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FNUS83 KTOP 250954
FWLTOP
FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
454 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
KSZ058-252115-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N 95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
454 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26
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 91 68 88 65 87
TEMP 68 77 84 89 87 77 74 70 69 76 81 86 85 75 71 67 65 75 80 86 84
DEWPT 68 73 75 74 75 73 73 70 69 73 73 71 71 69 67 65 64 67 66 64 66
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 57 97 48
RH 100 87 74 61 68 87 97100100 90 77 61 63 82 87 93 97 76 62 48 55
WIND DIR NE E NE NE NE NE E N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 3 3 5 5 4 4 2 3 3 4 5 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 4 5 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 54 47 58 61 37 29 30 62 70 65 63 56 19 10 7 19 29 26 28 13 9
POP 12HR 10 20 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10 11 34 41 11<10<10<10<10 13 35 35<10<10<10<10<10 14 49 55 16
T WIND DIR E NE E NE NE NE E N N N N N N N NE N NE NE N N N
T WIND SPD 6 5 10 8 11 9 9 5 6 11 10 8 8 11 11 9 9 9 12 11 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
DATE FRI 08/28/26SAT 08/29/26SUN 08/30/26MON 08/31/26
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 64 88 67 93 72 96 74 95
TEMP 69 64 82 83 71 68 87 89 78 73 90 92 79 75 90 90
DEWPT 63 61 63 65 60 60 68 69 65 64 70 70 66 65 70 72
RH 81 90 53 55 68 76 53 52 64 73 52 49 64 71 52 56
PWIND DIR NE SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 10 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
KSZ024-252115-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N 95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
454 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26
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 88 68 87 64 86
TEMP 66 73 83 87 84 75 72 70 68 74 83 86 82 72 68 66 64 72 81 85 81
DEWPT 65 69 74 74 74 73 72 70 68 71 69 66 67 65 64 63 62 64 64 61 62
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 51 93 45
RH 97 87 74 65 72 94100100100 90 63 51 61 79 87 90 93 76 56 45 53
WIND DIR NE E NE E NE E N N NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 71 75 72 80 52 26 34 63 57 56 34 34 4 7 14 24 33 28 13 18 19
POP 12HR 10 20 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 24 35 14<10<10<10<10 16 42 49 11<10<10<10<10 14 56 64 11
T WIND DIR E E E E N SE N NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 8 9 11 9 11 11 8 6 6 11 10 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
DATE FRI 08/28/26SAT 08/29/26SUN 08/30/26MON 08/31/26
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 64 87 68 93 74 95 75 93
TEMP 67 64 82 83 72 68 86 89 78 75 90 91 80 75 88 87
DEWPT 60 59 63 64 59 59 67 67 64 63 69 69 66 65 70 71
RH 78 84 53 53 64 73 53 48 62 66 50 49 62 71 55 59
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
KSZ012-252115-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N 95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
454 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26
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 87 67 86 63 84
TEMP 65 72 82 86 82 74 71 69 67 74 82 85 80 71 68 65 63 72 80 84 80
DEWPT 62 68 73 74 73 71 70 68 67 70 68 66 66 63 62 60 60 63 62 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 53 90 45
RH 90 87 74 68 74 90 97 97100 87 63 53 62 76 81 84 90 73 54 44 51
WIND DIR E SE E SE N E N NW W NW N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 63 65 69 71 42 40 38 51 54 47 35 43 2 9 8 19 29 18 17 26 15
POP 12HR 10 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 24 37 15<10<10<10<10 12 43 49 12<10<10<10<10 15 56 63 11
T WIND DIR E SE E NE N S NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 8 9 11 11 9 10 10 9 8 8 12 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR EX GD PR
DATE FRI 08/28/26SAT 08/29/26SUN 08/30/26MON 08/31/26
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 62 86 67 92 74 94 73 92
TEMP 67 63 82 82 71 68 85 87 78 74 89 90 79 74 87 86
DEWPT 58 57 61 62 57 57 66 67 62 62 69 69 64 64 69 71
RH 73 81 49 51 61 68 53 52 58 66 52 50 60 71 55 61
PWIND DIR E S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS
KSZ012-252115-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N 95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
454 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26
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 85 67 85 62 83
TEMP 65 72 81 85 83 74 71 69 68 75 82 85 81 70 67 64 62 73 80 83 80
DEWPT 60 66 71 72 72 71 70 69 67 69 66 64 64 62 61 60 59 63 61 58 59
MIN/MAX RH 64 99 51 89 43
RH 84 81 72 65 70 90 97100 97 82 58 50 56 76 81 87 90 71 52 43 49
WIND DIR E SE E E N S W W NW NW N N N N NW NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 6 8 5 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW SC CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 79 69 69 65 37 31 50 60 84 46 24 28 2 6 8 18 30 10 13 21 9
POP 12HR 10 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.05 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10 10 23 34 17<10<10<10<10 13 44 43 13<10<10<10<10 14 59 65 12
T WIND DIR SE SE E NE NW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 10 12 12 10 9 9 9 8 9 11 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
DATE FRI 08/28/26SAT 08/29/26SUN 08/30/26MON 08/31/26
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 62 85 68 90 75 93 75 91
TEMP 66 62 82 82 72 68 85 88 79 75 90 90 79 75 88 87
DEWPT 58 57 60 61 57 57 65 66 63 62 68 69 65 64 68 70
RH 75 84 47 49 59 68 51 48 58 64 49 50 62 69 52 57
PWIND DIR E S SE S S S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS 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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