161  
FNUS73 KLSX 181907  
FWSLSX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BELL MOUNTAIN...MARK TWAIN NF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
107 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 CST ON NOVEMBER 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WINDS ARE OUT OF THE WEST CURRENTLY WITH RELATIVELY HIGH HUMIDITY.  
THE TEMPERATURE IS NEAR ITS MAX OF THE DAY CURRENTLY. WINDS WILL  
SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND A FRONT BETWEEN 3PM AND 5PM LOCAL TIME,  
AND ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE BRIEFLY GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT, WINDS WILL  
DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING. RAIN CHANCES TODAY ARE LOW AND FALL  
TO ZERO ONCE THE FRONT PASSES. CONDITIONS TOMORROW WILL BE COOLER,  
CLOUDY, AND WITH RELATIVELY HIGH HUMIDITY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT FORECAST START...MAX 72.  
RH..................68 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 42 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....2 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE MAX  
2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3470 M/S-M/ AT FORECAST START. MAX...POOR  
/3470 M/S-M/.  
 
TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM  
SKY (%).........61 46 41 32 48 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 72 67 61 56 54  
RH..............68 68 75 87 93 96  
20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 W 3 NW 2 N 2 N 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 15 12 9 8 8  
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 SW 2 W 1 NW 1 N 1 N 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 6 4 4 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.7  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 W 13 W 9 N 10 N 10 N 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..22 22 4 3 7 6  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (490 M/S-M).  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.  
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO  
6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (460 M/S-M).  
 

 
FORECASTER...KIMBLE/BSH  
REQUESTED BY...PATRIC MARLOW  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2526304.0/LSX  
.DELDT 11/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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