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FNUS83 KTOP 010916
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
416 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
KSZ058-012115-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
416 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
DATE WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26
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 70 58 73 57 75
TEMP 52 56 62 68 66 63 63 62 62 65 69 72 69 60 58 60 62 67 72 75 68
DEWPT 51 53 58 62 62 61 61 61 61 60 58 55 56 54 54 60 62 64 64 63 57
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 55 100 66
RH 96 90 87 81 87 93 93 97 97 84 68 55 63 81 86100100 90 76 66 68
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE S SW S S SW SW SW SW SE SE S S S S S W
WIND SPD 8 9 10 10 9 11 13 17 19 21 20 14 5 5 9 12 14 19 20 18 12
WIND GUST 21 24 29 34 35 32 23 26 31 32 29
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 91 91 84 90 93 97 95 95 74 46 25 10 4 7 14 58 87 86 73 77 76
POP 12HR 80 100 30 5 70
QPF 12HR 0.10 1.31 0.02 0 0.26
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC O O O SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM
TSTMS IS SC NM NM SC SC IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT 13 13 20 19<10<10<10<10 14 38 41 46<10<10<10<10 17 28 39 38 14
T WIND DIR NE E SE SE S S S S S SW SW W SW S S S S S S S W
T WIND SPD 18 14 12 10 10 13 23 23 31 37 31 24 9 12 24 25 36 39 36 34 19
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR FR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX PR PR FR FR GD EX EX EX FR
DATE SAT 04/04/26SUN 04/05/26MON 04/06/26TUE 04/07/26
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 40 58 34 60 38 70 40 64
TEMP 50 40 52 55 42 35 54 58 43 39 64 66 50 41 59 61
DEWPT 44 35 35 35 32 30 35 38 36 36 43 45 41 36 41 40
RH 80 82 52 47 67 82 48 47 76 89 46 47 71 82 51 46
PWIND DIR NW NW N N SE S E E
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 70 20 0 0 0 5 20 5
RAIN SHWRS NM SC IS IS
TSTMS SC
KSZ024-012115-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
416 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
DATE WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26
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 60 53 69 51 74
TEMP 47 50 55 58 58 56 58 60 60 64 66 68 65 56 53 54 58 64 72 73 64
DEWPT 44 46 50 53 54 55 56 57 59 57 54 50 50 48 48 52 58 61 60 58 49
MIN/MAX RH 78 100 53 100 57
RH 89 86 83 83 86 96 93 90 96 78 65 52 58 74 83 93100 90 66 59 58
WIND DIR NE E E E E E SE S S SW SW W W E E SE S S S SW NW
WIND SPD 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 16 18 20 19 14 5 5 8 12 13 17 17 16 13
WIND GUST 21 27 31 33 31 23 26 27 28 26
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 92 93 92 96 96 96 94 94 84 54 39 23 8 6 14 38 85 85 56 66 54
POP 12HR 80 100 40 10 70
QPF 12HR 0.09 1.33 0.04 0 0.23
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC O O O NM SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT 13 16 15 14 13<10<10<10 15 34 42 44 10<10<10<10 13 24 34 22 11
T WIND DIR E E E E E E SE S S SW W W W E SE SE S S S SW NW
T WIND SPD 19 18 16 12 13 13 12 20 26 33 29 23 8 8 16 21 24 28 35 31 19
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR FR FR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD FR
DATE SAT 04/04/26SUN 04/05/26MON 04/06/26TUE 04/07/26
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 36 55 31 59 38 70 37 61
TEMP 45 37 50 52 39 32 53 57 43 39 64 65 48 39 56 59
DEWPT 38 31 31 30 28 27 30 32 32 33 39 40 36 33 35 34
RH 76 79 48 43 64 81 41 38 65 79 40 40 63 79 45 39
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW SE SW N E
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 20 0 0 5 5 20 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS
KSZ012-012115-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
416 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
DATE WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26
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 58 50 69 47 74
TEMP 46 49 53 56 55 52 54 58 58 64 66 67 63 53 48 51 54 64 70 72 62
DEWPT 39 43 47 50 49 51 53 54 56 57 54 48 47 45 44 47 53 59 60 57 46
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 50 94 55
RH 76 80 80 80 80 96 96 86 93 78 65 50 56 74 86 86 96 84 71 59 56
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E SE S S SW SW W W NE E SE SE S S SW NW
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 13 16 18 18 14 5 3 5 9 12 13 16 14 11
WIND GUST 20 20 19 25 29 32 32 25 19 24 27 27 26 21
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 92 93 92 95 95 97 95 93 83 58 42 28 13 9 14 36 87 86 60 61 52
POP 12HR 80 100 50 10 70
QPF 12HR 0.09 1.37 0.08 0 0.20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC O O O NM SC SC IS IS NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT 14 17 16 17 13<10<10<10 16 33 41 45 11<10<10<10 11 24 29 26 13
T WIND DIR E E E E E E SE S S SW W W W E E SE S S S SW NW
T WIND SPD 18 17 16 14 14 14 16 17 24 35 28 24 8 5 14 19 21 29 33 32 20
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX FR
DATE SAT 04/04/26SUN 04/05/26MON 04/06/26TUE 04/07/26
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 34 53 30 59 36 69 35 60
TEMP 43 35 48 51 37 31 52 57 40 37 62 65 46 37 56 58
DEWPT 35 28 30 28 26 24 29 29 30 31 39 37 34 30 33 31
RH 73 75 49 41 64 75 41 34 67 79 43 35 63 75 42 36
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW SE SW N E
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 10 0 0 5 5 20 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS
KSZ012-012115-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
416 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
DATE WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI 04/03/26
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 57 48 69 46 74
TEMP 47 50 54 55 54 51 52 56 58 64 66 67 61 52 49 49 52 63 70 72 60
DEWPT 39 41 46 47 47 48 51 52 54 57 54 47 45 44 42 44 49 57 59 56 45
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 49 89 56
RH 74 71 74 74 77 89 96 86 86 78 65 49 56 74 77 83 89 81 68 57 58
WIND DIR NE E E E E E SE SE S S SW W W NE E SE SE S S SW NW
WIND SPD 12 13 13 12 11 12 12 14 18 21 21 17 9 5 6 11 13 17 18 18 13
WIND GUST 26 29 34 34 27 25 28 29 28 25
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 OV B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 92 94 92 95 95 97 95 93 88 58 46 29 24 12 14 31 86 88 60 60 60
POP 12HR 80 100 60 10 80
QPF 12HR 0.08 1.25 0.13 0 0.22
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM O O O O NM NM IS IS NM NM O O SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT 15 19 20 18 12<10<10<10 13 32 39 45 12<10<10<10<10 23 29 19 16
T WIND DIR E E E E E E SE S S SW W W W NE E SE SE S S S NW
T WIND SPD 17 17 18 17 17 18 16 17 23 34 28 25 9 6 13 17 19 24 31 26 23
SMOKE DISP FR FR GD FR FR FR PR PR FR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD GD
DATE SAT 04/04/26SUN 04/05/26MON 04/06/26TUE 04/07/26
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 34 53 30 58 36 69 35 60
TEMP 43 35 48 50 37 32 51 56 41 37 62 64 45 37 55 58
DEWPT 35 28 29 27 26 24 27 28 29 30 36 36 34 30 31 30
RH 73 75 47 41 64 72 39 34 62 75 38 35 65 75 40 34
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW S SW N E
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 10 0 0 5 5 20 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS 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
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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