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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUSCH B29...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
853 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 AROUND 50 PERCENT, REACHING
AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, SOUTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY WINDS
ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE TOO WEAK FOR ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL ALSO BE RISE TO AROUND AROUND 3400 FEET THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO
IMPROVE SMOKE DISPERSAL TO FAIR LEVELS. ANOTHER INVERSION WILL QUICKLY
DEVELOP AROUND SUNSET WITH RH ALSO RISING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS AROUND 2 MPH WITH AN ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 3400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3800 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...MARGINAL
/5580 M/S-M/.
TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM
SKY (%).........44 49 46 52 74 73
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............51 58 62 63 60 55
RH..............42 33 27 25 32 40
20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 E 5 SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 11 11 11 11
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 E 2 SE 3
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.3 3.2 3.4 0.6 0.6
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 13 S 13 S 10 E 9 SE 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..24 26 36 31 5 7
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDS AROUND 2 MPH WITH AN ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (440 M/S-M).
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.....WINDS AROUND 3 MPH WITH AN ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0.3
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20
TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (460 M/S-M) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD MAX (11800 M/S-M) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...BRITT
REQUESTED BY...RAENHARD WESSELSCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607566.0/LSX
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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