570  
FNUS73 KSGF 260917  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE HOLLOW...US FOREST SERVICE - USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
317 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.  
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  
 
FOR TODAY: LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES OF  
35-40%. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR.  
 
FOR FRIDAY: LOOK FOR HIGHS IN THE MID 70S, MINIMUM RH VALUES OF  
20-25 MPH, AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 5-10 MPH GUSTING UP TO 15-20  
MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........22 16 16 12 7 3 5 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 56 59 63 66 66 67 66 64  
RH..............83 72 64 54 45 43 39 38 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.8 2.8 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.8 3.4 2.0  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 10 13 13 12 13 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N NW NW N N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 6 6 5 6 5  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 16 22 35 46 49 48 37 21  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 8 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 56 53 51 49 48 46 46 45 43 43 42  
RH..............44 53 59 63 66 68 71 73 76 79 82 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 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.N N N N N NW SW S S S S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N NW SW S S S S SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 12 10 8 6 3 1 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 0  
TEMP............41 43 47 53 59 65 70 73 74 74 73 70  
RH..............86 82 74 61 49 40 32 28 26 25 26 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 9 12 14 15 16 16 15 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.4 2.8 4.0 4.9 5.5 5.3 4.0 2.1  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.2 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 8 10 12 13 13 12 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW  
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 4  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 2 7 19 36 49 60 59 40 17  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...TITUS  
REQUESTED BY...REGGIE BRAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604016.0/SGF  
.DELDT 02/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL REGGIE.BRAY@USDA.GOV  
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