477  
FNUS73 KLSX 111406  
FWSLSX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ECHO VALLEY...QUAIL FOREVER/MDC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO  
806 AM CST WED FEB 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
VERY LIGHT, PRIMARILY NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. WHILE  
THE PREVAILING DIRECTION OF TRANSPORT WINDS IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT  
OF THE NORTH, NEAR-SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH MORE  
VARIABLE IN DIRECTION DUE TO THE EXPECTED LIGHT SPEEDS. MIXING  
HEIGHTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY SHALLOW, AND AS A  
RESULT, VENTILATION IS OVERALL EXPECTED TO BE POOR FOR MOST OF THE  
DAY. OTHERWISE, SEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED, WITH  
MODERATE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. ASIDE FROM SOME PASSING HIGH  
CLOUDS, ALMOST FULL SUNLIGHT IS ALSO EXPECTED. GOOD HUMIDITY  
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT, WITH NEARLY CALM WINDS.  
 
TOMORROW, WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE SLIGHTLY,  
BUT WILL OVERALL WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. INCREASING CLOUD  
COVER IS EXPECTED, WITH A LOW (10-20%) CHANCE FOR SOME VERY LIGHT  
RAIN AS WELL. WETTING RAIN (.10 OR MORE) IS VERY UNLIKELY (10%). HUMIDITY  
WILL LIKELY WISE BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER AS WELL.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.  
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS NORTH 1 TO 2 MPH, HIGHLY VARIABLE DIRECTION.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH 1 TO 4 MPH, HIGHLY VARIABLE DIRECTION.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 2700 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /990 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /2950  
M/S-M/.  
 
TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM  
SKY (%).........25 18 13 8 2 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 38 46 50 51 45  
RH..............75 62 43 37 36 47  
20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 N 1 N 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 6 6 5 4  
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 N 0 N 0  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 3 3 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.5 1.9 2.5 2.2 0.2  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 8 N 7 N 8 N 8 N 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 10 12 18 15 1  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.  
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM.  
WIND (20 FT)........CALM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (90 M/S-M).  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.  
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (300 M/S-M).  
 

 
FORECASTER...19  
REQUESTED BY...BEN PETERSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602431.0/LSX  
.DELDT 02/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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