268  
FNUS73 KEAX 261304  
FWSEAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SETTLES FORD 10-26...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
804 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 26.  
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  
 
CONDITIONS AT THE START OF THE BURN SHOULD BE A TEMPERATURE  
AROUND 65 DEGREES WITH A RH AROUND 63 PERCENT AND SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE TO A HIGH OF 78 DEGREES BY  
MID AFTERNOON, WITH RH FALLING BELOW 50 PERCENT BY NOON AND  
REACHING A MINIMUM AROUND 38 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY  
WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE, REMAINING LIGHT (5 TO 10 MPH). NO CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION TODAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 35 19 13 26 26 21 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............65 69 73 76 77 78 78 76  
RH..............63 55 46 42 40 38 38 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 12 12 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.3 2.0 3.8 4.3 4.9 5.0 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 9 9 9 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........47 40 56 63 65 69 76 86 88 93 90 88  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............74 70 64 62 60 59 58 58 58 57 56 56  
RH..............43 49 60 62 67 69 69 69 69 72 74 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 10  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........85 88 88 89 88 85 90 77 84 91 74 79  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 55 56 59 64 68 71 73 74 74 74 75  
RH..............74 77 77 78 67 61 53 49 48 46 46 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.5 3.4 4.0 4.5 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 13 13 13 12 13 12 13 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...WILLIAMS  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON WIRSIG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624545.0/EAX  
.DELDT 10/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRANDON.WIRSIG@MDC.MO.GOV  
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