286  
FNUS73 KSGF 122303  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TIDWELL...US FOREST SERVICE - USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
503 PM CST THU FEB 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 1-800-762-4363, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS ON FRIDAY AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES FALL TO AROUND 35 TO 40 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM  
AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 3000 TO 3500 FEET.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........31 25 19 20 15 14 21 26 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 50 55 59 63 64 65 66 64  
RH..............58 52 45 40 37 35 34 35 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 8 9 9 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.1 1.5 2.3 3.1 3.3 2.4 1.2  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 6  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 5 6 9 15 20 15 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........34 48 48 58 80 87 93 93 93 93 93 92  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 80 80 80 80 80 80  
TEMP............60 58 55 53 53 53 52 51 50 49 49 48  
RH..............41 45 53 54 57 59 63 68 74 80 83 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 93 93 94 94 94 94 94 93 93 93 93  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
TEMP............48 49 49 50 51 52 54 55 57 57 57 56  
RH..............89 89 93 93 93 89 83 80 75 75 75 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 4  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 8 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...PEREZ  
REQUESTED BY...JESS REGISTER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602638.0/SGF  
.DELDT 02/12/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JESS.REGISTER@USDA.GOV  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab MO Page
The Nexlab KS Page Main Text Page