197  
FNUS73 KEAX 300948  
FWSEAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNN RANCH - FIRE SCIENCE WORKSHOP DAY 1...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
448 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 30.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 1-800-438-0596, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
NOT AN IDEAL DAY FOR A PRESCRIBED BURN DUE TO SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING  
UP TO 30 MPH. RH SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 35 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY, WITH A HIGH AROUND 84.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 23  
TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........14 9 6 6 8 22 26 27 32 50  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 58 65 71 74 78 83 84 84 84  
RH..............81 78 64 56 49 43 36 35 36 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 13 14 15 15 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 17 20 21 22 24 25 28 26  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.2 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 13 14 14 17 21 23 25 26  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
28 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........61 74 67 62 58 63 61 54 43 38 29 23  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............83 81 77 73 71 70 70 68 68 66 65 64  
RH..............37 41 47 53 59 61 61 63 68 73 75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 12 13 12 14 14 15 14 16 16 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 22 22 23 22 22 25 24 26 28 28 25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 17 17 18 20 23 23 24 25 25 26 24  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 17 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 18 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 29 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.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 23  
TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........26 34 44 50 55 63 71 79 79 79 79 81  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............63 63 62 65 69 71 73 73 74 71 68 65  
RH..............77 76 79 71 62 54 50 46 43 45 48 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 16 17 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 26 28 29 29 29 28 28 28 29 29 29  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 25 28 29 28 25 23 24 25 26 25  
 
 
FORECASTER...WILLIAMS  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN GAUGER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608398.0/EAX  
.DELDT 03/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RGAUGER@TNC.ORG  
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