919  
FNUS73 KLSX 222144  
FWSLSX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SUGAR CREEK GLADE RX UNIT...MO DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
444 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 CDT ON OCTOBER 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THURSDAY'S MORNING INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO BREAK BETWEEN 10 AM AND 11 AM.  
SURFACE WINDS WILL NOT BECOME GUSTY, RATHER THEY WILL PEAK AT ABOUT 5 MPH  
FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES  
WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID-30S TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BECOME NEAR CALM OVERNIGHT  
BEFORE SWITCHING TO SOUTHEASTERLY BY FRIDAY MORNING. AGAIN, WIND SPEEDS WILL  
REMAIN BELOW 5 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE 40S ON FRIDAY.  
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, YOUR LOCATION WILL HAVE A 15 TO 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THIS  
PROBABILITY WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MIN 37.  
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 79 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTHWEST AT 1 TO 2 MPH AT IGNITION...  
OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /390 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MIN...POOR /310  
M/S-M/.  
 
TIME (CDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A  
SKY (%).........7 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV..... ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 44 43 41 40 39 38 37 40 45 50 54  
RH..............65 68 67 70 73 73 76 79 73 65 56 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 8  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 6 7 5 5 5 6 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 6 16  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.  
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (240 M/S-M) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD MAX (8230 M/S-M) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.  
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO  
7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (140 M/S-M).  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.  
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO  
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (280 M/S-M).  
 
 
FORECASTER...JAJA  
REQUESTED BY...CARRIE STEPHEN, NATURAL RESOURCE ECOLOGIST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524266.0/LSX  
.DELDT 10/22/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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