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FIRE WEATHER POINT PLANNING FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
527 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

KSZ058-242215-
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NEAR HARTFORD)
38.32N  95.94W ELEV. 1066 FT
527 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

DATE             TUE 11/24/09            WED 11/25/09            THU 11/26/09
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      49          33          49          29          46
TEMP             44 44 48 49 43 39 37 36 35 37 45 48 41 36 33 32 31 33 41 44 39
DEWPT            38 37 35 34 33 33 31 30 29 29 30 29 28 28 27 26 25 26 27 26 25
MIN/MAX RH                   56          81          49          81          48
RH               79 76 60 56 67 79 79 79 78 72 55 47 59 72 78 78 78 75 57 49 57
WIND DIR          W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD         19 25 24 23 14 11 10 10  8 14 18 16 10  9  9  8  9 10 13 10  4
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)      100 95 89 73 38 29 11 17 22 38 54 35 21 28 35 30 24 22 20 18 15
POP 12HR                     40           5           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.04           0           0           0           0
RAIN              C  C
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4
MIX HGT          16 22 30 37<10<10<10<10<10<10 19 21<10<10<10<10<10<10 27 33<10
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD       33 40 34 32 20 17 16 14 12 20 27 21 17 16 16 14 16 14 18 16  5
SMOKE DISP       GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR


DATE               FRI 11/27/09  SAT 11/28/09  SUN 11/29/09  MON 11/30/09
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX TEMP       28    53      34    56      34    46      32    48
TEMP          32   29 47 46 38   35 50 47 39   36 43 40 35   33 44 41
DEWPT         26   26 29 30 32   32 33 35 33   30 31 29 30   28 30 28
RH            78   88 49 53 79   89 52 63 79   79 62 64 82   82 57 59
PWIND DIR           W     S       S     S       S    NW      NW    NW
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0     0       0    10      20    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS                                IS   IS IS IS

$$

KSZ024-242215-
POTAWATOMI INDIAN RESERVATION
39.33N  95.85W ELEV. 1056 FT
527 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

DATE             TUE 11/24/09            WED 11/25/09            THU 11/26/09
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      47          32          47          28          45
TEMP             43 43 45 46 41 37 35 34 33 36 43 46 40 35 32 31 29 32 40 44 38
DEWPT            40 38 36 34 33 32 31 30 29 29 30 29 27 26 26 24 23 25 26 25 24
MIN/MAX RH                   63          85          50          80          47
RH               89 82 70 63 73 82 85 85 85 75 60 51 59 69 78 75 78 75 57 47 57
WIND DIR          N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD         24 25 25 23 18 13 11 11 10 18 20 21 14 11 10 12 13 13 14 11  5
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%)      100 97 94 81 66 39 19 28 37 54 50 39 35 39 43 38 33 29 25 22 19
POP 12HR                     70          10          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                   0.21           0           0           0           0
RAIN              L  L  S  S
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT          15 17 23 34<10<10<10<10<10<10 17 39<10<10<10<10<10<10 36 36<10
T WIND DIR        N NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD       40 41 37 36 29 24 19 19 18 25 26 31 21 17 17 18 19 18 21 17  8
SMOKE DISP       GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR EX GD PR


DATE               FRI 11/27/09  SAT 11/28/09  SUN 11/29/09  MON 11/30/09
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX TEMP       26    52      33    53      33    45      31    46
TEMP          31   28 46 45 37   35 48 45 37   35 42 40 34   32 42 40
DEWPT         25   25 30 31 31   30 32 32 31   29 30 29 30   28 30 28
RH            78   88 53 58 79   82 54 60 79   78 62 64 85   85 62 62
PWIND DIR           W     S       S     S      NE    NW      NW    NW
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       0    10      20    10      10    10
RAIN SHWRS                                IS   IS

$$

KSZ012-242215-
KICKAPOO INDIAN RESERVATION
39.69N  95.66W ELEV. 1150 FT
527 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

