155
FNUS73 KSGF 212045
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUSIEK PURPLE TRAIL BURN UNIT...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
245 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 CST ON JANUARY 23.
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
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AND COULD VARY
FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST AT TIMES. A FRONT WILL
MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT
FRIDAY AND COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH AT
TIMES. HIGHS WILL ONLY WARM INTO THE 20S ON FRIDAY
WITH TEMPERATURES LIKELY DROPPING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 2 TO 3KFT
WITH TRANSPORT WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY.
LIGHT SNOW MAY START TO DEVELOPING AS EARLY AS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BUT THE BETTER CHANCES FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEING LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO
SATURDAY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
TIME (CST) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........85 83 80 78 80 81
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 30 29 27 25 22
RH..............56 57 58 60 63 67
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 15 17 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 13 15 18 21
TRANS WIND DIR..E NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 6 7 8 9
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 7 11 17 24
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........83 85 88 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 92 92
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............21 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 23 21 19
RH..............68 65 59 54 50 46 44 41 40 39 40 42
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 24 24 24 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 21
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 38 43 47 48 50 48 48 48 47 49 48
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
FRIDAY NIGHT
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 93 93 93 94
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 80 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6
RH..............44 45 45 46 48 51 55 59 63 66 67 68
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 21 20 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 21 21 20 18 17 17 18 18 17 17
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..49 49 48 46 42 38 34 33 34 34 31 31
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........94 94 94 94 94 93 93 92 92 91 90 89
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 80 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............6 6 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 14 14 13
RH..............69 74 79 83 82 79 76 76 76 76 77 79
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 M M
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 M M
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE M M
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 M M
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE M M
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 M M
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..28 31 31 33 33 33 30 28 26 23 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...WISE
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600811.0/SGF
.DELDT 01/21/26
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