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FNUS73 KEAX 091116
FWSEAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION RIDGE WETLAND PRESCRIBED FIRE...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
616 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 09.
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
WINDS AT THE TIME OF IGNITION WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH
AROUND 5MPH, HOWEVER BY 10AM WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SSW AND
INCREASE TO 5 TO 10MPH AND PREVAIL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT HE TIME OF IGNITION WILL BE AROUND 70% BUT
WILL FALL TO 40-50% DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AT THE TIME
OF IGNITIONS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S AND WILL TOP OUT IN THE MID
70S THE AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY
WITH WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE (15-25%) OF A SHOWER.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........57 53 45 45 60 54 57 61 58 72
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............53 55 60 63 66 69 71 72 73 72
RH..............74 72 60 56 52 47 46 44 44 46
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.9 1.4 1.5 2.1 3.1 3.4 4.3 4.7 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SW S SW S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 12 13 14 15 18 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 46 PERCENT EARLY IN THE
EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 76 PERCENT LATE IN
THE EVENING INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT OVERNIGHT
DECREASING TO 68 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15
TO 16 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
9 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........65 80 86 88 89 91 93 95 94 94 96 96
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY
CWR.............10 50 50 50 80 80 80 90 90 90 70 70
TEMP............71 69 65 64 62 61 59 57 56 55 53 52
RH..............47 53 58 65 70 72 80 86 86 86 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE E E NE N N NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE S S SW W NW N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 17 20 16 16 15 15 9 14 15
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................68 PERCENT DECREASING TO 12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........96 94 94 91 88 86 83 81 74 67 60 57
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............70 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............51 49 48 48 50 52 54 56 58 59 60 60
RH..............93 96 96 93 86 80 77 72 67 64 60 58
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 17 18 20 20 20 18 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 17 18 18 17 15 13 12 10 10 10
FORECASTER...WFO EAX
REQUESTED BY...SHAUN MASON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609709.0/EAX
.DELDT 04/09/26
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