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FNUS73 KSGF 262059
FWSSGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRINGFIELD CONSERVATION NATURE CENTER...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
259 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 THE REST OF TODAY, WINDS HAVE SETTLED AT 8-12 MPH OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST. THOUGH SOME LIGHT CHANGES IN DIRECTION HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED, WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST UNTIL BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 8 PM.
THANKS TO THE LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES, AN INVERSION WILL START
TO TAKE HOLD AFTER 6 PM.
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 4-5+ KFT. WITH WINDS BEING A BIT MODEST AT 10-15 MPH AND
GUSTS UP TO 15-20 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.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 6 7 4 6 2 2 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 49 52 61 65 66 66 66 66 64
RH..............83 80 74 67 58 48 43 37 37 38
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 3 5 6 6 8 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 8 10 10 10 13 15 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.4 2.4 3.2 3.9 4.5 5.0 3.7 2.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.1 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 7 9 12 15 16 16 16 14
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 5 7 7 7 7 6
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 9 19 32 50 62 71 52 28
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR
TONIGHT
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 55 52 49 48 45 43 42 41 41 40 40
RH..............41 51 54 58 60 65 70 73 73 70 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE SW S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE SE S S S S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 7 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 6 6
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE SE S S S S SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 3
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
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 (%).........1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 38 43 52 58 63 69 71 72 73 72 70
RH..............70 73 65 52 42 34 26 25 24 22 23 24
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 7 9 10 10 12 10 9 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 13 14 16 17 17 18 18 17 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.8 3.2 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.2 3.9 1.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.2 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 9 10 15 16 16 16 17 15 10
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S SW SW W W W W W W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 8 7 4
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 4 5 16 42 64 67 70 78 51 17
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD FR PR
FORECASTER...PRICE
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603373.0/SGF
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL PAUL.JOHNSON@MDC.MO.GOV
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