100
FNUS73 KEAX 261725
FWSEAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHARITION PRAIRIE SOUTH...MO DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1125 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 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
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN ANTICIPATED FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA ON FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL SURGE INTO THE AROUND 70, HELPING PUSH RH
VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE BURN SITE
LOCATION. BREEZY W TO SW WINDS OF 15 TO 20+ MPH (CURRENT FORECAST
SHOWING GUSTS OF 25-28 MPH BUT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 30+ MPH)
EXPECTED FOR THE BURN SITE. THE COMBINATION OF THE CONDITIONS WILL
YIELD AT LEAST ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS (RED FLAG WARNING) MAY BE POSSIBLE SHOULD
CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY RH MINIMUM VALUES DIP BELOW THAT CURRENT
FORECAST AROUND 30 PERCENT(VIA WARMER AND/OR LOWER DEW POINTS TO
20 PERCENT MINIMUM RH). CONCERNS WILL BE TODAY FOR POTENTIAL FOR
RED FLAG WATCH FOR FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........12 5 4 2 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 54 55 56 57 56
RH..............61 52 53 49 47 47
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 12 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.4 3.0 3.5 2.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 12 14 15 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 5 4 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 51 46 44 43 41 40 39 38 37 37 37
RH..............52 54 65 70 70 76 79 79 82 85 85 82
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 9 9 10
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 21
TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 5 2 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 38 42 47 53 59 64 68 69 70 69 66
RH..............85 79 70 63 54 45 40 35 33 32 33 36
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 17 20 23 25 26 26 28 26 24 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 2.7 3.5 4.2 4.3 3.3 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 16 22 25 26 29 30 30 26 21
FORECASTER...WFO EAX
REQUESTED BY...JERED WISDOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604128.0/EAX
.DELDT 02/26/26
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