501
FNUS73 KSGF 261409
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRIVATE...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
909 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 26.
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
SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS WILL
APPROACH 25 TO 35 MPH, WITH A FEW LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS APPROACHING
40 MPH AT TIMES. MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 4000 FEET. MINIMUM
RH VALUES DROP TO AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT, THOUGH WILL NEED TO
MONITOR OBSERVATION TRENDS CLOSELY FOR RH VALUES POTENTIALLY
DIPPING LOWER TOWARDS 25 PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 29 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...610-1280 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (104400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 2 2 2 1 1 3 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 77 81 84 87 88 88 89
RH..............63 53 46 42 36 35 34 33
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 13 15 15 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 24 25 26 29 29 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.4 2.8 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 22 25 26 28 29 29
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 9 10 11 12 13 13 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..38 43 53 80 88 100 104 102
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR FR GD GD GD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 6 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-823 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 16
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO 5
TO 7 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6
METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (59500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 6 15 22 42 49 28 15 28 38 56 82
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 40
TEMP............88 85 83 78 76 74 72 71 70 69 67 66
RH..............34 38 40 46 51 54 62 63 63 67 69 71
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 10 10 8 8 7 6 6 6 7 9
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 25 24 22 21 17 15 15 14 15 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 21 20 17 16 15 16 14 13 12 12 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
TRANS SPD (M/S).11 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..60 18 18 13 11 10 10 7 5 5 5 8
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 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.......3100 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...396-945 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 28 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 9 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (68100 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 (%).........92 86 90 89 84 85 77 81 80 77 74 69
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 70 70 70 70 70 70 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............61 58 55 51 52 51 50 51 51 52 54 54
RH..............79 83 86 92 86 83 80 71 63 54 45 41
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 28 30 30 30 30 29 28 28 26 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 22 24 25 25 26 28 28 26 25 23 21
TRANS WIND DIR..N N NE NE N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 33 41 43 42 49 59 66 68 67 59 47
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD FR FR
FORECASTER...PEREZ
REQUESTED BY...JOHN SCOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2607954.1/SGF
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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