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FNUS73 KEAX 261533
FWSEAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR K1 K2 SETTLES...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
933 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 MID-UPPER 70S, HELPING PUSH
RH VALUES NEAR AND AROUND 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE
BURN SITE LOCATION. CONCURRENT WITH BREEZY W TO SW WINDS OF 15 TO
20+ MPH (CURRENT FORECAST SHOWING GUSTS OF 25 MPH BUT POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR 25-30+ 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 25 PERCENT (VIA WARMER
AND/OR LOWER DEW POINTS).
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 13 10 3 1 2 5 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 52 57 60 63 64 65 63
RH..............71 63 55 47 41 37 34 35
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 5 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 9 10 9 9 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.0 2.9 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N N NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 10 13 13 12 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO
12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 4 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 55 50 48 46 44 43 42 41 40 39 39
RH..............40 45 54 58 63 68 70 73 76 79 82 82
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 12
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16
TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 4 5 9 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 40 45 52 58 64 69 73 74 75 74 72
RH..............82 82 73 59 49 40 33 28 27 25 26 28
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 8 13 15 16 16 17 16 13 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 20 21 23 24 25 25 24 20 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.7 2.5 3.3 4.4 5.4 5.7 4.5 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 20 23 24 25 24 23 20 16
FORECASTER...WFO EAX
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON WIRSIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604119.0/EAX
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRANDON.WIRSIG@MDC.MO.GOV
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