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FNUS83 KTOP 250825
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
325 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
KSZ058-252115-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
325 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
DATE SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26
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 76 57 73 62 77
TEMP 51 52 64 73 76 72 64 61 59 57 64 70 73 71 67 65 65 64 71 74 76 71
DEWPT 50 51 58 60 59 58 58 57 57 57 62 63 63 63 63 64 65 63 65 60 55 52
MIN/MAX RH 55 100 72 100 48
RH 96 96 81 64 56 61 81 87 93100 93 78 71 76 87 97100 97 81 62 48 51
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W NW
WIND SPD 5 6 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 10 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 16 16 14 11
WIND GUST 24 24 25 27 27 26 25
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 21 36 59 76 74 77 59 55 65 62 88 83 81 66 82 76 72 32 26 16 20 22
POP 12HR 20 60 60 70 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.33 0.31 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 15 39 42<10<10<10<10<10 18 25 23 12<10<10<10<10 31 44 46 29
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W NW
T WIND SPD 16 18 19 18 13 14 12 16 14 16 19 21 19 21 14 14 25 25 25 21 20 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR FR FR EX EX EX GD
DATE TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26FRI 05/01/26
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 68 45 69 47 67 45 65
TEMP 53 44 63 66 51 47 65 67 51 48 64 63 51 46 62 62
DEWPT 45 41 47 47 44 41 44 44 43 45 46 45 46 44 45 42
RH 74 89 56 50 77 79 46 43 74 89 52 52 83 93 54 48
PWIND DIR NW N N N E E NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 40 40 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS
KSZ024-252115-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
325 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
DATE SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26
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 75 54 72 60 73
TEMP 49 49 62 72 73 70 62 58 56 55 63 69 71 70 63 61 63 64 69 72 69 64
DEWPT 45 46 53 56 54 54 54 53 53 53 58 59 59 60 60 61 62 64 63 59 53 49
MIN/MAX RH 50 97 66 100 56
RH 86 89 72 57 51 57 75 83 90 93 84 70 66 71 90100 97100 81 64 57 58
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W NW
WIND SPD 5 6 8 10 10 9 5 5 5 8 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 12
WIND GUST 24 24 24 24 24 24 25
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 6 37 44 53 77 83 50 55 54 71 83 82 84 79 82 86 76 56 30 33 28 30
POP 12HR 30 40 60 90 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.12 0.50 0.04
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS SC SC NM NM O O NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 16 39 45 12<10<10<10<10 18 26 18 10<10<10<10<10 27 39 31 32
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW NW W NW
T WIND SPD 16 16 14 17 13 12 13 16 13 14 20 20 21 23 20 16 19 13 13 21 24 25
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX
DATE TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26FRI 05/01/26
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 64 42 66 44 66 43 65
TEMP 49 42 59 62 48 44 62 64 48 46 63 62 49 44 60 62
DEWPT 41 39 43 43 40 39 41 41 40 42 43 41 41 40 39 38
RH 74 89 55 50 74 82 46 43 74 86 48 46 74 86 46 41
PWIND DIR NW N N N E N NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 30 30 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS
KSZ012-252115-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
325 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
DATE SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26
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 75 52 73 58 73
TEMP 48 48 61 71 73 69 61 57 54 53 63 70 72 70 63 61 59 62 69 71 68 63
DEWPT 43 42 50 54 52 52 51 50 49 50 56 57 57 57 57 58 59 60 61 59 52 47
MIN/MAX RH 46 90 59 100 54
RH 83 80 67 55 48 55 70 77 83 89 78 63 59 63 81 90100 93 76 66 57 56
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W NW
WIND SPD 3 4 5 8 9 6 5 4 4 5 10 13 14 13 12 12 12 11 13 13 14 12
WIND GUST 24 24 24 23 23 24 24 25 23
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 8 20 37 50 66 70 73 42 49 69 81 78 86 78 81 87 79 74 36 36 34 33
POP 12HR 20 40 60 100 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.21 0.11 0.75 0.09
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM O O O O SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 18 40 41<10<10<10<10<10 19 36 24 10<10<10<10 12 28 34 27 33
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 14 14 17 16 12 11 11 12 13 13 19 25 21 24 19 19 17 16 13 21 23 26
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD EX GD FR FR PR PR FR GD EX GD EX
DATE TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26FRI 05/01/26
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 64 41 66 43 66 42 66
TEMP 48 42 58 61 47 43 62 64 48 44 63 61 48 43 61 62
DEWPT 39 36 41 40 37 36 40 38 38 39 41 37 37 37 37 35
RH 71 79 53 46 68 76 44 38 68 82 44 41 65 79 41 36
PWIND DIR NW N N N NE N N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 30 30 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS
KSZ012-252115-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
325 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
DATE SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26
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 75 52 74 58 72
TEMP 47 46 59 71 75 70 61 57 54 53 64 71 73 71 64 62 59 62 69 71 69 62
DEWPT 41 41 47 51 48 49 49 49 48 48 53 54 54 56 56 58 59 59 60 57 50 46
MIN/MAX RH 39 83 51 98 50
RH 79 83 64 49 38 47 65 75 80 83 67 55 51 59 75 87100 90 73 61 51 56
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE E NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S W W W
WIND SPD 5 6 9 10 10 10 8 6 6 9 12 16 18 16 16 16 16 14 16 17 18 16
WIND GUST 27 28 27 26 26 27 25 27 27 28 26
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 2 19 47 54 55 71 69 43 43 58 77 70 83 80 84 85 80 73 49 36 30 40
POP 12HR 20 40 50 100 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.22 0.66 0.18
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC O O O O SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 17 37 57 12<10<10<10<10 18 41 31 16<10<10<10<10 25 29 29 26
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S S E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 13 12 16 13 13 12 12 11 12 13 19 26 26 25 19 21 17 16 17 18 26 26
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD FR FR PR PR GD GD EX GD
DATE TUE 04/28/26WED 04/29/26THU 04/30/26FRI 05/01/26
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 63 41 66 43 66 42 65
TEMP 49 43 58 61 47 43 62 64 47 44 63 61 48 43 61 62
DEWPT 39 36 39 38 37 36 37 36 37 38 38 34 36 35 35 32
RH 68 76 49 42 68 76 39 35 68 79 39 36 63 73 38 32
PWIND DIR NW N N N SE NW N N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 30 30 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC 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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