890
FNUS73 KSGF 141302
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR NATURAL BRIDGE...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
802 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 14.
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
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 40 PERCENT.
WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 10 MPH, WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 4500 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1341 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12
TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO 22 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
AROUND 10 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 3 2 2 2 3 5 10 12 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 59 62 65 69 72 74 75 76 75
RH..............55 54 53 52 50 49 44 43 42 43
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 14 16 17 18 20 20 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.9 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 12 15 17 20 21 22 23
TRANS WIND DIR..E E SE S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 7 8 9 9 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 8 11 19 38 60 71 77 84 83
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 29 MPH IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 31
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...305-1036 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 7 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (64200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (15800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 19 14 16 20 26 20 31 54 58 63 79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 71 68 66 64 63 63 62 62 62 62 62
RH..............43 47 51 56 60 62 60 65 65 65 67 70
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 12 13 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 18 20 21 22 24 24 26 28 29 31
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.3
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 16 17 16 16 18 20 21 22 23 24 25
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 7 8 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11
VRATE KT-FT/1K..64 24 17 16 17 21 17 21 20 22 30 28
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...366-1097 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 28
TO 36 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 12 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 METERS/SECOND IN THE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST
13 TO 16 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (109800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.21 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 88 81 85 89 89 90 90 89 87 86 85
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 40 40 40 40 40 40 90 90 90 90 90
TEMP............62 60 61 62 64 66 66 64 61 56 51 47
RH..............70 75 72 72 73 70 68 70 72 74 77 74
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 16 17 18
20 FT WIND GUST.32 32 32 32 31 30 28 26 28 29 31 32
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.4 1.8 2.5 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 30 28 30 33 32 30 28 28 30 32 36
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
TRANS SPD (M/S).12 13 13 13 15 14 13 13 13 13 14 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..27 37 42 65 95 100 93 84 83 89 96 110
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD VGD
FORECASTER...PEREZ
REQUESTED BY...LISA SMYTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2605777.0/SGF
.DELDT 03/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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