508  
FNUS73 KSGF 190722  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE RX...MISSOURI DEPT OF CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
222 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0809 CDT ON MARCH 19.  
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  
TODAY WILL FEATURE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH NO  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE UPPER  
70S BY THIS AFTERNOON AND MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL GET INTO THE 30%  
RANGE AFTER 12 PM. WINDS WILL START OUT OF THE WEST AND THEN TURN  
SOUTHERLY NEAR 12 PM. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE BELOW 10 MPH  
AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE UP TO 10 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........43 47 37 23 31 17 5 3 1 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 52 60 65 70 73 76 77 77 77  
RH..............68 63 53 46 44 40 34 33 33 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 2 3 3 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.4 2.9 3.5 4.1 3.6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 7 7 6 6 8 12 13 14  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 4 7 8 12 20 35 46 43  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........12 11 14 22 20 33 18 25 28 17 14 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............76 72 69 64 62 60 58 58 56 55 53 52  
RH..............36 43 47 56 60 67 72 75 77 80 86 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 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.S S S S S S S SW SW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 10 12 10 12 10 10 9 9 8 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........12 5 7 9 11 9 6 4 9 14 19 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 50 52 57 64 70 76 80 83 84 84 83  
RH..............93 93 86 77 67 57 46 39 34 32 31 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.5 2.2 2.9 3.6 4.1 4.0 2.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 3 5 6 9 13 17 25 32 36 20  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...SORIA  
REQUESTED BY...TYLER TRANTHAM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606036.1/SGF  
.DELDT 03/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TYLER.TRANTHAM@MDC.MO.GOV  
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