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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEE FORK POWER POLES...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
521 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 60 PERCENT, REACHING
20 TO 25 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 1250 FT AGL AROUND IGNITION TIME AS A
LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION BREAKS HELPING TO IMPROVE SMOKE DISPERSAL
ONLY TO FAIR LEVELS GIVEN LIGHT WINDS. ANOTHER INVERSION WILL QUICKLY
DEVELOP AROUND SUNSET WITH RH ALSO RISING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH. AN ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF
0.4 IS USED.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 3800 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2280 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR /6740
M/S-M/.
TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM
SKY (%).........27 43 39 44 56 67
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............42 52 59 64 64 59
RH..............57 41 28 22 22 28
20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 12 11 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 1
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.9 2.6 3.6 3.5 0.9
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 S 15 S 14 S 14 S 10 SE 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 25 32 43 32 6
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH
OVERNIGHT, THEN BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. AN
ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.4 IS USED.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT, THEN BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (4570 M/S-M) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR MIN (380 M/S-M) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. AN ADJUSMENT FACTOR OF
0.4 IS USED.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (380 M/S-M) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD MAX (10890 M/S-M) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...PFAHLER
REQUESTED BY...BILL KISER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607439.0/LSX
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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