327  
FNUS73 KSGF 212323  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDSTONE RX...MISSOURI STATE PARKS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
523 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 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
 
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT  
AND SLOWLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY. LIGHT  
WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. MAINLY EASTERLY  
WINDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON, BUT  
ITS POSSIBLE WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY AT TIMES.  
THURSDAY EVENING AND NIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME MORE  
NORTHEASTERLY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 6 MPH  
THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.  
THERE COULD BE A FEW GUSTS AT TIMES OF 10 TO 15MPH AT  
TIMES BUT MOST GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE UP TO 10MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST WITH MIXING  
HEIGHTS OF 1.5 TO 2.5KFT. A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN  
IN PLACE AS AFTERNOON MIN RH VALUES DROP TO AROUND 25%.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........16 12 11 16 16 20 23 29 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............30 34 38 42 43 45 46 44 42  
RH..............60 49 42 34 32 29 28 32 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 12 12 10 12 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.1 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.4 1.9 0.5  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 9 12 13 15 16 17 13 4  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........26 32 40 42 53 52 82 82 81 81 84 87  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 34 32 31 31 31 30 29 28 25 23 20  
RH..............40 47 51 51 51 51 53 55 55 60 59 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 9 10 13 14 16 17 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 14 15 16 18 17 20 22 24 26 28  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.5 2.0  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 14 14 15 16 17 20 22 25 28 30  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 13 13  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 5 5 6 6 8 10 15 23 36 53  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........90 91 93 94 94 94 94 93 92 91 92 92  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 17 16  
RH..............64 61 59 56 51 46 41 37 33 32 33 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.29 30 31 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 29 26  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.31 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 28 26 26 25  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 11  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..66 71 74 72 73 71 71 68 68 65 64 61  
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...WISE  
REQUESTED BY...COLLIN GILMORE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600835.0/SGF  
.DELDT 01/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL COLLIN.GILMORE@DNR.MO.GOV  
 
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