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FNUS73 KSGF 211429
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR BT-1S...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
829 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 MOVED THROUGH 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 BETWEEN NOON AND 4
PM.
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 VALLEY.
OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER AT 5-10 MPH OUT OF THE EAST (THE
SHIFT OCCURS OVERNIGHT).
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 1 1 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 43 45 46 46 44
RH..............48 43 38 35 35 41
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 16 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.3 0.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 16 17 14
TRANS WIND DIR..NW W W W W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 6 7 8 6
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..21 25 31 35 35 6
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 4 20 28 23 21 20 22 22 24 23 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 40 36 34 33 31 29 28 27 25 25 24
RH..............48 50 59 61 51 53 55 55 57 60 57 60
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW N N N N NE NE NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 12 13 14 13 12 10 9 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
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 NW N N N N N NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 15 13 12 12 9 9 9 7
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W NW N N N N N NE E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2
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 (%).........35 28 40 36 36 35 34 32 31 29 34 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............23 23 24 28 31 34 39 42 43 43 41 39
RH..............71 68 65 58 49 41 34 30 29 29 31 35
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E E NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.4 1.8 0.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE E E E E E NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 8
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE E E E E E NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 3 7 9 9 11 11 12 12 11 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...TITUS
REQUESTED BY...S. WHITAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600762.0/SGF
.DELDT 01/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STASIA.WHITAKER@MDC.MO.GOV
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