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FNUS73 KLSX 282010
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTGOMERY FIRE...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
210 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS ARE LIGHT AND VARIABLE RIGHT NOW, WITH THE SOUTH BEING THE
PREVAILING DIRECTION OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. NEARBY SHOWERS MAY
CONTRIBUTED TO ERRATIC WINDS BUT ARE UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE ANY
SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AT GROUND LEVEL. HUMIDITY IS NEAR THE LOWEST
IT WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON CURRENTLY, WITH IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED
THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT BRINGS A SHIFT TO NORTHERLY WINDS (10
MPH) THIS EVENING. BEST ESTIMATE ON TIMING OF THIS WIND SHIFT IS
AROUND 7 PM. THESE NORTH WINDS GRADUALLY TURN NORTHEASTERLY ON
SUNDAY WITH A WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT FORECAST START...MAX 65.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH THIS
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE MAX
2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3960 M/S-M/ AT FORECAST START. MAX...POOR
/3960 M/S-M/.
TIME (CST) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM
SKY (%).........50 56 40 29 37 21 8 6 6 4 4 6
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 63 62 58 54 50 47 44 42 40 37 36
RH..............33 39 41 47 47 48 47 47 48 48 54 56
20 FT WIND DIR..S W N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 12 9 12 15 17 19 20 20 20 19
EYE LVL WND DIR.S W N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 4 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.3 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW N NE N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 10 8 9 10 13 15 16 18 17 20 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..25 21 8 3 4 7 12 12 19 17 21 20
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...KIMBLE
REQUESTED BY...MADDIE EST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2604339.0/LSX
.DELDT 02/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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