DATE             TUE 11/24/09            WED 11/25/09            THU 11/26/09
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      46          32          46          27          45
TEMP             43 42 45 45 41 37 35 34 34 36 42 45 38 34 31 30 29 32 40 43 37
DEWPT            41 39 35 35 34 32 31 29 28 29 29 27 26 25 25 24 23 24 25 24 23
MIN/MAX RH                   66          83          51          79          46
RH               93 89 68 68 76 82 85 82 78 75 60 49 62 69 78 78 78 72 55 47 56
WIND DIR          N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD         21 24 24 23 17 13 11 11 10 18 21 23 14 10 10 12 13 13 16 12  5
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%)      100 97 94 84 81 61 31 40 48 58 48 42 43 46 49 43 38 33 28 25 22
POP 12HR                     80          10          10          10           0
QPF 12HR                   0.29           0           0           0           0
RAIN              D  D  C  C
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT         <10 12 21 29<10<10<10<10<10<10 21 48<10<10<10<10<10<10 37 37<10
T WIND DIR        N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD       36 40 39 36 26 21 18 17 16 26 27 33 21 18 17 18 19 19 23 18  8
SMOKE DISP       GD GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR PR EX GD PR


DATE               FRI 11/27/09  SAT 11/28/09  SUN 11/29/09  MON 11/30/09
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX TEMP       26    51      33    52      32    45      31    46
TEMP          30   27 45 44 37   35 47 44 37   34 42 39 34   32 42 40
DEWPT         24   24 29 31 31   30 31 31 30   29 29 29 30   28 30 29
RH            78   88 53 60 79   82 53 60 75   82 60 67 85   85 62 64
PWIND DIR           W     S       S     S      SW    NW      NW    NW
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   SC SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       0    10      20    10      10    10
RAIN SHWRS                                IS   IS

$$

KSZ012-242215-
IOWA SAC&FOX INDIAN RESERVATION
39.98N  95.44W ELEV. 965 FT
527 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

DATE             TUE 11/24/09            WED 11/25/09            THU 11/26/09
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      45          33          45          28          44
TEMP             43 43 44 45 41 37 36 35 34 36 42 44 39 34 32 31 29 32 40 43 37
DEWPT            42 40 37 35 34 34 32 31 29 30 30 28 27 26 25 24 24 25 26 25 24
MIN/MAX RH                   69          87          53          81          49
RH               96 89 76 68 76 89 85 85 82 79 62 53 62 72 75 75 81 75 57 49 59
WIND DIR          N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD         18 23 25 23 17 13 11 10  9 18 21 23 16 11 10 11 13 14 16 12  5
CLOUDS(CAT)      OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%)      100 97 95 85 87 70 42 50 58 59 47 44 47 50 53 51 49 41 33 30 26
POP 12HR                     80          10          10          10           0
QPF 12HR                   0.32           0           0           0           0
RAIN              D  D  C  C
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            3  3  3  3  3  3  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3
MIX HGT         <10 12 19 26<10<10<10<10<10<10 29 50<10<10<10<10<10<10 31 34<10
T WIND DIR        N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD       33 35 34 34 25 21 19 17 16 27 29 34 26 21 20 21 25 20 24 19 10
SMOKE DISP       FR GD GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR EX GD PR


DATE               FRI 11/27/09  SAT 11/28/09  SUN 11/29/09  MON 11/30/09
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX TEMP       25    51      32    50      31    44      30    44
TEMP          29   27 44 43 36   33 46 43 35   33 40 38 33   31 40 39
DEWPT         23   23 28 30 29   28 29 29 29   27 28 28 28   26 29 28
RH            78   85 53 60 75   82 51 57 78   78 62 67 82   81 64 64
PWIND DIR           W     S       S     S      SW    NW      NW    NW
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       0    10      10    10      10    10

$$


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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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