999
FNUS73 KSGF 221809
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUSIEK PURPLE TRAIL BURN UNIT...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
109 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 23.
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
SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
REACHING THE LOW 60S BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START OUT
NORTHEASTERLY BEFORE BECOMING EASTERLY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON
AROUND 1PM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 20MPH BEFORE 1PM, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15MPH BY THE
EVENING. MINIMUM RHS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20% TO LOW 30% RANGE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MONDAY
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 13 24 27 34 46 54 55 79 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 42 47 51 55 57 60 61 62 62
RH..............70 65 56 48 40 37 32 30 28 28
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 20 20 18 17 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 17 17 17 16 16 17 16 15
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..28 32 35 37 42 43 47 55 54 46
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR
MONDAY NIGHT
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........80 83 82 77 71 72 74 75 76 76 77 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 59 56 53 51 49 48 47 46 45 44 43
RH..............28 30 33 36 39 42 42 44 45 47 51 57
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 12 10 13 17 20 20 18 17 16
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 5 5 4 6 8 9 9 8 8 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..39 13 9 8 6 7 9 11 14 17 18 17
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75 57 50 42 35 39 43 47 48 48 49 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 42 44 47 50 54 58 61 64 66 67 67
RH..............65 57 53 52 52 49 45 42 40 38 38 38
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.2 3.7 3.7 2.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 17 17 17 16 14 12 9 8 8 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 15 19 23 27 29 29 27 26 26 26 23
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.
FRIDAY
MUCH COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...MELTO
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606751.0/SGF
.DELDT 03/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL PAUL.JOHNSON@MDC.MO.GOV
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