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FNUS83 KTOP 170900
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
400 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
KSZ058-172115-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
400 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26
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 90 72 92 73 95
TEMP 72 72 82 87 88 87 79 76 74 72 82 89 91 90 81 78 75 73 85 92 94 92
DEWPT 70 70 72 71 71 71 72 71 70 69 71 71 72 71 72 71 69 69 72 72 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 55 90 51 87 47
RH 93 93 72 59 57 59 79 85 87 90 69 56 54 54 74 79 82 87 65 52 47 51
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 4 5 10 11 11 11 8 8 6 6 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 8 8
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 6 22 28 21 38 25 25 20 13 28 15 10 12 11 12 12 8 14 2 3 5 3
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 20 51 52 22<10<10<10<10 23 47 58 27<10<10<10<10 21 51 66 22
T WIND DIR S SW SW S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 11 10 12 16 16 16 14 14 14 11 13 9 10 10 11 11 9 6 8 10 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
DATE MON 07/20/26TUE 07/21/26WED 07/22/26THU 07/23/26
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 75 98 77 97 72 91 70 92
TEMP 79 75 95 95 82 78 94 92 77 72 87 88 74 70 86 88
DEWPT 70 68 70 69 67 64 67 65 62 60 61 62 61 61 64 65
RH 74 79 45 43 61 62 41 41 60 66 42 42 64 73 48 47
PWIND DIR S SW S N NE E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 10 10
KSZ024-172115-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
400 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26
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 91 73 93 73 95
TEMP 73 74 82 87 89 89 81 77 75 73 83 89 92 92 83 78 75 74 85 91 94 93
DEWPT 69 69 72 70 70 70 70 70 69 68 72 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 72 71 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 52 85 47 85 45
RH 87 84 72 57 54 54 69 79 82 84 70 56 49 49 65 76 82 84 65 52 44 46
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SE SE S
WIND SPD 5 4 8 8 10 10 8 6 5 5 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 10 21 26 30 52 22 19 13 11 15 2 0 13 1 10 9 3 13 1 4 7 4
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 19 51 44 24<10<10<10<10 18 53 69 28<10<10<10<10 15 55 68 35
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW S S S S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 10 8 11 12 12 12 12 13 11 10 11 6 6 8 6 9 9 9 6 6 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD
DATE MON 07/20/26TUE 07/21/26WED 07/22/26THU 07/23/26
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 76 99 78 94 70 89 69 89
TEMP 80 76 95 96 83 78 90 90 76 70 84 85 73 70 84 86
DEWPT 69 68 68 67 66 63 63 61 59 58 59 58 58 60 62 62
RH 69 76 42 39 57 60 41 38 56 66 43 40 59 71 48 45
PWIND DIR S SW SW N NE E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
KSZ012-172115-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
400 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26
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 91 72 93 72 93
TEMP 73 73 82 87 90 88 80 78 75 73 83 89 91 91 82 77 74 72 84 90 93 91
DEWPT 69 68 73 71 70 70 68 68 67 66 72 71 71 70 69 68 67 67 71 71 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 51 80 48 83 47
RH 87 84 74 59 52 55 67 71 76 79 70 56 52 50 65 74 79 84 65 54 47 49
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 4 4 8 9 9 8 5 6 5 4 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 11 17 27 29 34 21 15 5 2 16 0 2 16 6 12 4 4 12 1 6 6 4
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 19 51 50 24<10<10<10<10 18 54 67 20<10<10<10<10 17 52 63 27
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W SW SW S SE SE S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 10 9 10 11 12 11 12 14 12 11 11 5 5 6 11 11 10 8 6 8 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
DATE MON 07/20/26TUE 07/21/26WED 07/22/26THU 07/23/26
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 75 97 77 92 68 87 67 88
TEMP 79 76 94 94 81 77 89 88 74 69 82 83 72 68 82 84
DEWPT 67 66 68 67 64 61 62 59 56 55 58 57 56 57 61 61
RH 67 71 43 41 56 58 41 38 53 61 44 41 57 68 49 46
PWIND DIR S SW SW N NE E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 0 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
KSZ012-172115-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
400 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26
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 91 73 93 72 93
TEMP 74 74 83 87 90 88 80 77 75 74 83 90 92 92 82 76 74 72 83 90 93 91
DEWPT 69 69 73 71 70 71 69 68 67 67 72 70 70 71 70 68 68 67 71 70 68 69
MIN/MAX RH 52 81 49 84 45
RH 84 84 72 59 52 57 69 74 76 79 70 52 49 51 67 76 82 84 67 52 44 49
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 4 3 6 8 9 8 6 8 6 5 5 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 12 14 25 34 31 14 10 7 4 7 1 2 2 4 15 12 5 10 2 10 5 4
POP 12HR 20 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 19 52 47 21<10<10<10<10 17 49 63 10<10<10<10<10 15 44 59 19
T WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S SW SW W W SW W SW SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T WIND SPD 10 9 10 11 11 11 11 14 12 11 11 5 5 5 8 11 10 5 5 8 8 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
DATE MON 07/20/26TUE 07/21/26WED 07/22/26THU 07/23/26
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 75 98 77 91 68 86 67 86
TEMP 78 76 95 95 81 77 88 88 73 68 82 83 71 68 82 83
DEWPT 68 66 67 67 64 61 59 57 55 55 55 55 56 56 59 60
RH 71 71 40 40 56 58 38 35 53 63 40 38 59 65 46 46
PWIND DIR S SW SW N NE E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS 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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