440
FNUS73 KSGF 262053
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNT BRANCH RX...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
253 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
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
CLEAR SKIES AND DRY AIR ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY, WITH MODEST WEST-
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST BRINGS AFTERNOON RHS
DOWN TO 20-25%. HOWEVER, SOME MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A LOW-END
10-20% CHANCE FOR RHS TO DROP BELOW 20%, ESPECIALLY ATOP RIDGES
AND ANY SOUTHERN ASPECT SLOPES THAT ARE AROUND THE SPOT. WITH
SUCH DRY AIR FORECAST, MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM
REACHING 4-6+ KFT. WITH WINDS BEING A BIT MODEST AT 5-10 MPH AND
GUSTS UP TO 13-18 MPH, VENTRATES WILL RESPOND WELL AT 60-80,000
KT-FT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET, AND COMBINED WITH
THE CLEAR SKIES, A NOCTURNAL INVERSION WILL BE QUICK TO DEVELOP
AFTER 6 PM, LOWERING MIXING HEIGHTS AND VENTRATES.
THE SAME SORT OF WEATHER SETUP LOOKS TO OCCUR SATURDAY.
FRIDAY
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 15 12 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 41 50 56 61 65 67 68 70 70 69
RH..............87 81 65 55 45 34 29 27 25 24 25
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 6 7 7 7 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.8 3.9 4.8 5.7 6.6 4.5 2.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.4 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 8 9 12 13 14 14 12 7
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 3
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 2 3 11 22 39 53 69 79 45 13
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR
FRIDAY NIGHT
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........3 3 5 10 13 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 57 52 51 48 45
RH..............36 50 58 61 68 76
20 FT WIND......SW 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 9 8 8
MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 400 300 300 300
MIX HGT (M).....90 120 120 90 90 90
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 W 9 W 9
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 3 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 4 W 4
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 4 4 3 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........11 10 9 6 4 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 52 62 71 75 74
RH..............79 65 49 36 30 30
20 FT WIND......SW 2 S 3 S 5 S 7 S 7 S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 12 15 17 16
MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 1200 2700 5900 5200
MIX HGT (M).....90 150 370 820 1800 1580
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 S 6 S 8 SW 14 SW 17 SW 16
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 S 3 S 4 SW 6 SW 8 SW 7
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 8 32 90 74
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD
FORECASTER...PRICE
REQUESTED BY...TYLER TRANTHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604092.0/SGF
.DELDT 02/26/26
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