651
FNUS73 KSGF 221004
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDSTONE RX...MO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
404 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 22.
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 SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE TRAVERSING THE AREA TODAY.
THIS WILL CLEAR SKIES OUT AND DROP AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES INTO THE 20-25% RANGE, BUT WILL KEEP WINDS RATHER SOMEWHAT
LIGHT OUT OF THE EASTERLY DIRECTION. SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY RANGE
FROM 5-8 MPH. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE TERRAIN OF THE SPOT, YOU COULD
SEE SOME SPORADIC TIMES INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH, ESPECIALLY IN THE
MORNING BEFORE 12 PM WHEN MIXING COULD BRING DOWN SOME FASTER
WINDS. BASED ON LATEST GUIDANCE, A 20-40% CHANCE OF WINDS
INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH WITH SPORADIC GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH BEFORE 12
PM. AFTER 12 PM, THAT CHANCE DECREASES TO NEAR 0 WITH CONSTANT
WINDS IN THE 5-8 MPH RANGE.
OVERNIGHT, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TO
12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-30 MPH AT TIMES. AMIDST THIS, VERY
COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIR WILL BE IN PLACE, BRINGING FRIDAY AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO 25-30% RANGE. THAT SAID, THERE IS A
PRETTY HIGH CHANCE THAT THIS VALUE BECOMES LOWER WITH SUBSEQUENT
FORECASTS WITH THE LATEST MODELS SHOWING A 70-80% CHANCE OF BEING
IN THE 20-25% RANGE. THIS BRINGS A SLIM CHANCE OF NEAR RED FLAG
CRITERIA CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........31 30 13 5 4 7 7 11 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 36 39 43 46 46 47 46 44
RH..............51 42 37 30 26 25 25 27 30
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 12 12 10 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.4 0.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 9 9 9 8 9 8
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 10 11 15 18 20 19 19 4
VENTRATE CAT....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 (%).........17 19 24 21 36 50 56 59 65 68 65 63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 35 34 32 32 30 30 29 28 27 25 23
RH..............36 43 45 47 47 49 49 53 55 55 57 59
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 10 12 13 15 17 17 18
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 15 15 17 20 22 25 28 29 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 12 14 14 15 17 21 22 25 26 28
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 5 4 5 6 6 8 13 18 28 34 46
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR
FRIDAY
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 83 80 83 92 89 86 86 87 87 88 90
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............21 20 18 18 18 19 19 20 21 21 20 19
RH..............56 54 51 49 42 39 39 35 31 28 28 27
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..18 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 31 31 30 30 30 29 29 28 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 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.29 30 31 30 30 29 26 26 26 26 26 25
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).13 13 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 11
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..51 59 65 66 66 63 59 60 60 60 61 58
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR GD GD GD GD FR FR GD GD GD FR
FORECASTER...PRICE
REQUESTED BY...COLLIN GILMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/21/26
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