922  
FNUS73 KLSX 291138  
FWSLSX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAGNOLIA/HORTON FARM...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
638 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP  
TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE MID  
80S. THERE IS A STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSION IN PLACE THIS MORNING WHICH WILL  
LIKELY NOT MIX ABOVE 1700 FEET UNTIL AROUND 11 AM. THE MIXING HEIGHT IS  
EXPECTED TO TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON, BUT LIGHT WINDS IN  
THE MIXED LAYER WILL MARGINAL VENTILATION RATES AT BEST. HOWEVER, THE MIXED LAYER  
IS FORECAST TO BE UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WHICH SHOULD HELP WITH VENTILATION.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.  
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH WIND.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 5200 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /1600 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...MARGINAL  
/5440 M/S-M/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM  
SKY (%).........1 2 2 6 10 19 14 19 14 28 60 75  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 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............71 75 79 81 82 83 83 82 79 75 72 69  
RH..............55 46 41 37 35 33 33 35 41 46 51 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.7 4.3 4.8 5.1 5.2 4.9 4.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 19 26 29 31 31 35 28 5 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62.  
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (440 M/S-M).  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89.  
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WIND AROUND 4 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (550 M/S-M) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD MAX (11610 M/S-M) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...CARNEY  
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY B KING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622736.0/LSX  
.DELDT 09/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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