833  
FNUS73 KSGF 260034  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRIVATE...MOMOC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
734 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 CDT ON MARCH 25.  
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  
 
AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES, TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND A TEMPERATURE  
INVERSION WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 500-1000FT ABOVE THE SURFACE BY 10PM.  
THIS INVERSION WILL ACT TO TRAP SMOKE BELOW IT, CAUSING POOR  
VENTILATION OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SEE A LULL THIS EVENING, THEN  
BECOME GUSTIER INTO THURSDAY MORNING, CONTINUING TO INCREASE TO AROUND  
30MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SKY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........77 AT FORECAST START...MIN 61.  
RH..................45 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MAX 84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 500 FT  
AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...700 METERS AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE  
152-213 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8800 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.  
MIN...POOR /6600 KNOT-FT/.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 74 72 71 69 68 67 66 64 63  
RH..............45 50 57 61 63 68 70 73 78 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 20 18 17 18 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 17 16 16 15 15 14 14  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 9 7 10 9 8 7 7 7 7  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88.  
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1280 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO  
11 TO 13 METERS/SECOND IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (90600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97800  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 4 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 61 63 67 74 77 81 83 86 87 87 88  
RH..............78 84 81 75 59 58 51 46 40 39 38 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 9 10 12 12 13 14 14 15 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 22 23 23 24 24 26 26 28 26  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 21 22 21 22 25 26 30 30 29  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 13 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 8 24 35 43 56 79 91 109 109 98  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD VGD VGD GD  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.  
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 6 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-762 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 12 TO 14 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO  
5 TO 9 METERS/SECOND IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 6  
METERS/SECOND AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (4000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........7 9 15 25 25 23 24 31 42 56 70 78  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............87 84 81 76 74 72 71 69 67 65 62 59  
RH..............38 40 42 50 53 57 59 63 65 70 78 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 12 9 8 7 6 7 7 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 24 23 23 22 20 16 17 17 17 20 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 0.9 1.4 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 21 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 14  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).11 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..55 16 21 18 12 10 8 7 5 4 5 9  
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.  
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...366-1067 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 9 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (75900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........84 81 84 86 89 88 87 86 78 71 63 61  
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 60 60 60 60 60 30 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............56 53 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 56 56 56  
RH..............90 96 96 96 86 83 74 69 59 53 47 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 26 29 30 30 30 29 28 28 26 25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.2 2.5  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 21 24 26 28 28 28 26 25 23 21 20  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 29 38 46 52 61 71 75 76 69 58 43  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...CAMDEN  
REQUESTED BY...JOHN SCOTT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2607954.0/SGF  
.DELDT 03/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MOMOC.DISPATCH@USDA.GOV  
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