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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD AREA SOUTH...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
501 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG WITH PREDOMINANTLY
DRY CONDITIONS. AT IGNITION, RH WILL BE FALLING BELOW 50 PERCENT, REACHING
25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, SOUTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY WINDS
ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE TOO WEAK FOR ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL ALSO BE RISING ABOVE 1500 FT AGL AROUND IGNITION TIME AS A LOW-LEVEL
TEMPERATURE INVERSION BREAKS HELPING TO IMPROVE SMOKE DISPERSAL TO FAIR
LEVELS. ANOTHER INVERSION WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP AROUND SUNSET WITH RH ALSO
RISING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON. AN ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF IS 0.3 USED.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 4100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3710 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR /7400
M/S-M/.
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM
SKY (%).........44 38 45 63 71 65
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............48 55 62 65 65 58
RH..............49 40 31 28 28 37
20 FT WIND......SE 10 S 9 S 8 S 6 SE 6 E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 13 12 10 9
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 S 4 S 4 S 3 SE 3 E 3
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 6 6 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.4 3.3 4.1 2.4 0.4
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 15 S 15 S 12 SE 7 E 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..24 32 42 41 14 4
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR FAIR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 MPH. AN ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF
0.3 IS USED.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (490 M/S-M).
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. AN
ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3 IS USED.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 11 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 22
TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (610 M/S-M) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD MAX (13420 M/S-M) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...PFAHLER
REQUESTED BY...ROXIE CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/24/26
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