134  
FNUS73 KSGF 271404  
FWSSGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY BARRENS RXB...MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
804 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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
 
 
SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS MORNING, TOPPING OUT  
BY EARLY AFTERNOON AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. A WARM AND  
DRY AIR MASS WILL ALSO BE IN PLACE TODAY AS HIGHS  
WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES  
WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 TO 25%.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 54 61 66 69 71 73 73 73 71  
RH..............65 52 41 33 27 26 24 23 24 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 12 13 15 15 16 16 14 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 16 20 22 23 24 23 21 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.5 2.7 3.7 4.4 5.2 5.9 4.5 2.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.4 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 16 21 21 22 23 23 22 14  
TRANS WIND DIR..S S SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 6  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 6 22 48 67 84 103 119 85 27  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD GD PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........4 3 4 4 6 10 22 26 26 30 32 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 63 59 56 55 54 52 52 51 50 49 48  
RH..............29 36 40 43 45 47 52 52 54 56 56 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S SW S S SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 3 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 7 6 6 12 9 9 10 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW W W SW W SW S S SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12 12 12 12 13 12 9 8 8 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..W SW W W SW W SW S S SE SE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........29 29 28 27 24 20 17 16 15 14 17 19  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............47 48 52 58 63 68 72 74 76 76 75 73  
RH..............63 65 61 51 44 39 34 32 28 28 29 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 14 13 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 16 18 20 21 22 22 22 20 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.5 3.6 5.3 6.8 7.4 6.1 4.0  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 12 15 18 21 21 21 18 15  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 5 7 8 9 9 9 8 7  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 4 6 14 32 58 96 122 132 97 52  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD GD FR  
 

 
FORECASTER...RUNNELS  
REQUESTED BY...BEN CHAPMAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604226.0/SGF  
.DELDT 02/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BEN.CHAPMAN@MDC.MO.GOV  
 
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