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FNUS73 KLSX 091431
FWSLSX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND RD...IDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
831 AM CST MON FEB 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE TEMPERATURE WARMS UP NICELY TODAY AFTER A COLD START. THE WIND
AT GROUND LEVEL WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST, TURNING MORE SOUTHERLY
THROUGH THE DAY. WIND SHIFTS TO THE NNW BEHIND A COLD FRONT
TUESDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....1 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN
BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 1200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /250 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /970
M/S-M/.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........3 3 7 22 26 26 32 30 29 28 25 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............31 36 40 45 47 50 53 50 48 45 43 44
RH..............69 64 62 58 56 54 50 58 63 68 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 10 11
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S SW SW SW S S SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 10 14 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 3 4 5 6 6 4 3 4 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (600 M/S-M).
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 15 TO
21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (550 M/S-M) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO MARGINAL MAX (5940 M/S-M) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...KIMBLE
REQUESTED BY...EMMA LAUNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602144.0/LSX
.DELDT 02/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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