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FNUS73 KSGF 022112
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE FIRES...MARK TWAIN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
412 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 02.
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
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF BURN
LOCATION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND INTO FRIDAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW WINDS TO REMAIN GUSTY AND FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH
NEXT 24 HOURS. THE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR STORM THAT
DEVELOPS TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE SITE. WHILE THE CHANCE IS SMALL, IF
IT WERE TO OCCUR, HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN.
RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THANKS TO WARM TEMPERATURES AND ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES EXPECTED, MIXING HEIGHTS, VENT RATES AND DISPERSION SHOULD BE GOOD
OR BETTER DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 29 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...1036-1341 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 11 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (70500 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 4 PM
SKY (%).........34
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20
TEMP............79
RH..............54
20 FT WIND......SW 15
20 FT WIND GUST.29
MIX HGT (FT)....4400
MIX HGT (M).....1340
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 29
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..109
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-732 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (42500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.17 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........30 29 33 37 39 32 46 52 57 58 55 67
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 30 30 30
TEMP............78 77 75 72 70 69 68 68 66 66 66 64
RH..............56 58 62 71 76 78 84 84 90 90 90 97
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.24 21 21 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 16 13 13 12 12 13 10 12 10 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 7 6 6 5 5 6 4 5 4 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..43 17 8 9 6 7 8 6 6 6 8 7
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...244-1280 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 13 METERS/SECOND BECOMING 7 TO 11
METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 11 TO 13 METERS/SECOND IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........73 68 82 74 85 71 68 67 69 58 53 63
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 20 0 0 10 30 30 40 30
TEMP............65 65 64 68 70 73 76 78 80 80 80 81
RH..............93 93 97 90 87 79 71 67 65 62 60 58
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 8 9 10 13 14 14 14 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 18 21 22 24 25 25 25 25 24 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 1.1 2.1 2.7 3.1 3.6 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 16 21 24 25 26 28 28 25 26 25
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 9 11 11 12 13 13 11 12 11
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 10 15 38 57 68 82 101 100 79 78 70
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD VGD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...HATCH
REQUESTED BY...PATRIC MARLOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608849.1/SGF
.DELDT 04/02/26
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