329  
FNUS73 KEAX 251213  
FWSEAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 159 PRAIRIE...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
613 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.  
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  
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING, GRADUALLY SETTLING OUT OF  
THE NE THEN E THROUGH THE MORNING AND SE BY THE AFTERNOON.  
SURFACE WIND SPEEDS REMAIN ON THE LIGHTER SIDE THROUGH THE DAY,  
UP TO NEAR 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES WARMING FROM THE MID-UPPER 30S  
THIS MORNING TO THE MID 50S THIS AFTERNOON WITH CORRESPONDING RH  
VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO  
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........81 73 62 41 34 35 38 36 49  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 43 46 48 52 53 54 55 53  
RH..............67 60 53 49 41 41 40 38 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.6 3.1 3.2 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 7 7 7 10 12 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................21 PERCENT DECREASING TO 4 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........44 55 80 86 78 77 62 51 45 15 14 13  
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 49 44 43 42 40 39 37 36 34 32 31  
RH..............46 46 58 60 65 67 70 72 72 75 82 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 17 16 16 14 13 10 8 7 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE E SE E E E E E E NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 9 10 6 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 5  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........13 11 13 12 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 30 32 37 42 48 53 57 60 61 60 59  
RH..............85 85 85 79 70 60 50 42 35 31 31 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 8 9 12 14 15 16 16 14 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.6 1.7 2.1 3.4 4.1 4.2 3.2 1.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E S SW W SW W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 3 6 6 6 8 12 14 15 13 9  
 
 
FORECASTER...CURTIS  
REQUESTED BY...SAM VANOURNEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603920.0/EAX  
.DELDT 02/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SAM_VANOURNEY@FWS.GOV  
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