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FNUS73 KSGF 211543
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR FLW UNIT C...US FOREST SERVICE - USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1043 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 22.
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
FOR SUNDAY, A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE ROUGHLY
IN THE 3PM-5PM TIME FRAME, RESULTING IN A WIND SWITCH FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT OR
THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNDAY MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE
FORECAST TO BE 20-25%, WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE IN NOT SEEING VALUES
LOWER THAN THAT. LOOK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO AROUND 25 MPH. BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY EVENING INTO EARLY
SUNDAY NIGHT, WINDS MAY INCREASE TO SUSTAINED 15-20 MPH GUSTING TO
25-30 MPH, WITH RH VALUES INCREASING AS WELL.
SUNDAY
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 8 9 12 16 17 23 16 26 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 70 76 79 84 86 87 88 86 84
RH..............61 55 43 38 31 28 27 24 26 28
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 25 25 24 22 21 21 22 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.6 3.7 4.8 5.5 6.4 4.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W N
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 22 21 22 21 20 21 18 20
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W N
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 10 9 10 9 9 9 8 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 8 22 32 50 67 81 100 102 80
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD VGD GD
SUNDAY NIGHT
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........39 39 47 47 47 37 27 17 16 16 15 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............81 72 69 66 62 59 56 53 50 48 46 45
RH..............29 38 39 40 44 47 51 57 61 60 63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.28 30 30 30 29 26 24 23 23 22 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.2
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 24 24 24 23 21 18 18 18 18 17
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..68 38 46 46 41 32 21 14 16 20 23 18
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
MONDAY
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 16 19 23 26 35 45 54 57 59 62 65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 43 44 46 49 52 55 58 60 61 61 61
RH..............65 65 62 58 52 44 40 34 31 30 28 27
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.8 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 2.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 11 15 23 29 33 36 36 36 39 35 28
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...TITUS
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606990.0/SGF
.DELDT 03/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL REGGIE.BRAY@USDA.GOV
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