299  
FNUS73 KSGF 311351  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG HOLLOW...MARK TWAIN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
851 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0100 CDT ON MARCH 31.  
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
 
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PRESENT TODAY KEEPING THINGS LARGELY  
DRY. HOWEVER, THERE'S AN ISOLATED RISK OF A SHOWER OR STORM THIS  
AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF PRECIPITATION CHANCES, TEMPERATURES ARE  
FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOWER 80S WITH AN AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY AROUND 30 PERCENT. WINDS (20 FT) ARE EXPECTED TO OUT OF  
THE SOUTH SUSTAINED 12 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS ARE MORE SOUTHWESTERLY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS  
APPROACHING 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES  
THE REGION, INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL  
INCREASE THIS EVENING.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 31  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...244-1646 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO  
11 TO 13 METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........39 34 53 60 56 58  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............64 65 72 78 82 84  
RH..............M 68 55 45 35 31  
20 FT WIND......S 9 S 14 S 16 S 16 S 15 S 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 28 30 28 26 24  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 2500 3300 4800 5400  
MIX HGT (M).....240 240 760 1010 1460 1650  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 21 SW 30 SW 29 SW 29 SW 28  
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 8 SW 9 SW 13 SW 13 SW 13 SW 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 15 66 82 119 129  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD VYGD VYGD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 20 MPH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN THEN 21 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN 21 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...213-762 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........67 64 47 48 74 74  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 30 30 40 30  
TEMP............83 78 72 70 68 65  
RH..............32 38 46 51 57 65  
20 FT WIND......S 12 S 7 S 9 S 8 S 8 S 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 17 20 18 20 20  
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 700 700 700 700 700  
MIX HGT (M).....760 210 210 210 210 210  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 S 15 S 16 SW 17 SW 16 SW 15  
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 9 S 7 S 7 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..42 9 10 10 10 9  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1585 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 25  
TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 7 TO 13 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 13  
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........69 87 81 76 73 72  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 50 50  
TEMP............65 64 71 75 77 79  
RH..............68 75 68 62 54 49  
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 10 S 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 16 18 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (FT)....700 900 2600 4100 5000 4900  
MIX HGT (M).....210 270 790 1250 1520 1490  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 SW 17 SW 25 S 29 S 30 S 29  
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 7 SW 8 SW 11 S 13 S 13 S 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 14 57 102 130 123  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR VYGD VYGD VYGD  
 

 
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