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SPOT FORECAST FOR CANAAN FIELDS BURN...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAINT LOUIS MO
515 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH DEWPOINTS RISING
THROUGH THE 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE HIGHER THAN
MONDAY WITH VALUES ABOVE 40 PERCENT. THE BEST MIXING HEIGHTS AND
VENTILLATION RATES WILL BE FROM APPROXIMATELY 2PM-5PM THIS
AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS. TEMPERATURES
REMAIN NEAR RECORD LEVEL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID-90S, ACCOMPANIED
BY HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 DEGREES.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 93.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WIND SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 5 MPH AT IGNITION.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH OTHERWISE.
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR 0.4 USED.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE MAX 5600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /800 M/S-M/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /11470
M/S-M/.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 3 0 3 4 2 2 6 18 24 27 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 71 70 74 79 84 87 90 92 92 92 93
RH..............66 71 78 76 69 63 59 54 52 51 49 47
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 13 14 15 13 12 11 11 12 12 11
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 2.0 3.2 3.9 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 15 17 16 15 14 14 14 15 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 6 7 14 31 44 51 56 64 68 73 60
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD GD FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................64 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 70.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS VARIABLE AT TIMES AT LESS THAN 5 MPH.
WINDS COULD GUST OVER 20 MPH AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR 0.4 USED.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (750 M/S-M).
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................95 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
WINDS COULD GUST OVER 20 MPH AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR 0.4 USED.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8
TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE WEST AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (500 M/S-M).
FORECASTER...MAPLES
REQUESTED BY...RYAN WESTCOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623633.0/LSX
.DELDT 10/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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