157  
FNUS73 KLSX 221252  
FWSLSX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
752 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
IT WILL BE CLOUDY THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS MAY  
BREAK UP AS EARLY AS 200-300 PM, HOWEVER THERE IS A CHANCE THE  
CLOUDS COULD LINGER. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING  
HEIGHTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE 1700 FEET UNTIL AT LEAST 1000-1100 AM  
AND WILL NOT RISE TO THE MAX OF 3500 FEET UNTIL THE CLOUDS BREAK UP LATER  
THIS AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY LATE THIS AFTERNOON (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.  
RH..................83 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING THEN 20 MPH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 3400 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3490 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR /7560  
M/S-M/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........100 100 97 99 75 75 60 40 34 38 37 39  
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............59 60 61 62 64 67 68 69 70 72 72 72  
RH..............83 84 84 84 81 75 73 70 68 61 61 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 17 17 16 17 16 16 15 15 13 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 8 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 16 17 15 16 16 16 15 15 16 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..22 33 32 36 34 38 45 48 44 43 45 18  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...CARNEY  
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS ALLEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611294.0/LSX  
.DELDT 04/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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