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FNUS53 KLSX 272306
FWFLSX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
505 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY UNDER
SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. HOWEVER, THAT WILL COME TO AN
ABRUPT HALT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, A FEW
OF WHICH MAY BE SEVERE, WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE, LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE, AND PERHAPS EVEN A BRIEF TORNADO. ARCTIC AIR ALONG WITH
35-45 MPH WIND GUSTS WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT, DROPPING TEMPERATURES NEARLY 50 DEGREES
COMPARED TO SUNDAY.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-281000-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
505 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+18) 70 (+5) 15 30
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (-3) 71 (-3) 84 38
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 9-13 G31 NW 10-14 G29
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 7-11 G25 W 12-16 G33 NW 15-19 G35 NW 7-11 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.11 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4 0
1700FT MIXING TEMP 69 26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 570 3480 2430 3450
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 7 SW 13 NW 17 NW 13
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 SW 29 NW 38 NW 29
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 320 18140 9560 18610
POOR EXCELLENT GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-281000-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
505 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+16) 70 (+7) 17 31
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 69 (-14) 81 39
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 10-14 G32 NW 12-16 G29
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 8-12 G25 SW 13-17 G35 NW 16-20 G36 NW 10-14 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 68 27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 680 3600 2540 3640
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 7 SW 13 NW 18 NW 12
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 SW 30 NW 40 NW 28
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 420 16930 8670 19050
POOR EXCELLENT GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-281000-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
505 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 80 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+15) 69 (+2) 14 27
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (-4) 67 (+1) 80 44
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 8-12 G29 NW 14-18 G31
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 5-9 G16 W 16-20 G35 NW 18-22 G34 NW 11-15 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.12 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 4
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 460 3600 2960 3500
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 W 13 NW 18 NW 14
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 W 30 NW 39 NW 31
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 410 19250 12640 18890
POOR EXCELLENT GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-281000-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
505 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 80 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+13) 71 (+7) 14 29
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-3) 72 (-2) 84 44
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 8-12 G30 NW 14-18 G34
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 6-10 G20 W 14-18 G34 NW 17-21 G35 NW 12-16 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 5
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 610 3810 2980 3640
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 SW 12 NW 17 NW 15
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 SW 28 NW 38 NW 33
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 680 17470 13810 20630
POOR EXCELLENT GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-281000-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
505 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 80 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+12) 70 (+10) 17 28
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 72 (-7) 85 45
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 7-11 G27 NW 16-20 G34
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 6-10 G19 W 14-18 G33 NW 19-23 G35 NW 13-17 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.19 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 5 0
1700FT MIXING TEMP 72 26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 610 3520 3050 3780
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 7 SW 11 NW 18 NW 15
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 SW 25 NW 40 NW 35
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 680 16100 14390 22260
POOR EXCELLENT GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-281000-
BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-
MADISON IL-SAINT CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VANDALIA, CENTRALIA, SALEM, CHESTER,
SPARTA, ALTON, EDWARDSVILLE, BELLEVILLE, AND CAHOKIA
505 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 80 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+11) 71 (+12) 18 28
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 71 (-13) 83 48
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 10-14 G31 NW 17-21 G31
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 7-11 G22 SW 15-19 G36 NW 20-24 G38 NW 15-19 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.13 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 1
1700FT MIXING TEMP 69 26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 610 3280 2690 3900
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 7 SW 13 W 17 NW 15
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 16 SW 29 W 38 NW 33
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 860 17060 10400 23340
POOR EXCELLENT GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-281000-
KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-LINCOLN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HANNIBAL, BOWLING GREEN, AND MEXICO
505 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+9) 67 (+10) 12 25
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 72 (-10) 87 50
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) SW 6-10 G25 NW 17-21 G35
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 5-9 G17 W 17-21 G36 NW 20-24 G36 NW 13-17 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.27 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 8
1700FT MIXING TEMP 68 24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 380 2840 2960 3530
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 W 11 NW 19 NW 14
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 W 24 NW 41 NW 32
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 320 17230 14740 23660
POOR EXCELLENT GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ095>098-281000-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
505 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+9) 65 (+9) 14 26
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 74 (-9) 87 50
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 5-9 G24 NW 17-21 G34
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) SE 7-11 G19 W 16-20 G37 NW 21-25 G37 NW 13-17 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.29 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 8
1700FT MIXING TEMP 70 23
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 450 3030 2800 3700
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 5 SW 10 NW 19 NW 20
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 SW 23 NW 41 NW 44
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 320 15540 14740 23670
POOR EXCELLENT GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-281000-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
505 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2025
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 80 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (+11) 67 (+11) 15 25
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 73 (-9) 86 44
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) S 9-13 G29 NW 19-23 G34
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 9-13 G21 SW 16-20 G36 W 21-25 G38 NW 16-20 G30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.24 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 5 0
1700FT MIXING TEMP 70 24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 610 3130 2700 3740
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 7 SW 12 NW 18 NW 20
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 SW 26 NW 40 NW 44
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 500 15460 12280 23820
POOR EXCELLENT GOOD EXCELLENT
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS AROUND 30.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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