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FNUS73 KSGF 021138
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG HOLLOW...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
638 AM CDT THU APR 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0714 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
REMNANT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY EAST ACROSS
THE AREA THIS MORNING, SUB-SEVERE BUT PROVIDING WIDESPREAD SOAKING
RAIN AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. IT WILL TAKE A FEW MORE HOURS FOR
PRECIPITATION TO REACH THE BURN, LATE MORNING TOWARD MIDDAY.
HOWEVER, REDEVELOPMENT OF STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING, WITH MARGINAL SEVERE POTENTIAL. HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THESE STORMS, IF
THEY ARE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE EFFECTS OF THE MORNING ACTIVITY.
BESIDES ACTIVE PRECIPITATION, IT WILL BE QUITE BREEZY TODAY, WITH
SURFACE SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS
WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST. MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S TODAY WITH LOWS TONIGHT IN THE LOW
60S. ADDITIONAL STORMS WITH SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL BE POSSIBLE
TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
37 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...274-1189 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 29
TO 38 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 12 TO 17 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 METERS/SECOND IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (111900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.09 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........87 92 95 94 89 84 84 70 61 43 54
WEATHER COV.....SCT NUM SCT ISO SCT SCT NUM SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 70 50 20 30 40 60 50 50 40 40
TEMP............66 66 66 68 69 71 72 74 76 76 77
RH..............81 81 84 81 78 73 71 69 62 60 58
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 18 20 21 21 20 21 18 18 16
20 FT WIND GUST.29 33 37 37 37 37 37 37 36 35 32
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.0 1.3 2.2 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 26 30 35 38 37 36 36 33 33 29
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).11 12 13 16 17 17 16 16 15 15 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 24 35 66 96 103 98 109 110 112 79
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR GD GD VGD GD VGD VGD VGD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-579 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 METERS/SECOND.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (35400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (8200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........50 31 45 58 62 54 41 42 46 53 58 62
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 30 40 30 30 40 40 30 20 10
TEMP............75 74 72 70 69 68 68 66 65 65 65 64
RH..............60 62 66 71 73 78 78 81 87 87 90 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 12 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.29 25 25 23 23 22 20 20 20 21 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.3 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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 18 17 17 15 15 15 15 16 15 16 16
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..35 18 10 9 9 9 9 8 10 9 10 11
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...213-1646 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 30 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 7 TO 13 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO 12 TO
13 METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100700
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.05 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 37 57 67 77 73 69 65 64 64 63 60
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............65 65 65 68 71 74 76 78 80 81 81 80
RH..............90 90 90 84 79 71 66 60 54 53 51 52
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 12 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 23 25 26 28 28 28 28 28 26 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 1.5 2.1 2.6 3.3 4.0 4.6 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 22 25 26 28 29 29 30 30 30 28
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 7 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 10 28 46 60 79 101 116 134 141 136 101
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD
FORECASTER...NELSON
REQUESTED BY...H. WISSMILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608787.2/SGF
.DELDT 04/02/26
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