.38
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC O O O O O
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS SC IS
MIX HGT <10 12 25 37 12<10 11 11 13 30 30 28 19 15 23 20 20 19 15<10 11
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S SW SW N N NE NE NE E E E E E NE
T WIND SPD 11 18 20 29 25 23 26 25 24 26 23 23 20 16 19 19 20 20 19 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX FR FR FR FR FR EX GD GD GD FR GD GD GD GD FR PR PR
DATE THU 04/02/26FRI 04/03/26SAT 04/04/26SUN 04/05/26
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 43 61 41 71 38 57 32 59
TEMP 48 45 54 56 45 44 63 66 49 42 50 53 39 33 53 57
DEWPT 47 45 46 43 41 44 53 53 44 37 36 34 29 28 33 36
RH 96100 74 62 86100 70 63 83 82 58 48 67 82 46 45
PWIND DIR NE NW NE SE NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL
POP 12HR 100 70 30 50 60 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS O O NM SC SC IS SC SC NM SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC
KSZ012-302115-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
427 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
DATE MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 88 61 78 42 55
TEMP 50 66 81 87 84 73 70 66 63 71 76 71 64 56 51 46 43 45 50 54 54
DEWPT 47 53 54 52 51 52 52 51 50 50 46 43 39 35 32 32 34 38 42 44 45
MIN/MAX RH 29 64 34 73 57
RH 89 63 39 30 32 48 53 58 62 47 34 36 40 45 48 58 70 76 74 69 71
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE
WIND SPD 5 10 13 16 13 13 16 16 13 14 14 17 14 12 10 10 11 11 11 12 10
WIND GUST 25 27 25 26 28 29 27 27 27 28 27 25 21 23 23 23 21
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS (%) 19 19 32 51 36 39 31 21 46 61 68 65 70 80 84 84 95 93 91 90 84
POP 12HR 10 20 30 50 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.38
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM O O O
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS
MIX HGT <10 12 24 37 14<10 11 12 12 31 29 33 23 17 21 23 25 21 18 13 13
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S SW W N N N NE NE E E E E E NE
T WIND SPD 11 17 21 28 24 23 26 25 23 26 24 25 19 18 20 19 19 20 19 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX GD FR FR FR FR EX EX EX GD FR GD GD GD GD GD FR FR
DATE THU 04/02/26FRI 04/03/26SAT 04/04/26SUN 04/05/26
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 42 58 38 68 37 56 30 59
TEMP 45 43 52 54 42 40 61 63 47 39 50 51 38 32 51 56
DEWPT 44 43 46 40 38 40 51 51 41 34 35 31 27 25 32 33
RH 96100 80 59 86100 70 65 79 82 56 46 64 75 48 42
PWIND DIR NE NW NE SE NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 100 70 30 50 60 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS O O NM SC SC IS SC SC NM SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC
KSZ012-302115-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
427 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
DATE MON 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 88 61 76 42 53
TEMP 50 67 82 88 84 73 70 67 62 71 74 70 63 55 51 46 43 44 48 52 51
DEWPT 46 51 52 50 51 53 52 52 50 50 45 42 38 33 30 30 32 35 39 42 43
MIN/MAX RH 28 65 34 70 52
RH 86 56 35 27 32 49 53 59 65 47 35 36 39 43 44 53 65 70 71 69 74
WIND DIR S SW S S S S S S SW SW N N N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE
WIND SPD 6 11 14 17 13 14 18 18 17 18 18 18 16 14 12 13 13 13 13 13 11
WIND GUST 25 28 25 26 29 31 27 28 28 29 27 25 23 24 24
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS (%) 10 8 24 43 50 48 53 20 37 66 69 64 77 81 85 85 95 94 92 92 92
POP 12HR 10 30 30 40 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.38
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM O O O
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 11 23 35 11<10<10 11<10 30 33 37 23 20 21 26 26 21 17 15 13
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S SW W N N N NE NE E E E E E NE
T WIND SPD 10 14 19 27 23 23 24 25 23 25 21 23 16 20 19 21 19 21 18 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX FR FR FR FR FR EX EX EX GD GD GD GD GD GD FR FR FR
DATE THU 04/02/26FRI 04/03/26SAT 04/04/26SUN 04/05/26
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 41 58 37 66 37 54 30 58
TEMP 45 42 52 53 41 39 59 61 46 40 49 50 38 32 51 55
DEWPT 43 42 44 40 37 38 48 50 41 35 34 30 27 25 30 33
RH 93100 74 61 85 96 67 67 83 82 56 46 64 75 44 43
PWIND DIR NE NW NE SE NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 100 70 30 50 60 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS O O NM SC SC IS SC SC NM SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC
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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