983  
FNUS73 KSGF 210959  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLADDERPOD GLADE RX...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
359 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON JANUARY 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 1-800-762-4363, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN  
6 AND 11 AM THIS MORNING, SHIFTING WINDS FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO  
WESTERLY AT 8-12 MPH. THIS WILL ALSO BRING IN A DRIER AIR MASS  
WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 30-40% RANGE. IF  
STRONGER MIXING CAN OCCUR, THE AREA NEAR THE SPOT HAS A 10-30%  
CHANCE OF DROPPING BELOW 30%. THE MIXING WILL ALLOW FOR DECENT  
HEIGHTS AROUND 3 KFT AND FAIR VENTRATES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TOMORROW, THE AIR WILL BE DRIER WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25-30%. ONCE  
AGAIN, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT YOUR SPOT DROPS BELOW 25% DURING THE  
AFTERNOON IF THERE ARE ENOUGH PEAKS OF SUNSHINE TO WARM THE GROUND.  
OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER AT 5-10 MPH OUT OF THE EAST (THE  
SHIFT OCCURS OVERNIGHT).  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 26 5 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 33 35 37 40 44 45 46 47 46 44  
RH..............92 89 69 61 55 45 40 37 34 35 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.2 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.0 0.6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW N NW NW NW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 16 15 13 12 13 13 14 15 10  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W NW N NW NW NW W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 7 6 5 6 6 6 7 4  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 16 23 21 21 27 27 31 26 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 2 1 2 2 3 4 7 9 14 13 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 34 32 31 31 29 27 26 26 25 23 22  
RH..............44 56 63 63 63 69 74 71 68 68 71 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW N N N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 6 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 9 8 8 12 12 9 9 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 10 10 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 24 32 27 25 26 27 28 30 31 35 38  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............22 21 23 28 33 37 42 45 47 46 45 42  
RH..............71 74 68 55 45 38 30 27 25 26 28 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.2 1.6 0.9  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 4 8 8 9 11 13 14 13 10 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...PRICE  
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BUSEKRUS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600700.0/SGF  
.DELDT 01/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MICHAEL.BUSEKRUS@DNR.MO.GOV  
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