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FNUS73 KLSX 251050
FWSLSX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDILOCKS_BUFORDCA...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
450 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY'S MORNING INVERSION WILL BREAK AROUND 9 - 10AM AND VENT RATES
WILL RAPIDLY RISE AFTER. BROKEN TO OVERCAST SKIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE DAY, LIMITING MIXING. LIGHT WINDS TODAY WILL SLOWLY VEER TO
EASTERLY BY 2 TO 3PM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH AT 1 TO 2 MPH AT IGNITION...
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 1 TO 2 MPH...
ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 2300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /1820
M/S-M/.
TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM
SKY (%).........86 82 75 81 87 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 47 52 54 53 50
RH..............62 51 43 40 43 50
20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 4 E 4 E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 8 6 5 9
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1 NE 1 NE 1 NE 2 E 2 E 2
EYE LVL WND GST.2 4 3 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.7 1.4 2.0 2.2 0.1
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 E 5 SE 6 E 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 3 6 8 11 0
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN
OVERNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3
AM.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 9 TO
13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 M/S-M).
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 1 TO 2 MPH...ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (330 M/S-M).
FORECASTER...JAJA
REQUESTED BY...ALEXIS KIEPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603878.0/LSX
.DELDT 02/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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