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FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
248 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
KSZ058-052115-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
248 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 65 41 69 37 67
TEMP 38 35 50 59 65 63 51 46 43 41 54 64 69 65 52 45 39 37 45 59 66 65
DEWPT 33 32 36 36 35 37 37 38 37 37 42 45 44 44 39 36 34 34 38 42 42 42
MIN/MAX RH 33 84 41 88 41
RH 82 89 58 42 33 38 59 73 79 85 64 50 40 46 61 70 82 89 76 53 42 43
WIND DIR NW NW N NW N N SE S SW NW NW SE S E E E E E E SE S S
WIND SPD 4 4 9 9 9 5 3 4 4 4 6 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 12
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 4 2 3 2 4 4 7 3 5 15 14 14 43 55 58 44 59 56 57 37 42 39
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 29 45 61<10<10<10<10<10 14 40 53<10<10 11 10 11 23 35 60 10
T WIND DIR NW NW N N N N SE S SW NW E SE S E E E E E SE S S S
T WIND SPD 9 9 18 17 14 4 6 11 12 11 10 10 12 11 20 20 20 19 21 20 24 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR FR FR FR FR GD EX EX FR
DATE WED 04/08/26THU 04/09/26FRI 04/10/26SAT 04/11/26
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 73 51 73 53 72 53 70
TEMP 53 50 68 70 57 53 68 70 59 55 65 66 57 54 65 67
DEWPT 43 43 47 47 48 51 56 55 55 54 57 55 54 54 59 59
RH 69 77 47 44 72 93 65 59 87 96 75 68 90100 81 75
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 20 30 50 60 60 60 60
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC NM NM NM NM
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
KSZ024-052115-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
248 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 64 38 60 34 63
TEMP 35 33 47 58 63 62 50 44 41 38 47 56 59 55 45 40 36 34 40 50 60 62
DEWPT 30 29 34 35 32 34 34 33 33 34 36 37 36 34 32 30 29 29 32 35 38 39
MIN/MAX RH 31 85 42 82 42
RH 82 85 60 42 31 35 54 65 73 85 65 49 42 45 60 67 75 82 73 56 44 43
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N S S N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE S
WIND SPD 5 6 11 10 8 3 3 5 4 5 11 11 13 13 12 11 12 12 13 13 16 13
WIND GUST 21 24 24 24
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 3 5 4 2 5 6 12 5 10 17 19 17 40 69 75 77 72 80 78 75 66 69
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 19 37 54<10<10<10<10<10 16 31 41 23 17 15 18 17 22 30 46<10
T WIND DIR NW NW N N NW NW S S NW NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE S S
T WIND SPD 9 11 19 16 14 4 6 12 12 13 18 16 14 20 23 21 26 25 26 21 25 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD FR GD GD GD GD EX FR
DATE WED 04/08/26THU 04/09/26FRI 04/10/26SAT 04/11/26
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 72 48 68 48 66 49 67
TEMP 53 50 69 70 57 51 64 66 57 51 59 62 52 51 62 65
DEWPT 39 41 45 44 45 47 50 50 51 50 51 49 49 50 54 55
RH 59 71 42 39 64 86 60 56 80 96 75 62 89 96 75 70
PWIND DIR S S S SE SE E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 30 50 60 70 60 70 70
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS IS IS SC IS IS
KSZ012-052115-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
248 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 63 36 57 32 59
TEMP 33 32 46 58 62 61 50 43 40 37 45 54 56 52 42 39 34 32 37 47 56 58
DEWPT 28 26 33 34 32 34 33 32 31 31 33 34 33 29 29 27 26 25 29 33 35 37
MIN/MAX RH 31 78 40 76 43
RH 82 78 60 40 32 36 52 65 70 79 62 46 42 41 60 62 72 75 72 58 45 45
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW S NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 5 9 10 9 4 2 2 2 3 9 11 12 11 9 9 10 10 12 13 14 12
WIND GUST 16 19 19 20 20 23 25 25 23
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 2 4 3 2 3 4 19 6 5 33 29 32 37 71 88 89 83 89 85 81 73 68
POP 12HR 0 5 5 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 21 41 59<10<10<10<10<10 18 33 40 25 19 22 22 20 21 30 37 11
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW S SW N N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 11 12 19 18 16 5 6 13 16 14 17 12 11 18 20 21 23 24 24 23 25 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD EX FR
DATE WED 04/08/26THU 04/09/26FRI 04/10/26SAT 04/11/26
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 46 72 47 66 46 63 48 67
TEMP 50 48 68 70 55 49 63 64 54 49 57 60 51 49 62 64
DEWPT 37 38 46 43 44 44 49 48 48 46 49 46 47 47 53 52
RH 61 68 45 38 66 83 60 56 80 89 75 60 86 93 72 65
PWIND DIR S S S SE E E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 30 30 50 60 70 60 70 60
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS IS IS SC
KSZ012-052115-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
248 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 63 36 55 31 56
TEMP 33 32 45 57 62 61 50 44 41 38 44 52 55 50 42 39 34 32 37 45 53 55
DEWPT 27 26 31 33 30 31 31 31 31 30 32 32 31 28 26 26 25 25 27 30 33 35
MIN/MAX RH 29 76 39 74 45
RH 78 78 58 40 30 32 48 60 67 73 62 46 40 42 53 59 69 75 67 55 46 47
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 6 6 9 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 11 11 13 12 10 10 12 12 14 16 16 13
WIND GUST 26 27 25
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 2 5 4 2 3 5 9 5 14 48 47 43 43 77 94 95 88 91 90 87 84 79
POP 12HR 0 5 10 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.13 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM IS IS IS IS IS
SNOWSHWRS IS NM IS
MIX HGT <10<10 18 43 56<10<10<10<10<10 20 34 37 28 17 24 19 20 21 29 27<10
T WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW S SW N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 11 12 16 18 16 5 8 14 12 12 14 11 12 16 17 20 21 24 23 24 23 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR GD GD GD GD EX GD FR
DATE WED 04/08/26THU 04/09/26FRI 04/10/26SAT 04/11/26
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 46 72 47 64 45 63 48 67
TEMP 50 49 69 70 56 49 62 62 54 49 57 59 50 49 62 62
DEWPT 37 38 44 43 44 43 46 47 47 44 47 45 46 45 51 52
RH 61 66 40 38 64 80 56 58 77 83 69 60 86 86 67 70
PWIND DIR S S S SE E E E SE
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 30 30 50 60 70 60 70 60
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM SC NM NM NM NM
TSTMS 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
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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