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FNUS53 KLSX 130029
FWFLSX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN/CENTRAL MO AND SOUTHWEST IL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
729 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 50S TODAY. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
BECOME GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON, PRIMARILY ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST MISSOURI INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 40 PERCENT IN WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO BETWEEN 25-30 PERCENT ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. DEEP MIXING TO AROUND 4500 FT
ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS WILL PROMOTE GOOD TO EXCELLENT
VENTILATION ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
TO AROUND 30 PERCENT ON FRIDAY WITH NORTHWEST FLOW AND MAXIMUM
MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 4000 FT. SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRY
AND LIKELY WARMER WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY BRINGING US ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINTER- LIKE TEMPERATURES RETURN BEHIND THE
FRONT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
MOZ072-073-083-084-099-130900-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-DENT MO-IRON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POTOSI/SALEM RANGER DISTRICT AND SALEM
729 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+11) 66 (+10) 37 70
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-22) 28 (+2) 77 40
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) W 5-9 G24 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 5-9 G27 W 3-7 G19 LGT/VAR SE 4-8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 56 61
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 770 3930 320 4350
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 7 W 7 N 4 S 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 16 W 16 N 8 S 20
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 470 12330 0 13650
POOR GOOD POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RH 27 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ074-075-085-130900-
SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-MADISON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON AND FREDERICKTOWN RANGER
DISTRICT
729 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+10) 66 (+10) 36 67
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-18) 29 (+4) 81 43
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) W 8-12 G26 E 3-7 G16
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 7-11 G27 W 5-9 G19 LGT/VAR SE 5-9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 57 59
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 620 4250 280 3950
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 W 8 NE 4 S 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 W 17 NE 9 S 20
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 650 13280 0 12250
POOR GOOD POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM
RH 27 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ041-047>050-130900-
BOONE MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, CEDAR CREEK RANGER DISTRICT,
JEFFERSON CITY, AND FULTON
729 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+14) 60 (+4) 35 70
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-30) 28 (+1) 70 39
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) W 9-13 G29 E 5-9 G20
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 11-15 G33 NW 6-10 G22 LGT/VAR SE 6-10 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 51 59
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 800 3730 250 3780
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SW 9 NW 8 NE 3 S 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 NW 18 NE 7 S 20
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1490 12900 100 13430
POOR GOOD POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
BREEZY, RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MONDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ051-059-060-062-065-130900-
MONTGOMERY MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-FRANKLIN MO-JEFFERSON MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, UNION, AND SULLIVAN
729 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+14) 61 (+5) 34 68
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-27) 29 (+1) 74 40
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) W 9-13 G29 E 4-8 G19
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 7-11 G31 W 6-10 G24 LGT/VAR SE 5-9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 53 58
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 750 4050 230 3620
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 7 W 9 N 3 S 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 16 W 20 N 7 S 20
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1040 14740 50 11850
POOR GOOD POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
BREEZY, RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MONDAY
WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ061-063-064-130900-
SAINT CHARLES MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS
729 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+13) 60 (+4) 35 66
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-21) 29 (+3) 72 39
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) W 11-15 G26 E 4-8 G17
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 7-11 G28 W 8-12 G23 LGT/VAR SE 7-11 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 53 56
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 780 4450 250 3310
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 7 W 10 N 4 S 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 W 23 N 8 S 20
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1090 18010 90 9870
POOR EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MONDAY
BREEZY. SNOW AND RAIN. MUCH COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
20 TO 25 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ064-065-069-070-074-079-100>102-130900-
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
729 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+12) 61 (+8) 33 65
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-20) 33 (-2) 81 45
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) W 13-17 G31 E 4-8 G16
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 8-12 G27 W 10-14 G31 LGT/VAR SE 7-11 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 54 54
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 630 4470 300 3410
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 6 W 11 NE 5 S 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 W 24 NE 10 S 20
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 770 22170 200 10450
POOR EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MONDAY
WINDY. SNOW, RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-042-052-130900-
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
729 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+11) 56 (+2) 33 63
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-26) 31 (-6) 74 42
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) W 12-16 G32 E 5-9 G21
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 12-16 G36 NW 9-13 G27 LGT/VAR SE 8-12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 47 53
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 760 4530 230 3230
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 10 NW 11 N 4 S 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 22 NW 24 N 9 S 20
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1600 17610 0 10160
POOR EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
BREEZY, RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MONDAY
WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. WARMER.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ095>098-130900-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, MOUNT STERLING, AND PITTSFIELD
729 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+13) 55 (+2) 33 61
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-26) 32 (-7) 74 41
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) W 13-17 G32 E 5-9 G18
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 10-14 G33 NW 10-14 G29 LGT/VAR SE 7-11 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 47 51
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 940 4630 270 3180
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 9 NW 12 N 5 SE 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 21 NW 26 N 10 SE 21
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1660 19190 30 10580
POOR EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MONDAY
WINDY. SNOW AND RAIN. MUCH COLDER. LOWS AROUND 17.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. WARMER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
ILZ058>060-099-130900-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-JERSEY IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD
729 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+13) 57 (+5) 32 61
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-22) 30 (-3) 76 37
WIND 20FT AM(MPH) W 15-19 G32 E 5-9 G17
WIND 20FT PM(MPH) S 11-15 G31 W 13-17 G32 NW 3-7 G18 SE 8-12 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
1700FT MIXING TEMP 49 51
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 740 4790 250 3320
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 8 W 12 N 5 S 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 W 26 N 12 S 22
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1240 20600 0 10500
POOR EXCELLENT POOR GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
BREEZY. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND
50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
MONDAY
WINDY. SNOW AND RAIN. MUCH COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. WARMER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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