422
FNUS73 KSGF 241256
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR ELM SPRING UNITS E4 AND E5...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
756 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 24.
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
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DIP TO AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING AT 5 TO 10
MPH, WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHERLY INTO
THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 4000
FEET. WILL NEED TO MONITOR DEWPOINT AND RH TRENDS CLOSELY THROUGH
LATE MORNING TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE KEEPING PACE.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 29 27 30 28 28 37 32 44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 49 54 58 61 64 65 66 66
RH..............51 44 36 30 27 24 23 22 23
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 17 17 15 15 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.4 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 17 17 17 17 15 14 14
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 21 30 37 45 54 51 49 48
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........49 55 58 46 46 41 38 41 41 39 38 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 63 60 57 55 55 54 53 51 50 49 49
RH..............24 26 29 33 35 35 38 39 42 46 48 50
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..29 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 33 9 12 14 11 9 6 8 9 11 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 48 50 54 62 68 73 76 79 80 81 81
RH..............50 56 58 57 50 47 44 43 41 38 37 37
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.4 3.1 3.9 4.4 4.5 3.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 17 18 20 18
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 5 9 16 24 34 44 58 71 76 56
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD FR
FORECASTER...PEREZ
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607549.0/SGF
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL REGGIE.BRAY@USDA.GOV
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