722  
FNUS73 KSGF 112238  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TIDWELL...USDA - FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
438 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 1-800-762-4363, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE UPPER  
50S. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT.  
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE WEST WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 5-10MPH HOWEVER AFTERNOON GUSTS COULD LOCALLY REACH 15-20 MPH, ESPECIALLY  
ON ANY RIDGES.  
 
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.  
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2200 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...1200 METERS AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 244-671  
METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 5 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /17300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/35600 KNOT-FT/.  
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........13 5 5 3 4 6 5 4  
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M  
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M  
TSTM COV........M M M M M M M M  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 48 54 56 58 59 57 54  
RH..............38 34 30 29 27 27 31 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 15 15 14 13 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.5 0.8  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 20 20 18 16 14 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 9 9 8 7 6 5  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 24 31 36 35 29 18 8  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.  
RH..................MAX 59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...61-122 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).  
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 6 3 3 5 8 11 9 6 4 4 4  
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TSTM COV........M M M M M M M M M M M M  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 48 46 44 44 44 43 42 42 42 42 41  
RH..............39 44 47 51 51 51 55 57 57 57 57 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 10 12 12 10 10 12 13 13 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 6  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.  
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-701 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 6 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (46100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 9 15 20 19 19 18 21 23 26 28 30  
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TSTM COV........M M M M M M M M M M M M  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 42 44 47 51 56 60 62 64 64 62 60  
RH..............59 57 55 49 42 37 32 30 29 29 31 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 17 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.1  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 23 21 17  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 8  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 5 8 12 18 25 32 40 46 45 32 16  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...BURCHFIELD  
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528789.0/SGF  
.DELDT 01/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL REGGIE.BRAY@USDA.GOV  
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