818  
FNUS73 KLSX 110315  
FWSLSX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SILOAM SPRINGS BUCKHORN UNIT WHEAT...IDNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
1015 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON AUGUST 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WARM AND VERY HUMID CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY  
TOMORROW, WITH ACTUAL TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO REACH BETWEEN 90 AND  
95 DEGREES. HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE HIGH,  
LIKELY TO BETWEEN 95 AND 105 DEGREES. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS  
AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO EXIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY,  
INCLUDING POTENTIALLY NEAR IGNITION TIME. HOWEVER, CONFIDENCE IS  
LOW THAT SHOWERS WILL HOLD TOGETHER AS THEY APPROACH FROM THE  
NORTH. ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER FROM THESE REMNANT SHOWERS MAY ALSO HAVE  
THE POTENTIAL TO KEEP TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES COOLER AND  
CLOSER TO THE LOWER END OF THE RANGE LISTED ABOVE. THIS MAY ALSO  
LIMIT MIXING HEIGHTS SLIGHTLY AS WELL. OTHERWISE, BREEZY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE MOST COMMON TOMORROW, AND THESE MAY  
BECOME MORE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION IF SHOWERS ARE MORE PERSISTENT.  
WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY SPORADIC, EVEN IF SHOWERS TO  
MOVE INTO THE AREA.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........81 AT IGNITION...MAX 94.  
RH..................74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH, GUSTS TO 8 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10  
MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 3500 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2170 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR /7430  
M/S-M/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM  
SKY (%).........19 34 50 43 53 42 42 29 36 57 44 13  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 20 20  
TEMP............81 84 87 88 90 92 92 92 93 92 91 88  
RH..............74 70 63 63 60 59 57 57 56 58 60 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 13 12 11  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.7 2.1 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 2.8 2.5 1.1 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 16 16 17 15 15 16 14 13 8 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 25 30 33 46 42 45 47 34 27 7 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...19  
REQUESTED BY...ROSS ALBERT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2619409.0/LSX  
.DELDT 08/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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